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I don't think parent commenter was saying it's not a problem, just that it's a pretty universal problem.

• tatterdemalion 10y ago
  The specific social forces at work in creating this author's particular problem are not at all universal, just as the disproportionate use of force by American police against black Americans is not just the universal problem of police brutality, but a specific circumstance in which that problem is made more extreme. Pretending otherwise is morally and factually wrong.
  • qntty 10y ago
    This is spot on.
  • rev_bird 10y ago
    Oh, I agree with you far more than the original comment, I was just trying to clarify because I thought it was an interesting point.
  • macspoofing 10y ago
    >The specific social forces at work in creating this author's particular problem are not at all universal How do you know? Police brutality and disproportionate harassment of black Americans is a well-studied phenomenon. It has also been in the public consciousness, has been the topic of presidential speeches and debates, and was covered extensively by social media and mainstream press. On the other hand, this is the first I hear of some sort of bias against Korean-American women authors writing investigative books. I didn't even know that memoirs are not respectable.