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Michael David Cobb Bowen's avatar

I'm really glad to see this idea grow roots. It's about time. The good news is that at the existential level, I'm sure there are abundant resources available that have been misappropriated by those who haven't had the benefit of thinking through what you're explaining. Just on the face of it, James Weldon Johnson immediately comes to mind. It's all in the title: The Autobiography of an Ex-Colored Man. What's funny is the depth at which such subterfuges can go. People who claim to be passing for white are actually just passing for passing. Just as people passing for black are passing for passing. An Oreo inside of a cue ball and its checkerboards and Dalmatians all the way down.

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Alta Ifland's avatar

Thank you for this great essay! Intelligent and very necessary.

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