Reviews tagging 'Racial slurs'

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

47 reviews

perpetualpages's review against another edition

challenging dark informative reflective slow-paced

4.25

CWs: References to sexual harassment, pedophilia, and sexual violence; discussions of white supremacy, racism, police brutality, hate crimes, and (reported) racial and sexual slurs; explorations of genocide, anti-Indigenous violence, war crimes, and chattel slavery; exploration of misogyny, deportation, xenophobia, Islamophobia, and antisemitism; some descriptions of online harassment, domestic terrorism, suicide, and gun violence

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Misogyny, Racial slurs, Racism, and Xenophobia

Moderate: Gun violence, Hate crime, Slavery, Police brutality, Antisemitism, and Islamophobia

Minor: Sexual violence, Suicide, and Sexual harassment

maxgdy's review against another edition

dark emotional hopeful informative reflective sad medium-paced

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Genocide, Hate crime, Racial slurs, Racism, Rape, Sexism, Slavery, Violence, Xenophobia, Police brutality, Antisemitism, Mass/school shootings, Religious bigotry, Murder, Colonisation, and Classism

habertoes's review against another edition

challenging funny informative reflective tense

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Racial slurs and Racism

mayeeta's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional informative reflective sad

yknow you would think that being black this wouldn’t hurt me because of the ways i was forced to become accustomed to violence against black people from a very young age 
but it still hurt 
i’m glad i read it anyway

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Racial slurs and Racism

traciereads's review against another edition

challenging emotional hopeful informative reflective medium-paced

5.0

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Content Warnings

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

Moderate: Death, Emotional abuse, Gun violence, Mental illness, Misogyny, Sexism, Slavery, Violence, Police brutality, and Murder

Minor: Cursing, Antisemitism, and Islamophobia

hanathemah's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional hopeful informative reflective sad medium-paced

4.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Racial slurs, Racism, and Sexism

Moderate: Suicidal thoughts and Violence

bookiecharm's review against another edition

slow-paced

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Hate crime, Misogyny, Racial slurs, Racism, Slavery, and Police brutality

evaniem's review against another edition

informative reflective fast-paced

4.5

I absolutely loved this book, it was difficult at times because the author does cover some pretty heavy topics, but it was so informative and really shined a light on many ways that racism is ingrained in every aspect of American history, and is continuously upheld today. The author also shares her own personal experiences with racism and xenophobia interspersed within the many facts and historical narratives that she tells throughout the book, keeping the book engaging, and allowing the reader to feel more connected to the topics and issues being discussed. She is an incredible writer and I am so grateful that she has chosen to do the difficult work of educating us on these issues when they are things that she struggles with every day

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Racial slurs and Racism

Moderate: Gun violence, Slavery, Police brutality, Mass/school shootings, and Stalking

Minor: Suicide

emfass's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional informative reflective medium-paced

5.0

Ijeoma Oluo is simply one of the best writers writing today. In both this and So You Want to Talk About Race, she takes very tough and complex issues and makes them accessible. She is thorough and thoughtful and I honestly could have read another 100 pages or more of this book. It was also incredibly impactful to listen to the audiobook and hear Oluo's words in her own voice.

The introduction and conclusion chapters are vibrant and necessary overviews of the violence and harm caused by white male supremacy in the U.S. The chapters in between cover related topics by way of specific stories throughout American history. I deeply appreciated the unpacking of these important moments, and in particular the historic events I've lived through. 

Especially eye-opening to me were:
-the stories of Buffalo Bill and the Bundy brothers (Chapter 1)
-an exploration of Bernie bros (Chapter 2, possibly my favorite section of the book, as it helped put to words so many things I've sensed but didn't know how to say)
-the history of access (or lack thereof) to higher education in the U.S. (Chapter 3)
-the horrific tactics that white people used to try to keep Black people from leaving in the post-Reconstruction South (Chapter 4)
-the "problem" of women in the workforce after World War II (Chapter 5)
-the Squad's political career as women of color in Congress (Chapter 6)
-the racist history of football in the U.S. and the tidal wave of backlash that follows when players (including Colin Kaepernick and Michael Bennett) try to use their voice for change (Chapter 7)

Throughout the book, Oluo also shares many instances of the cruel, unjust, horrifying abuse she has endured as a Black woman writing very visibly about racial, feminist, and social justice issues. She does it not for pity, but I think as firsthand examples of the lengths white men will go to when they feel threatened.

I highly recommend this to everybody.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Genocide, Gun violence, Hate crime, Misogyny, Racial slurs, Racism, Sexism, Slavery, Suicide, Violence, Xenophobia, Police brutality, Mass/school shootings, and Murder

Moderate: Bullying, Sexual assault, Suicidal thoughts, Suicide, Antisemitism, and Islamophobia

Minor: Excrement

ncoletti's review against another edition

challenging informative medium-paced

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Racial slurs and Racism