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In reply to the discussion: If Rachel Dolezal wants to embrace black culture... [View all]TeeYiYi
(8,028 posts)...isn't ever going to make me think of her as black, any more than seeing Beyonce in a blonde wig would make me think of her as white. In both cases, I consider their appearance to be an outward expression of how they see themselves, that they've chosen. Each has borrowed from the other one's culture.
I sincerely don't understand why you're so angry at her. She clearly never meant to harm the African American community by embracing black culture and she wasn't pretending when she took up the battle for civil rights and racial equality. Her work to end racism and police brutality wasn't a ruse.
How, specifically, has Rachel Dolezal harmed you, bravenak? If you truly believe that she's harmed you personally, do you then just disregard her past work with the NAACP and any good that she's tried to do on behalf of people of color?
I don't deny that she's a little unhinged but the social media pile-on is ridiculous. I look forward to hearing her explanation tomorrow. Hopefully things will begin to make more sense.
TYY