https://www.thedailybeast.com/now-board-member-accused-of-posing-as-woman-of-color-to-boost-re-election-chancesNOW Board Member Accused of Claiming to Be Woman of Color to Boost Re-Election ChancesThis year’s board elections at the National Organization for Women were already poised to be tense: Allegations of racism at the highest levels of the feminist group have infuriated its membership and pitted current board members against one another. Now, the election is threatening to be completely upended by allegations that a candidate is claiming to be a woman of color in order to boost her election prospects.
NOW members told The Daily Beast they were shocked when BJ Star, a current board member, identified herself as Asian-American in campaign materials. Star, born Barbara Bencsik, had never identified herself as such in previous campaigns, and lists herself as white in voter registrations dating back to 1984. Multiple members said Star had not identified herself as a woman of color in past conversations about race or attended special meetings designed for women of color in NOW.
Ummmmm, yeah. I see lots of East Asian people every work day. Her eye shape and her "honker" are not East Asian!
