"Do Claims of 'Erasure' Taint a New Book on Leftover Women Beyond Repair?"

Added April 1, 2018 at 9:57 am

Having read both books, as it seems nobody else with a clear opinion on this matter has, it's safe to say that Lake's book doesn't base any of its content on Fincher's. They aren't about the same topic, despite what the titles may indicate. I wonder who is getting sleepless nights over these accusations, and also who is erasing whom? I also wonder whether or not we're to assume that a single person owns the topic of "Chinese women", of which there are 670 million? If there's a shred of evidence that Lake's work draws from Fincher's in anyway, it'd be nice to see, before any accusations are hurdled. THAT would be fair. Otherwise, it's clearly LAKE being abused here, and not the other way around. As for the accusation of " erasure of women of color", common sense might indicate that a book based on hundreds of interviews with Chinese women, and which cites numerous resources written by people of color, does not attempt to erase or silence women of color. If you followed the Twitter atta