They’re afraid of white men understanding how their own exploitation works, how they’ve sold themselves out, how they’ve really been screwed over by this system as well. IJEOMA: The powers that be in these systems are not afraid of people of color understanding how exploitation works. But Ijeoma’s work looks at something that is also true - that men, maybe who aren’t wealthy or are single fathers - are exploited under these systems too!

and what it has cost all of us, regardless of race or gender or ethnicity.ĪVERY: There’s this assumption that men are always the beneficiaries of current power structures, from politics to business. It’s important to recognize the reality, the harsh reality that it is. I know this sounds like building this evil image of white men, but I’m talking about whiteness as a structure, white maleness as a structure. But we are looking at 150 to 200 years of history around the creation of violent white male identity in America. And it is somewhat self-explanatory in the title. IJEOMA: My book is Mediocre: A Dangerous Legacy of White Male America.

Here, Oluo introduces her new title and talks about the creation of violent white male identity in America: Oluo is a speaker, journalist, and author of the best seller So You Want to Talk About Race.

Why do white men get so many chances to succeed, while marginalized groups get so few? Is cancel culture really a thing? On this episode of the Cut podcast, host Avery Trufelman speaks with author Ijeoma Oluo about her new book Mediocre: The Dangerous Legacy of White Male America.

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