My parents disagree with our relationship because of his skin colour, how can I get them to accept this?

A female age 30-35, *mlovely writes:

Im 19 going on 20, Im a white female dating a black guy and my mom and stepdad dont agree with this. I started dating this guy throughout high school and now we are getting serious and talking about our future together. My mom and stepdad say they will disown me if i keep dating him. They say im doing this to hurt them but im not. I love this guy an he loves me. He lives with his grandparents and they dont like me because im white. I dont look at the color of someones skin i look at their personality. My mom and stepdad are the only ones in my family that cares what color his skin is. I dont know what to do. I told my boyfriend i wouldnt let my parents come in between us and i wont. But i hate that my parents are being so childish. What can i do to get my parents to understand how i feel about my boyfriend. There is no talking to them because they start yelling an wont let me say anything.

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