Cant believe this hasnt been mentioned
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I get a kick out of people being so angry about it. She's clearly a wacko, but isn't anybody involved with the NCAAP these days? She wants to be black. Wouldn't imitation be the ultimate form of flattery?
Some things are just too ridiculous to comment on, so that's why there hasn't been that much talk on here ... but here goes anyway.
I think it does say a lot about gender and race that most people are just laughing and shaking their head at this while if a man had pulled off this deception, he would be crucified, IMO #slipperyslope
It's fine, even extremely progressive, if a white person is the head of an NAACP chapter, but it's not fine for her to actively deceive people in words and actions. Again, IMO only, she doesn't believe that she is black any more than I believe that I'm a tree (I'm not, for the record). She latched on to a culture (that's a good thing) made friends and networked within that culture (great thing) became educated and accepted in that culture (awesome thing) but when she checks that box and changes her appearance to hide/change who she really is, then it undoes some (not all) of that.
On the 'you shouldn't have done that' list, this is waaaaaaaay down there, but she's still a liar who is making personal gain based on deception (she's not the only one) and that makes her open to our and anyone else's ridicule.
I think it does say a lot about gender and race that most people are just laughing and shaking their head at this while if a man had pulled off this deception, he would be crucified, IMO #slipperyslope
It's fine, even extremely progressive, if a white person is the head of an NAACP chapter, but it's not fine for her to actively deceive people in words and actions. Again, IMO only, she doesn't believe that she is black any more than I believe that I'm a tree (I'm not, for the record). She latched on to a culture (that's a good thing) made friends and networked within that culture (great thing) became educated and accepted in that culture (awesome thing) but when she checks that box and changes her appearance to hide/change who she really is, then it undoes some (not all) of that.
On the 'you shouldn't have done that' list, this is waaaaaaaay down there, but she's still a liar who is making personal gain based on deception (she's not the only one) and that makes her open to our and anyone else's ridicule.
Yes, and what about all of those people wanting to change their gender. Does not seem to be a big problem there.
If you can claim to be a race that you aren't to benefit from it, can you also claim to be poor to get the welfare benefits while not actually being poor?
I bet she lists herself as white when applying for credit.
So there was a story the other day about a set of fraternal twin ladies. One had features that were stereotypical black (dark skin, wavy hair), while the other had features of a stereotypical green-eyed, redhead. Apparently this is a 1 in 500,000 occurrence. The mom was white, the dad black. Although the redhead doesn't look black in any way, would she be considered more black than the lady pictured above? It also goes to show how stupid the focus on race is.
Different situation, right? From what I see on the internet, there is a small percentage of black people actually pissed at this lady for trying to be black because she is "not authentic" and "didn't live the struggle", whatever that means.
It's not like there is a women's group out there chiding the Bruce Jenner's of the world for insulting real women.
Here is another case of pretending to be black to get ahead. The actress who stars in the Project Mindy has a brother who shaved his head so that he would look more black. He then applied to Emory Medical School as an African American because he didn't think that he could get in as an Indian. Apparently smart applicants descended from India are a dime a dozen.
http://www.cnn.com/2015/04/07/living/feat-mindy-kaling-brother-affirmative-action/
http://www.cnn.com/2015/04/07/living/feat-mindy-kaling-brother-affirmative-action/
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Ha, that's awesomeHere is another case of pretending to be black to get ahead. The actress who stars in the Project Mindy has a brother who shaved his head so that he would look more black. He then applied to Emory Medical School as an African American because he didn't think that he could get in as an Indian. Apparently smart applicants descended from India are a dime a dozen.
http://www.cnn.com/2015/04/07/living/feat-mindy-kaling-brother-affirmative-action/
Just Google Dr. Sharma, Patel or Singh (3 common Indian surnames) and any major U.S. city. I bet you get a hit.
Yeah, CNN just reported that a black girl in Chicago who was Valedictorian from a top tier high school received $3.5 M in scholarship offers. A relative of mine who was valedictorian of a top tier school and also had a perfect score on his SAT received a couple of full ride offers at State U, but he turned that down to pay sticker at Harvard.
If he could have just checked the "African American" box he probably would have gotten a better deal.
I'm not complaining, he would have had a harder time if he were Asian, but if you can just start making this up colleges will be in a bind.
Unless its a good one they'd never smell it over the curry.
Microaggression, not aggression. More subtle but just as hurtful. Attaching the CalU guide for help so you are more aware.
http://www.ucop.edu/academic-person...eminars/Tool_Recognizing_Microaggressions.pdf
I'll need to see a YouTube of her fistfighting 15 other girls over having her order taken incorrectly at McDonalds to be sure.
Once again I'm not trying to display any micro, macro or any other form of aggression against you. I simply would like to know what made you resort to that particularly weak stereotype. A simple answer would suffice.
Hey man why don't you settle down a little bit, take a breather or something. We're just having a simple conversation, no reason to fly off the handle, grief.
If the normal sequence holds true then his next few posts should contain some repeating possibly rhyming phrase or possibly an inquiry as to where I am from or what I am going to do. Maybe accentuated with sharp hand claps or quickly walking a short distance before quickly reversing his steps and repeating the aforementioned phrases/inquiries.
The real way to tell if she's black. Have LeBron give her a handshake.
@politico: Rachel Dolezal sued Howard University in 2002 for discriminating against her because she was white http://t.co/uElsRbNt7e