Thread: Rachel Dolezal resigns as NAACP leader amid racial identity controversy

Originally Posted by Tettsuo

Nope. American black. Both her parents were black as well.

There's a long history of American blacks doing everything they can to be a "white" in appearance as possible. She's the product of that.

Higher status for lighter skinned blacks is not the same as passing for white.

Originally Posted by Tettsuo

There's some history involved in that. If a black person passes as white, their parent will deny any relation to them for the sake of their child's life. There was probably some expectation from Sharpton that her parents will do the same.

I've never seen this woman in my life, I've never even heard of her.... but to believe she passed for a black person is pretty damn scary. Are people in Washington state that damn blind? I mean, yes I get it: spray tan. But I took one look at this woman and recognized this wasn't even decent black face (there is such a thing as wearing make up in way that actually fools the audience: look up Cloud Atlas, if somebody hadn't told me it was Halle Berry playing that Asian man, I would have never noticed). Good grief, how were people fooled for so long? Did nobody bother to point out that this was a white woman?



Are these ****ing people serious or was everyone in Washington too damn stoned to notice?

Originally Posted by Hatuey

I've never seen this woman in my life, I've never even heard of her.... but to believe she passed for a black person is pretty damn scary. Are people in Washington state that damn blind? I mean, yes I get it: spray tan. But I took one look at this woman and recognized this wasn't even decent black face (there is such a thing as wearing make up in way that actually fools the audience: look up Cloud Atlas, if somebody hadn't told me it was Halle Berry playing that Asian man, I would have never noticed). Good grief, how were people fooled for so long? Did nobody bother to point out that this was a white woman?



Are these ****ing people serious or was everyone in Washington too damn stoned to notice?

In her heart, she's black. In my heart, I'm Rocko in Rocko's Modern Life. I won't say who Mr. Bighead is. I'm in enough trouble as it is.

Originally Posted by humbolt

In her heart, she's black. In my heart, I'm Rocco in Rocco's Modern Life. I won't say who Mr. Bighead is. I'm in enough trouble as it is.

That is a great show. It was from a time when Nickelodeon actually gave a **** about animation and production companies weren't looking for the next big hit that they could whore out to America's retarded masses under 12 (I'm looking at you, SpongeBob SquarePants!). Anyways, yeah - it's just absolutely insane that people went along with this for so long. I would love to know what her ex-husband's family thinks about the entire thing. I mean, it's not like she could compartmentalize this situation. Did nobody at the wedding realize that the brides' claimed black father was nowhere to be seen during the event? Were all the white people in the pictures supposed to be his relatives? It's just so bizarre.

Originally Posted by Hatuey

I've never seen this woman in my life, I've never even heard of her.... but to believe she passed for a black person is pretty damn scary. Are people in Washington state that damn blind? I mean, yes I get it: spray tan. But I took one look at this woman and recognized this wasn't even decent black face (there is such a thing as wearing make up in way that actually fools the audience: look up Cloud Atlas, if somebody hadn't told me it was Halle Berry playing that Asian man, I would have never noticed). Good grief, how were people fooled for so long? Did nobody bother to point out that this was a white woman?



Are these ****ing people serious or was everyone in Washington too damn stoned to notice?

Carol Channing is black by American standards.
Carol Channing, entertainer coming home | African American Registry

Originally Posted by Jack Hays

Higher status for lighter skinned blacks is not the same as passing for white.

Obviously

Originally Posted by Jack Hays

Your claim does not seem likely to have been uniformly true, or even true most of the time. You'll need a link to address that.

'A Chosen Exile': Black People Passing In White America : Code Switch : NPR

For a black person to pass as white, their history has to be erased. This includes all family ties. For them to be outed after they pass, would mean serious legal and social problems.

http://moritzlaw.osu.edu/students/gr....3.kennedy.pdf

Originally Posted by Tettsuo

Carol Channing is black by American standards.
Carol Channing, entertainer coming home | African American Registry

An aberration that doesn't really change much in the discussion. I don't know what type of community you grew up in but I can tell fake and real dreadlocks from a mile away. I can also tell when a person is superficially tanned vs when a person is simply darker. In my own immediate family for example, my daughter has a much lighter complexion than myself. Could she pass for a white kid? Sure, if we kept her indoors all day and you ask the right person. However, even then there are inklings that her racial background is not entirely white. This person, from a distance, sets off quite a few alarms for me the minute she says she's a black woman. It's not because I find it impossible, I'm just completely astounded that nobody thought to ask sooner: Are you actually a black black person? - I mean, even out of curiosity people ask these kids of things.

Originally Posted by Hatuey

An aberration that doesn't really change much in the discussion. I don't know what type of community you grew up in but I can tell fake and real dreadlocks from a mile away. I can also tell when a person is superficially tanned vs when a person is simply darker. In my own immediate family for example, my daughter has a much lighter complexion than myself. Could she pass for a white kid? Sure, if we kept her indoors all day and you ask the right person. However, even then there are inklings that her racial background is not entirely white. This person, from a distance, sets off quite a few alarms for me the minute she says she's a black woman. It's not because I find it impossible, I'm just completely astounded that nobody thought to ask sooner: Are you actually a black black person? - I mean, even out of curiosity people ask these kids of things.

I've never asked another person if they're black or not. Never. Never ever.

To do so is an direct affront to the person you're addressing.