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6. She looks black to me.

Thu Sep 3, 2020, 01:55 PM

Sep 2020

But I’ve known a few white people who became black by sheer will. The was one women I knew in college who “acting so black” I actually assumed she was just very, dry white looking. Turns out she was Irish and Italian...

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Jessica Krug, a white woman from Kansas, has been pretending to be Black for her entire... [View all] demmiblue Sep 2020 OP

Race is ultimately a social construct; it NEEDS to be played with, defied, subverted ck4829 Sep 2020 #1

That's an interesting concept. I had to prove I was Native American, mainly to force the catbyte Sep 2020 #2

There are many, many black women who look like her. From the looks of her face... brush Sep 2020 #3

It is all cosmetic, similar to Rachel Dolezal. demmiblue Sep 2020 #4

Not trying to discount your experience but I'm African American and I'm pretty sure from... brush Sep 2020 #5

So she admits she is a white Jewish woman who pretended to be black, LisaL Sep 2020 #7

Like I said, her look is not uncommon. And why would you think having a person of African... brush Sep 2020 #9

Because she made a living out of pretending to be black, but now she is admitting she is not? LisaL Sep 2020 #10

Who knows. She should register with 23 and Me. brush Sep 2020 #15

She admitted it because she was found out. LisaL Sep 2020 #21

Yes. cwydro Sep 2020 #23

What are you so amazed about? Many people have different ethnicities in their family tree. brush Sep 2020 #24

She is admitting she is not Black. LisaL Sep 2020 #25

Saying she might have a person in her family tree from the African diaspora is not... brush Sep 2020 #29

There are some similarities among some Jewish and Black physical JI7 Sep 2020 #11

Yes. It's not all that unusual. She also looks Puerto Rican and many Puerto Ricans... brush Sep 2020 #12

I tend to agree with you. I am Black with some White ancestry, Blue_true Sep 2020 #38

I am African American too. Grew up in an AME church which had members who could've passed... brush Sep 2020 #42

Yes. nt Blue_true Sep 2020 #49

I have a close friend, who looks biracial or Latina. cwydro Sep 2020 #28

I agree. She looks like what some African Americans call a "high yellow", or a Black Blue_true Sep 2020 #35

Nope. No African American blood in her within PoindexterOglethorpe Sep 2020 #64

I happen to know her personally. PoindexterOglethorpe Sep 2020 #65

She looks black to me. Dream Girl Sep 2020 #6

What is "dry" white? cwydro Sep 2020 #30

Typo...very, very is wat I meant Dream Girl Sep 2020 #33

Pinot Grigio is a somewhat dry white. Moscato is not as dry. JustABozoOnThisBus Sep 2020 #67

Bwah! cwydro Sep 2020 #68

Which race is she? Jeebo Sep 2020 #8

Race is a social construct. Geneticist point that out. Blue_true Sep 2020 #40

White people, don't do this. WhiskeyGrinder Sep 2020 #13

Yeah irisblue Sep 2020 #44

White people love to pretend they are another race. Or say that there is no race but the human race LexVegas Sep 2020 #14

Great! Do Shaun King next! nt sweetloukillbot Sep 2020 #16

I don't get it JonLP24 Sep 2020 #19

I stumbled across the controversy around him just recently. It is shrouded. salin Sep 2020 #26

Per wikipedia, his claim to being biracial is that his official father wasn't his biological father. LisaL Sep 2020 #27

Thanks for the additional into. I have/had no idea. salin Sep 2020 #31

Yes , it's not just because the question of his race but he scams people out of their money JI7 Sep 2020 #39

Both of his parents could be mostly White. That is not as uncommon as one would believe. Blue_true Sep 2020 #41

His official parents aren't "mostly" white. They are white. LisaL Sep 2020 #57

Can you say that he is wrong? Maybe his Mom had an affair that produced him. Blue_true Sep 2020 #58

Why does he get to choose and not Jessica Krug? Dr. Strange Sep 2020 #59

He's not according to his birth certificate or pictures from high school sweetloukillbot Sep 2020 #34

I heard of that nickname but no idea JonLP24 Sep 2020 #37

Black Twitter has a field day with nicknames for him sweetloukillbot Sep 2020 #47

Lol! nt ecstatic Sep 2020 #62

She doesn't look like any Ashkenazi Jewish woman I saw in my marybourg Sep 2020 #17

I'm going with PoindexterOglethorpe Sep 2020 #18

Well, the hair color certainly doesn't look natural to me. LisaL Sep 2020 #22

I do find it weird that people here are insisting she's Black. PoindexterOglethorpe Sep 2020 #32

She has "Black" lips that Botox injections or plastic surgery can't produce. nt Blue_true Sep 2020 #43

Black lips? PoindexterOglethorpe Sep 2020 #45

Since I am Black, I have looked at Black lips almost all my life. Blue_true Sep 2020 #48

Well, since this turns out to be the Jessica Krug I knew back in Overland Park, KS, PoindexterOglethorpe Sep 2020 #51

Did you do a genetic test on her? If you didn't, you can't say what her makeup is, even if you knew Blue_true Sep 2020 #53

OMG. LisaL Sep 2020 #56

I did not need to do a genetic test on her. PoindexterOglethorpe Sep 2020 #61

She's from the dumb race. a kennedy Sep 2020 #20

It's sad to me, that our incredibly racist country causes situations like this. Coventina Sep 2020 #36

Yep. Turns out this is the young woman I knew PoindexterOglethorpe Sep 2020 #46

I'm happy to let her sort this out with the people in her workplace and community struggle4progress Sep 2020 #50

Actually, there's nothing to sort out. PoindexterOglethorpe Sep 2020 #52

GWU plans to replace Jessica Krug struggle4progress Sep 2020 #54

Wow! Nt ecstatic Sep 2020 #63

wtf is this? I need money, buy my book? MerryBlooms Sep 2020 #55

If she hadn't profited from pretending to be Black.... jcmaine72 Sep 2020 #60

You are right that what she did was loathsome. PoindexterOglethorpe Sep 2020 #66

Her department wants her to resign. LisaL Sep 2020 #69