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First, she was the wunderkind of tech—the girl genius who socked it to the boys in Silicon Valley with her revolutionary medical invention.
Now, facing federal criminal charges for allegedly doing just that—faking it—Holmes has a new incarnation: victim of the patriarchy. Which brings me to what really intrigues me: Holmes as an avatar of White female privilege. While women in general have a hard time getting funding in tech, for minority women—Black women in particular—the odds are ridiculous. Black women, she says, face constant questions and seldom get funding for their potential.
Were they all dazzled by her brilliance? Besotted with her charm? Or did Holmes remind them of a daughter who needed nurturing? Put another way: Could a young woman of color assume the role of daughter to so many White men the way Holmes did? Even more fascinating to me is how gender and race will be playing out in the trial phase of the Holmes saga.
Attorney in New Jersey. Already, it seems Holmes is polishing her damsel in distress act.
So far, though, everyone in court, including Holmes and the judge, are masked. To contact the reporter on this story: Vivia Chen in New York at vchen bloombergindustry.
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