Yeah, I haven't read any of Reed's work at all, which was why I'm criticising solely on his criticisms of
The Wire, which don't ring true at all for me.
Sometimes class isn't THE issue.
Hm, I'd argue it is, but whatever. A race issue or a gender issue is 'in general' going to be a
de facto class issue.
That's not to say I don't disagree that in some societies at certain points in history - even at present - 'race is virtually determinative of class'.
