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Mediocre: The Dangerous Legacy of White Male America by Ijeoma Oluo
37 reviews
ireneb2006's review against another edition
4.0
Graphic: Homophobia, Racial slurs, Racism, Sexism, Transphobia, and Sexual harassment
Moderate: Police brutality, War, and Classism
bayleereads's review against another edition
5.0
Simply a phenomenal book. I think it should be a required reading for high school or college students in political science courses. But, of course they wouldn't do that, because it's "biased." Can something really be biased though, if it's backed up with immense research and facts? White male supremacy in America is harming pretty much everyone and our country isn't doing a damn thing about it.
Graphic: Gun violence, Hate crime, Racial slurs, Racism, Sexism, Suicide, Police brutality, and Antisemitism
catapocalypse's review against another edition
5.0
Oluo touches on things like "Muscular Christianity" and its role in subjugating minority populations as well as creating the sport of American Football. She follows the messy path from the end of slavery to the Great Migration to struggles with integration (in neighborhoods, universities, the workplace, etc.) to the modern bitterness still retained by working class white men. She examines America's complicated relationship with women in the workplace. She even points out that it permeates all areas of society and politics, not just the white South or the GOP.
Ultimately she demonstrates how white male supremacy only survives on the oppression of everyone else, and yet still fails even many white men quite often.
Graphic: Racial slurs and Racism
Moderate: Genocide, Gun violence, Sexism, Suicidal thoughts, and Police brutality
Minor: Mass/school shootings
perpetualpages's review against another edition
4.25
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
4.0
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
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: Genocide, Gun violence, Hate crime, Misogyny, Racism, Slavery, Suicide, Violence, Xenophobia, Police brutality, Antisemitism, Islamophobia, Mass/school shootings, and Colonisation
junefish's review against another edition
4.0
Graphic: Racism and Police brutality
Moderate: Ableism and Colonisation
Minor: Xenophobia, Antisemitism, and Cultural appropriation
traciereads's review against another edition
5.0
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
bookiecharm's review against another edition
4.0
Graphic: Hate crime, Misogyny, Racial slurs, Racism, Slavery, and Police brutality
aqtbenz's review against another edition
5.0
Graphic: Death, Gun violence, Hate crime, Racism, Sexism, Slavery, Suicidal thoughts, Xenophobia, Police brutality, Antisemitism, and Murder