Interracial marriage was not common at ALL in the 70's. That's part of why I wonder why they made the wife black and then never addressed it. A lot of schools up north were still segregated back then - Southern schools were desegregated first and those actors don't talk like they are from the South:)
I am trying to figure out how they would have met and dated in a supportive environment and just can't do it.
Oh, well, she is a good actress and played the shrew so well a lot of you want her quiet!

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attitudes like that of your grandmother's needs to become extinct like the dodo bird
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No HST in Ontario.

to the OP it was 1975, but yes it was legal and a few (not many, actually barely anyone) had inter racial marriages, though as you can imagine 12 years after the civil rights movement got HUGE racial tensions were fierce.
infact today (i live in a rural part of texas) in many non urban or suburban towns inter racial marraige is still a frowned apon thing, as my grandma would put it "i dont want you dating those colored girls im not racist but eagles dont fly with crows and pigeons" which comparing whites to eagles and colored people to crows and pigeons is pretty racist she lied

The film is set in 1975. Only the pre-credits sequence is in '63.

Yes , there were interracial marriages in 63. It was just controversial . Anyway , only the opening & the flashbacks to Berts time in Nam were set in 63 . The rest was set sometime in the 70s or 80s .

My mom is Black and my dad White. I was born in '62 and they were married. There were a few southern states where it was illegalwe tried not to go to themand people gave us our family a hard time but it happened.

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I'm not sure who you are replying too. If I said I read the book I meant I had read the short story. I'm surprised my old topic is still up with so many replies .
I've since read up on the case about the interracial couple who fought to be able to get married back in the day 1967. Reminds me of the couple on "Aquarius" and some of the issues they are going through.

Given that it's NOT a book it's a short story I have to wonder if you really read it at all.

I will say at one time (don't know about now) where SyFy would often get actors for their movies from their TV shows. Hell, I recall, back when "Stargate SG-1" was on that the guy who played the General in that show was in one of their movies as you guessed it a General. Don't think he even changed his costume. Looked like he just came over from the "Stargate SG-1" set to film his part and left.

This movie is like one big campaign against interracial marriages.. it only results in fighting and deaths.

Hun, you were always against marriage. So let's not blame a fictional character for your reluctance, lol.
Come around?? they had you at 'hello'.

well listening to that woman made me against marriage period.

L She more than likely got the job because of her former gig on the channel in Battelstar Galactica.
This is how it works. Apparently they liked her performance and this is how most people get picked for parts in movies, sitcoms and the like. I loved her on Battlestar Galactica; unfortunately I missed seeing her in the remake of COTC.
I'm trying to find it on line to watch it. So far nothing.
Patience is a virtue from which I have never suffered.

by - amylopan on Sat Sep 26 2009 20:52:51 I thought it was an interesting choice, too, given how rare it was then. They didn't make it a plot point at all so maybe they just liked this actress the most when she auditioned. I must say, she played a naggy shrew VERY effectively here. Beautiful woman, but man did I want to see someone sew her mouth shut!!
L She more than likely got the job because of her former gig on the channel in Battelstar Galactica.

Thank you for that thinly veiled racism failure873. Barack Obama is biracial and he was born in 1961. Halle Berry was born in 1966 and she's biracial. If you come to Louisiana you'll meet black people with green eyes and dirty blond hair. The point is there were interracial couples back then even though it was not common. It's not common to have a town full of corn god worshiping human sacrificing children.

Realistic approach? It's a bunch of children who worship a corn god and kill every one of their own once they reach the age of 19. How is their any realistic approach in that?

It was just more political correctness bull $hi+. Really hindered the realistic approach of the movie.

I thought it was an interesting choice, too, given how rare it was then. They didn't make it a plot point at all so maybe they just liked this actress the most when she auditioned. I must say, she played a naggy shrew VERY effectively here. Beautiful woman, but man did I want to see someone sew her mouth shut!!

Lmao.

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if i hear about vietnam or any military reference one more time. im gonna groan.
atleast vikkis dead n i dont have to listen to hergo on && on
"is this what you did in NAM??!!!"
"kill some hooche???!?!"
"rape grammas?!?!?"
"IINNN NAAAM!!???"
pretty sure i didnt read all that in the book.ugh.
i take it he was in nam.
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It's set in 1975.
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Interracial marriage varied state by state. Some states banned it, others allowed it. It wasn't until Loving v. Virginia that prohibition of interracial marriage was declared unconstitutional for EVERY state.