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“Over the years of existing in this space and working in this space, one thing I’ve recognized is what White men get mad at has very little to do with what you actually do. It has to do with the space.”
That’s a quote by New York Times bestselling author Ijeoma Oluo, whose new book Mediocre: The Dangerous Legacy of White Male America is likely to become the talk of the nation. In an interview with ZORA magazine, Oluo discussed her new book and about why we all should seriously study the rise of average White men. She also discussed reactions to her works — which include the bestselling So You Want To Talk About Race? White men get angry because she takes up space, she says.
You take up the attention. You’re getting the things. I’ve been shocked over the years of what has brought them to my door ’cause it has never been the things that I thought. I tweet about Cracker Barrel, and suddenly I’ve got thousands of hate letters. I can write an article titled “White People Always Let You Down”… crickets, no one cares.
