Linda Sarsour: “If I want to say ‘I’m Black,’ I’m Black!”

Sarsour

Quite the chameleon, this one. 

“Sarsour Claims, ‘If I Want To Say I’m Black, I’m Black,’” by Hank Berrien, Daily Wire, September 8, 2017:

Leftist icon Linda Sarsour proved that when it comes to looking to advance her career, she’s as opportunistic as they come, as she can, chameleon-like, simply change the color of her skin at will so she can identify as whatever oppressed group fits her fancy.

There was a time when Sarsour claimed she was white:

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But that apparently wasn’t enough for her to launch her rise among leftists; she had to widen her range:

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Linda Sarsour does it again. “At the end of the day it’s self-identification. I’m Palestinian, if I want to say ‘I’m Black,’ – I’m Black!” https://t.co/zKrxGhIXnk

Sarsour’s here today, gone tomorrow approach to reality is endemic among those on the Left, for whom “self-identification” trumps biological reality (gender theory, anyone?) or the truth about one’s ancestry. The idea for many on the Left is that by identifying with a supposedly-oppressed group one can claim they share that group’s experiences (see, e.g., Rachel Dolezal)….