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Originally Posted by Elfwreck
How about :
Not being followed around in stores by security guards,
Not being groped by random strangers on public transit,
Not being accused of terrorism, baby-killing or demon worship for wearing your religious symbols in public.
In a vague attempt to drag the subject back to something resembling books:
Many publishers will only deal with books about non-white characters, non-white cultures, as "special, ethnic" subgenres. |
1 Hmmm... been there, got followed. Think it wass the beard and scooter (has a large rear-of-seat pouch)
2 Been pushed, kicked, shoved, spit on - does that count? Seems NON-mentally disabled who're NOT paralyzed are targets too.
3 No... but I *have* been so accused of same (terrorism) for daring to photograph.
Guess that means my 'privileged' race, sex and religion doesn't translate into protection and favoritism.
Given that I *read* at a voracious rate, my reading crosses so many booundaries that I've never really worried about 'racial' or 'sexual' genres.
Derek