Reviews tagging 'Racism'

Mediocre: The Dangerous Legacy of White Male America by Ijeoma Oluo

59 reviews

ceciliabereadin's review against another edition

challenging dark informative reflective medium-paced

5.0

I can see myself referencing this for years to come. I’m gonna have to purchase a copy.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Racial slurs and Racism

readandfindout's review against another edition

informative reflective medium-paced

4.5

Style/writing: 4.5 stars
Themes: 4.5 stars
Perspective: 4.5 stars

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Police brutality, Sexism, Racial slurs, Racism, Hate crime, Gun violence, and Mass/school shootings

Moderate: Suicide

leahp87's review against another edition

challenging informative

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Gun violence, Violence, Death, Suicide, Racism, Racial slurs, and Xenophobia

Moderate: Suicide and Violence

bookcasey's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional hopeful informative inspiring reflective tense

5.0

Required reading for anyone in the United States.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Racism, Misogyny, Racial slurs, Violence, War, Xenophobia, Gun violence, Genocide, and Colonisation

Moderate: Cultural appropriation, Suicide attempt, Murder, Islamophobia, Hate crime, Suicide, Suicidal thoughts, Mass/school shootings, and Homophobia

huckleberryrk's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional informative inspiring reflective medium-paced

4.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Racial slurs, Sexism, and Racism

Moderate: Suicide, Xenophobia, and Violence

mscalls's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional informative reflective tense medium-paced

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Misogyny, Racial slurs, Racism, and Mass/school shootings

vonny3492's review against another edition

challenging dark funny informative reflective sad tense medium-paced

4.75

What a frustrating in a good way book... Truly useful in the way it dissects such a crucial problem in what is wrong with white men.

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Sexism, Hate crime, Racism, Sexual harassment, Sexual violence, and Police brutality

mads_jpg's review against another edition

challenging dark informative reflective medium-paced

4.5

An amazing and infuriating read, my only issue is one that I have with most nonfiction books, which is that I wish they took a more international approach rather than just America. But I don't blame the author for that, and if you're gonna pick a country to examine white supremacy, America would be the one...

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Genocide, Death, Sexism, Racism, Misogyny, Colonisation, Gun violence, Mass/school shootings, Police brutality, and Racial slurs

haileybones's review against another edition

challenging informative reflective medium-paced

3.25

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Antisemitism, Child abuse, Gun violence, Hate crime, Injury/Injury detail, Mass/school shootings, Emotional abuse, Racism, Misogyny, and Murder

Moderate: Suicide and Suicidal thoughts

Minor: Mental illness

shadereads's review against another edition

challenging dark informative slow-paced

4.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Hate crime, Racial slurs, Racism, and Death

Moderate: Police brutality and Suicidal thoughts

Minor: Cancer, Mass/school shootings, and Excrement