{"id":387377,"date":"2017-12-30T11:26:30","date_gmt":"2017-12-30T11:26:30","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/citifmonline.com\/?p=387377"},"modified":"2017-12-30T13:35:30","modified_gmt":"2017-12-30T13:35:30","slug":"interracial-marriage-scottish-man-sparks-conversation-with-photo-of-ghanaian-wife","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/citifmonline.com\/2017\/12\/interracial-marriage-scottish-man-sparks-conversation-with-photo-of-ghanaian-wife\/","title":{"rendered":"Interracial marriage: Scottish man sparks conversation with photo of Ghanaian wife"},"content":{"rendered":"
A photograph of a Scottish academic with his Ghanaian wife has provoked a conversation on social media about interracial relationships.<\/p>\n
On 26 December, the Honorary Consul for Ethiopia in Scotland, Professor John Struthers, shared an image on Twitter of himself and his wife Justina attending the Queen’s garden party in Edinburgh in July.<\/p>\n
The image shows Professor Struthers, wearing a kilt, standing beside his wife in a dress made from traditional Ghanaian Kente cloth, and was accompanied with a post about fighting racism.<\/p>\n
“I thought I would share. We’ve had disapproving looks, ‘We are full’, ‘Is that your wife?’ and many more actions questioning our relationship over the last 40-plus years,” he tweeted.<\/p>\n
“We haven’t wavered! The best way of fighting racism is living your life, standing tall and educating. #Diversity”<\/p>\n
Professor Struthers’ words about being in an interracial relationship have resonated with thousands of people, generating 17,000 retweets and more than 52,000 likes.<\/p>\n
Commenting on the reaction he said: “Responses to the tweet have been heart-warming and overwhelming.”<\/p>\n
The post has particularly struck a chord with other interracial couples and mixed-race families. Michael Brown in Rocky Hill, Connecticut,\u00a0posted an image from his wedding day\u00a0to his wife Kehinde, who is Nigerian: “So true living a full happy life is the best weapon against hate,” he commented.<\/p>\n