ep. 25: How to Handle Sh*t White Girls Say with Franchesca Ramsey
In 2012, Franchesca Ramsey got famous overnight with her viral YouTube video, "Shit White Girls Say to Black Girls," instantly crowning her a queen of internet call-outs about race, identities, and social injustice. So why did her dream-come-true also feel like a nightmare? Comic, activist, and new author of Well That Escalated Quickly: Memoirs and Mistakes of an Accidental Activist, Franchesca talks to Cristen and Caroline about the unexpected side effects of celebrity, calling out and fessing up.
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Resources
How to talk about race without making a complete ass of yourself (Esquire, 2018)
Tips for allies of transgender people (GLAAD)
How to apologize (and seem like you mean it) (Real Simple)
The anatomy of a good apology, according to science (Real Simple)
Sources
Anderson, Tre’Vell. Franchesca Ramsey Wants You to Take Beauty Seriously. Los Angeles Times. Jan. 23, 2018.
de Leon, Concepcion. Why Franchesca Ramsey Is Done Feeding the Trolls. The New York Times. May 10, 2018.
Ramsey, Franchesca. How to Respond When Someone Says, 'I Don't See Color'—and Six Other Cringe-Worthy Remarks. Glamour. May 21, 2018.
Tinubu, Aramide A. Franchesca Ramsey and Director Kaitlin Fontana on the Comedy Docuseries, 'Franchesca.’ Shadow and Act. Feb. 1, 2018.
Weekes, Princess. 5 Lessons Learned from Franchesca Ramsey’s ‘Well, That Escalated Quickly.’ The Mary Sue. May 30, 2018.
