Reviews tagging Xenophobia
Mediocre: The Dangerous Legacy of White Male America, by Ijeoma Oluo
17 reviews
leahp87's review against another edition
5.0
Graphic: Gun violence, Violence, Death, Suicide, Racism, Racial slurs, and Xenophobia
Moderate: Suicide and Violence
bookcasey's review against another edition
5.0
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
4.75
Graphic: Racial slurs, Sexism, and Racism
Moderate: Suicide, Xenophobia, and Violence
perpetualpages's review against another edition
4.25
Graphic: Racial slurs, Racism, Xenophobia, and Misogyny
Moderate: Islamophobia, Antisemitism, Gun violence, Police brutality, Slavery, and Hate crime
Minor: Sexual harassment, Sexual violence, and Suicide
maxgdy's review against another edition
5.0
Graphic: Death, Police brutality, Antisemitism, Hate crime, Slavery, Violence, Murder, Racism, Rape, Racial slurs, Sexism, Colonisation, Mass/school shootings, Classism, Genocide, Religious bigotry, and Xenophobia
rachrreads's review against another edition
3.5
I learned quite a bit through all these stories/essays though, so that really helped the rating.
Graphic: Antisemitism, Colonisation, Genocide, Gun violence, Hate crime, Islamophobia, Mass/school shootings, Misogyny, Police brutality, Racism, Slavery, Suicide, Violence, and Xenophobia
junefish's review against another edition
4.0
Graphic: Police brutality and Racism
Moderate: Ableism and Colonisation
Minor: Cultural appropriation, Xenophobia, and Antisemitism
aqtbenz's review against another edition
5.0
Graphic: Racism, Sexism, Slavery, Suicidal thoughts, Police brutality, Murder, Hate crime, Gun violence, Death, Antisemitism, and Xenophobia
emfass's review against another edition
5.0
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.
Graphic: Death, Xenophobia, Violence, Suicide, Slavery, Sexism, Racism, Racial slurs, Police brutality, Murder, Misogyny, Mass/school shootings, Gun violence, Hate crime, and Genocide
Moderate: Antisemitism, Bullying, Sexual assault, Islamophobia, Suicidal thoughts, and Suicide
Minor: Excrement
sidbookreviews's review against another edition
5.0
Graphic: Gun violence, Mass/school shootings, Misogyny, Racism, Racial slurs, Police brutality, Hate crime, Mental illness, Sexism, Xenophobia, Violence, and Suicidal thoughts
Moderate: Sexual assault, Antisemitism, and Death