Interesting story
Jun 24, 2015 13:22:26 #
Jun 24, 2015 13:48:09 #
moldyoldy wrote:
http://www.msn.com/en-us/news/us/black-texas-woman-whose-birth-parents-are-white-outraged-over-rachel-dolezals-deceit/ar-AAbZYFS
That is interesting.
I can't imagine why she would be outraged over someone else feeling black.
If anyone does, she knows that a white can feel something close to the black experience.
I have been largely silent on the subject since I cannot know the feelings of a black woman about someone "choosing" to be black when we all know that there is no replicating that experience, even regionally there are differences.
Jun 24, 2015 14:03:50 #
jelun wrote:
That is interesting.
I can't imagine why she would be outraged over someone else feeling black.
If anyone does, she knows that a white can feel something close to the black experience.
I have been largely silent on the subject since I cannot know the feelings of a black woman about someone "choosing" to be black when we all know that there is no replicating that experience, even regionally there are differences.
I can't imagine why she would be outraged over someone else feeling black.
If anyone does, she knows that a white can feel something close to the black experience.
I have been largely silent on the subject since I cannot know the feelings of a black woman about someone "choosing" to be black when we all know that there is no replicating that experience, even regionally there are differences.
Spokane was not a hotbed of racial hatred. I think Dolezal had mental issues and felt that she was missing out being white in the DC area, surrounded by Black students.
Jun 24, 2015 14:15:21 #
moldyoldy wrote:
Spokane was not a hotbed of racial hatred. I think Dolezal had mental issues and felt that she was missing out being white in the DC area, surrounded by Black students.
I'm guessing that she felt alienated long before she went to either DC or the state.
Her brother has been accused of sexual abuse, she was raised in a homeschooling atmosphere by very religious people.
That brother learned that behavior somewhere. She has made allegations of abuse herself, that is pretty isolating in an isolated situation.
There are similarities, coping with abuse takes lots energy, regardless what form that abuse takes. Just a thought, many survivors are very empathetic...or not.
Jun 24, 2015 14:34:54 #
jelun wrote:
I'm guessing that she felt alienated long before s... (show quote)
I was not aware of her upbringing.
Jun 24, 2015 14:43:23 #
moldyoldy wrote:
I was not aware of her upbringing.
I hear a mention and then nothing more. The brother is on trial now for some form of assault, not sexual, either the statute of limitations is done or the prosecutor doesn't want to traumatize the victim further OR the abuse is systemic.
Though you would think that being empathetic is the one thing that might prevent Rachel D from taking on an identity that wasn't hers to touch.
Jul 17, 2015 19:45:33 #
moldyoldy wrote:
http://www.msn.com/en-us/news/us/black-texas-woman-whose-birth-parents-are-white-outraged-over-rachel-dolezals-deceit/ar-AAbZYFS
http://www.nj.com/politics/index.ssf/2015/06/poll_would_you_vote_for_donald_trump_for_president.html
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