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Originally Posted by Itse
If you again compare it to transgender issues, that gets complicated.
Transgendered people for a long time had to lie about their gender in numerous legal documents, but we now view those people as discriminated against, not criminals, liars or scammers. Making the same claim about someones race is not much of a leap.
As someone who has lived as a black woman for over a decade Dolezal probably has more than enough personal experience required, and being a well-known pro-black activist with solid credentials should I think count for something.
...but then there's the problem that if we accept that changing your race is possible, we would soon probably see white students claiming to be of a minority race to get affirmative action benefits.
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I think the difference is subtle, but with transgendered people, I get the impression that they are trying to be who they are. With a "transrace" person, they are trying to project who they wish they were.
I seriously doubt for example, that a heterosexual male would start living a transgendered lifestyle because he wants to be accepted in that community.
I agree with some of the other posts that challenge the very idea of race. I don't like it as a biological distinction, however due to historical relations between peoples of different races (as defined however arbitrarily by the powers that be), it has become politically important to understand and respect the distinctions. Having white people identify as black undermines many of the social justice issues black people face.