Second white woman academic passing for AA [View all]

https://www.blackenterprise.com/white-professor-resigns-from-university-of-wisconsin-madison-after-lying-about-being-black/

snip-"In an essay published on Medium.com entitled, “A First Step,” CV Vitolo-Haddad confessed to pretending to be Black and/or Latinx and announced her resignation using the pen name See Vee Vitolo-Haddad. According to reports, she is actually Italian."


snip-"“I know it will take a long time to remedy this damage. I don’t know how to begin repairing things yet, but I want to recognize the hurt. I am taking some time to reflect so I can offer a real apology. I know it will take time for many of you to be willing to redress this.”

snip-"Vitolo-Haddad wrote a follow-up titled “A Second Step” to try to take more responsibility and to apologize for her reaction to other people’s reactions:"


In this article & there is more at source...

Link to tweet

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From CV Vitolo-Haddad

Source-https://medium.com/@cvvitolo/a-first-step-da38275071e1


snip-"In an essay published on Medium.com entitled, “A First Step,” CV Vitolo-Haddad confessed to pretending to be Black and/or Latinx and announced her resignation using the pen name See Vee Vitolo-Haddad. According to reports, she is actually Italian. "


more at that source


And she has posted

"A Second Step"

https://medium.com/@cvvitolo/a-second-step-9fe0c6511ff3


snip-"EDIT 9/11: My parents have conflicting stories. This is all very overwhelming, to find so much out like this on the heels of an anonymous article questioning the very foundations of my life. I have no idea what to believe and the public nature of this has left me scrambling and confused. I am deeply sorry for how this is playing out. I have no idea what to believe anymore, but I am dedicated to figuring out the truth for myself and those around me.
What I know is that I am Southern Italian/Sicilian. In trying to make sense of my experiences with race, I grossly misstepped. I went along with however people saw me. I over-identified with unreliable and unproven family history and latched onto anything I remembered growing up. All of those actions were deeply misguided and have caused an incredible amount of hurt for the Madison community, those I organize with, and everyone who has been exposed to this public reckoning. It was my choice and error to identify any differently."


snip-"Second, I want to apologize for my reaction to the article. Instead of listening to friends tell me they felt hurt and betrayed, I kept trying to explain myself and why it had happened. I am incredibly sorry for that. I should have given an unconditional apology from the start."


more at that article


I am honestly not understanding these behaviors.