The Coloring Book: A Comedian Solves Race Relations in America - Hardcover

Quinn, Colin

Hardcover

ISBN 10: 1455507598 ISBN 13: 9781455507597

Publisher: Grand Central Publishing, 2015

Synopsis

Colin Quinn has noticed a trend--Americans' increasing political correctness have forced us to tiptoe around the subjects of race and ethnicity. Every ethnic group has differences and this diversity should be celebrated, not denied. So why has acknowledging cultural differences become so taboo?
In The Coloring Book, Quinn mixes his own personal experiences with incredibly candid and hilarious conversations with people from different ethnic groups to discover which stereotypes they find funny, which stereotypes are based on truths, which have become totally distorted over time, and which are actually offensive to each group, and why.
As it pokes holes in the tapestry of fear that has overtaken discussions about race, The Coloring Book serves as an antidote to our paralysis when it comes to laughing at ourselves...and others.

About this title

About the Author

Colin Quinn is a stand-up comedian and writer best known for his five years writing and performing (and anchoring "Weekend Update") on Saturday Night Live. He was also the sidekick/announcer of MTV's game show Remote Control and host of Tough Crowd with Colin Quinn on Comedy Central. Quinn recently performed on Broadway and toured the country for his one-man show Long Story Short, which was adapted into an Emmy-nominated HBO special.

Edition details

• Publisher: Grand Central Publishing
• Publication date: 2015
• ISBN 10: 1455507598
• ISBN 13: 9781455507597
• Binding: Hardcover
• Language: English
• Number of pages: 240