How to Make White People Laugh by Negin Farsad Hardcover Book Memoir

How To Make White People Laugh by Negin Farsad Hardcover edition New, unused, some wear on jacket From the acclaimed writer, director, and star of the hit documentary The Muslims are Coming! comes a memoir in essays about growing up Iranian-American in a post-9/11 world and the power of comedy to combat racism. Negin is an Iranian-American-Muslim female stand-up comedian who believes she can change the world through jokes. And yes, sometimes that includes fart jokes. In this candid & uproarious book, Farsad shares her personal experiences growing up as the “other" in an American culture that has no time for nuance. In fact, she longed to be black and/or Mexican at various points of her youth, you know, like normal kids. RIGHT? Writing bluntly & hilariously about the elements of race we are often too politically correct to discuss, Farsad takes a long hard look at the iconography that still shapes our concepts of “black," "white," and "Muslim" today & what it means when white culture defines the culture. Farsad asks the important questions like, What does it mean to have a hyphenated identity? How can we actually combat racism, stereotyping, and exclusion? Do Iranians get bunions at a higher rate than other ethnic groups? (asking for a friend.) How to Make White People Laugh tackles these questions with wit, humor, & incisive intellect. Non Fiction humor funny comedic memoir racism feminism Middle Eastern Muslim Persian Iranian biography social justice race in America