>
>that's messy. Who is the qualified arbiter equipped to
>determine if somebody is 'lying' about their gender/race
>self-identification

Just as their identity belongs to them....my perception belongs to me. So that makes me the arbiter. If I'm wrong...they still have their identity and I have my wrong perception. I perceive Caitlyn Jenner to be a woman but it needn't HAVE to be that way.




>>I'm not prepared to let everybody define themselves however
>>they want. If Chet Haze insists that I refer to him as a
>>black man....I'm not going to. I know this is a no-no in
>>identity politics discourse but I don't care. I feel fine
>in
>>not having to adhere to a strict principle of tolerance and
>>respect. People lie sometimes.
>
>This is kinda an over-reach to make a point. When has Chet
>Haze ever
>insisted that people refer to him as a black man?
>

Isn't that what we're talking about? A transrace person? Forget I mentioned Chet Haze then. A white dude who says he identifies as a black male.