Spokane NAACP President, not actually black?

[Vandal]

So this is happening in my town. I'm surprised WickedWillis hadn't beat me to the punch on this. Our local NAACP president is being called out by local media and her own biological parents for actually being caucasian. She has claimed to be a multi-time hate crime victim in the area but now is having to defend herself against many telling the media she is actually white. All 3 of our local news stations are running the story and it's trending higher on Twitter than the NBA Finals.

It began a few months back when she claimed to have gotten hate mail the NAACP post office box but the stamp hadn't been cancelled, there was no barcode on the envelope and detectives learned the only way that letter could have gotten in there was if someone with a key put it in the PO box. Detectives ruled out USPS employees as part of their investigation.

You guys think there is anything to it or have the media and her parents just gone off the deep end chasing the story?

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[AKDoug]

She looks "blacker" than the chair of the Congressional Black Caucus.. http://www.dems.gov/wp-content/uploa...ieldG-NC1D.jpgButterfieldG-NC1D.jpg

[Sensei]

She looks "blacker" than the chair of the Congressional Black Caucus.. http://www.dems.gov/wp-content/uploa...ieldG-NC1D.jpgButterfieldG-NC1D.jpg

And blacker than Chief Sitting Bull...Attachment 33690

[Moose-Knuckle]

She is about as black as Barry Soetoro (aka Barack Obama) . . .

[FromMyColdDeadHand]

If you can decide to be a woman, why not be black?

[Moose-Knuckle]

This poor misunderstood woman is simply "identifying" as African-American and the bigoted media need to accept this and lay off the hate speech already!

I hope someone somewhere nominates her for a bravery award.

[Vandal]

She can share Bruce Jenner's ESPY.

[FromMyColdDeadHand]

She can share Bruce Jenner's ESPY.

She can have it, he's getting rid of it...

[SomeOtherGuy]

Trans-racial, awesome.

If you read the stories you start to wonder where the line is between identifying with a group and deceiving yourself into thinking you are part of the group.

None of which would matter if there wasn't an active political lobby and left-wing support system for people who are (or claim to be) a certain color or ancestry.

The "before" photo is about as white as white gets.

[soulezoo]

Trans-racial, awesome.

If you read the stories you start to wonder where the line is between identifying with a group and deceiving yourself into thinking you are part of the group.

None of which would matter if there wasn't an active political lobby and left-wing support system for people who are (or claim to be) a certain color or ancestry.

The "before" photo is about as white as white gets.

Wasn't Elizabeth Warren, Senator from Massachusetts the first Trans-racial woman (claims of being Native American in order to take advantage of minority status)?