It's obviously not common, but it's pretty obvious that biological ethnicity and ethnic identity are easily separated. Look at all of the people with like .5% Irish or German or whatever blood that see that label as their whole identity...
From a biological perspective, "race" and "ethnicity" don't exist. There is more genetic variation within racially defined groups than there is between them. "Race" is a relatively recent (i.e., 300-400 year old) social construct rooted in specific historical processes of European colonialism and capitalist expansion achieved through the use of slave labor. So, no, someone can't be one biological race and identify as another because biological race doesn't exist.
Before the idea of biological race emerged, most Europeans believed that environment altered people's appearance--thus explaining why peasant farmers were a darker color than rich aristocrats. Appearance was seen as plastic and something that could easily change in a person's lifetime. English colonists believed that Native Americans were white, but dyed their skin or darkened because of their environment; some speculated that they rubbed walnuts on their skin to turn it "tawny." John Smith wrote that adult Chesapeake Indians were "of a colour browne . . . but they are borne white.” (1608)
So yeah, biological race not only doesn't exist, it's a very recent concept!
I'm crying laughing at these. But I have to ask, what the fuck IS in the Danish Butter Cookie tin? #whitegirl
Well, my mom kept all my hair ties and barrettes and those things with the two marble looking pieces at the end, what are those called? Anyways, she kept all those in one of these. And the jar of hair grease.
We called them baubles growing up. Probably the wrong word, but it worked anyway.
Well, my mom kept all my hair ties and barrettes and those things with the two marble looking pieces at the end, what are those called? Anyways, she kept all those in one of these. And the jar of hair grease.
We called them baubles growing up. Probably the wrong word, but it worked anyway.
80s kid pigtails for the win!
We called them knockers because if you turned your head too fast they'd knock you out.
Well, my mom kept all my hair ties and barrettes and those things with the two marble looking pieces at the end, what are those called? Anyways, she kept all those in one of these. And the jar of hair grease.
We called them baubles growing up. Probably the wrong word, but it worked anyway.
Howard gives diversity scholarships to non-black students so I wouldn't assume they were misled and that's why they admitted/funded her.
My husband attended a predominantly black school run by Harlem Hospital. He got a diversity scholarship for being the only white student. He didn't apply for it, or even know it existed. He showed up white (and bonus diversity, he's Jewish) and they gave him diversity money.