On the heels of Bruce Jenner announcing that she is actually a woman named Caitlyn, we have Rachel Dolezal claiming to be black despite no black ancestors. However, Rachel does have a dash of Native American which is more than Elizabeth Warren or Ward Churchill can say. It is amazing how many whites want to claim membership in minority groups. Why? I thought whites had all the privileges. Well, sure, Ms. Warren was able to give herself a boost in getting hired by Harvard by being a minority but at what price? Now she is an Indian who is terribly repressed. She isn't? What of Rachel? Pictures of her in youth show a very white girl with blonde hair and freckles. As for Caitlyn, aren't white men at the top of the food chain? Why would anyone opt to be demoted to the less privileged sex?
Some of these people are gaming the affirmative action system that was put in place in the wake of civil rights movement of the 1960s. As for Rachel and Caitlyn, they are in denial. There are facts on the ground that they have both refused to accept. Our society has reached the point where it is wrong to correct them. That might be judgmental. It could hurt their feelings. A few years ago, Oregon declared a woman to be a man, which resulted in the pregnant man story. Well, he wasn't a man. He was a bearded lady but that would hurt his/her feelings. He/she wanted to be viewed as a man. Biology is no longer a valid basis for determining gender. Nor, it would seem, is it a valid basis for determining race. We have reached 1984 about 30 years after Orwell predicted. Male is female, white is black, surrender is victory.
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