Canada has its own dangerous legacy of colonialism and racism and is also a white supremacist state. Now, I am Canadian, so I am slightly outside the target audience for this book. The United States has always privileged the feelings of white people over the lives of non-white people. America has not been great, especially for Black people and people of colour. In this way, Oluo demolishes the myth so often sold by white men to each other-the idea that it is possible to make American great again. This is a history lesson, one that establishes how today’s racism exists atop a foundation of racism from centuries prior. But soon the picture emerged: each chapter began with the white supremacy of the past, from which Oluo draws a line into th white supremacy of the present. But if you go into it with an open mind, the history that Oluo outlines demonstrates incontrovertibly the hostility that the United States has shown and continues to show Black people and people of colour.Īt first, I wasn’t sure what Oluo was doing. I’m sure many people will dismiss this book as an attack on white people. In this book, Oluo explains how white supremacy (particularly in the United States) creates a culture of mediocrity in which white men receive the message that they deserve greatness, even if they haven’t actually done all that much. In her first book, Oluo outlines all the ways that white people can move past ignorance and fragility to have authentic dialogue about race and racism. Publisher Seal Press made it happen! Medicore: The Dangerous Legacy of White Male America is a formidable follow-up to So You Want to Talk About Race. When I heard Ijeoma Oluo had written another book, there was no question in my mind that I would run, not walk, to NetGalley to request it.
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