sensitivity reader

English

Noun

sensitivity reader (plural sensitivity readers)

1. A person who reviews a manuscript and advises on any content that may be culturally problematic.
   • 2016 November 25, Neve Mahoney, “Question your motives when appropriating minority voices”, in Eureka Street‎^[1]:

     Cultural appropriation is a difficult subject to navigate, because in literature appropriation is full of grey areas. Is the minority character a main or side character? Do they feel tokenistic? Is there a sensitivity reader available?

   • 2018 April 27, Alison Flood, “Vetting for stereotypes: meet publishing's 'sensitivity readers'”, in The Guardian‎^[2]:

     Her publisher, Harlequin Teen, sent the book out to two “sensitivity readers”, who vetted the manuscript for stereotypes, biases and problematic language.

   • 2022 October 24, Eve Fairbanks, “Why Wasn’t I Canceled?”, in The Atlantic‎^[3]:

     A white writer, prominent in New York, warned me that my publisher now demanded “at least three sensitivity readers” and that I would not “be allowed” to object to anything these readers wanted to change or delete.

Translations

reviewer

• French: démineur éditorial (fr) m, démineuse éditoriale (fr) f
• German: Sensitivity-Reader m