Oluo uses the examples of hate crimes, domestic abuse, microaggressions, and lack of political representation to further debunk the false idea that Asian Americans are “model minorities” who don’t face systemic oppression in U.S. society. Here, Oluo illustrates how ignoring intersectional differences has a tangible human cost: it can literally kill people. Overall, Oluo thinks that the U.S. is a society set up to privilege rich white men at the expense of others—meaning that anybody who falls outside that category is at risk.