The Insane "Social Justice" Thread pt IV

[OakRiver]

We have a local incident of trans-racial identity: https://www.indystar.com/story/news...st-satchuel-cole-lied-being-black/3486542001/

"Satchuel Cole, a highly visible community leader advocating for racial and social justice in Indiana, has apologized for misleading people about Cole's own race, saying "I have taken up space as a Black person while knowing I am white."

Cole — who uses pronouns they/them — worked with Indy10 Black Lives Matter and Indy SURJ, apologized and admitted lying in a social media post. Cole, who also was active in the LGBTQ community, did not respond to multiple phone messages and emails from IndyStar this week.


"Friends, I need to take accountability for my actions and the harm that I have done. My deception and lies have hurt those I care most about. I have taken up space as a Black person while knowing I am white. I have used Blackness when it was not mine to use. I have asked for support and energy as a Black person. I have caused harm to the city, friends and the work that I held so dear," Cole posted on a Facebook page under the name Satch Paige."

 

[JettaKnight]

That's actually a man, right?


If gender is fluid, why can't race be?

 

[KLB]

Looks like it was assigned female at birth to me.

 

[Doug]

That's actually a man, right?


If gender is fluid, why can't race be?

See post #198.


BTW, there is more genetic difference between genders than between "races."

 

[MCgrease08]

It seems in all of these recent instances of people pretending to be black, once you see their picture it's obvious they are white.

I don't know how anyone could look at this broad and not think, "that's a white lady."

 

[Doug]

Melanin content and other physical characteristics don't matter.
"Race" is a social construct.

 

[Chewie]

We have a local incident of trans-racial identity: https://www.indystar.com/story/news...st-satchuel-cole-lied-being-black/3486542001/

One question, did she use a black sharpie pen to accentuate her eyebrows? Asking for a friend.

 

[OakRiver]

It seems in all of these recent instances of people pretending to be black, once you see their picture it's obvious they are white.

I don't know how anyone could look at this broad and not think, "that's a white lady."

**laughs in Shaun King**

 

[rvb]

That's actually a man, right?


If gender is fluid, why can't race be?

 

[Doug]

That's actually a man, right?


If gender is fluid, why can't race be?

Gender is NOT fluid, "Race" is.

 

[rvb]

If white was the privileged race, wouldn’t people be pretending to be white?

 

[DoggyDaddy]

If white was the privileged race, wouldn’t people be pretending to be white?

They used to call that "passing" when light-skinned blacks tried to "pass" as whites. Now it's more fashionable to "pass" the other way (whites pretending to be black).

It's not unlike the alleged "wage gap". If there truly were a wage gap between men and women, wouldn't all companies want to hire women to the exclusion of men so they could pay them less?

 

[Doug]

They used to call that "passing" when light-skinned blacks tried to "pass" as whites. Now it's more fashionable to "pass" the other way (whites pretending to be black).

It's not unlike the alleged "wage gap". If there truly were a wage gap between men and women, wouldn't all companies want to hire women to the exclusion of men so they could pay them less?

You are using "logic" which is a feature of White Privilege. Analytic thought is rejected by many in favor of feelings.

 

[HoughMade]

If white was the privileged race, wouldn’t people be pretending to be white?

Do you want to be privileged, or cool? You can't have both.

Well, actually, you can, but....

 

[Leadeye]

As time goes by I wonder what's left that people won't do to be on social media. It was different back when people wanted to be on tv as there were limited spots and people had to do really crazy or entertaining things to be seen. Now it's like filling cable channels.

 

[ChristianPatriot]

If white was the privileged race, wouldn’t people be pretending to be white?

See Wayne Brady

 

[rvb]

See Wayne Brady

from who’s line is it anyway?
youll have to give me more to go on. ...

 

[JettaKnight]

[video=youtube;Hx1zx8M3XQg]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Hx1zx8M3XQg[/video]

 

[rvb]

Ok, thought there was some drama I missed with him pretending to be white or something....
he’s a funny dude

 

[Phase2]

Slate: We’re Raising Our Daughter Gender-Neutral, but She Only Wants Pink Dresses

Sadly, this is a real story. A 3yr old girl wants to wear pink dresses and her parents are distressed.