A review by eandrews80
Mediocre: The Dangerous Legacy of White Male America by Ijeoma Oluo

challenging dark emotional informative reflective sad slow-paced

4.5

This is excellent, which is no surprise given the author. Combining research, keen observation, and some personal stories, Oluo grimly explains how America is built to uphold white male supremacy.  With examples ranging from the Wild West to the workplace to the NFL, she pulls back the curtain on the history and systems that keep the rest of us in our place -- and sometimes hurt white men, too.  The chapter on football is especially good, as is the brief but powerful conclusion.