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Author Ramsey, Franchesca, 1983- author.

Title Well, that escalated quickly : memoirs and mistakes of an accidental activist / Franchesca Ramsey.

Publication Info. New York : Grand Central Publishing, 2018.
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 Berlin-Peck Memorial Library - Non Fiction  BIOGRAPHY—Ramsey, Franchesca    Check Shelf
 Colchester, Cragin Memorial Library - Adult Department  BIOGRAPHY RAMSEY, FRANCHESCA    Check Shelf
 East Hartford, Raymond Library - Adult Department  B RAMSEY FRANCHESCA R    Check Shelf
 Newington, Lucy Robbins Welles Library - Adult Department  B RAMSEY, F.    Check Shelf
 Southington Library - Adult  B RAMSEY    Check Shelf
Description viii, 244 pages ; 24 cm
Contents Introduction: Girl walks into the comments section -- Famous in four hours -- Black-lash -- My reign as YouTube's callout queen -- Between a Loc and a hard place: the Chescalocs story -- Lessons from going public, part 1: If you can't stand the heat, get out of the spotlight -- Lessons from going public, part 2: Objects on social media are not s close as they appear -- Guess who's coming to dinner? (It's Lena Dunham.) -- Stop hating ans start studying -- Activist Lent -- Unfriended -- Last name basis -- Eulogies for cringeworthy comments -- Self-care is not selling out (unless it is) -- Conclusion: Activism is like long division--you have to show your work -- Franchesca's simple explanations of not-so-simple concepts.
Summary "In this sharp, funny, and incredibly timely collection of personal essays, veteran video blogger and star of MTV's Decoded, Franchesca Ramsey explores race, identity, online activism, and the downfall of real communication in the age of Twitter rants and call-out wars"-- Provided by publisher.
Subject Ramsey, Franchesca, 1983-
YouTube (Electronic resource) -- Biography.
YouTube (Electronic resource.)
Television personalities -- United States -- Biography.
Bloggers -- United States -- Biography.
BIOGRAPHY & AUTOBIOGRAPHY / Entertainment & Performing Arts.
BIOGRAPHY & AUTOBIOGRAPHY / Personal Memoirs.
BIOGRAPHY & AUTOBIOGRAPHY / Women.
Genre/Form Autobiographies.
ISBN 9781538761038 (hardback)
1538761033
9781478999911 (audio download)
1478999918 (audio download)
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