News: Woman who pretended to be black resigns from NAACP

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On Monday afternoon, Rachel Dolezal stepped down as leader of the Spokane chapter of the NAACP. This comes after her family said Dolezal had been pretending to be African-American for most of her life. Her biological parents are both white, according to a birth certificate they provided.

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Dolezal offered this lengthy statement:

Dear Executive Committee and NAACP Members,

It is a true honor to serve in the racial and social justice movement here in Spokane and across the nation. Many issues face us now that drive at the theme of urgency. Police brutality, biased curriculum in schools, economic disenfranchisement, health inequities, and a lack of pro-justice political representation are among the concerns at the forefront of the current administration of the Spokane NAACP. And yet, the dialogue has unexpectedly shifted internationally to my personal identity in the context of defining race and ethnicity.

The rest of her statement can be read here

Suede

Good.

.aR

About time! But poor girl. :welp:

Sazare

Her continued assertion that she is in fact black and a true member of that community even in the wake of being exposed is truly fascinating. I don't buy that she's "transracial" because that feels like BS contrived to delegitimize the trans rights movement, but I do think she may very well have some serious identity and/or personality disorder.

I guess we'll have to wait for her inevitable book deal to learn more.

rl231

I mean she's wrong, but she has good intentions with what she wants to do, so I'm conflicted

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Originally posted by Sazare

Her continued assertion that she is in fact black and a true member of that community even in the wake of being exposed is truly fascinating. I don't buy that she's "transracial" because that feels like BS contrived to delegitimize the trans rights movement, but I do think she might have some serious identity and/or personality disorder.

The bitch is crazy.

slw84

Welp...if she reinvents her image to serve the new Rachel teas she'll be back to blonde and still commanding ha paychecks. She's good

Rihinvention

Jennifer Lawrence will play her in a film one day and will win an Oscar for it. Let me just say that movie will definitely be getting my coins.

BlueTimberwolf

I think she should resign as she got her position due to false pretenses, but I think it's cool if she still wants to be a member and work her way back up as a white woman.

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Originally posted by Sazare

Her continued assertion that she is in fact black and a true member of that community even in the wake of being exposed is truly fascinating. I don't buy that she's "transracial" because that feels like BS contrived to delegitimize the trans rights movement, but I do think she may very well have some serious identity and/or personality disorder.

Let's not turn this into something that will encourage trans-racephobia however.

that G.U.Y.

No, queen.

DevonDreams

how sad

Bulldog

girl bye.

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Originally posted by that G.U.Y.

No, queen.

Queen of what? Ethnic Fraud?

MP2K

^Queen of Catfish.

But no really, at least she's still down for the cause.

umich

The title

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Death @ her saying many issues face US

Girl you ain't black

fagsturbation

You could have just put 'Rachel Dolezal' in the title, everyone knows who she is now, she's more famous than your favT!

Su-Barbie-A

Only the humble Ethnich Chameleon Chanteuse

StonedSoulPicnic

Why did you change the title? Most people here know her name, as there are many threads about her.

Wink

A lot of white people have worked for the NAACP and have joined the civil rights movement throughout the years without lying about their race, so why did Rachel created this fraudulent identity? Imo this woman is just crazy and I believe her personal identity has nothing to do with fighting and helping blacks and other minorities, she is just crazy.