Is Rachel Dolezal a sociopath?

[Hammerfest]

Either you think she is or you don't.

I think she is, but not because of what she says she considers her race to be... I think she's a sociopath because she thought she could do it (falsify her race and essentially live a lie) and get away with it. Her disguise, if I can even call it that, isn't very convincing.

[Varabently]

http://www.naturalnews.com/036112_so...influence.html

Sociopath is a specific personality disorder, so I'd be slow to attribute that to someone whom we know so little about. Thinking you can do something and not being able to isn't exactly the hallmark of a sociopath.

[Dsonsion]

Who's Rachel Dolezal?
I don't know if she is, I don't care if she is. I don't even know why the hell she's famous. She's just a boring woman with some strange ideas of herself. Pretty dull character overall.

[Aeluron Lightsong]

I think calling her a sociopath is an extreme conclusion to come to.

[WskyDK]

Perhaps you should figure out what sociopathy entails.

[Karlz0rz]

Stop oppressing her! She identifies as a strong black woman! Misogynist everywhere...

[cubby]

She is bat-shit crazy and trying to cover her actions with ridiculous lies. What's sad is that the NAACP is going to take a hit with this episode, even though they did nothing wrong.

I hope Dolezal ends up in jail.

[Pengalor]

http://www.naturalnews.com/036112_so...influence.html

Sociopath is a specific personality disorder, so I'd be slow to attribute that to someone whom we know so little about. Thinking you can do something and not being able to isn't exactly the hallmark of a sociopath.

"naturalnews"

Pfffffffthahahaha! Come on, at least try to grab a reasonable source.

[teddytous]

She was in the leadership of an organisation dedicated to "ensure the political, educational, social, and economic equality of rights of all persons and to eliminate racial hatred and racial discrimination". She was a public speaker, attended social events, wanted to help with social issues, etc. Sounds like pretty much the antithesis of a sociopath.

She's a very confused person don't get me wrong, from what I've read her actions weren't malicious or of any sort or ill intent that would suggest she had some sort of moral deficit. She was just a confused ass person.

[Independent voter]

I don't think she is. Worst thing she did is lie about her ethnicity.

[Doctor Amadeus]

Unless you are actually a doctor, and you sat down with this woman and actually done a interview, then your opinion is no more than making immature insulting judgments.

[Varabently]

"naturalnews"

Pfffffffthahahaha! Come on, at least try to grab a reasonable source.

Just grabbed the first one from google. Never heard of the site before, so I assumed it was neutral reputation wise. Here's one from psychcentral.com http://psychcentral.com/blog/archive...-vs-sociopath/

[Nachturnal]

Confused? Sure. Sociopath? Don't think you know what that means, nor have the skills to dish out a diagnoses.

[Stormdash]

She's batshit crazy, but she's a batshit crazy product of her age -- her pathology is that it's a happier and more gratifying life to fit in as a perceived victim group and that there's something "wrong" with her actual ethnicity.

[grexly75]

"naturalnews"

Pfffffffthahahaha! Come on, at least try to grab a reasonable source.

Will these do..

http://psychcentral.com/blog/archive...-vs-sociopath/
http://dictionary.reference.com/browse/sociopath
http://www.wikihow.com/Spot-a-Sociopath
https://www.psychologytoday.com/blog...ath-psychopath

Most people would not be able to spot a sociopath to save themselves and those who claim they know everything need to do some actual research and or become a qualified psychologist then people might take others seriously..

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Unless you are actually a doctor, and you sat down with this woman and actually done a interview, then your opinion is no more than making immature insulting judgments.

Exactly what I was thinking that the OP thinks they know everything about a person.. And yes if the OP was a qualified psychologist then they might be taken seriously.. But since the OP is not a qualified psychologist then yes they are insulting the person they are talking about since they have no idea what they are really like..

[Darsithis]

There is really no point to this thread. We've already had threads about her that were closed before. Asking nebulous questions like this just leads to a really crappy thread.