[mafree]

If she wants to be consistant and consider herself black, (and it is questionable how black she looks)

Not to me. Maybe you've never seen many Blacks.

[jimt]

I think the questions many people are asking are

What difference does it make what color her skin is? and

Why make race an issue at the Oscars?

My wife just recently passed an ESL test (written by Hispanics) that some of her black colleagues did not. The immediate hue and cry ? Racism !

Does EVERYTHING have to be racially based ?

Your comments, particularly, would be appreciated as you've often provided a thoughtful perspective.

[spectre]

Naah..just grew up as an Army brat....had many black kids as friends. We were never taught prejudice.

But If YOU say she looks "black", and that is consistant, I have to bow to your expertise :~)

sw