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In reply to the discussion: If Rachel Dolezal wants to embrace black culture... [View all]Puha Ekapi
(594 posts)239. To take an identity that is not yours...
...and then to present yourself as speaking FOR that group is just wrong. My people deal with this shit all the time.
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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