I am sure you all know the story right? White woman gets an education that was meant to go to a black woman by blacking up.
Kinda like Soul Man but without Thomas C Howell.
And in real life.
She keeps pretending to be black and teaches black studies and tells black women how to do their hair.
Her parents out her as actually being white after a FUCKING DECADE of this shit.
Black Twitter is angry as fuck.
White Twitter talks about Caitlyn Jenner and if 'he can feel like a woman' (vomits) then why can't Rachel 'feel black'.
I am not even making this shit up.
So here are my thoughts, ranty as they may be, on the issue.
First off, and this is really important to remember... CAITLYN JENNER IS A WOMAN. SHE DOESN'T 'FEEL' LIKE A WOMAN, SHE ISN'T 'PRETENDING' TO BE A WOMAN, SHE ISN'T 'ACTING' LIKE A WOMAN. SHE. IS. A. FUCKING. WOMAN.
Dear white people conflating race with gender and making this about a rich white woman. Fuck you.
NO. Put down the transgender issues where it comes to Rachel Dolezal They. Are. Not. The. Same. Thing. NO.
Why so afraid to condemn a white woman that you have to derail and talk about gender assignment? No.
When you say 'I don't see colour' you are denying my heritage to make yourself more comfortable about my oppression. Stop.
I can *kind of* understand why a black woman would try to pass as white to achieve in a system that is inherently racist.
Rachel Dolezal is playing at being me while retaining white privilege because at ANY TIME she can 'revert' to the safer situation. A bit like that Pulp song Common People.
Only in real life.
Am appalled at the amount of people trying ANYTHING to find an excuse for Rachel Dolezal. For crying out loud, this isn't 1970. The Black and White Minstrels are no longer a thing. Blackface. Is. Fucking. OFFENSIVE.
Been nearly a week and I can't quite get my head around the fact that this Rachel Dolezal shit is still going. If she really was black she would be forgotten by now.But you know, it's cool. Lets defend a white woman stealing from black women. Again.
And let's excuse her by saying 'maybe she feels black like trans women feel like women.' Fuck. Off. With. That. Shit.
Trans women *ARE* women. Rachel Dolezal is not black.
See how easy that was? Trans women are women. Rachel Dolezal white, privileged, lying thief. You are welcome.
There are always differences in the narrative where it comes to black women v white women. And it plays into racism, sexism and ableism.
Oh she had mental health issues = white women.I thought the crazy bitch had a gun = black women.Do you see now?
Then there was the kind, enquiring soul who asked 'How black do you have to be to call yourself black anyways?'
WELL NOT BEING WHITE IS A GOOD START.
This whole thing makes me feel sick.
Sick of my heritage being appropriated so that white women 'belong' while they hold their bags tighter near a black man.
Sick of my black sisters being labelled and put into stereotypical boxes to make it easier to steal our culture.
And I am sick of having to explain this over and over and over again to y'all and I have had enough.
If you are trying to find excuses for Rachel Dolezal you are part of the problem.
Fuck you.
