...Rachel Dolezal grew up in what her parents called a diverse family, with friends from various ethnicities and four adopted siblings who were black. She was "always interested in ethnicity and diversity" growing up, her mother Ruthanne Dolezal said.
Dolezal attended college in Mississippi, then went on to Howard University on scholarship -- not having identified herself black then on her application, because there was no such option, though people there may have assumed as much "because her portfolio of art was all African-American portraiture," her mother said.
It wasn't until around 2007, her parents said, that Dolezal began identifying herself more with the African-American community, according to her mother.
Her parents say Rachel Dolezal "has chosen to distance herself from the family."
"She has not explained to us why she is doing what she is doing and being dishonest ... with her identity," Ruthanne Dolezal said.
Rachel Dolezal wouldn't answer the Spokesman-Review's questions about her racial heritage directly and said she wanted to talk to local NAACP leadership first. "I feel like I owe my executive committee a conversation," she said.
"That question is not as easy as it seems," Dolezal told the Spokesman-Review. "There's a lot of complexities ... and I don't know that everyone would understand that."
The NAACP, it seems, wasn't about to disqualify her if she's indeed white.
"In every corner of this country," the group said, "the NAACP remains committed to securing political, educational and economic justice for all people. And we encourage Americans of all stripes to become members and serve as leaders in our organization."
Story stirs vigorous debate on social media
The story riled up many on social media, with Dolezal's name and the term "transracial" becoming top trending hashtags on Twitter.
Some users raised the idea of racial passing, in which a person of one race acts as if they belong to another. Others floated the notion that people could cross over lines of racial identity as they do with sexual identity.
"Hmm interesting article about #racheldolezal. If she identifies as black, can she be transracial?" one user asked. Other users compared Dolezal with Caitlyn Jenner, formerly known as Bruce Jenner, often in a derogatory manner.
When the INSANE are running the ASYLUM In individuals, insanity is rare; but in groups, parties, nations and epochs, it is the rule. -- Friedrich Nietzsche
“How fortunate for those in power that people never think.” Adolph Hitler
I had found another Onion piece that I didn't post here because I though it might have crossed the line, but after seeing these two posts, I guess at the risk of being banned, shunned, hunted like a crazed animal or generally being hated by some here, I'll just paraphrase the Onion headline, which was "Mulatto Commits Own Hate Crime"......I'm ducking to avoid the virtual projectiles that will surely be sent my way, and heading for a nap because my EBV is starting to kick my butt. TTFN
"I saw the best minds of my generation destroyed by madness, starving hysterical naked, dragging themselves through the negro streets at dawn looking for an angry fix,"
" I guess at the risk of being banned, shunned, hunted like a crazed animal or generally being hated by some here..."
You think too much of yourself or your opiniions.
Hated??? You expressed your opinion, I did the same. Now you are assuming that your view, (or mine) actually matters. I disagree with much of what is posted here, but HATED? Hardly!
The modern conservative is engaged in one of man's oldest exercises in moral philosophy; that is, the search for a superior moral justification for selfishness. John Kenneth Galbraith
And the answer is very simply 'No' because there is no such thing. It's just another manufactured word by the progressive leftist liars in order to cover themselves.
Another famous 'Transracial' is Elizabeth "Fauxahontas" Warren.
EDIT: I thought acting in blackface was racist?.....Boxy, can we get a clarification from the Alinsky doctrine?
"Approval ratings go up and down for various reasons... An example is the high post 911 support for GWB even though he could be said to be responsible for the event." --- Box A Rox '9/11 Truther'
Melania is a bimbo... she is there to look at, not to listen to. --- Box A Rox and his 'War on Women'
Hated??? You expressed your opinion, I did the same. Now you are assuming that your view, (or mine) actually matters. I disagree with much of what is posted here, but HATED? Hardly!
Huh? I must of missed this one. I don't think to much about what I post at all Shaker of Stones, at least not today. This is all just an exercise in stream of consciousness thought. Apparently you're the only one who actually takes any of it seriously. Like I mentioned before, you're wrapped way too tight. Everybody else here seems to get it except for you and xlax.
Buckstrider, lol Fauxcahontas
"I saw the best minds of my generation destroyed by madness, starving hysterical naked, dragging themselves through the negro streets at dawn looking for an angry fix,"
let's just hope we don't see this scam used for political purposes!!!!
When the INSANE are running the ASYLUM In individuals, insanity is rare; but in groups, parties, nations and epochs, it is the rule. -- Friedrich Nietzsche
“How fortunate for those in power that people never think.” Adolph Hitler
let's just hope we don't see this scam used for political purposes!!!!
LOL, oh that'll never happen!
"I saw the best minds of my generation destroyed by madness, starving hysterical naked, dragging themselves through the negro streets at dawn looking for an angry fix,"
When the INSANE are running the ASYLUM In individuals, insanity is rare; but in groups, parties, nations and epochs, it is the rule. -- Friedrich Nietzsche
“How fortunate for those in power that people never think.” Adolph Hitler
"I saw the best minds of my generation destroyed by madness, starving hysterical naked, dragging themselves through the negro streets at dawn looking for an angry fix,"
I don't know if president of a local NAACP is a paid position. But if it is, does her resignation add to the number of unemployed blacks or whites?
LOL....geez, I may have to meet you somewhere and buy you a beer for that.
"I saw the best minds of my generation destroyed by madness, starving hysterical naked, dragging themselves through the negro streets at dawn looking for an angry fix,"
Rachel Dolezal breaks her silence on TODAY: 'I identify as black Eun Kyung Kim TODAY 44 minutes ago Rachel Dolezal, the former NAACP chapter president accused of pretending to be black, tells TODAY's Matt Lauer in an exclusive live interview that she identifies as black — something she started doing at the age of five.
"I was drawing self-portraits with the brown crayon instead of the peach crayon, and black curly hair," she told Lauer. But she insisted she never deceived anyone as numerous critics have suggested.
"I do take exception to that because it's a little more complex than me identifying as black or answering a question of, are you black or white?" she said.
What I find most amusing is how this has become the media's MAIN STORY!!! At a time when we are involved in wars all over the world, ISIS, our out of control debt, civil liberties are becoming a thing of the past, police brutality and the start of a presidential election....but Bruce Jenner and an NAACP issue becomes front page!!!!
Looks like the media got their marching orders, huh?
When the INSANE are running the ASYLUM In individuals, insanity is rare; but in groups, parties, nations and epochs, it is the rule. -- Friedrich Nietzsche
“How fortunate for those in power that people never think.” Adolph Hitler
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