Bonus Episode: Minor Feelings: How Comedy Can Combat Casual, Everyday Racism

Published: Feb. 26, 2021, 8 a.m.

In this bonus episode, the One World team shares a special excerpt from the audiobook of Minor Feelings: An Asian American Reckoning, by Cathy Park Hong. This showcases the surprising way Cathy arrived at her theory of minor feelings for minorities—via the profane genius of Richard Pryor’s stand-up comedy—and the way that comedy allows us to question, mock, and defang (even if only for a moment) casual, everyday discrimination. What happens when we speak up about our discomfort?  What happens when we refuse to play along and accept someone else’s version of our reality? We hope hearing Cathy’s process will inspire you into ideas and action of your own.