mediocre the dangerous legacy of white male america

Though Oluo finds President Donald Trump's racist rhetoric abhorrent and problematic, she doesn't spare his political opponents. There are white-male biases on both sides of the political aisle Here are some of the important points we took away from Oluo's new book: Slavery and backlash to the Great Migration the takeover of indigenous lands and genocide of Native Americans modern-day politics across the political spectrum higher education's racist roots and continuing struggle to deal with racism and her own experiences with internet trolls, including the endangerment of her son, are just some of the examples the author of USA TODAY best-seller 'So You Want to Talk About Race' (2018) invokes in the well-researched, yet highly personal, tome that shines a spotlight on modern-day racism and white supremacy.Īnti-racism books: Experts suggest these must-read titles for adults and kids

Oluo isn't insinuating all white men are mediocre: 'What I'm saying is that white male mediocrity is a baseline, the dominant narrative, and that everything in our society is centered around preserving white male power regardless of while male skill or talent.' The book's title hearkens back to a plea by writer Sarah Hagi in 2015: 'Lord, give me the confidence of a mediocre white man.' The words from author Ijeoma Oluo in her new book, 'Mediocre: The Dangerous Legacy of White Male America,' out now, succinctly sum up the problems with a society that values white maleness above all others. 'White male mediocrity seems to impact every aspect of our lives, and yet it only seems to be people who aren't white men who recognize the imbalance.'

Mediocre the dangerous legacy of white male america