Limits to the Left’s Subjectivism? (Rachel Dolezal)

American Spectator ^ | George Neumayr

[RoosterRedux]

The Rachel Dolezal story has put the Left in an awkward spot. An obviously white woman who has long presented herself to the world as black, Dolezal is testing the Left’s commitment to its own radical subjectivism.

Frustrated by comparisons of Dolezal to the transgenderism they embrace, many liberals have declared the two cases completely different. But they have failed to show one, at least not a substantial philosophical difference. In both cases, a human being seeks to erase an immutable trait in order to assert a “self-definition” that exists in the mind, not the body.

If humans have a right to define the “authentic self” without regard to their given human nature, why should that right be restricted to one fixed trait but not all of them? The Left has no answer to this question. All it can do is flail and argue that being transgender is somehow morally better than being transracial because the former is more trendy and societally approved.

It is odd to hear the same people who a few weeks ago were arguing that the right to self-definition trumps all considerations now laying down conditions for it. Apparently Dolezal can’t claim “transracial” status because not enough people have “experienced” the condition and not enough doctors have recognized it as real. Dolezal could point out that these were some of the same objections raised at the beginning of the transgender movement.

[matt1234]

Once the Free Sh!t Army realizes that Dolezal can spread the gravy to EVERYONE, they will seek to destroy her.
Ironic that her last name can phonetically be "Doles All."

[yefragetuwrabrumuy]

So Jeb Bush is actually Mexican?

Importantly, his wife is Mexican, and a peculiar trait of Hispanics is that they almost never marry a Hispanic from a different country. Ergo, if Jeb Bush “identifies” as a Hispanic, he is a Mexican, not a Cuban.

[Kickass Conservative]

Now we have the newest Revelation, the Sex Tape.

When asked about it, She blamed her Ex Husband for forcing het to do Sex Acts in front of the Camera.

Either she is channeling Linda Lovelace or she is taking the Cracker way out and blaming the Black Man for her troubles.

Obama’s fantasy Son set me up.

[gov_bean_ counter]

LOL!!!

[Oatka]

When a Black man or woman self-identifies as a dignified, civilized, well-spoken Black person, they not only get White privilege, they also get Affirmative Action.

I may be mis-reading your intent, but my observations have been just the opposite. They are labeled "Uncle Toms" and vilified for "Actin' White" when in reality, they were successful on their own (the professional victim segment and their plantation owners can't stand that).

[Oatka]

Maybe a better example is checking black on a college grant for African-Americans.

Then there's the classic tale of a white college kid who, in applying for a grant, checked the "Native American" box. When a skeptical proctor asked "What tribe", he replied "SoSueMe". He got the grant.