'I'll never forgive you. There's nothing worse than a half-black': Woman shames her racist father on Twitter after he sent her letter threatening to disown her over 'disgusting' relationship with black man
Stephanie Hicks from Keller, Texas shared the appalling note on Twitter and said her dad had sent it threatening to cut ties with her because she was in an 'interracial' relationship. The letter claimed she had left her family 'heartbroken' and feeling 'disrespected in every way' because of her boyfriend's
skin colour. She is since thought to have disabled her Twitter account after her post was met with an influx of further racist comments, as well as many more messages of support.
Stephanie Hicks from Keller, Texas,
shared the vile note in which her father told her she had 'disrespected
her family in every way' by having a boyfriend with a different skin
colour
The couple pictured kissing on
Twitter. He said if she chose boyfriend Nike 'over her family' she would
be homeless and he never wanted any contact with her again, asking her
to change her name as he didn't want to be associated with her
This is the letter that Stephanie
posted to Twitter, having scribbled out some of the words. Her father
wrote: He wrote: 'While it may not be anti-biblical, I know I will never
accept it, and I’ll never forgive you. My belief is that interracial
relationships are despicable. Vulgar and reprehensible'
He
wrote: 'While it may not be anti-biblical, I know I will never accept
it, and I’ll never forgive you. My belief is that interracial
relationships are despicable. Vulgar and reprehensible.
'There’s nothing worse than a half-black, and I’m crushed that my own daughter has entered into such a disgusting relationship.'
He
went on to say that if he chose Nike 'over her family' he never wanted
any contact with her again and asked her to change her name as he didn't
want to be associated with her.
Stephanie
, thought to be 19, uploaded a snap of the vile letter to Twitter
commenting 'sad that it's 2016 and skin colour still matters', tagging
her boyfriend.
She was met with overwhelming support and the post was retweeted more than 8,000 times and favourited by 7,000 people.
But she was also met with further abuse from racist users, and she has since deleted her account.
The
letter from her father also read: 'This isn’t easy, but you haven’t
made it easy. Over the last several years, you’ve turned on everything
that we tried to instill from childhood.
Boyfriend Nike posted a photograph of
the pair together in his car before his 'beautiful young lady' shared
her father's letter online
She was told in the letter that three
suitcases had been emptied for her to pack her things and leave the
family home, should she continue dating Nike
'You’re nowhere near the daughter I thought you would be at this point, and I’m deeply broken-hearted.
'You
treat both of us with contempt. You’ve been using us for money, while
disrespecting us in every way. You dress like a street walker, and you
sulk when we take you to church. You have no respect for morals, and
have abandoned any sense of righteousness.
'Yes,
we had this discussion – sort of – a while back. At that time, I hoped I
would eventually take the high road and come to accept an interracial
relationship.
'The truth is that I’m human, and I make choices of my own.
In another Twitter post, Nike shares a photo of himself with Stephanie who he refers to as his 'boo'
After Stephanie
received the letter, Nike suggested that the couple should split as he
didn't want to 'see her homeless', but his girlfriend refused to give
into her racist father
'Mistakes
can be forgiven, but you have willingly and consciously chosen a
lifestyle of sickening choices, and I won’t tolerate it.
'You have one final opportunity. Either end your relationship with Nike, or face the consequences.
'There
are three suitcases emptied and waiting. If you choose this black kid
over your parents, then fill them up and leave my house.
'Take
my information out of your phone, and DO NOT attempt to contact me
again, the rest of your life. Change your name as soon as possible,
because I won’t have any association with you. Ever.'
Both Stephanie and Nike have received many messages of support after sharing their story on Twitter
Stephanie's
boyfriend later added a post on his Twitter account, reading: 'My
girl's dad wrote that letter and once I read it I felt as though the
mature thing to do was to end the relationship, I'm not about to see my
girl homeless.'
But
he said that Stephanie didn't want to split and instead told her
parents they had broken up, but when the post of her letter went viral
her family realised they were still together.
It is not known whether her father followed through with his threat.
Messages of support for the pair have flooded in on Twitter.
Mohammed Ali said the couple shouldn't
'let hatred tear them apart', while Phoebe Howland said some of the
racist responses on Twitter had been as vile as the letter itself
Shonna White wrote: 'Much love for standing up, Stephanie. You're right, it's 2016 and skin colour shouldn't matter to anyone.'
Kaylee
Casey said she was 'really sorry' she was having to go through the
ordeal, and Terrense Lott added: 'As long as you and her are happy
together, that's all that matters. Stay blessed.'
Mohammad
Ali wrote: 'In all seriousness though, I hope this is resolved somehow.
Good luck guys, don't let hatred tear you apart.'
Another user called Reece wrote: 'That isn't fatherly love...Take care of her bro.'
In
response to the racist remarks which were seen after Stephanie shared
her story, Phoebe Howland tweeted: 'These responses are almost as
disgusting as the letter itself. Praying for you both.'
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