Mediocre : the dangerous legacy of white male America

Oluo, Ijeoma, author.

First edition.

Book

New York : Seal Press, 2020.

©2020

vii, 318 pages ; 25 cm

A history of American white male identity by the author of "So You Want to Talk About Race" imagines a merit-based, non-discriminating model while exposing the actual costs of successes defined by racial and sexual dominance.

Men, White -- United States.

Male domination (Social structure) -- United States -- History.

Privilege (Social psychology) -- United States -- History.

United States -- Race relations -- History.

Introduction: Works according to design -- Cowboys and patriots : how the West was won -- For your benefit, in our image : the centering of white men in social justice movements -- The Ivy League and the tax eaters : white men's assault on higher education -- We have far too many Negroes : white America's bitter dependency on people of color -- Fire the women : the convenient use and abuse of women in the workplace -- Socialists and quota queens : when women of color challenge the political status quo -- Go fucking play : football and the fear of black men -- Conclusion: Can white manhood be more than this?

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