Mixed in among the debate about North Carolina’s now-repealed “bathroom bill” were questions of race: if a person can “identify” as one gender despite all biological evidence pointing to the contrary, what’s to stop a person from identifying with a race to which he or she clearly doesn’t belong?
Rachel Dolezal, for better or worse, has become America’s representative for just that question. She was an NAACP chapter president and African studies professor whose parents “outed” her as white. For a while she was braiding hair three days a week to make ends meet and was reportedly living off food stamps.
Now, however, she’s back and promoting her new book, “In Full Color: Finding My Place in a Black and White World.” Better yet, she’s no longer flummoxed by the question, are you African-American? As she told CNN’s Michael Smerconish Saturday, she’s trans-black.
Rachel Dolezal tells @smerconish that "race is a social construct" and describes her "trans-black" identity https://t.co/F4faMqP9pf pic.twitter.com/A9EEMv73Ik
— CNN (@CNN) April 1, 2017
https://twitter.com/War_Fighter24/status/848234126016618497
https://twitter.com/WillWindsorRise/status/848234581962522624
https://twitter.com/Rockwell/status/848288345780178944
Rachel is the best thing to happen to the left. She massively exposes the double-think of biological science versus social science.
— Doctor Sekzi ?❤⭐? ♪ᕕ( ᐛ )ᕗ♪ (@DoctorSekzi) April 1, 2017
No such thing as "trans-black" or "trans gender". Biology is https://t.co/ecH2Imvu2V are what you are. Why can't that be good enough?
— Michael “Big Husk” Boes (@OpusBoes) April 1, 2017
Oh lord. Let me start making my protest sign now. I feel a new "Movement" coming on. Trans-racial? You mean u get to pick when u face racism
— Miichael Tillman (@DjRockstar703) April 1, 2017
Why are you giving this woman any attention? Come up with better news CNN.
— katie (@katie38822701) April 1, 2017
https://twitter.com/stevewestcott/status/848237696615141380
https://twitter.com/RepRepublic/status/848248152331141120
Sleep in that wonderful bed you've made for yourselves. https://t.co/T2bXIliNWX
— Stephen Miller (@redsteeze) April 1, 2017
I identify as an artichoke. I'm a Transplant
— ⚡️Erick Brockway⚡️ (@erickbrockway) April 1, 2017
So she's still sticking with it? Wow.
— Jennifer Hawkins (@NotDateline) April 1, 2017
She needs to go away #faraway
— Marylou (@redsoxsjunkie) April 1, 2017
Seriously? There are way more important stories. Literally ANYTHING is more important. Got a cat w alopecia? I'd watch that before this.
— JulieJulieLopez (@lopezjuliet) April 1, 2017
15 minutes over
— my robin (@myrobin) April 1, 2017
https://twitter.com/dahinton/status/848246867322220544
It seems like she identifies as someone who just wants to sell books. Don't fall for it.
— Jeff_Meyers (@Jeff_Meyers) April 1, 2017
I think this is more about her journey into bankruptcy.
— Dr. Lexus ?♂️ (@DrLexus_StGods) April 1, 2017
https://twitter.com/flexi215/status/848238047770673152
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