Racial Identity and Reassignment: How would you feel about it?
Inspired by an earlier post and subsequent discussion, I'm curious to know what you think.
We're all familiar with gender reassignment. What if someone white identified as black, or if someone Asian identified as Caucasian?
Imagine: Procedures and surgeries are available to change skin colour and facial features to transform a person of one race to look like the race with which they identify. Human rights laws will be put in place to protect people in this community.
How do you feel?
Is this any different from someone born male wanting to transition to female?
Caveat: For those claiming there is no such thing as race, as we are all part of the human race - we all get that. Please answer the question, or go answer another one entitled "I don't see colour."
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Feel free to reply to any comment by clicking the "Reply" button.Why would we really be concerned? Michael Jackson did it quite successfully. Best of luck to them is my stance.
Geoffrey51
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July 12, 2018
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MJ was black, identified as black, but had a skin condition, vitiligo (spelling?), which he was uncomfortable about and died his skin for conformity. His nose is the result of a freak accident.
There is a lot of credible info on how terrible MJs life was. But he didn’t try to be “white”.
I think he faced a lot of scrutiny for it, actually.
He finally resorted to "confessing" he had a skin condition that turned his skin white.
Hmm...
@Athena yes, troubled soul our Michael. I suppose Freudians could have fun arguing that he did it as an attempt to distance himself from his father.
@Geoffrey51
That could absolutely be possible.
It's lovely weather, just get a tan, much easier ?
SimonCyrene
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July 12, 2018
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Apparently Facebook’s algorithms have decided I am African American due to my cultural likes and political leanings and I’m not bothered by that at all. My actual ancestry is a combination of seafaring cultures and I dig that as well, the only surprise being that I have some Spanish or Portueguese DNA in me instead of Native American. I don’t know if I’d do any reassignment now. I seem to have accepted who I am finally. Had I been asked this question thirty or more years ago I would probably have sought reassignment.
Snedge
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July 12, 2018
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I’m not at all bothered by people who would choose reassignment either.
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