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> What baffled me was that in the opening paragraphs she felt the need to point out that the powerful men were white. Exactly my thought. The moment I read tha
by spdionis 9y ago
> What baffled me was that in the opening paragraphs she felt the need to point out that the powerful men were white.
Exactly my thought. The moment I read that word I stopped being neutral towards the article and started considering it as "shit talking".
If you're writing about sexism there is really no reason to point out the men involved were white.
It sounds like "Look at those privileged nasty men!!! And they harrassed me!" instead of "These nasty men harrased me!".
- peripitea 9y agoSexual harassment and power structures are intertwined. That's part of what this whole story is about. If they weren't so powerful, it would be much harder for them to get away with this, and they would probably be less likely to do it in the first place. Their whiteness is a part of their power. It's not the only, and maybe not even the primary reason for their power, but it's certainly relevant.