The World Record Book of Racist Stories
Ratings10
Average rating4.5
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Ratings10
Average rating4.5
From the New York Times bestselling authors of You'll Never Believe What Happened to Lacey, comedian Amber Ruffin and her sister Lacey, a new collection of hilarious, intergenerational anecdotes full of absurd detail about everyday experiences of racism. Families may not always see eye to eye; we get on each other's nerves, have different perspectives and lives--especially when we consider how we've grown up in different generations. But for the Ruffin family and many others, there has been one constant that connects them: racism hasn't gone anywhere. From her raucous musical numbers to turning upsetting news into laughs as the host of The Amber Ruffin Show or in her Late Night with Seth Meyers segments, Amber is no stranger to finding the funny wherever she looks. With equal parts heart and humor, she and her sister Lacey Lamar shared some of the eye-opening and outrageous experiences Lacey had faced in Nebraska in their first book. Now, the dynamic duo makes it clear--Lacey isn't the only one in the family with ridiculous encounters to share! Amber and Lacey have many more uproarious stories, both from their own lives and the entire Ruffin family. Recounting the wildest tales of racism from their parents, their siblings, and Amber's nieces and nephews, this intergenerational look at ludicrous (but all too believable) everyday racism as experienced across age, gender, and appearance will have you gasping with shock and laughter in turn. Validating for anyone who has first-hand experience, and revealing for anyone who doesn't, Amber and Lacey's next book helps us all find the absurdity in the pervasive frustrations of racism. Illuminating and packed with love and laughter, this is a must-read for just about everyone.
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I haven't read these sisters' first book but I have enjoyed watching Amber's show and wanted to check this book out when it came onto my radar.
And I know this is funny. The whole book is satirical yes, but it is also the truth and it's just hilarious as well as despairing to read about the numerous big and small racist experiences these sisters, their families and friends have been through. It's a harsh reality that we may be able to process through making fun of it but the reality is still horrific. And the worst part is I'm sure they'll be able to write more books because looking at the way things are going, I don't see how they'll run out of racist stories to tell.
Great book to have a laugh at first glance but definitely leaves you with a lot to think about.
Not a memoir in the truest sense, but it is a collection of true stories (memories), most of which come from their own experiences and those of family members and friends. This made me laugh, wince, and shake my head at white people. I have been curious about Black peoples' hair but instead of burdening a Black person I remembered that Google is free.
I think I missed out on the bonus PDF images, but so glad to hear their singing and excellent delivery, also one of them laughed during a segment but I think that made it all the more authentic.
I laughed out loud when she said she could hear the woman's Karen haircut.
I listened to it TWICE in a row. Uh weirdly enjoyable, sadly relatable.
