1. I understand why Warren did this politically, but it has to be said that the conflation of DNA with tribal identity (which Trump also does) is a classic case of whites imposing their ideology on cultures that have very different outlooks & practises.https://twitter.com/elizabethforma/status/1051783184390664192 …
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But is she conflating DNA with tribal identity? Is she claiming to belong to a tribe? Or is she only testing the factual question of whether she has one or more Native American ancestors?
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The problem is more that she is fostering that confusion in the public mind.
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Nope. Professor Epps. You are fostering that by making that false accusation.
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What “false accusation?” I criticized her for things she actually did. You may disagree with my conclusion but you cannot point to snyth by false that I said.
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You claim she is fostering 'confusion' : I say you are spreading lies by claiming that.
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“Lies”? Wtf? If you can’t have a civil difference of opinion then get the hell off Twitter.
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