![]() ![]() His presidency is merely, as she writes, “the predictable product of centuries of cultural, political, and economic conditioning.” But she’s quick to point out her book is not about Donald Trump. presidents here, particularly the current one. “Mediocrity at the head of our government can have disastrous consequences, especially in the violent ways in which we're willing to uphold it.” ![]() Particularly when “we’re willing to violently support the idea that people of no special talent deserve to run everything,” Oluo said during a recent phone interview. ![]() ![]() Her central thesis: Our society revolves around the preservation of white male power - skill or talent be damned. Because, Oluo says, looking under the hood is the only way to finally fix the engine. Where So You Want to Talk About Race was more of a practical introduction to racism and ways to talk about it, Mediocre presents a diagnostic of racism (and sexism) in America. Now, Oluo is releasing a second book, Mediocre: The Dangerous Legacy of White Male America (Dec. ![]()
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