You Can't Touch My Hair: And Other Things I Still Have to Explain
A Essays, Nonfiction, Race book. Im sorry, but eeeeeeeww. A woman telling another woman that shes not likable because shes smart is gross. Its a...
A hilarious and affecting essay collection about race, gender, and pop culture from celebrated stand-up comedian and WNYC podcaster Phoebe Robinson.Phoebe Robinson is a stand-up comic, which means that, often, her everyday experiences become points of comedic fodder. And as a black woman in America, she maintains, sometimes you need to have a sense of humor to deal with the absurdity you are handed on the daily. Robinson has experienced her fair share over the years: she's been unceremoniously relegated to the role of "the black friend," as if she is somehow the authority on all things racial; she's been questioned about her love of U2 and Billy Joel ("isn t that . . . white people music?"); she's been called "uppity" for having an opinion in the workplace; she's been followed around stores by security guards; and yes, people do ask her whether they can touch her hair all. the. time. Now, she's ready to take these topics to the page...
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- Pages: 285 pages
- ISBN: 9780143129202 / 143129201
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I mean, freebasing cocaine on the regs will mess up your bank account, cause you to lose your friends, and lead to rehab, but eating comfort food that is terrible for you, will, OK, slowly kill you over many decades, but also like, maybe not? Phoebe Robinson, You Can't Touch My Hair: And Other Things I Still Have to Explain Im sorry, but eeeeeeeww. A woman telling another woman that shes not likable because shes smart is gross. Its a big F-U to all the women who have fought and continue to fight for ladies equality, and furthermore, it continues the cycle of discouraging women from being as well rounded as men are allowed to be. Phoebe Robinson, You Can't Touch My Hair: And Other Things I Still Have to Explain I was told this comment was only a joke. Hell to the no. I dont care how chummy we are, you dont get to be racist in the name of comedy. Theres nothing funny about reducing me to the damaging stereotypes that have stuck around for centuries. Phoebe Robinson, You Can't Touch My Hair: And Other Things I Still Have to Explain
"My driver looked like Villain #4 from the Taken movies, you know, just real Slavic AF" says the author who swears she would make white people rub her legs down with lotion as a greeting if she were queen of a country. Maybe I'm not the right audience for a book that uses hashtags and laughs at its own jokes with an L to the O to the... This was definitely an interesting book. And I have a few thoughts so let me go ahead and lay them out: -Do no be misguided into thinking that this book is solely about hair. It does have sections on hair; however, for the most part this book is definitely more about the experience of black women in America. She also touches on women... Phoebe Robinson is one half of the podcast 2 Dope Queens which is part of a podcast continuum that includes Animatou Sow from Call Your Girlfriend to Heben and Tracy over at Another Round. Theyre all great but, duh, best served aurally. The freewheeling nature of podcast conversations simply dont translate as well on the page. Lingo...
