That seems like a really weird reference, was she talked about recently somewhere?
Edit: Like it seems they did a Britney on her…
The law at the time required full-blooded Indians, black adults, and children who were citizens of Indian Territory with significant property and money to be assigned “well-respected” white guardians.[15]Thus, as soon as Sarah began to receive this windfall, there was pressure to change her guardianship from her parents to a local white resident and family acquaintance named T.J. (or J.T.) Porter.
Nope, just a story that occupies a lot of brain space because of how disturbing it is to me. Especially this part:
As news of Rector’s wealth spread worldwide, she received requests for loans, money gifts, and marriage proposals, though she was only 11 years old. Due to her wealth, in 1913, the Oklahoma Legislature made an effort to have her declared an honorary white, allowing her the benefits of elevated social standing, such as riding in a first-class car on the trains.
I know they were different times, but this is dripping with so much racism that I could totally see us backsliding towards in a decade or so if some people wanted to try hard enough.
That seems like a really weird reference, was she talked about recently somewhere?
Edit: Like it seems they did a Britney on her…
Nope, just a story that occupies a lot of brain space because of how disturbing it is to me. Especially this part:
I know they were different times, but this is dripping with so much racism that I could totally see us backsliding towards in a decade or so if some people wanted to try hard enough.