Sigrid Johnson Was Black. A DNA Test Said She Wasn’t
This is an interesting piece from the angle of wondering how we construct our identities and what happens when those constructed identities turn out to be based on &quot;facts&quot; that aren&#x27;t actually true. Such lines of inquiry have potential to break down barriers by proving the degree to which they are psychological fabrications.<p>This is an uncomfortable idea for most people. They want to think things like race are objective facts. Learning that racial identity can be a construct based on social messaging that is largely or wholly unrelated to actual DNA evidence calls into question the very basis for much of the racism in the US today.