Mediocre: The Dangerous Legacy of White Male America

Mediocre: The Dangerous Legacy of White Male America

• Author's Previous Success: From the author of the #1 New York Times bestseller So You Want to Talk About Race
• Comprehensive Cultural History: Wide-ranging in the cultural history it provides
• Engaging Call to Action: Conversational call to action
• Powerful Impact: Searing
• Reimagined American Greatness: Redefines the idea of American greatness
• Thorough and Personal: This well-researched, yet highly personal, tome
• Historical Perspective: This historical look at white male mediocrity in America
• Seamless Blend of Past and Present: Deftly weaving past and present
• Clear and Relatable: Oluo is clear and approachable
• Intelligent and Accessible: Erudite yet accessible
• Rooted in Research and Personal Experience: Grounded in careful research as well as Oluo's personal experiences of racism and misogyny
• Interdependence of Identities: Oluo makes the case that whiteness and masculinity are powerful yet also dependent on the identities that they oppress
• Historical Connections: Oluo draws clear lines from the mythmaking of 'Buffalo Bill' Cody
• Exposing and Challenging Mediocrity: Oluo masterfully diagnoses the pervasive plague of white mediocrity. Mediocre serves as a call to action for every person, regardless of race or gender, to actively resist white male mediocrity's hold