🐱 NAACP leader is not black

http://www.dailydot.com/politics/ncaap-leader-not-black-rachel-dolezal/?fb=dd

Meet Rachel Dolezal, one of the most recognizable civil rights activists in Spokane, Washington. Dolezal is an adjunct professor at Eastern Washington University, a freelance columnist, and the leader of Spokane's local NAACP chapter.

Dolezal is by her family's account white—Czech, Swedish, and German, with some Native American heritage, according to her mom—which is problematic given that she's built an identity around being an African-American woman. And amid swirling controversy about Dolezal's heritage on Thursday, she responded to KXLY4 reporter Jeff Humphrey's query in telling fashion.

Said the ABC affiliate's reporter: "Are you African-American?"



"I don't understand the question."

Then she walked away.

 

[Truck Rockfort]

You know the world is going to hell when real news stories are starting to outdo the Onion.

 

[GDT]

I'm in goddamned shock that the old joke of "well maybe someone will transition their race!" actually happened on a non-ADF "I AM WHAT I SAY I AM" level. Like, she looks like she put some effort into "passing". This is the funniest bullshit I've seen in a while

 

[Cuck Norris]

Spoiler: Wedding Photo

Taken from The Washington Post. She also apparently fought her parents for custody of one of the 4 adopted kids in this photo, and claims him as her son. I hadn't seen that tidbit mentioned in other articles.

 

[Tookie]

I'm really curious to see what the Tumblr crowd's reaction to this is going to be. Are they going to throw her under the bus for cultural appropriation or will we see a push for transethnic awareness?

 

[AnimuGinger]

As long as Spike Lee isn't white, we have nothing to worry about.

 

[COLEGAY TOOTHPISS]

I'm really curious to see what the Tumblr crowd's reaction to this is going to be. Are they going to throw her under the bus for cultural appropriation or will we see a push for transethnic awareness?

I've seen this going around there, and most of the responses I've seen were "wtf" and "FUCKIN' WHITE PEOPLE".

 

[dabluearmedbandit]

Wow. If she keeps this up and people dig up more, I'd almost think she deserves a thread.

 

[nad7155]

It appears to me she is one of those self-hating whites who took it to an extreme level.

Bizarre.

 

[Ification]

You know the world is going to hell when real news stories are starting to outdo the Onion.

Nah, that just means that the Onion needs to step up its game.

 

[DrChristianTroy]

I like the idea that you have to be African American to be against racism. If this is how she wants to live, as silly as it seems, let her. Not like it hurts the cause.

 

[Sweet and Savoury]

The first case of transracial.

I was born the wrong color! I'm really black on the inside.

Pffft!

In my day we called these people whiggers.

 

[RP 520]

I like the idea that you have to be African American to be against racism. If this is how she wants to live, as silly as it seems, let her. Not like it hurts the cause.

It seems anymore a lot of these civil-rights groups have abandoned equality and are starting to become what they once fought against. Clearly this woman needs psychological help but instead of discussing that all I've seen is "OUR GROUPS SHOULD BE BLACK ONLY!!!"

 

[XYZpdq]

If non blacks want to run the NCAA whatever good for them, but she was a perfectly good rainbow coalition already. She didn't need to dump that and make some shit up about what her ancestry is.

 

[DrChristianTroy]

It seems anymore a lot of these civil-rights groups have abandoned equality and are starting to become what they once fought against. Clearly this woman needs psychological help but instead of discussing that all I've seen is "OUR GROUPS SHOULD BE BLACK ONLY!!!"

Just like there are racist ass people who will want to use this to discredit the NAACP and all the good they do.

Of course we could just talk about how this mentally ill woman needs help but fuck that. We have funny jokes.

 

[fishercat]

I still cannot get over how ridiculous this is. Life can be so amazing sometimes.

 

[GDT]

I'm really curious to see what the Tumblr crowd's reaction to this is going to be. Are they going to throw her under the bus for cultural appropriation or will we see a push for transethnic awareness?

Half of them are "fucking hell, white people" and half of them are "see if THIS is ridiculous, then obviously transsexual people AREN'T REAL and are APPROPRIATING MY GENDER!!!"

As much as I've expected to see someone, anyone- probably the transwolfkin demibois- to defend her, no one has. Which is weird.

 

[KingofManga420]

If this is how she wants to live, as silly as it seems, let her. Not like it hurts the cause.

So would you encourage it if someone legitimately believed they were black and walked around like this

?

 

[Red_Rager]

If the parents say they are of European heritage, then of what heritage are you?

She must have really, really done something serious to piss them off for them to finally go so public with this.

 

[DNJACK]

Its someone that want to fit in with blacks. Nothing wrong with that, as long as she avoids the ghetto look. Doesn't mean she hates white.

Also

So would you encourage it if someone legitimately believed they were black and walked around like this
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no

 

[KingofManga420]

no

This gross double standard of the gender of transblacks is why we need men's rights