Justin Wm. Moyer লেবেলটি সহ পোস্টগুলি দেখানো হচ্ছে৷ সকল পোস্ট দেখান
Justin Wm. Moyer লেবেলটি সহ পোস্টগুলি দেখানো হচ্ছে৷ সকল পোস্ট দেখান

১৬ জুন, ২০১৫

The trans-real world of Rachel Dolezal and her memoir-writing, child-abuse-trial-awaiting brother Joshua.

"It was revealed Monday that Dolezal’s older brother Joshua Dolezal is awaiting trial on charges he sexually abused a black child — charges that the Dolezal family, in their own television appearance, implied Rachel Dolezal may have helped orchestrate," reports Justin Wm. Moyer in the Washington Post.
Joshua Dolezal’s troubles could perhaps explain at least one piece of the complicated puzzle behind this saga, the question of why a couple claiming to be Rachel Dolezal’s parents would expose their daughter to such public humiliation and perhaps legal  jeopardy....
The affadavit in support of the arrest warrant has a racial theme: "The family had a subscription to National Geographic magazine... Joshua Dolezal showed [redacted] his collection of photos of topless and naked African women.... Joshua Dolezal was turned on by the black body and was curious about black women sexually."

Joshua Dolezal, an English professor, seems to be a respected writer. He has a memoir published by the University of Iowa Press, "Down from the Mountaintop: From Belief to Belonging." The WaPo reporter extracts material about Rachel from the memoir: