Democratic Primaries
In reply to the discussion: To all those who still want to pound on Warren for her family history that turned out to be legend-- [View all]peggysue2
(10,811 posts)I said when the story first came out that it was much to do about nothing and neatly paralleled my husband's experience--inaccurate family storytelling. He was told that his great grandmother was NA, complete with rich, believable details.
Then came the DNA test.
Zero Native American blood but he scored high (3rd highest on the list) with Neanderthal ancestry. Not nice of me but I laughed and laughed and laughed. Didn't need a blood test to prove that, I said. Then I laughed some more. The joke writes itself!
So, that result was a surprise because we'd all taken the story on faith. Until we couldn't.
Mine, not so much. For someone who was told as a kid that I had the map of Ireland written across my face, the blood work confirmed the description and the family's ancestry narrative. The only mild surprise was someone 6-8 generations back had come from Finland. But that detail never made it into the family's oral history.
I think there are probably thousands of Americans who have been given a passed-down story and believed the generational retellings. Inexpensive DNA testing has turned a lot of these narratives on their heads.
It is what it is. But certainly not earth shaking nor disqualifying.
That being said, Trump has already stated he's planning to reopen this line of attack. It's a head up to Dems: don't take the bait.
primary today, I would vote for: Joe Biden