06-14-2015, 01:11 PM
Someone posted this yesterday. It made me laugh.
![[Image: Rachel-Dolezal-Memes-orange-is-the-new-b...00x406.jpg]](http://thecount.com/wp-content/uploads/Rachel-Dolezal-Memes-orange-is-the-new-black-400x406.jpg)
I could see Dolezal preferring the black culture and wanting to be black. I could see her being immersed in it and identifying more with blacks than whites. No problem. If that's the case, she's far from alone and I don't personally give a shit.
Where she crossed the line was portraying herself to be black by birth and lying about it in a position of black leadership.
Oddly enough, I think the "nappy hair" lectures are going to be the biggest problem for her in terms of credibility.
She can say that the black man she claimed as her father is someone she considers a father figure, so she wasn't lying or delusional. She can say that her black adopted little brother is like a son to her and lives with her, so she wasn't lying or delusional when she presented him as her son. She can say that she checked "black" (along with white and American Indian) on the police application because she internally identifies as black. She can say that she was really the object of hate crimes, even if they couldn't be proven or prosecuted. But, how the hell is she gonna get around lecturing about having struggled with her black "nappy hair" all of her life when she had straight blonde hair until she was 37, without being considered a liar or delusional?
I thinks she's clearly a con woman (and maybe mentally ill), regardless of her motivations.
Anyway, I'm truly surprised by the number of black and white people supporting her.
I could see Dolezal preferring the black culture and wanting to be black. I could see her being immersed in it and identifying more with blacks than whites. No problem. If that's the case, she's far from alone and I don't personally give a shit.
Where she crossed the line was portraying herself to be black by birth and lying about it in a position of black leadership.
Oddly enough, I think the "nappy hair" lectures are going to be the biggest problem for her in terms of credibility.
She can say that the black man she claimed as her father is someone she considers a father figure, so she wasn't lying or delusional. She can say that her black adopted little brother is like a son to her and lives with her, so she wasn't lying or delusional when she presented him as her son. She can say that she checked "black" (along with white and American Indian) on the police application because she internally identifies as black. She can say that she was really the object of hate crimes, even if they couldn't be proven or prosecuted. But, how the hell is she gonna get around lecturing about having struggled with her black "nappy hair" all of her life when she had straight blonde hair until she was 37, without being considered a liar or delusional?
I thinks she's clearly a con woman (and maybe mentally ill), regardless of her motivations.
Anyway, I'm truly surprised by the number of black and white people supporting her.