| Edition |
First 37 Ink/Atria Books hardcover edition. |
| Description |
149 pages : illustrations (some color) ; 20 cm |
| Note |
"Inspired by the major motion picture"--Cover. |
| Summary |
"Right out of college, Justin Simien wrote a screenplay about the nuanced experiences of four black students on a predominantly white college campus ... Channeling the sensibility of the film into this book, Simien will keep you laughing with his humorous observations if you haven't seen the satiric film, [including quizzes to determine whether you've become the Token Black Friend]"--Amazon.com. |
| Contents |
Start here -- Black myth busters: post-racism -- Please stop touching my hair -- Microaggressions -- Please stop insisting that you're "practically black" -- The n-word: a decision tree -- Black myth busters: welfare -- Reality TV is the new blackface -- Guide to mistrelsy in reality TV -- Should you wear blackface? a decision tree -- The minimum requirement of black friends needed to not seem racist has been raised to two -- Tokens -- Who's black? -- We don't know why Kanye West did that -- Are you post-racist? -- Here's the thing about Michael Jackson -- Black myth busters: dancing -- Why does the white version do better? -- Black myth busters: sports -- There are shades of black -- The paper bag test -- Black myth busters: affirmative action -- So you've decided to "go black" and not come back -- Black myth busters: giant penises -- Why you can't have a Dear Black People or a white history month. |
| Subject |
White people -- United States -- Humor.
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Race awareness -- Humor.
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| Added Author |
O'Phelan, Ian, 1982- illustrator.
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| ISBN |
9781476798097 (hardback) |
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1476798095 (hardback) |
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9781476798103 ebook |
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1476798109 ebook |
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