Reviews tagging 'Classism'

You'll Never Believe What Happened to Lacey: Crazy Stories about Racism by Lacey Lamar, Amber Ruffin

6 reviews

bookishmillennial's review

challenging funny informative reflective fast-paced

disclaimer: I don’t really give starred reviews. I hope my reviews provide enough information to let you know if a book is for you or not. Find me here: https://linktr.ee/bookishmillennial 

I really think this is required reading for people who like to spout off ignorantly that we are a “post racial” society 🫠

Amber and Lacey so graciously share mostly stories from Lacey’s lived experience as a Black woman in North Omaha, Nebraska, ranging from childhood stories to the present! I listened to the audiobook and felt like I was chatting with friends, so I highly recommend that. However, there are some photos they include in the digital or physical copy that are probably worth looking through when they reference those! 

I think it’s important to commiserate and lament on shit that has happened to you and like they said, naming it what it is (racist) and speaking up about these encounters is important and needed. Black joy is absolutely important and needs to be centered more (and the story where their mom tells all of the schoolteachers that the chubby crayons are indeed Lacey’s was EXTREMELY satisfying), but we can’t let everything slip into oblivion and ignorance when it comes to the way racism still operates in this country. It is not a thing of the past, and it cannot be confronted if we do not speak up. I appreciate Lacey and Amber so much for writing this book, and I will continue to read whatever they write or go to any live shows if they ever have them! 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Gaslighting, Cursing, Cultural appropriation, Misogyny, Religious bigotry, Racial slurs, Classism, Toxic friendship, Racism, Slavery, and Police brutality

franklola's review

funny sad medium-paced

4.0

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Gaslighting, Bullying, Gun violence, Police brutality, Racial slurs, Classism, Cultural appropriation, and Racism

greatexpectations77's review against another edition

challenging funny informative lighthearted fast-paced

4.75

I sped right through this audiobook and then had to check out the digital version, so I could see the pictures! This is a really great read and an important resource for white people who don't understand the microaggressions that they might be committing every day. Also - def listen to the audiobook for Amber's version of "Reflection" from Mulan about her sleepy daddy lol

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Racism and Racial slurs

Moderate: Religious bigotry, Bullying, Classism, and Cultural appropriation

Minor: Medical content and Hate crime

mysterymom40's review against another edition

emotional funny hopeful informative reflective fast-paced

3.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Racism

Moderate: Stalking, Cultural appropriation, Classism, Toxic relationship, and Gaslighting

foreverinastory's review against another edition

funny reflective fast-paced

5.0

This was equal parts hilarious and horrifying. Everyone needs to read this to see just how pervasive and draining racism is. My mouth definitely dropped open at the sheer nerve of some of the white people in this book. They were the worst!! Mostly though, these stories did not surprise me. I was really glad to see how Amber and Lacey turned it into comedy and were able to laugh about it.

CWs: Racism, racial slurs, bullying, police brutality, child abuse, cultural appropriation, xenophobia, gaslighting, sexism, misogynoir, stalking, cursing, religious bigotry, classism. Moderate: gun violence, emotional abuse, hate crime, mentions and jokes about slavery, medical content (medicalized racism), grief, colonisation. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Racism, Racial slurs, Bullying, Police brutality, Xenophobia, Sexism, Classism, Cultural appropriation, Child abuse, Gaslighting, Misogyny, Stalking, Cursing, and Religious bigotry

Moderate: Slavery, Grief, Gun violence, Hate crime, Medical content, Colonisation, and Emotional abuse

kelleykamanda's review

emotional funny informative fast-paced

5.0

What a great book. Both dark and funny, I’d recommend it everyone. It obviously was painful to read at times but the stories were truly informative and important to take note of. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Cultural appropriation, Racism, Racial slurs, Gaslighting, Sexism, and Classism