Discussion for article #237405
Oneās racial identity is not a qualifying criteria or disqualifying standard for NAACP leadership.
You know, for a bunch of racists intent upon the extinction of the white race, they donāt sound very scary. I may have been misled about them.
If she should happen to step down, her VP, Donald Sterling, will take over.
You know, if the anthropologists are right and homo sapiens originated in Africa, then ALL Americans are, by definition, āAfrican Americansā or āAfrican-Americansā or āAfro-Americans.ā
So the NAACPās stance in this matter is wise.
Except their stance is not wise.
Fact is, this woman was giving paid speeches in which she told stories about how hard it was to grow up African American (thatās basically fraud). Sheās claimed sheās been a victim of racial bias, intolerance and bigotry.
Its quite disgusting.
The story I saw this morning showed a wedding picture of the woman in question, her black husband and her two Caucasian parents who were also interviewed. What are the husbandās thoughts?
The problem isnāt that sheās white. The problem is that she lied about it. Itās commendable that someone would devote their life to a cause that didnāt explicitly help them. But all the same, this is a pretty odd thing to lie about. Especially when itās so obvious sheās related to Sideshow Bob.
Her next job will be in the Nation of Islam.
Iād be more concerned about mental health and some kind of transference issues. Her parents adopted Black children and she says she now has custody of one who had been her brother and apparently now calls him her son. And what about this Black father she claims to have?
While we donāt know all the details, it is wrong for her to claim she is Black and mislead people while in this leadership role. Even if she now has a Black husband, children, and wants to so identify. I think the NAACP will end up having to further react to this whole situation and perhaps change their blanket support of her.
Sounds like she is living the opposite of the 1949 movie āPinkyā with the white parents in the shadows and not supposed to reveal the truth. Iām afraid it also reminds me of the people who claim they have cancer to get attention and financial support.
Seriously hard fathom on this one. Here I thought ātheyā were trying to steal all our white, blonde, blue-eyed women from us and that it was a mark of honor and prestige to have done so, and yet itās being hidden? Makes no sense!
Iām sort of curious if she puts on black airs and talks like Weezyā¦
We just had a discussion yesterday about biracial white/Native Americans āpassing as whiteā and today we have someone āpassing as black.ā This country has been preoccupied with race since its founding.
This is one of those weirdly entertaining stories to watch. It has all the elements, race, dishonesty, a touch of crazy. Having said that, itās great to hear the NAACP standing behind her record of accomplishments while there. If she can weather the 3 or 4 day shit storm she may just come out of this OK.
I donāt think so! More power to her, hell everyone thought the late Johnny Otis was black and he also embraced it although he was Greekā¦So go ahead on Soul sister!
Did she gain anything by claiming to be black? I donāt think so, It all started in Africa so sheās right.
Did she gain anything???
Yes, she gained a job. But she also gave paid speeches on her struggles as a black woman.
Does the work she did out weight her gaining a job?
Iām really just here for the jokes and slander on Black Twitter. Go search for #AskRachel. seriously, do it now. youāre welcome.
Yeah, I was going to bring up Johnny Otis, too.
http://www.johnnyotisworld.com/biography.html
He probably did as much as anyone of any race for the promotion and mainstreaming of African American musicians in American culture.
Asa Carter, the author of George Wallaceās āSegregation Foreverā speech, also faked a Native American ancestry and wrote a book titled The Education of Little Tree then passed it off as a true story. America is a place where a charlatan can strike it rich on the ever changing social attitudes.