Bibliograph

Well, that escalated quickly, memoirs and mistakes of an accidental activist, Franchesca Ramsey

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Well, that escalated quickly, memoirs and mistakes of an accidental activist, Franchesca Ramsey

Language

eng

resource.biographical

autobiography

Illustrations

illustrations

Index

no index present

Literary Form

non fiction

Main title

Well, that escalated quickly

Oclc number

1003312932

Responsibility statement

Franchesca Ramsey

Sub title

memoirs and mistakes of an accidental activist

Summary

"In this sharp, funny, and incredibly timely collection of personal essays, veteran video blogger and star of MTV's Decoded, Franchesca Ramsey explores race, identity, online activism, and the downfall of real communication in the age of Twitter rants and call-out wars"--, Provided by publisher

Table Of Contents

Introduction: Girl walks into the comments section -- Famous in four hours -- Black-lash -- My reign as YouTube's callout queen -- Between a Loc and a hard place: the Chescalocs story -- Lessons from going public, part 1: If you can't stand the heat, get out of the spotlight -- Lessons from going public, part 2: Objects on social media are not s close as they appear -- Guess who's coming to dinner? (It's Lena Dunham.) -- Stop hating ans start studying -- Activist Lent -- Unfriended -- Last name basis -- Eulogies for cringeworthy comments -- Self-care is not selling out (unless it is) -- Conclusion: Activism is like long division -- you have to show your work -- Franchesca's simple explanations of not-so-simple concepts

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