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Yet another Rachel Dolezal story

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17 September 2020, 10:25 AM
jon-nyc
Yet another Rachel Dolezal story
This one a grad student.



https://nypost.com/2020/09/16/...g-about-being-black/


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17 September 2020, 10:50 AM
wtg
People have lied about their backgrounds forever for all sorts of reasons. These days the lies are much more likely to catch up with them.

Shrug


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18 September 2020, 02:35 PM
Horace
There are no rules against anybody claiming to be Black. There is no legal definition of Black.
18 September 2020, 03:47 PM
ShiroKuro
quote:
There are no rules against anybody claiming to be Black.


No, but a lot of job hiring docs, scholarship apps etc. have clauses that applicants be truthful. If falsifying a degree or other credential is grounds for dismissal/disqualification, it's appropriate to treat it the same when the issue is falsifying one's race...


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18 September 2020, 09:00 PM
Cindysphinx
quote:
Originally posted by Horace:
There are no rules against anybody claiming to be Black. There is no legal definition of Black.


So, what’s your point?
18 September 2020, 10:23 PM
Steve Miller
Academics worry about the damnedest things!


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18 September 2020, 11:04 PM
ShiroKuro
quote:
So, what’s your point?


Indeed.


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20 September 2020, 10:53 AM
Horace
quote:
Originally posted by ShiroKuro:
quote:
There are no rules against anybody claiming to be Black.


No, but a lot of job hiring docs, scholarship apps etc. have clauses that applicants be truthful. If falsifying a degree or other credential is grounds for dismissal/disqualification, it's appropriate to treat it the same when the issue is falsifying one's race...


If there's no legal definition of something, how is one proven to have lied about claiming it?
20 September 2020, 10:55 AM
Horace
quote:
Originally posted by ShiroKuro:
quote:
So, what’s your point?


Indeed.


The statements of fact I made have applicability to lots of things. This situation here where a bad person did a bad thing is just one. My point was not that this person isn't bad.