Analysis shows how gender inequalities affect Polish readers' perception of a crime series, suggesting nuanced language impacts understanding.
In this article, the sociocultural situation of the Polish readers of a popular crime series by Karin Wahlberg is contrasted with the situation of readers in Western countries. It is argued that a presentation of generic masculine words in the former setting as merely reflexive of gender inequalities that exist may prevent the Polish readers from homing in on what seems to be a message contained in the original, i.e. the capability of language to construe inequality and not just reflect it.
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