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Is that white supremacist part black?

Discover the shocking results of a white supremacist DNA test revealing 14% African ancestry. What does this mean for identity?

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Goebbels, Nordic superman! Credit:, Bundesarchiv, BildMany of you probably know about Dave Chappelle's black white supremacist sketch (NSFW video!), though fewer are aware of Leo Felton, a white supremacist (ex, after he was outed) with a black father (a less tragic outcome than Dan Burros, the Jewish American Nazi). I know, these sound like they're out of South Park episodes, though the last two are actually not fictional. But now the media is exploding with news that a DNA test has suggested that a notorious white supremacist is 14 percent black. The same one who was recently profiled in The New York Times promoting a separatist racial vision in a small North Dakota town. I'll be honest and admit that I don't think that these results will hold up. (though personally I would think it was rich and very funny if they did, just like everyone else).

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