For the past few weeks, Nate Parker has been answering a barrage of questions from people about the 1999 Penn State rape charge he was later acquitted of. The controversy has raised dozens of questions – everything from whether or not folks should go out and support his upcoming film Birth Of A Nation to why Parker answered questions about the case so matter of factly in earlier interviews.
The controversy has also raised questions about Parker’s choice to marry Sarah DiSanto, who is not Black. They’ve been together for nine years and raise four children together. His marriage was something folks have been discussing at length on social media recently. Messages include everything from “Wait. Nate Parker said he tryna preserve the Black man? Ain’t his wife White? Lmao. He corny. Imma bootleg his movie smh,” to “So Nate Parker is “woke,” homophobic, and married to a White woman. He’s a Hotep’s wet dream.”
While speaking after a screening of The Birth of a Nation at The Merge Summit in Hollywood this week, Parker responded to that particular criticism in a conversation with interviewer Jawn Murray.
“My wife is not African American,” Parker said. “I met my wife in college when I was 18 or 19. Nineteen? When I was 19. I fell in love with her. We’ve been together off and on since then. We got married nine years ago, August 10.”
Parker continued, noting that although his wife isn’t Black, she cares about the community and is, of course, raising Black children.
“She’s the love of my life. She’s not of African descent but she reads the books that I give her. She knows that she’s raising Black kids. I say that to say that I know I came under criticism for that and not that I have to speak to it. But I want everyone that can hear my voice to know that I love my wife but I love ya’ll, too.”
Nate Parker Still Responding To Criticism Of His Interracial Marriage: “I Love My Wife But I Love Ya’ll, Too”
The controversy has also raised questions about Parker’s choice to marry Sarah DiSanto, who is not Black. They’ve been together for nine years and raise four children together. His marriage was something folks have been discussing at length on social media recently. Messages include everything from “Wait. Nate Parker said he tryna preserve the Black man? Ain’t his wife White? Lmao. He corny. Imma bootleg his movie smh,” to “So Nate Parker is “woke,” homophobic, and married to a White woman. He’s a Hotep’s wet dream.”
While speaking after a screening of The Birth of a Nation at The Merge Summit in Hollywood this week, Parker responded to that particular criticism in a conversation with interviewer Jawn Murray.
“My wife is not African American,” Parker said. “I met my wife in college when I was 18 or 19. Nineteen? When I was 19. I fell in love with her. We’ve been together off and on since then. We got married nine years ago, August 10.”
Parker continued, noting that although his wife isn’t Black, she cares about the community and is, of course, raising Black children.
“She’s the love of my life. She’s not of African descent but she reads the books that I give her. She knows that she’s raising Black kids. I say that to say that I know I came under criticism for that and not that I have to speak to it. But I want everyone that can hear my voice to know that I love my wife but I love ya’ll, too.”
Nate Parker Still Responding To Criticism Of His Interracial Marriage: “I Love My Wife But I Love Ya’ll, Too”
bet it's mainly black women mad too.. smh.
I'd understand if he left his black woman for her but that doesn't seem like the case..
this just made things interesting
