How Did Rachel Dolezal Convince the World She Was Black?
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- Опубліковано 16 чер 2015
- Rachel Dolezal misled people for years into thinking that she was black; but when it was revealed recently that she was a white woman who had fabricated details of her past, it led to a social media explosion with jokes, discussions about being "transracial," fascination, and anger. But who is Rachel? How did she go from being a blonde white woman from Montana to being a black woman leading her local chapter of the NAACP? A timeline of her life reveals a history of an artist and the elaborate identity she created for herself.
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She disgusts me, I know people will be like its her life blah blah blah, but she lied to people to almost benefit for herself. It's sickens me.
+Ellfie Marie, couldn't have said it better , myself.👍🏾
Do transpeople "disgust" you
How are transgender people and a women that posed as a black women when needed and a white women when it would benefit only herself even remotely similar? So no transgender people do not "disgust" me
BOTH are pretending to be someone they are not. PERIOD. Look up the word hypocrisy Ellie.
Ellie Marie I'm on your side.
So annoying how she talks around questions.
Had to laugh at her comment about not avoiding going out in the sun.
Yeah. I concur. Because it's not like it's intensely sunny in Spokane, Washington. Not hot enough to turn a white woman black anyway. It's not exactly Miami! (No doubt she goes to tanning booths.)
Vitamin D go brrr
I kinda feel sorry for this lady. A lot of people are making a mockery of her. I think that's just sad because we can never understand what is going on in her head. Personally I still don't see how this is different from transgender. I guess we will have to wait another 20 years and more transracial people will come out
Besides Rachel Dolezal, I think we should all take away from this situation the fact that racial equality does not exist in America and that is a huge problem.
You're right. As long as programs like "affirmative action" exist to help one race over another, there can not be equality.
yep blacks get all the easy govt jobs
valkor73 you're a moron
Cameron Phillips Ignore those haters! They feel livid when one of theirs comes out to expose the injustices of their race against blacks! Why would one have to qualify for any public scholarship, just because of their colour, we see this when we apply for jobs every frickin day! Rachel took advantage of their discrimination and now they are all ganging up against her!
Hispanic/Latino isn’t a race it’s an Ethnicity just sayin
some people just need a good slap
Jeff Webber why does she need a good slap? She clearly believes what she says even if the world doesn’t accept it.
MSH bitch she’s not black
@@matthewstevenhunt she doesn't believe it, she's using it for personal gain
This sounds like the Chappelle rendition of his Clayton Bigsby skit. Everything is the same, its crazy seeing it in real life. Funny too
man I aint got the choice to identify with another race I am what I am, I am black and proud of that
You can't just choose to identify as a different race.
Colleen Renae just like you can't choose to identify as a different sex. Hate me for saying it, I don't care. it's just my opinion...
Alvin Wunderlich well with technology it finna happen. But you are partially correct.
Alvin Wunderlich I just saw this 3 years later 😂
And look where we’re at 7 years later, people identify as cats 🤦🏻♀️😤😂
“Transracial “ actually makes much more dam sense than transgender! Race actually IS a spectrum- majority of people are mixed.. sex however is not a spectrum
I feel sorry for her kids having someone like her as a mother
Interviewer: "Are you African-American?"
Rachel: "I don't understand the question."
Me: *face palms*
I self identity as a bunny rabbit because they are cute
I IDENTIFY as a trillionaire
What..a...nutcase.
I am 100% all for equal rights for everyone, but there are two parts of this story that just don't make this add up. For one, she only truly came out to be "trans-racial" or admittedly black on the inside after being exposed, which can easily be seen as a cover. In addition, people continually compare this to being transgender, but it is not in any way the same thing. There is a large difference between identifying with the black community and being more of a part of that community, and claiming to identify as a race one does not have the capacity to identify as. Should there be scientific evidence of some form truly backing up that being trans racial is a legitimate concept, I would gladly shift my opinions.
When asked in another interview are you white and her comment is “I am definitely not white” and she says it with the undertone of how dare you ask if I am white. And that it is a bad thing to be white.
If she thinks being white is such a bad thing, that’s fine. She can be whatever she thinks she is. Also she stated in another interview that she is bisexual. This woman really has her head on backwards.
I want to know where is her husband and what does he think. She is really playing the black female role. Several children and the father/dad is no where to be found...
People comparing this to Caitlyn Jenner need to stop this madness 😩 Transgender and 'transracial' are NOT the same thing
IT IS THE SAME THING. The madness if pretending otherwise. In fact, look at the numbers of differences.
male vs female: Breasts, genitals, hips, uterus, testosterone/estrogen levels, muscle mass, BMI, etc, etc, etc.
color vs caucasian: Melanin
..so the one with the LEAST amount of difference is bad?? What happened to liberals saying we're all the same?
Race is a genuine social construct. Male and Female is far more of a scientific reality.
I think you missed my point. I'm not arguing for "transracial" per se. I'm simply pointing out the hypocrisy to accept "transgender" but not "transracial". Scientifically, gender is far more science-based than race, which is a genuine social construct.
Nori exactly
If your tired of labels...come to Israel and be whatever the fuck you want to be. We are Gods chosen people. We are the Kingdom. We are free to do what ever we see fit. America is Hell with labels. Those labels are used to cheat people. Black and white is a label. See through it. Be one.
In no interview does she ever give a straight answer
Something must have happened to Dolezal in her youth to make her identify as being a different race than she is. I don’t think her deception was meant to be malicious, I think she really wanted to be Black. The problem is that she can tan, apply makeup and a hair style to appear Black, but she can always undo it if she doesn’t like how the public treats her. This is not an option for Black people.
I think she does like Black people and culture, there is nothing wrong with that and there are ways that she can help and participate even though she is White. I have two nieces who have mostly Black friends and my nieces are accepted as close friends. Just be truthful about yourself, show that you care and be a friend.
Correct me if I'm wrong...but isn't this simply just black face?
No fool
Worse
I'm Mexican! What am I doing here? 😂😅
Omar Rodesno lol
😂😂😂😂
She reminds me a little bit if the actor who plays river song when she has dark skin and the curly hair at moments
I think that she did something wrong with not telling the truth about her race. It is false to get benefits, that are especially for one ethnic group (like a scholarship for an African-American), when you truly do NOT belong to that ethnic group. Identifying with a cultural background, does not change your ethnic background.
One thing I really want, is that everyone on this planet can live without any racial discrimination. We may be different ethnically, but we're all human. It's important that we all learn to accept each other and to live with each other instead of fighting against each other or trying to lie to each other. Lies are the first step to violence. People that are telling lies and are trying to brainwash others to believe their lies, are sick people that need to learn more about humanity.
I'm super pissed...I'm a 53 year old white woman who has been around black people most of my life...my fiance of 8 years is black and all my friends say and joke I'm a black girl in a white girls body and I quicklyyyyyyy let them know that I am a WHITE WOMAN and I'm very proud of my color .... she's going against the wrong person baby.....GOD!!!! IF GOD WANTED her to be black he would've made her black...Such an intelligent woman to be so damn ignorant!!!!!!! I'm very ashamed of her.....
At the most she could pass as mixed race because I have seen mixed race people who look like this... but fully black? Nope.
Man.. I thought I had problems
I am flattered that she wants to pass as a black woman....no problem
I want to be a chinese man
If she can be black for some reason you can be a Chinese man😂😂😂
Then be it
I dont think its wrong. She is not giving the black community a bad name. She is not hurting anyone. I seen an episode of triaha where a woman wanted to be white. I think people should be able to live their lives the way they want to live it,
Momi's Beautyland you can't just change your race
Colleen Renae but is it affecting your life personally? Why does it matter how someone else wants to live their life?
+Momi's Beautyland
It's not the point that people are telling her how to live her life. The point is that she lied.....she lied for years about who she really was and is. She was White when it was good for her to be White (back in college), and then becomes Black when she sees there are benefits to be had. She has been interviewed 100's of times by now, and everyone has asked her why she couldn't just be honest about it and admit she was White but identified as being Black. She even lied about who her father was. She does a lot of double-talk, like a used car salesman. If you notice, she hates giving straight answers. If you ask her what time it is, she'll go 'round and 'round with a lot of bullshit jargon and jibberish, because she's a liar and doesn't want to tell the truth. Look at how she couldn't even answer the simple question "are you African American?". I think she's a sociopath, and she disgusts me. The Black people at my company where I work, think she's garbage and they can't stand her. If she originally said (years ago), "I am White, but I identify with being Black.....I live a Black woman's life, I associate with being Black.....my whole life is that of a Black woman", then she would have probably been labeled by some as a nut, but at least she would've been honest about it. But she lied, saying she was a Black woman who was born to a White woman and a Black father.
All lies.......all bullshit.
Ilovelosangeles Im not even going to attempt to read what you just wrote but im gunna go ahead and say my comment my opinion.
I think you are wonderful woman and u serve the community just fine for black people I'm African American my name is tia sumpter people change for a reason and you did it for a good purpose
I knew people would start doing this eventually.
I'm like speechless 😂
Wow. When I first seen her I thought that she was a really lightskin black woman. Wow.
I'm mean I'm black and I'm not mad at her. You wanna be black whatever. Who cares. The black girl attends a white school and eventually wants to be white(straitened hair) (bleached skin)( "talking white"). She kind of in the same situation. (she has black siblings)so I'm guessing she would want to be black.
For those outraged and disgusted, how is this any different than a man saying he’s a woman?
I identify myself as green
EMILIA G Now you just sound idiotic .
I am banana
I think she’s a great woman and has done alot for the black community. I believe someone can identify as they want, race, gender, sexuality, etc. My biological parents were caucasion but I grew up in a predominately latino community, speak fluent spanish and identify as latino. I am also married to a latino person. Does that make me bad person?
She can be whatever she wants but obviously, being caucasian has many advantages.
other people can live as the gender they weren't necessarily born as and people accept that. Why cant people accept it when someone says they are a different race that they weren't necessarily born as? They should!
Hell no, being transgender is in a whole different ballpark, no matter what she will always be white, black people have been through lots of things and this woman goes ahead and says she's black, you don't identify as a different race, you don't feel as if you are black if you aren't
1 women have been thtough alot of things aswell and people can chose to eother be female of male 2 you are whatever you say you are and whatever you want to be 3 white people can suffer with racism aswell 4 i would understand if she was doing it to take the piss but shes not she genuiley believes that she is black and that is okaii. just like it would be okaii if i genuinley believed i was a man or you genuinley believed you are the opposite sex
Corrin Shaw Excuse me but white people can not suffer from racism. White people can only suffer from prejudice. Racism exists when prejudice and power combine to form social constructs, legislation, and widespread media bias that contribute to the oppression of the rights and liberties of a group of people. Racism is systematic and institutional and because white culture is the dominant culture in the USA and a lot of other places "reverse racism" or racism against white people does not exist. The next reason why your argument makes no sense. Transgender means that you feel that your outward appearance and gender does not agree with the gender you believe that you are. This is a BIOLOGICAL disagreement between the brain and the body. This BS "Transracial" claim is ridiculous because race is not a biological factor. Your race is not hardwired into your brain. Race is entirely a social construct, it was created to distinguish and ultimately create a hierarchy where one race is higher than the other. You're not born with a black brain or a white brain. It is cultural experiences learned after birth which create the differences between other races, besides the obvious outwardly different physical characteristics. In proper usage "Transracial" has to do with the adoption of children whose race differs from yours. Whether what rachel did was right or wrong i can't say because i don't know and i don't necessarily feel it's my place to have an opinion on how her actions affect a group of people i do not belong to.
Bubblex Infinite Trust i think her argument is absurd too. But i think issues like racism should be everyone's concern.
okaii well that was a load of bolocks. tbh youve just been racist there towards white people. racism is where you offend or upset a certain race. white poeple are a race. same as black people are a race. same as chinese people are a race. same as muslims are a race. same as christians are a race.! and i feel that if she truly believes that she was supposed to be black that should be accepted. it probabbly has something to do with all her family being black that she identifys with that more because she has experience with that. i think its parshaly biological and parshially learnt. also i know she will always be white down under, same as transgender people will still always be a certain gender down under. you cant biologically change that but you can physically and mentally change that. i do agree with you to some extent so lets just leave it at this. agree to disagree?
I've always thought that black is beatiful ever since I was a kid and I am white but this is a new level, man lmao. I bet she was black in a past life or something, that would explain it.
I identify as a billionaire now and I'm off to the bank. Wish me luck.
I sorta understand where she's coming from. I identify as an American but I wasn't even born there. Hell, even my parent's aren't American.
0:00 - Technically, she told the truth, because the origin of all humans began on the continent of Africa. She should have just stuck to that fact.
Black people (women specifically) seemed far more fascinated with her, accepting of her, and eager to be seen in photos with her when they thought she was a "black" woman that looked white. GO FIGURE!
WHAT'S MORE? I find it strange that people are more accepting and supportive of a man who says he identifies as a woman, dresses up as a woman, wears women's make-up, unfairly competes in women's sports, and wants to use the women's public restroom, but people are outraged by a white woman who identifies as a black woman and looks a hell of a lot better as a white woman with tan skin and braided hair than both your average white and black woman.
The same way Matt Lauer convinced NBC he was an honest man
She's confused like really really confused. Watching her answering all these questions makes my head hurt. So at the end of the day, what are you guurrrllll?!!!
I don't see her "ethnicity" as any more ludicrous than Bruce Jenner's "gender". If Jenner can be woman, Rachel can be African-American!!!!
I don't get why she lied! Would the black community really push someone who grew up white but always felt she should of been born black? She should of been straight with everyone in the beginning. I disagree with her lying but I support someone who thinks they were born the wrong color or sex. This is no different from a transgender person. And I also want to point out that Michael Jackson changed the color of his skin, of course he didn't lie about it and steal money from the government, so we shouldn't judge her to harshly. She made a mistake, which at the time she thought was the right thing to do.
ever since she watched boondocks😂
“Are You African American?” The four words that took her down. Why be ashamed of who you are? You can be supportive of the African American community and still be Caucasian. In the end, we’re all human.
I agree if she would have said I'm white, and had her skin darkened and hair like that she would have endured constant criticism, "why do you act black" " why do you make yourself look black", it's her choice to id notify herself how she wants but either way people will criticize her
i personally am a little skeptical but then again i don't really have the right to be.if this is how she identifies then fine.the video in my opinion showed her in a negative way and i think that is just as bad as taking a transgender person and showing them in a negative way and not believing that this is how they truly feel and basically accusing them of just wanting attention which is what they did with Rachel dolezal.
She is offending a whole race with a form of tolerated blackface. And being transgender is on a while different spectrum than wanting to be a different race, just because it benefits you.
Eliah Levin There is no comparison between the two situations
I dont get it. Why everybody is ao concerned about her! If a gay person wants to live her or his life as who they are why cant she live as a black person?
She hasnt brougt any shame for black people. She has got class , education and beauty. So why dont u leave her alone?
It would be interesting to know if her parents had adopted Chinese kids would Rachel have identified as Asian? I'm pretty sure she just has mental problems.
I feel extremely bad for her kids
lol they question her immediately but they would never question a trans person.
must spend a fortune on fake tan
Is this even a big deal
Well us black folk do come in many color of black and not one black person cared to see if she was white or not.Its her life but it's a bit strange for her to do so.
This is hysterical
She does make a cute Redbone 🤣
I think she is very inconsiderate and selfish to get upset bc they took away her scholarship. You lied about being black. Those scholarship are meant to give black students an oppuntintiy at life. Something that was held back from us for so many years. HBCU were made to give black community higher education than what we were allowed to have. So of course you can not have the scholarship sweetie. She needs to have several seats and reevaluate herself and her identity.
She's intelligent enough not to wanna be ah damn devil ! 😄
I have compassion, empathy and some admiration for her and I hope her children don’t suffer and if they are then it ceases. If she can live with the lying to herself then that’s up to her and if she generally feels that like trans people she is stuck in a body that she feels isn’t her then let her have that. I recently watched her documentary on Netflix and she is a very talented lady. I don’t like to see people being unhappy or suffering especially the children.
genuine question, how do you “feel” like you should be a certain color? i understand being trans because it makes sense to feel like a female inside a males body, but how would you feel that way about color of skin? she should be proud of her race not try to be a different one
@@cccc7534 well there is alot things in this world we can’t explain. Love and let live that’s what I say. Being white isn’t really something to be proud of is it. Haha look at all the terrible things white peoples have done
Sad that it means so much to her.
Before the sun tan and the hair treatment to make it curly, she was as white as a viking😅
white as an Irish. that's what she looks like, Irish
I admire her as I believe she should be admired. She has done a lot for the Black community but I think she has a dissociative identity disorder which has no cure. For the matter there is no cure to gender incongruence such as with what I suffer from as a trans woman. There is no cure for this either but one can learn to live with it. I come from a dysfunctional and emotionally starving family so in a way I can relate to what has happened to her mentally. She says that race is not very biological. I think we know that it is, however, how much of it is biological and how much is cultural? I think this is the real question! How much of a woman am I for the matter even though I am not continuously attacked for saying that I am? I am legally female here in California and I do not see why one cannot be legally black even though one may have White parents!
Delusion is a powerful drug.
Like it or not, she def proves a point.
Bruh she not hurting no body let her be her
Y'all leave that sista alone!
Does this woman being black, white, pink, blue, green, or any other color harm you physically? No? Then let it be.
So sad to see how Rachel can be so selfish and torcher her parents for her own search for her own identity. She needs to get help.
It's ridiculous that people can accept transgender people but can not accept someone who wants to be transracial.
She is advocating equality, that all people are the same, right? If so, what would make a black person so different than a white person. Just my opinion
In my opinion, transracial is not really a thing. Changing your skin colour is something that is not really necessary and is honestly a bit offensive to the black community. You can wear your hair or live in "african-american culture", but skin pigment is something you can not change and is something you are stuck with.
On the other hand, transgender and transracial are not really comparable. The desire to be another gender is not the same as race as race is something you cannot change.
If she wants be black let her
Though I think its wrong to fake ones race, I must say, she looks very good as an African American.
How can she identify as black when she was born white, her skin pigment is lighter or white and how can she identify as african american when she doesnt have family ties that are african or african american. One comment said she should say 'i was born white but identify as black' and i think that would kind of be a good middle ground.
What part of the world did she "convince."
for all the black girls getting mad at this think when black girls dressed like white girls its the same black girls need to know there beautiful and thats why peolpe are taking ur style
I was delivering paper work to the vietnam consular building across from Howard Univ back in the 90's and Rachel yes the woman above kept staring at me with her 2 other POC friends with her and I just kept walking. She and her buddies
looked at me like I was sexual meat.
Ooooohh, she kraaay.....
Y’all keep giving her attention so she is going to continue to act like this 🤦🏻♀️
They wish they can be like us
So, she's the one that started all this "I identify as" bullshit.
SHUT UP PEOPLE ! Let people be who they want to be !!!!!! Don't comment on this tryin to argue.
she love black people give her a break. she not hurting no one
I think Rachel Dolezal is the long lost mother of Woah Vicky........!
she is a sick and confused person and willingly deceived all who she came in contact with and apparently while she ingratiated herself within the black community she neglected the very people who brought her into the world who provided her with warmth and shelter not to mention the education she received which begs the question of how humane a person she really is?
And black men sweat colorism doesn't exist, and the one drop rule isn't a problem.
The adoption is when her issue started
She’s awful, stealing an opportunity. That she doesn’t deserve or qualify for.
she did the biggest black face ever.
EVER!!
Great video btw
Let her be. Why are people so worried about what makes others happy? We are supporting transexual people now days why cant we support transracial. Why is it such a big deal?! We as humans are filling this world with hate and jealousy. Let the woman be identified as a Martian if she chooses so, how does it affect you?!
so I feel like I'm white therefore I'm white right?
No different from people "identifying" as the opposite sex. Just because YOU claim to "identify" as someone you're not, doesn't make it so. So sick of identity politics. You are who you are.
Where are the men in the white suits?
This is a huge dent in the lgbt community. I've already heard people say how this is connected to transgender. They say that this basically proves the transgendered are fake. I don't know how I feel about this, it's not that I wouldn't support anyone that thinks they are "transracial" but I don't if she specifically is a telling the whole truth about her life. It just seems like an attention think. I don't know though, I'm not her, so I don't judge her for what she's doing. If anyone thinks I'm against lgbt I'm not, I'm gay myself so I don't want to hear it.
It's not connected to being transgender at all. It's being transracial. Just like being gay isn't the same as being trans.
ThePackapunchmaster transracial doesn't exist. gender exists in the brain gender expression is how we dress etc..
Bio female people can be transmen, bio male can be trans women etc...
this works one way and one way only, white people can decide they want to steal another identity and can do it.
However try seeing if a black women throws on some pale face powder and see if people accept her.
Hell even biracial people who are literally half or more white get told all the time by white people how not white they are.
Just look at president Obama, his mother is white and he was raised by his white grandparents and all people will ever see when they look at him is black.
Fainora Alyssa Swift I know that transracial isn't connected to transgender. But you really think transphopia people know that, or that they care? I know people will pair them together only because people are using trans in this situation.
ThePackapunchmaster Transgender is rare - but real. TransRACIAL? not possible. Being a LIAR? She has that one begged.
For the sake of her Mental health & Kids, I hope she finally gets Therapy even if she continues the rest of her life identifying as a Black woman. That's her choice, but don't hate the white woman that you are Biological.