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Mediocre: The Dangerous Legacy of White Male America by Ijeoma Oluo
60 reviews
sidbookreviews's review against another edition
5.0
Graphic: Gun violence, Hate crime, Mental illness, Misogyny, Racial slurs, Racism, Sexism, Suicidal thoughts, Violence, Xenophobia, Police brutality, and Mass/school shootings
Moderate: Death, Sexual assault, and Antisemitism
hannahollihan's review against another edition
5.0
Moderate: Gun violence, Hate crime, Misogyny, Racial slurs, Racism, Rape, Self harm, Sexism, Suicidal thoughts, Suicide, Violence, Xenophobia, Police brutality, and Mass/school shootings
michellegm15's review against another edition
5.0
This book has also definitely given me a lot of education about white male supremacy. I learned a lot of history I either hadn't been taught or hadn't been shown from the angle of white male supremacy. It makes a STRONG case that white male supremacy is what America was built on and that it has wreaked havoc, violence, and oppression on too many people (including, in some ways, white men themselves) for far too long and that we need to work toward dismantling it rather than putting our efforts toward gaining closer proximity from it. White men, generally speaking, need to learn to develop a sense of identity based on healthier ideals. I also felt both schooled as a white person and validated as a woman. I hope a lot of people read this book. It really needed to be written, and it was incredibly brave of the author to write it AND to give it the title it has. To push against white male supremacy while it works tirelessly to punish her and her family for her work is courageous. I'm grateful she put this out into the world!
Moderate: Bullying, Gun violence, Hate crime, Racial slurs, Racism, Sexism, Sexual violence, Violence, Police brutality, and Antisemitism
shelbo's review against another edition
5.0
Graphic: Racial slurs, Racism, and Sexism
Minor: Gun violence, Hate crime, Misogyny, Suicide, Xenophobia, Police brutality, and Mass/school shootings
vvoman_of_darkness's review against another edition
5.0
Graphic: Death, Gun violence, Hate crime, Homophobia, Misogyny, Physical abuse, Racial slurs, Racism, Sexism, Sexual assault, Sexual violence, Slavery, Suicidal thoughts, Violence, Xenophobia, Police brutality, Antisemitism, Islamophobia, Mass/school shootings, Religious bigotry, and Murder
stephsz's review against another edition
4.5
Graphic: Racism
Moderate: Sexism, Xenophobia, Police brutality, and Mass/school shootings
magicalrealem's review against another edition
5.0
Graphic: Racism
Moderate: Gun violence, Hate crime, Misogyny, Racial slurs, Sexism, Violence, Police brutality, Antisemitism, and Mass/school shootings
Minor: Sexual assault, Suicidal thoughts, and Suicide
hellalibrary's review against another edition
5.0
Ijeoma Oluo goes *deep* into the history of the white male in USA.
I took my time with this one. I was actually reading this when the Super Bowl happened - there’s a chapter about Football and the Super Bowl! And then I was still reading this when Framing Britney Spears came out - there’s a chapter called Fire the Women: The Convenient Use and Abuse of Women in the Workplace. So - yea, it was a rage-filled couple of weeks.
Similar to how Stamped blew my mind with all of the *real* history I ended up learning, I learned A LOT from this book.
From Cowboys to Bernie Sanders to the Ivy League, Oluo gives us a history lesson and ties it to the modern world where white male supremacy is still upheld. It’s truly no wonder why the Insurrection happened on January 6th.
White men in society have always and continue to be the priority in this country by all of us, regardless of race or gender. But, Oluo says, we can break free. “We must start making better and more informed choices - with our votes, our wallets, our media, our societal expectations. [...] We have to not only believe that we deserve better; we have to have faith that we can do better. And we have to start now.”
Moderate: Racism
leekaufman's review against another edition
4.5
Graphic: Racial slurs, Racism, and Sexism
Moderate: Gun violence, Sexual violence, Suicide, and Violence
ehmannky's review against another edition
5.0
Graphic: Racism and Sexism