You Can't Touch My Hair

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A hilarious and timely essay collection about race, gender, and pop culture from comedy superstar and 2 Dope Queens podcaster Phoebe RobinsonBeing a black woman in America means contending with old prejudices and fresh absurdities every day. Comedian Phoebe Robinson has experienced her fair share over the years: she' s been unceremoniously relegated to the role of "the black friend," as if she is somehow the authority on all things racial; she' s been questioned about her love of U2 and Billy Joel ("isn' t that. . . white people music? "); she' s been called "uppity" for having an opinion in the workplace; she' s been followed around stores by security guards; and yes, people do ask her whether they can touch her hair all. the. time. Now, she' s ready to take these topics to the page-and she' s going to make you laugh as she' s doing it. Using her trademark wit alongside pop-culture references galore, Robinson explores everything from why Lisa Bonet is "Queen. Bae. Jesus," to breaking down the terrible nature of casting calls, to giving her less-than-traditional advice to the future female president, and demanding that the NFL clean up its act, all told in the same conversational voice that launched her podcast, 2 Dope Queens, to the top spot on iTunes. As personal as it is political, You Can' t Touch My Hair examines our cultural climate and skewers our biases with humor and heart, announcing Robinson as a writer on the rise.