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I'm frankly surprised that some of the black posters here have no issues with what this woman did. While her work as an advocate for civil rights and racial equality is admirable, don't you think her misrepresentations about her race take away from her credibility? I've seen a lot of posts on social media from black posters who find it insulting that a white woman thinks she can fully understand and appreciate the plight of blacks in this country simply by representing herself to be a black person too.
That's probably why. Some blacks probably feel that even though she's misrepresenting herself, she's probably done a whole lot of good in doing so, and that there's some actual blacks who may not have done nearly as much even though they are in good enough position to.
I also don't see how people wouldn't be able to compare these two instances. It's not exact 100%, but it's not that hard to get.