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Author Ramsey, Franchesca, 1983- author
Title Well, that escalated quickly : memoirs and mistakes of an accidental activist / Franchesca Ramsey
Publ&date New York : Grand Central Publishing, 2018
©2018
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 ADULT  92 RAMSEY Franchesca    AVAILABLE

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ISBN 9781538761038
1538761033
9781478999911 (audio download)
1478999918 (audio download)
9781538761045 (ebook)
1538761041 (ebook)
Descript viii, 244 pages ; 24 cm
Content 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
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
Subject Ramsey, Franchesca, 1983-
YouTube (Electronic resource) -- Biography
Television personalities -- United States -- Biography
Bloggers -- United States -- Biography