Which lady are you referring to?
Kerry didn’t know her dad wasn’t her dad- she just discovered this recently and wrote about it in her book. Her parents said they used a sperm donor.
This Hispanic actress stated that she just found out she was part Black and that the man who raised her isn’t her dad. I was wondering if he knew and was going along with the lie for the mother’s sake, or if the mother was cheating and he didn’t know that the actress wasn’t his biological daughter?
What was I referring to in regards to what?
Kerry didn't know, I'm saying it's highly unlikely her stepfather didn't know. Not after 46 years. Back then it was a lot easier/common for a woman to hook up with someone and within a month latch on to someone else. I don't think paternity testing was in the consciousness like that, nor sperm donors...nor knowledge on the men's side to count gestational weeks.
We have to remember in the 70s 2nd wave feminism was
just taking it's hold, most women before 25-30 were married/cohabitating with 2+ kids by then, there wasn't a big demand for sperm donors like later. And men were still in the dark regarding pregnancy. My youngest uncle was born in '71 and out of 6 kids that was the only birthday my grandfather was
allowed in the room for. A lot of men just knew when her belly got big enough be ready.
For this Hispanic actress, I'd have to see her mother and stepfather to discern how plausible it would be for him to not know/believe she was his. Another poster says she was "passing for white" and that's not feasible with her complexion and features.
at that "athleticism" line
