Can one Legitimately Identify with a Different Race than that of their Biological Birth?
Consider the case of Rachel Dolezal:
A. http://nytimes.com/2015/06/13/us/rachel-dolezal-naacp-president-accused-of-lying-about-her-race.html
B. https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2017/feb/25/rachel-dolezal-not-going-stoop-apologise-grovel
C. http://www.foxnews.com/us/2017/02/26/rachel-dolezal-white-woman-who-identifies-as-black-now-jobless-may-soon-be-homeless.html
D. https://www.bing.com/videos/search?q=rachel+dolezal&FORM=HDRSC3
E. https://www.bing.com/videos/search?q=rachel+dolezal&FORM=HDRSC3
F. https://vimeo.com/217719170
Is Trans-Racial a legitimate concept?
Yes
Side Score: 4
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No
Side Score: 2
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You mean like as a dog, or as a cat, perhaps? We are all human, the species can be traced back to Africa. Identifying as an African, by heritage, is then oddly legitimate for everybody. That's all the same race. To my original thought - we don't give the same rights to dogs, cats, or other animals - nor do we hold them to the same standards - responsibilities. As to anyone's personal life, let them identify as anything they care to - but legally, 'legitimately', we have to treat them as human. Side: No
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