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MADem

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105. I think the reason for appropriation is salient to the discussion.

Sat Jun 13, 2015, 06:06 PM

Jun 2015

Did she do this to be a "big cheese," or did something happen in her family dynamic that caused her to want to separate from her caucasian family and bond to the black cultural experience? Was she rejected/abused in one milieu, and accepted/validated/esteemed in another? Does she have a fragile personality, and is that due to some trauma she suffered in her youth? If so, what KIND of trauma?

I just don't understand her parents. They're painting her like she's Kooky Crazy Lady...yet they allowed her to take custody of one of their younger children? And they're going on TV and trashing her, basically? Is this a pre-emptive move, because they're afraid she'll say something that disparages them?

Something just isn't making sense here.

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The anger at you is from people that are trying to deny that this country's violent, depraved Number23 Jun 2015 #132

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Girl, you gotta see this selfie of Ms. Rachel Number23 Jun 2015 #139

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Jokes on you! JustAnotherGen Jun 2015 #157

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How did she get her hair to curl like that? gollygee Jun 2015 #191

My hair curls naturally. I don't know. BainsBane Jun 2015 #192

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Damn ... 1StrongBlackMan Jun 2015 #153

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This ... 1StrongBlackMan Jun 2015 #152

With all due respect JustAnotherGen Jun 2015 #31

With all due respect... Cooley Hurd Jun 2015 #59

why? she is not african-american noiretextatique Jun 2015 #6

Do you feel the same way about Caitlyn Jenner? Cooley Hurd Jun 2015 #7

as far as i know she's not claiming to be black noiretextatique Jun 2015 #9

An oppressed minority... Cooley Hurd Jun 2015 #11

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Wow... Cooley Hurd Jun 2015 #19

doubled down...my ass noiretextatique Jun 2015 #22

Yawn.. Cooley Hurd Jun 2015 #26

I have seldom seen someone burn so many calories pretending not to understand a really simple Number23 Jun 2015 #110

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I'm thinking you agree with the block? JustAnotherGen Jun 2015 #121

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Fine with me. Number23 Jun 2015 #133

No, it's not marym625 Jun 2015 #24

Was Kaitlyn Jenner "Lying"... Cooley Hurd Jun 2015 #30

wow marym625 Jun 2015 #41

this person is hell-bent on noiretextatique Jun 2015 #47

Yeah, I can see that marym625 Jun 2015 #56

There's an agenda there JustAnotherGen Jun 2015 #65

+1000 marym625 Jun 2015 #67

I've seen the reverse, too, though--a lot of "She only pretended to be black to gain ADVANTAGE"--and MADem Jun 2015 #104

it really seems that she needs some help noiretextatique Jun 2015 #117

I hope she gets it. MADem Jun 2015 #144

well noiretextatique Jun 2015 #111

and it's Caitlyn� marym625 Jun 2015 #45

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I got one too. bravenak Jun 2015 #87

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wow. marym625 Jun 2015 #89

I did see that. bravenak Jun 2015 #90

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The disruption freaked me out. It's not what I expect at the AA group, always been an oasis to me. freshwest Jun 2015 #162

You! sheshe2 Jun 2015 #169

I cannot believe this mess. n/t freshwest Jun 2015 #150

White Privilege is thinking that every opinion you have belongs in the African American group CreekDog Jun 2015 #72

What does that silly comment even mean? Cooley Hurd Jun 2015 #76

Paging lovemydog! Lovemydog please pick up the black MLK Misuse and Appropriation phone Number23 Jun 2015 #114

LOL lovemydog Jun 2015 #171

I knew you'd get a kick out of that foolishness!!! Number23 Jun 2015 #182

Okay, I just finished reading the thread. lovemydog Jun 2015 #173

"And sometimes I learn more about hair." Number23 Jun 2015 #183

Thanks, so are you. lovemydog Jun 2015 #185

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It is an american pathology heaven05 Jun 2015 #20

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actual black people are being shot down in the streets noiretextatique Jun 2015 #25

"I have no time for self-serving, privileged MALES who want to play woman to massage..." Cooley Hurd Jun 2015 #35

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I agree about her job JustAnotherGen Jun 2015 #94

Because race and ethnicity are more like, say, nationality than they are like gender Scootaloo Jun 2015 #82

That's a good point in Native American JustAnotherGen Jun 2015 #91

I can't imagine her being effective at her job now, so I think she will have to go. Travis_0004 Jun 2015 #176

That's not how it works. nt MrScorpio Jun 2015 #180

I would think that they can fire her for this. marym625 Jun 2015 #2

given the depth and breadth of her deception noiretextatique Jun 2015 #12

I agree marym625 Jun 2015 #28

My understanding, which might be incorrect, is that when she applied to Howard... tishaLA Jun 2015 #58

I posted an article somewhere on this thread marym625 Jun 2015 #62

I actually have no problem with her NAACP stuff except tishaLA Jun 2015 #73

I agree marym625 Jun 2015 #75

exactly...the NAACP does not discriminate noiretextatique Jun 2015 #115

While Howard is an HBC, lots of white and Asian people go there. MADem Jun 2015 #97

New thread in GD JustAnotherGen Jun 2015 #102

OMG, that only makes it MORE confusing to me! MADem Jun 2015 #103

MAD, she does say that she was abused as a child. But her parents have categorically denied that Number23 Jun 2015 #118

I saw a list of people to play her in the movie already....!!! MADem Jun 2015 #129

Oh god, PLEASE not Lindsay Lohan!! Why is she even famous anymore??! She made three movies Number23 Jun 2015 #137

you know it is coming noiretextatique Jun 2015 #130

yep...she could have gone to Howard noiretextatique Jun 2015 #127

I don't think she lied to get in to Howard. She just didn't say. MADem Jun 2015 #134

you may be right: people probably just assumed she was biracial noiretextatique Jun 2015 #138

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To me, it's baffling gwheezie Jun 2015 #4

i get that...i was attracted to italian culture noiretextatique Jun 2015 #8

The weakest analogy I've witnessed on DU in quite a while... Cooley Hurd Jun 2015 #13

it is a PERFECT analogy noiretextatique Jun 2015 #33

You're really working hard at being abusive up in here, you know. MADem Jun 2015 #106

This message was self-deleted by its author noiretextatique Jun 2015 #109

NO NOT YOU--I was talking at the guy giving you shit!!!!!!!!! MADem Jun 2015 #135

so sorry, friend noiretextatique Jun 2015 #140

When would I ever come at you like that? Especially in here!!! You're my heart!!! MADem Jun 2015 #143

that one had me so pissed noiretextatique Jun 2015 #145

I love this group. MADem Jun 2015 #146

LOL noiretextatique Jun 2015 #147

I didn't expect that kind of disruption in this group at all. I come here to get away from it! freshwest Jun 2015 #165

Did she?? Cooley Hurd Jun 2015 #10

she took a scholarship noiretextatique Jun 2015 #36

Do you have definitive proof she sought to deceive to profit from the deception? Cooley Hurd Jun 2015 #52

I see your point gwheezie Jun 2015 #46

Here's a pretty good article marym625 Jun 2015 #14

Is one who is transgender and redefining their self-identity a "sickness"? Cooley Hurd Jun 2015 #15

No, not even close marym625 Jun 2015 #39

How, in God's name, can you even THINK you know what's happening in her head? Cooley Hurd Jun 2015 #42

and you do? marym625 Jun 2015 #50

I don't need to. I am not accusing her of anything... Cooley Hurd Jun 2015 #53

What? marym625 Jun 2015 #60

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What if stage left Jun 2015 #93

stop making shit up noiretextatique Jun 2015 #43

Your OP was all about "making shit up". Cooley Hurd Jun 2015 #48

remain stunned noiretextatique Jun 2015 #113

He was removed from the group JustAnotherGen Jun 2015 #116

if she was actually black and looked like that, couldn't she not identify as black at will too? yurbud Jun 2015 #27

what if one day there's gene therapy for racial re-assignment? yurbud Jun 2015 #38

that would be interesting noiretextatique Jun 2015 #44

it's funny how we have a way of thinking about one thing that doesn't transfer to others... yurbud Jun 2015 #156

If I tell you I believe I'm a Gnome JustAnotherGen Jun 2015 #159

that's where she crossed a line. If you want to dress like a leprechaun and tell people you're yurbud Jun 2015 #170

i have to go to work noiretextatique Jun 2015 #49

Please do... Cooley Hurd Jun 2015 #55

It won't be JustAnotherGen Jun 2015 #63

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Hmmmm JustAnotherGen Jun 2015 #69

You are totally missing the point of what I'm saying... Cooley Hurd Jun 2015 #70

n/t JustAnotherGen Jun 2015 #74

Use DU's Block Mail function: freshwest Jun 2015 #163

I did JustAnotherGen Jun 2015 #166

But didn't DU go through giratons concerning cultural appropriation (theft) Peregrine Jun 2015 #78

Fair point n/t JustAnotherGen Jun 2015 #83

I think the reason for appropriation is salient to the discussion. MADem Jun 2015 #105

sadly i cannot reply to you noiretextatique Jun 2015 #148

Interesting gopiscrap Jun 2015 #51

I admit, I'm fascinated and horrified by this story. Starry Messenger Jun 2015 #79

Same here marym625 Jun 2015 #81

New thread in GD - one of her brothers spoke up JustAnotherGen Jun 2015 #100

I saw that article earlier, I will check out the thread. Starry Messenger Jun 2015 #101

plus one brother claims the she's turned the brother noiretextatique Jun 2015 #112

The ultimate white privilege angle is the number of people RUNNING to excuse her behavior Number23 Jun 2015 #107

add to that: everyone she conned noiretextatique Jun 2015 #120

And they will be known FOREVER as the NAACP chapter that had a white woman with a coily wig Number23 Jun 2015 #123

LOL noiretextatique Jun 2015 #141

This message was self-deleted by its author freshwest Jun 2015 #149

I have to say ... 1StrongBlackMan Jun 2015 #155

He posted in ATA JustAnotherGen Jun 2015 #160

Since he's banned, he'll claim his 1A rights are violated! Her, not so much! freshwest Jun 2015 #164

I hadn't noticed him before lovemydog Jun 2015 #177

noire, I just don't know what to make of it all. Solly Mack Jun 2015 #161

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My wife and I just watched the Today interview with her parents. PatrickforO Jun 2015 #174

Apparently, the forgiveness that her parents are referencing ... 1StrongBlackMan Jun 2015 #181

Rachael's parents are creationist fundamentalists who were missionaries in South Africa. kwassa Jun 2015 #186

There's serious trauma there JustAnotherGen Jun 2015 #187

and serious dysfunction as a result. kwassa Jun 2015 #190

She resigned as President of Spokane NAACP. lovemydog Jun 2015 #178

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Jesus. BainsBane Jun 2015 #188

She's a grifter. Shameless, and not in a good way. n/t freshwest Jun 2015 #195

To be honest SnakeEyes Jun 2015 #194

She needs to take her costume off n/t JustAnotherGen Jun 2015 #196

It is a social construct that allows people to kill you noiretextatique Jun 2015 #197