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In the acclaimed copy writer, director, and legend of the reach documentary The Muslims Are Arriving! comes a memoir in essays about growing up Iranian American in a post-9/11 world and the power of comedy to overcome racism. Negin Farsad is an Iranian American Muslim woman stand-up comedian who thinks she can change the globe through jokes. And yes, sometimes which includes fart jokes. In this particular candid and uproarious publication, Farsad shares her personal activities growing up as the "other" within an American culture that does not have any time for nuance. Actually she longed to be black and/or Mexican at various points of her children - you understand, like normal kids. Right? Right? Writing bluntly and hilariously about the components of race we tend to be too politically correct to discuss, Farsad requires a long, hard look at the iconography that still shapes our principles of "black", "white", and "Muslim" today - and what it means when white culture identifies the culture. Farsad asks quite questions, like, "What does it mean to have a hyphenated identification?", "How can we actually overcome racism, stereotyping, and exclusion?", and "Do Iranians get bunions at a higher rate than other cultural groupings?" (She's asking for a pal.) How to create White People Laugh tackles these questions with wit, humor, and incisive intellect. And on the way, you might just learn something or two about tetherball, Duck Dynasty, and wine slushies.
