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In reply to the discussion: If Rachel Dolezal wants to embrace black culture... [View all]WinkyDink
(51,311 posts)38. Having DNA vs. being a fabulist, and you see no distinction? Caitlyn isn't just Milton Berle in drag
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It seems that she also wanted go be in the spotlight: in a starring role, not just part of
tblue37
Jun 2015
#173
IMHO, it would have been better if she said she empathizes with black folks and left it at that.
DemocratSinceBirth
Jun 2015
#26
I think if I was lying about who my father is, my parents would certainly set the record straight
tammywammy
Jun 2015
#82
Wow, those sure had to be set straight! Boy, better make sure to talk to the media!
kcr
Jun 2015
#88
I'm saying she wouldn't be splashed all over the media if it weren't for her parents.
kcr
Jun 2015
#200
LOL what dumb logic. By your logic, cheating is perfectly okay because who does it hurt?
Drunken Irishman
Jun 2015
#114
Completely false analogy. Jenner has medical studies and numbers. RD has....herself and lies.
WinkyDink
Jun 2015
#37
She is not black. The problem people have is that she told a whole bunch of lies.
bravenak
Jun 2015
#25
If they have always identified as black, and their parents have always identified, sure.
bravenak
Jun 2015
#29
Are you saying if your ancestors passed into whiteness its a one way trip?
Exultant Democracy
Jun 2015
#30
If they passed into whiteness as they left the plantation, their descendants are white.
bravenak
Jun 2015
#31
Having DNA vs. being a fabulist, and you see no distinction? Caitlyn isn't just Milton Berle in drag
WinkyDink
Jun 2015
#38
I wouldn't have thought people would be so vigorously defending a known liar.
tammywammy
Jun 2015
#112
And your POV is entirely valid. I don't accept her, myself--but I'm not gonna bury her, either.
MADem
Jun 2015
#159
+ a million. Very well said. I actually became tired after reading this OP and the responses within
Number23
Jun 2015
#76
You think that an area crawling with a bunch of rabid racists with verified actual attacks
kcr
Jun 2015
#117
Since we know she's a liar, is more likely than not that she's lying here too.
tammywammy
Jun 2015
#128
Those are are the alleged lies themselves. They didn't just spring forth from the ground, did they?
kcr
Jun 2015
#149
I believe she has done more than "pass." She has FABRICATED. She has not one scintilla of Black DNA.
WinkyDink
Jun 2015
#36
Nobody is denying her work, her passion, her goals. But the "Out of Africa" bit is a tad OTT. Plus,
WinkyDink
Jun 2015
#40
There's a whole lot wrong with this OP, but to address just one particular point,
Erich Bloodaxe BSN
Jun 2015
#54
nope. rd has lost credibility by attempting to change her race. lying about her race did nothing
locdlib
Jun 2015
#87
Rachel Dolezal would have gotten away with it too if it wasn't for you meddling kids
Capt. Obvious
Jun 2015
#172
1. Cody was wrong, too. OKAY? 2. Channing had the DNA, likd Tiger. 3. RD is not Black.
WinkyDink
Jun 2015
#174
Rachel has the right to be who she feels and believes she is. This poutrage about her is
Dont call me Shirley
Jun 2015
#176
I did not say or imply that Caitlyn decided she was female. What I am saying is:
Dont call me Shirley
Jun 2015
#243
Exactly my reaction when I saw Breitbart and VDARE getting pushed in your posts.
NuclearDem
Jun 2015
#227
Yes, yes, burn the witch. No compassion, terrible person. Got it, got it, got it. n/t
prayin4rain
Jun 2015
#233
WWhy Rachel Dolezal’s Fake ‘Transracial’ Identity Is Nothing Like Being Transgender
gollygee
Jun 2015
#222