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You can't touch my hair : and other things I still have to explain / Phoebe Robinson.

by Robinson, Phoebe.

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Robinson, Phoebe.

Women comedians, Black -- Biography.

Women comedians -- United States -- Biography

Comedians, Black -- United States -- Biography.

Television comedy writers -- United States -- Biography.

Women comedians -- Biography.

9780143129202 (pbk.)

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You cannot touch my hair : and other things I still have to explain

xxxii, 285 pages : illustrations ; 21 cm.

Introduction -- From Little Rock Nine to nappy hair, don't care in eighteen & half-ish years -- A brief history of black hair in film, TV, music, & media -- My nine favorite not-so-guilty pleasures -- Welcome to being black -- Dear future female president: my list of demands -- How to avoid being the black friend -- Uppity -- Casting calls for people of color that were not written by people of color -- The angry black woman myth -- People, places, & things that need to do better -- Letters to Olivia.

"A hilarious and timely essay collection about race, gender, and pop culture from upcoming comedy superstar and 2 Dope Queens podcaster Phoebe Robinson. Being a black woman in America means contending with old prejudices and fresh absurdities every day. Phoebe 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 - and she's going to make you laugh as she's doing it. Robinson explores everything from why Lisa Bonet is "Queen. Bae. Jesus," to breaking down the terrible nature of casting calls, to giving her less-than-traditional advice to the future female president, and demanding that the NFL clean up its act, all told in the same conversational voice that launched her podcast, 2 Dope Queens, to the top spot on iTunes. She examines our cultural climate and skewers our biases with humor and heart. Phoebe Robinson is a stand-up comedian, writer, and actress. She has appeared on NBC’s Late Night with Seth Meyers and Last Call with Carson Daly and Comedy Central's Broad City. Robinson's writing has been featured in The Village Voice and on Glamour.com, TheDailyBeast.com, VanityFair.com, Vulture.com, and NYTimes.com. She is the creator and costar of the podcast 2 Dope Queens as well as the host of the new podcast Sooo Many White Guys. Robinson lives and performs stand-up in Brooklyn, NY, and you can read her weekly musings about race, gender, and pop culture on her blog, Blaria.com (aka Black Daria)."--Provided by publisher.

American wit and humor.

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