UNWOKE: A Memoir in Episodes

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Chapter 35: Diversity but Not for You, Chapter 36: OnlyFans Capitalism and Chapter 37: Visiting Grandma

Chapter 35: Diversity but Not for You, Chapter 36: OnlyFans Capitalism and Chapter 37: Visiting Grandma17 ago25 min

<p>Jebra writes a memoir called How the Biden Years Turned Me into a Conservative Warrior: Essays from the Woke Wasteland. She compares it to Under the Tuscan Sun with a splash of David Sedaris. </p><p>She queries a literary agent named Skyler Bloom,disabled, outwardly wise, one prosthetic arm, who tells her the white woman memoir voice is overdone, her timbre is tired, and her voice isn&#39;t a priority market segment.</p><p>Then Jebra attends a Resist Fascism Now workshop at thecommunity center. River, the facilitator, throws a vegan pastry across the room to demonstrate direct action. E</p><p>Jebra loads all four kids into the car and drives to herparents&#39; 55+ community. There are Trump 2024 signs on the lawns. American flags on the porches. Fox News is blaring from the kitchen.</p><p>She doesn&#39;t cringe quite as hard as she used to.</p><p></p>