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Native Identity, Actual Identity, Reality

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Native Identity, Actual Identity, Reality Being older myself, I can wholeheartedly identify with Dutchman Mr. Emile Ratelband who “actually” identifies as 49 years old instead of his “actual” 69 years of age. He’s quoted as saying, "we live in a time when you can change your name and change your gender. Why can't I decide my own age?” (BBC News, 2018). I can certainly understand this sentiment and in a sense, I truly agree with it however is it possible to identify with a younger age to be young at heart? Frank Sinatra sang about this idea in his song, “ Young At Heart ” and the lyrics about the young not being “narrow of mind” as a benefit of youth (TheKillerC94, 2012). Perhaps it’s youth that is driving the idea to not be “narrow of mind”. If we shouldn’t be narrow of mind, then doesn’t it make sense to being ok with, or accepting of, not only Emile’s legal assertion but also Rachel Dolezal’s sense of herself? You may recall Rachel is a white woman who acknowledged eventua