How Not To Get Shot

How Not To Get Shot

Adult satire
"White people are always giving us helpful advice. Those mofos
have been doling out tips to black people since 'I suggest you pick
cotton if you don't like getting whipped.' it seemed crazy to me that
we keep hearing this stuff over and over.
But then I had a moment of clarity. What if they were right?
What if Megyn Kelly was actually onto something?"
A Black person is three times more likely to be shot by a police
officer than a White person. This is as true for well off
professionals as for project dwellers on welfare. In the eyes of law
enforcement race trumps all else.
But what if there was a book that could teach Blacks how not to
join those woeful statistics?
"I'm a comedian, but I'm serious. You know how to baby-proof
your home by putting little things over the outlets? Well this book
is like that. I'm gonna police-shoot-proof black people as much as we
can..."
In his How Not To Get Shot And Other Advice From White People D.
L. Hughley addresses the contentious topic of racism in a genre rarely
utilized for this purpose: satire. Whites are the "arbiters of
knowing everything." We're always more than ready to share our
advice. Only Blacks don't really want to listen to us. So Hughley is
going to filter this advice through the lens of his blackness to make
it more palatable. He discusses how to walk, talk, drive, dress for
inoffensiveness, give children names, get jobs, and so much
more...even how to understand us.
Hughley's ability to bring to life the complexity and
perverseness of racism in an unusual format makes How Not To Get Shot
a good read for all of us.
On a purrrsonal note, I hope you had a good weekend. I did. It
warmed up enough for me to do some outdoor reading both Saturday and
Sunday. My church sent over a Thanksgiving basket with lots of good
food. I thought about giving someone the pumpkin pie because Eugene
doesn't like it. But I do. So I'm going to have it with whipped
cream for a few breakfasts. I got to start working on statistics
assignment 7. I talked on the phone with all my kids. (Jules)
It is grey and drippy outside today. Ooh, I just saw lots of birds
flying. I has heard it's almost time to bring a tree in the house. I
am excited. (Tobago).
A great big shout out goes out to you, our readers, with wishes for a
happy Thanksgiving. It won't be the usual holiday for most of us.
But please don't give into temptation to do all the usual stuff. With
cases skyrocketing, those are statistics you and your loved ones do
not want to join. Enjoy what you can safely. OK? Tobago and I will
be chilling together at home. Reading. Hopefully a zoom meet up with
the kids.
Tobago and Jules Hathaway


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