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CaptYossarian

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12. There are quite a few examples of changing one's identity (other than just a name) in

Reply to irisblue (Original post)

Tue Sep 22, 2020, 10:55 AM

Sep 2020

past media. Movies like Gentlemen's Agreement and a (s)light comedy, Soul Man--along with Watermelon Man (an unintentional change from a white bigot to a Black man) come to mind. There's also the book "Black Like Me".

Most of these examples are older and mostly fictional, so reactions weren't as severe as now.

This also changes Chris Rock's riff about how he's rich and famous, yet none of his white audience members would ever change places with him.

The times--they are a-changin'. Just not the way Bob Dylan intended.

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Second white woman academic passing for AA [View all] irisblue Sep 2020 OP

What the hell is going on? Is it about standing out more and thus more opportunity... brush Sep 2020 #1

It's the only thing I can think of... 2naSalit Sep 2020 #2

It's weird, I know that. Remember the phrase, "once you go black, you never go back"? brush Sep 2020 #4

Yup. 2naSalit Sep 2020 #5

Yes. That's what I think qwlauren35 Sep 2020 #13

Maybe they do this because they love the other culture and are alienated from their own. Beakybird Sep 2020 #3

People identify as other genders, they cant id as other races ? Fullduplexxx Sep 2020 #9

It's "look at me" behavior MaryMagdaline Sep 2020 #6

You're right. That's what it comes down to...scammers and cheats. brush Sep 2020 #7

Their careers are over, I'm not understanding this behavior irisblue Sep 2020 #8

Instead of listening to friends tell me they felt hurt and betrayed, I kept trying to explain lunasun Sep 2020 #10

What next? Name change? Plastic surgery? I predict a new identity as an eskimo. Beakybird Sep 2020 #11

There are quite a few examples of changing one's identity (other than just a name) in CaptYossarian Sep 2020 #12