Transracial? Celebrities Who Refuse to Identify With Race

Raven-Symoné, Tiger Woods and more.

Awkward Much? - The media firestorm over Rachel Dolezal this time last year, the white woman who passed herself off as Black for nearly a decade, was epic. The story raised questions of whether people can be "transracial," or adopt a race they weren't born into. Dolezal's case was by far the most extreme, but there have been a number of celebs before her who have made bold assertions about their race. From Jessica Simpson claiming she is Native American to Keyshia Cole's bi-curiousness, here are a few stars who have made us pause with their racial identity. (Photos from left: Amanda Edwards/Getty Images, Mike Ehrmann/Getty Images, Gabriel Olsen/FilmMagic)
Jessica Simpson - America's favorite airhead got into a heap of trouble in 2009 when she called her ex Tony Romo an "Indian giver." Simpson snapped back that her words should not be considered offensive because she herself is Native American...a weak argument anyway, but made even more ridiculous when her people had to release a statement saying she is one-sixteenth Native American. A bit of a stretch, Jess.(Photo: Amanda Edwards/Getty Images)
Tiger Woods - Tiger Woods may be one of the most famous Black athletes in the world, but his ethnic makeup goes way beyond Black and white. The legendary golfer said back in the '90s that said he was "Cablinasian" — Native American, Thai, white and Black, telling Oprah that questions about his race have followed him his whole life. "It does [bother me]. Growing up, I came up with this name. I'm a 'Cablinasian.'"(Photo: Mike Ehrmann/Getty Images)120487819DL009_KARRINE_STEF

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Awkward Much? - The media firestorm over Rachel Dolezal this time last year, the white woman who passed herself off as Black for nearly a decade, was epic. The story raised questions of whether people can be "transracial," or adopt a race they weren't born into. Dolezal's case was by far the most extreme, but there have been a number of celebs before her who have made bold assertions about their race. From Jessica Simpson claiming she is Native American to Keyshia Cole's bi-curiousness, here are a few stars who have made us pause with their racial identity. (Photos from left: Amanda Edwards/Getty Images, Mike Ehrmann/Getty Images, Gabriel Olsen/FilmMagic)

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