I don't get it, don't you raise your hand and get picked usually? How is it their fault they got picked

Let's look at this from a different perspective, "Our Black members failed to consider the ways their behavior excluded the chances for the non-Black people, and non-Black women especially, to ask questions to Dr. Davis, and they are extremely regretful for their decision to speak."

I wonder how that would go over.

What in the name of all that's holy is "white-passing" man?

The Goddess Writes:

How Infantilizing Is This?!

You shouldn't ask those questions, Amy. Too many people see that as a challenge.

What in the name of all that's holy is "white-passing" man?

It's a person who appears white (could "pass for white," hence "white-passing") while not truly being fully white. Example: Matthew Lawrence Vitale, a UCR student who had his Make America Great Again hat stolen by Edith Macias, is half-Nicaraguan. When he pointed this out to the thief, she insisted that he looks white. Hence, despite being half-Latino, he is a "white-passing man."

What in the name of all that's holy is "white-passing" man?
Jay

That is a mildly incoherent way to say person who passes for white.

Wait, is black an acceptable term for them again? African American, persons of color, I get whiplash if I try to keep track.

So I'm just gonna call that imbecilic apology racist and ignore it.

So two "non-black" members, including a white-passing member and an Asian vice president, asked questions during an event?

If they're not allowed to participate in events why were they allowed membership? And why did they want it? And how did one of these non-black members, who is not allowed to participate in events, get to be a vice president of the organization?

"White-passing?" So, this fella was African-American, just not dark enough to participate in the organization's events? There's a brown paper bag test for membership participation? That seems pretty racist.

Reminds me of an episode of a short-lived television show, Frank's Place, wherein Frank is invited to join an exclusive black men's club in an effort to integrate it. Frank is darker-skinned and cannot pass the brown paper bag test unofficially required for membership. He is, however, a "Brown" man - a graduate of and one-time professor at Brown University. He declines the offer of membership saying, "I refuse to the be the only black man in a black man's club."

Also, was this guy really "white-passing?" Was he pretending to be white? Or was he simply a light-skinned African-American the organization decided to denigrate as insufficiently black?

Also, was this guy really "white-passing?" Was he pretending to be white? Or was he simply a light-skinned African-American the organization decided to denigrate as insufficiently black?

Conan the Grammarian at February 10, 2019 7:10 AM

I think he was insufficiently female.

So we are going to go full segregation? Will it be made into a law? sheesh

All I can say is:

What. The hell?

"There's a brown paper bag test for membership participation?"

Hey, y'know, one drop.

In New Orleans/ Deep South vernacular I am an octoroon, one of my Great Grandparents was Black, My hillbilly and Mexican sides have become dominate in my looks, so while in the 60s, in Arkansas, I was still socially required to enter the rear of the store because they knew my family. I look very Guero. Hence a white passing man