The full interview appears below. Note the conflicting statements Dolezal gives in response to Matt Lauer when he asks if she identifies as an African-American, to which she says she prefers the term "black." Lauer then proceeds to show a picture of her when she was 16 with blonde hair and then asks her did she identify as as an African-American at that time. Dolezal said no. But then she proceeds to contradict herself and claim that she identified with the black experience as early as 5 years old when she liked to use brown crayons to color her skin instead of peach ones.
The show tweeted requesting comments on the interview using #OrangeRoom and tweeters were all to happy to share. It appears the majority aren't buying Dolezal's story.
Rachel Dolezal's racial identity is not complex. She is a WHITE WOMAN! PERIOD!#orangeroom
— ROSHARRIS (@ROSHARRIS73) June 16, 2015
#RachelDolezal is a fraud. She is in denial. She is deceptive. She is not a black woman. #OrangeRoom @TODAYshow
— Sophia A. Nelson (@IAmSophiaNelson) June 16, 2015
She said she went from transracial to biracial to African-American. Honey, my blackness is NOT an experiment. #Orangeroom
— Ru-bee Whooo (@glitzAndsass) June 16, 2015
From what I heard on @TODAYshow #RachelDolezal donned the cloak of blackness for a cause...hers not ours. #OrangeRoom
— Candace Wise (@candikt) June 16, 2015
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