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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]I’m not sure if this has been addressed already, but as an AA, I’m somewhat insulted that Mrs. Loving apparently did not identify as AA and instead considered herself Native American.
https://www.google.com/amp/amp.timeinc.net/time/4362508/loving-v-virginia-personas
https://michaelleroyoberg.com/current-events/the-loving-decision-and-the-concealed-history-of-virginias-native-peoples/[/quote]

And a Native American would probably be insulted if she had chosen to identify as AA.  Many of us are a blend of multiple backgrounds - at some point it becomes impractical to identify as all of them and you choose.  Maybe someone identifies with a particular part of their background more because of closer family connections and relationships with relatives from that part of their background.  Or maybe someone feels a particular group, like native americans, gets even less attention in the general conversation or advocacy and, sharing geneology, would like to speak up particularly for them over another group.

Be insulted, if you see it as about African Americans and your personal perspective.  I suspect Mrs. Loving had a number of challenges and was going to be on the losing end no matter what decisions or statements she made.[/quote]

DP.  Are you kidding about Native Americans would have been offended if she had said she was AA.  Clearly you have no undrstanding of history.  The one drop rule and clear thinking at the time that blacks were basically subhuman made it very unlikely that any Native American would feel that way.  Throughout this countries history there have been African Americans who have been able to "pass" and received more acceptance from whites, and instead of using that to teach whites that they are no different than any other black person and thereby help to diminish negative stereotypes, they played into the being different than other blacks narrative.  I think that's what the pp is referring to.  Loving basically tried to distance herself from being black to try to gain certain advantages for herself.  I'm not sure what there is to celebrate about her.  I applaud the judges/justices who had the courage to say barring interracial marriage was wrong.  [/quote]

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