I’m going to say I’m Native American from now on…
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First, I’m assuming that you know this is definitely the same Connie you grew up with. Assuming that’s the case, say something.
You can’t let someone you know to be white and privileged lie about her background when she’s applying for a job to be a voice for marginalized populations (and presumably taking that job from a candidate who isn’t lying about their background). You can’t ethically say nothing, and it’s likely to harm you professionally if it later comes out that you knew and didn’t speak up.
I’d approach the person on the hiring panel whose judgment you most respect and who’s reasonably senior/influential, and share what you know. Your framing should be, “I’m concerned this will hurt the department when it comes out.” (Not if — when.) That’s not attacking Connie based on race; it’s sharing info about significant misrepresentations she’s made, and the potential for real harm if those lies go unchallenged.
From there, it’s up to them but you’ll have sounded an alarm that you’re uniquely positioned to sound right now.
If it weren’t for black privilege, she would not be pretending to be black.
When society rewards something it gets more of it.
If they reward people for being “black” then miraculously more people will become “black”.
Oh, what a tangled web Dims weave
Note they claim Connie has benefited from white privilege, yet Connie is pretending to be a minority to get a leg up.
A good example of how perverse incentives work.
Shaun King at it again!!!
At the least the individual should recuse herself from the interview process because of the family relationship.
You inform the others on the committee(s) privately and in personal face-to-face about the situation.
Then let them decide. You will have done your due diligence..............
And you are somehow “struggling” with this? You are either a moral upstanding citizen or you are not.
I pray for you to make the only possible correct choice.
This is BS. If the applicant is white and the employee knows it, they have to notify the university. The school can get in trouble for applying for minority grants using a fake minority.
Know all, say nothing. Bide your time, lie in wait. Take her out at your leisure from a direction she never sees coming.
I’d consult Sen. Warren on what to do in this situation.
Or, even maybe that big phoney Barackie O.
Leave it alone.
I’m feeling a little black myself today but I’m mostly, well part, American Indian and that never did me any good either.
Tomorrow I may be a Punjab or something. You just never know these days.
Of course there is the fact that I was born a poor black child.
Since affirmative action is illegal, wrong and unconstitutional, pretending to belong to a privileged group is not morally wrong.
I’d say let her have the job, White people are being discriminated against so It’s a great strategy to play the game as others are doing.
In fact, you should say you are related and ask for that promotion you always wanted, as a person of color.
I say Let it go! Let it go!
What she’s doing is not honorable, but
this is somebody trying to survive financially.
Stay out of that particular hiring process as much as is possible.