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Re:Rival weightlifter speaks out on transgender Hubbard's Ol... by throw0101a on Wednesday June 23, 2021 @06:53AM (#27603014)
> I couldn't decide to be a Native American without meeting some external criteria around my birth and life.

For the record, people have self-identified as being Black:

* https://www.nbcnews.com/think/opinion/jessica-krug-rachel-do...

* https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2017/feb/25/rachel-dolez...

* https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rachel_Dolezal

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Re:Rival weightlifter speaks out on transgender Hubbard's Ol... by bitlax on Wednesday June 23, 2021 @07:45AM (#27603315)
But that's the point. Rachel Dolezal is a grifter and a laughingstock, not a black person.
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