General Discussion

I believe she immersed herself in black culture because she had black siblings and, at one time, a black husband. She stretched the truth so as to establish herself firmly among her network of family and friends without being ostracized.

According to the article that you linked to, Rachel Dolezal likely did what she did because she wanted to fit in. She lied because she wanted to be accepted by black people without being questioned about her motives or doing the hard work to become an ally.

My thought is this:

If being an ally to Black America is becoming more difficult than surviving Rush Week at the local sorority or fraternity… you're going to lose a lot of allies.

I'm gay and I'll take all the straight allies I can get. If they choose to lie to me about all of the "tons of amazing gay sex" they're having, while co-opting a gay hairstyle and metrosexual fashion…more power to them. I say, "Welcome, my new gay compatriots."

Rachel Dolezal has been a good friend and an ally to the African American community. I find it hard to believe that she's being treated like the enemy.

TYY