Would it be ethical if a White woman bases an academic dissertation on the struggles of feminist Women of Color bloggers, profusely quoting them, the comments in their blog(s), the multitude of different put downs they have faced but not once does this academic mention having consent from the people involved to do so? Especially when the person in question (the writer) is trying to build some sort of reputation/ career as a feminist writer herself?
Keep in mind that this is not published in an open blog where all the people involved can engage the text in question but in some obscure academic server.
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