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“That too depends on the context. I wrote a whole book about Ibsen, in which I spend many pages discussing Ibsen’s women. But I don’t think I ever declare that I am only talking about white women. But if you are in the US, and you know that you are talking about white women, you should definitely specify it. Americans are extremely conscious about race. If someone only talks about white women without acknowledging it, it is perfectly fine to ask: “Did you look at differences in relation to minority women?” But there is no point in asking someone to define the concept woman in the abstract. The point is to ask whether specific perspectives have been neglected or excluded.”
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