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Interviewee Patrick R. Grzanka has been the subject of a number of controversies, and in 2021 was criticized for supporting a fellow professor who had fantasized about "killing white people", an incident which was covered in The Washington Post. What Is A Woman was Grzanka's first feature film appearance.