Believe me, it is much worse when after every negative interaction, you have to check if it was because you are female, or black or X. White male founders will not have to worry about that additional male tax.
She's receiving equal treatment.
But she's expecting and explicitly asking for preferential treatment based on the her belief that VCs have promised it.
It could be that these VCs were never intending to offer preferential treatment. Or that they meant that they would offer preferential treatment to black members of the Ivy League. Neither of these answers would be surprising.
Oh, but it can. That's kinda one of the points.
> Or that they meant that they would offer preferential treatment to black members of the Ivy League. Neither of these answers would be surprising.
Not surprising but inconsistent with the talk.