A review by bumblehui
Elite Capture: How the Powerful Took Over Identity Politics by Olúfẹ́mi O. Táíwò

3.5

This could have been condensed into an easier to read essay. It brought up issues to think on but the two that stayed in my mind were that people going along with oppressive systems does not mean they agree. They just want to avoid what the consequence would be to not go along with the system. Cue the Emperor has no clothes story.

The second was that marginalized people are not always the best person to have the mic in the room. Trauma and marginalization does not equal great problem solver.