I could not resist this Read Now on NetGalley after finishing Oluo's book So You Want to Talk About Race. Thank you to NetGalley, Seal Press and Ijeoma Oluo for the advanced reader copy. All opinions expressed in this review are mine.

In Mediocre, Ijeoma Oluo dives into white male supremacy in America in the last century. Oluo covers various topics from social justice movements to sports. Describing how mediocre white men feel entitled to power and frustrated when that power is not granted to them. The book discusses the violent masculinity that is still found to define what it means to be a man. The book also shows how everyone, including white men, is disadvantaged by white male supremacy. Mediocre white men are giving opportunities for which women and people of colour have to excel in all aspects, leading to mediocre leadership in most if not all areas. I hope a systematic change will come showing men that it is okay to be kind and that truly the best people get the job. Until then, read Mediocre to learn how we got here.

Chapters:
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?