Originally posted by NotAllThere
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The UK never had the "one drop rule" so if you look a particular race/ethnic group, regardless of how you self identify strangers have no problem telling you to your face that you are that race/ethnic group.
This guy is the well-known example of it the other way round. Anthony Ekundayo Lennon on being accused of 'passing' as a black man: 'It felt like an assassination' | Race | The Guardian
Also in her case if she tried to claim she was from North Africa, Carribbean or whatever in the UK there are enough people from and descended from those parts of the world who could call her out.
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