General Discussion

Obviously if there's been fraud it isn't good, but all I've seen so far is typical manufactured outrage based on internet fluff. All the claims of lies aren't based on anything substantial. My personal observation has been that those howling about this the loudest are white people. It's almost as if they empathize with the parents. Well of course they're white. They surely had to set THAT straight! Who wouldn't do that? She had to be brought back to the fold. You can't pretend to be who you aren't, it isn't natural! Also of course there are posts, especially on DU, about cultural appropriation and accusations of black face. I get that, of course. I'm not denying those aren't issues.

But we don't know what claims of lies are based in fact. Her family history is obviously rocky. And the NAACP seemed to know about it and was okay with it. That and the fact that I believe you should take a person's word for it when they claim their identity, always because it's the right thing and the polite thing to do.