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Dolezal

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thatbags Fri 12-Jun-15 16:39:39

First, how should one pronounce that?

Second, someone has apparently "misrepresented herself as black". So what? I couldn't establish from what I've read so far why this is deemed to be important.

vampirequeen Sat 13-Jun-15 16:27:25

I wonder if her upbringing has affected her mental health and her adoption of a new persona is part of it. I see she was blonde as a child but maybe her hair etc darkened as she got older. DD2's hair was white blonde when she was little but is now dark brown.

Tegan Sat 13-Jun-15 16:28:38

How curious it all is. Seems to me that it is basically wrong of her to have lied about her colour but she seems to have a greater understanding of a lot of social issues than people that really are 'people of colour'. She probably grew up wanting to be the same colour as her siblings who were [I'm guessing here] chosen for their colour so feels inside that she is black. Her parents soud well weird.