Oluo methodically identifies and explains the structures that create, multiply, and embolden him."- Zora, "If the title of this book makes you uncomfortable, then that means you should probably read it. Your ultra average, angry White man didn't happen by accident. Each case study reveals how well-trodden American tropes of "meritocracy" and "rugged individualism" have served as sneaky myths covering up the real workings of white male supremacist power and oppression, reinforcing the false image of white American men as supermasculine heroes while blaming marginalized groups for their own dispossession and dehumanization."- Bitch, "We all joke about having the confidence of a mediocre White man, but New York Times -bestselling author Ijeoma Oluo breaks down what this really means in her new book. As provocative as it is essential, this book will upend everything you thought you knew about American identity and offers a bold new vision of American greatness. Mediocre investigates the real costs of this phenomenon in order to imagine a new white male identity, one free from racism and sexism.
What happens to a country that tells generation after generation of white men that they deserve power? What happens when success is defined by status over women and people of color, instead of by actual accomplishments? Through the last 150 years of American history - from the post-reconstruction South and the mythic stories of cowboys in the West, to the present-day controversy over NFL protests and the backlash against the rise of women in politics - Ijeoma Oluo exposes the devastating consequences of white male supremacy on women, people of color, and white men themselves. From the author of the #1 New York Times bestseller So You Want to Talk About Race, an "illuminating" ( New York Times Book Review) history of white male identity.
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