I'm judging you : the do-better manual / Luvvie Ajayi.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Ajayi Jones, Luvvie, author.

Contributor:

Joanna Banks Collection of African American Books (University of Pennsylvania)

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Conduct of life--Humor.

Conduct of life.

Genre:

Humor.

Penn Provenance:

Banks, Joanna (donor) (Banks Collection copy)

Physical Description:

viii pages, 2 unnumbered pages, 241 pages, 5 unnumbered pages : illustrations ; 22 cm

Edition:

First edition.

Other Title:

I am judging you

Place of Publication:

New York : Henry Holt and Company, 2016.

Summary:

In Luvvie Ajayi's deeply perceptive debut collection of essays, the hugely popular blogger at AwesomelyLuvvie.eom uses her characteristic humor and insight to inspire us to good behavior, one side-eye at a time. Essay by essay, Luvvie presents lessons on life, culture, social media, and fame. From the importance of your favorite reality TV hot messes to serious discussions of race and media representation, Luvvie will be there throwing shade and malting you better for it. Sharp, funny, and irresistible in its observations, I'm Judging You is a road map for bringing some much needed "act right" into our lives, social media, and popular culture. It is the Do-Better Manual. Book jacket.

Contents:

Introduction: New rules for a new world

Part I: LIFE. Gosh, you're the worst ; Why must you suck at friendship? ; When baehood goes bad ; Under the knife ; Weight a minute ; Don't be a pigpen

Part II: CULTURE. Racism is for assholes ; The privilege principle ; Zamunda is not a country. Neither is Africa. ; Rape culture is real and it sucks ; Nobody wins at the feminism Olympics ; Homophobia is geigh ; #FixItJesus #BindItBuddha #AmendItAllah

Part III: SOCIAL MEDIA. #Hashtag #I #Hate #Your #Hashtag #Abuse ; Your Facebook is my favorite soap opera ; For shame: get some eBehavior ; Dumbed-down news ; How to succeed at business failure ; Real Gs move in silence

Part IV: FAME. About microwave fame ; So you're kind of a big deal on the Internet ; On sex tapes ; The unreal world

Epilogue: Do something that matters.

Notes:

"A Holt paperback."

Designed by Meryl Sussman Levavi.

Cover design by David Shoemaker. Author photograph by Antonio Thompson/

Local Notes:

Kislak Center Banks Collection copy presented to the Penn Libraries in 2018 by Joanna Banks.

Banks Collection copy has 2 articles from Washington Post magazine laid in.

ISBN:

9781627796064

1627796061

OCLC:

936347641

Publisher Number:

99969040938