Phoebe Robinson: You can't touch my hair and other things I still have to explain (2016)
285 pages
English language
Published Sept. 8, 2016
A hilarious and affecting essay collection about race, gender, and pop culture from celebrated stand-up comedian and WNYC podcaster Phoebe Robinson.
Being a Black woman in American means contending with old prejudices and fresh absurdities. Robinson uses her trademark wit to explore examine our cultural climate and skewer our biases with humor and heart.
Audiobook read by Robinson really turned up the effectiveness for me. Her train of thought writing style and analogies landed for me more than an 75% of the time, and I mostly feel that 25% is my own to fill in. In particular, the race essays were my favorite. The pop culture essays are also, of course, on point.
As hilarious as a book that spotlights race issues can be. I'm adding this to my list of required reading for white people who want to wake up.
