Activist who allegedly faked her racial identity quits her day job

A woman who had converted to Islam had been doing a Rachel Dolezal and lying for years about her ethnic identify, but it finally caught up to her. She claimed to be a woman of color but it turns out that she is not a member of an oppressed racial minority, and is therefore not entitled to intersectional creds. Putting it simply, she's White and the only intersectional creds she has earned is her gender.  

The woman, Raquel Saraswati, 39, has resigned from her position as senior inclusion officer of a social justice group in Philadelphia.

“Raquel Saraswati, who is facing public allegations that she misrepresented her background and past associations, has informed us of her intention to separate from the organization,” American Friends Service Committee (AFSC) rep Layne Mullett told USA Today.

Saraswati was born Rachel Elizabeth Seidel but changed her name and religion and was the chief equity, inclusion and cultural officer of the activist group that fights “violence, inequality and oppression.”

Saraswati was outed by The Intercept for posing as a Latina, South Asian and of Arab descent. Her mother, Carole Perone, told The Intercept that Rachel is really German, British and Italian descent and has no idea why her White daughter claims to be someone she is not.

“I call her Rachel. I don’t know why she’s doing what she’s doing,” Perone said. “I’m as white as the driven snow and so is she.”

Ironically, Rachel is gay and converted to Islam, which is quite intolerant of gay and lesbian practices. In fact, if she was living in an Islamic country such as Saudi Arabia, she might be severely punished if caught 'lesbianing.'

Mullett told USA Today in an email that AFSC supports Saraswati and described her decision to leave the outfit as “difficult” and “deeply personal.”

And likely, highly embarrassing.

Saraswati, who appears to have deleted or locked most of her social media accounts, told the Daily Beast that she wanted “to maintain discretion” regarding her employment, but did not say that she was highly embarrassed over being caught as a liar.

“I have carried out my work at AFSC with integrity and sincere commitment, moving forward many aspects of organizational culture,” she lied. 

“I will be handling this phase of my relationship with AFSC with the same level of thoughtfulness, [lack of veracity] and care as I did [other] important matters,” Saraswati said.

“I am currently taking the time I need both with loved ones as well as with professional counsel to ensure that the doors are soon closed on this,” she added.

Last week, AFSC human resources official Oskar Pierre Castro, who hired Saraswati for her diversity leadership role, said he felt “conned” and deceived” by the revelations, because he was.

He believed she was a “queer, Muslim, multiethnic woman” because that’s what she said she was.

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Another woman "pulls a Rachel Dolezal" Arab, South Asian Style

Here we go again as another White woman has put on the protective cloak of victimhood and claimed to be an Arab, South Asian woman is spite of her being "as white as the driven snow," and that new white-white paint that was recently invented to keep homes cool in the hot summer sun.

Rachel Elizabeth Seidel, who changed her name to Raquel Evita Saraswati, 39, is the senior inclusion officer of a Philadelphia-based social justice warrior group. She has been lying about her Caucasianacity for years because it's better to be any other color but white, The Intercept reported.

The Muslim activist, who has access to files of the progressive Quaker group’s workers and volunteers, has claimed for years to be of Latin, South Asian and Arab descent.

Raquel's madre, Carole Perone, said that her incredibly White daughter is of British, German and Italian descent.

“I call her Rachel. I don’t know why she’s doing what she’s doing,” Perone told The Intercept. “I’m as white as the driven snow and so is she.”

But with the new racism across the country, being White can be hazardous to one's career and even one's health in certain 'hoods.'

Mama Perone added: “I’m German and British, and her father was Calabrese Italian. She’s chosen to live a lie, and I find that very, very sad.”

Perone said her daughter converted to Islam in high school and for some reason felt compelled to present a different ethnic identity, not unlike women who have their breasts removed and genitals mutilated and claim to be a woman.

The mother shared with The Intercept photos that show Saraswati with a far lighter complexion when she was a child, as well as her Ancestry.com profile. She asked the outlet not to publish the images because that would be like showing photos of Rear Admiral Rachel Levine prior to him calling himself a woman.

What is with all these Rachel's?

Another family member, who asked not to be identified [so as to avoid the LGBTQ+1 community from protesting in front of their home at 3 am because they have nothing else to make themselves feel important] confirmed to The Intercept that Saraswati is White.

Oskar Pierre Castro, a human resources official who helped AFSC hire Saraswati, was told she was a “queer, Muslim, multiethnic woman,” according to the news outlet. 

Being in the "victim class" can get you the jobs, guys.

“In my mind it was, ‘Great, a person of color, a queer person of color, who happens to be a Muslim, it’s a woman, all these things, and someone who seemed to get it,” Castrol told The Intercept.

“I definitely feel conned. … I feel deceived,” he added.

Evidently, "Raquel" is unaware of how the Muslim community views "queer" folk.

If only she also had a physical deformity, or some kind of handicap, like perhaps being a midget, that would be icing on the Halal cake.

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