There are a lot of people of colour who can pass as white. I looked Native as a child, but as an adult there are a lot of people who don't realize I'm Native. I'm concerned about your alleged "interest" in his heritage, because in the end who gives a fuck? This kind of question is irrelevant regardless of whether you see him as benefiting from it somehow or not...because as a Native American I can tell you that there are way more cons to identifying as Native than there are pro's. I know Native people who refuse to deal with the prejudice, racism and stereotypes of being identified as a Native person and actually refuse to get the benefits of it. And having dealt with it my entire life do I blame them? No.
There are a lot of people of colour who can pass as white. I looked Native as a child, but as an adult there are a lot of people who don't realize I'm Native. I'm concerned about your alleged "interest" in his heritage, because in the end who gives a fuck? This kind of question is irrelevant regardless of whether you see him as benefiting from it somehow or not...because as a Native American I can tell you that there are way more cons to identifying as Native than there are pro's. I know Native people who refuse to deal with the prejudice, racism and stereotypes of being identified as a Native person and actually refuse to get the benefits of it. And having dealt with it my entire life do I blame them? No.