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Periskopi(8 years ago)
(8 years ago)A photographer from the Scottish academy with his Ghanaian wife has provoked a conversation in social media about inter-racial relations. On December 26th of this year, the professor and the once emissary consul of Ethiopia in Scotland, John Struthers, has placed a photo in his Twitterer in which he and his wife [...] are represented.
On December 26th of this year, Ethiopia's professor and once-in-law consul of honour in Scotland, John Struthers has distributed a photo in his Tuiter in which he and his wife appeared in the garden of their home in Edigurg.
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The best way of fighting racism is living your life, standing laughing and educating. ♪ Diversity Pic.twitter. com/imd00i71r
Prof. John Struthers (@jstruthersuk) December 26, 2017
The picture, distributed by Struthers in a dress, stands next to his wife, who is dressed in traditional Ghanaian clothing, as well as accompanying her post for the fight against racism, reports “BBC”, report Periscope.
“We're not shaking! The best way to fight racism is to live your life, stay calm and educate # Diversity”, he wrote in his Twitterer.
Professor Struthers' words to be in an inter-racial relationship have re-zoned thousands of people, commenting with 17,000 and more than 52,000 consents.
Commenting on the response, he said: “The answers in Twitter have been warm and very few. ”
Total respect for you both. My mother was disunited by her family in the early 50's for taking my granded who originally came from Nigeria (that was from Co. Mayo)
She chose love over ignorance and business and the rest is history #diversity Pic.twitter. com/ J0 KRitI5La
) Jay (@Jestanads4jay) December 27, 2017
Inspirational. 17 years for us #diversity is the answer Pic.twitter. com/1 H5 b IVHAEY
) OorWa (@OorWulB) December 27, 2017
The post has particularly struck a accord with other interracial couples and mixed racial families. Michael Broen in Rocky Hill, Connecticut, posted an image from the wedding day with his wife Kehinde, who is Nigerian: “So, full life, a happy life is the best weapon against hatred”, he commented.. /Periscopi/
