General Discussion

Rachel obviously went about expressing her true racial identity in the wrong way, but I'd imagine she didn't have much support or many transracial role models. Yes, Rachel lied. Jenner lied to his first wife who thought she was marrying a man when Jenner knew all along that she was a really a woman. She lied to the athletic authorities and said she was a man knowing that she is in fact a woman.

Jenner got the courage to tell the truth that she's a woman, and stop living the lie that she's a man. It was difficult because people are not accepting and she knew people would accuse her off having mental health problems and worse. Before expressing her gender identity to the rest of the world, she enjoyed the privileges that came along with being a man.

Rachel got the courage to tell the truth that she's black and stop living the lie that she's Caucasian. Before Rachel had the courage to express her true racial identity, she had white privilege. Rachel can't "go back" to being white anymore than Jenner can "go back" to being a man.

Jenner is a woman, regardless of dress, hairstyle, or inborn physical characteristics. Rachel is an African American person, regardless of dress, hairstyle, or inborn physical characteristics. It's unfortunate that it makes some people uncomfortable for Rachel to express her true identity publically because it doesn't fit their world view.