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I'm 19, she's 20. She's not 100% black... her dad is white, but her mother is a 100% black African-American woman. However, her skin color is still very dark. Only slightly lighter than her mom's. Though she does have straight, very long hair... which is possible in black women, just uncommon.

We were already dating before I moved out of my parent's house. By now, we've been together for about 8 months.

8 months may not seem like a lot, but we've been together almost every day, several hours a day, so she's the person I love most in my life right now.

I love her because she's cute, outgoing, confident, kind, intelligent, athletic, sexy, seductive, laughs easily, and a great support system when I'm down.

About a week ago, there was gonna be dinner at my parent's house... I let her know my parents are incredibly racist once again, like I let her know less than a week into our dating. She said she's used to it though, won't take it to heart, and just wants to see what kind of people they are.

So I let her come along...

At first, me, her, and my parents got along just fine. For the first 20 minutes or so. But then they began making comments.

"She's just your friend right? I mean you couldn't possibly be dating a (n-word)."

"She looks more attractive than most (n-word), but her skin is too dark for her to be a real lady."

"You wouldn't do this to us. If I had (n-word) children, I'd commit suicide."

And I could notice my girlfriend getting increasingly more and more mad, though she just kept quiet.

But then, I snapped, "STOP THIS! SHE'S MY GIRLFRIEND, WHETHER YOU LIKE IT OR NOT! AND IF YOU'RE NOT GONNA LOVE HER LIKE A DAUGHTER, I DON'T WANT ANYTHING TO DO WITH YOU BOTH ANYMORE!"

And my parents just sort of stopped talking, and my girlfriend smiled.

I don't regret this, and neither does my girlfriend, but do you think I maybe was too hard on them/went too far?