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Weird but normal : essays

Call Number

  • 818.602 M553 (CEN)

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Edition

First edition.

Publication Information

New York, NY : HarperOne, imprint of HarperCollins Publishers, [2020]

Physical Description

263 pages : illustrations ; 21 cm

Summary

"Mia Mercado's humorous essay collection exploring the absurd and yet very regular parts of being a millennial woman navigating racial identity, gender roles, workplace dynamics, and beauty standards"--

Notes

"First paperback original" -- Verso title page.

Contents

  • Preface/Intro/I don't know what to call this
  • On being human. I am the girl from your tampon commercials ; White friend confessional ; The happiest place on Earth, god dammit ; A time line of my online personas ; You're from the midwest?! What's that like? ; Mamma Mia ; Depression isn't a competition, but, like, why aren't I winning?
  • On being professional. How to quit your job and change your life ; Work orientation for women ; College 101 ; How I take my coffee ; Procrastination but make it look put together ; My dog explains my weekly schedule
  • On being domestic and beautiful. Mustache lady ; I'm a guy's girl ; National American Miss Pre-teen Wisconsin ; Hollywood and media representation presents: how women age ; Bath & body works is the suburban nonsense I crave ; Items of clothing, defined ; Does this count as exercise?
  • On being horny and in love and sometimes even both. All the things I thought sex was ; Attention Target shoppers: this store is now rife with sexual tension ; How to date online ; Treating objects like women ; A nice piece of satire you can take home to your parents ; I don't know how to be a bride ; The holy sacrament of birth control
  • On being human. Learning how to not shit myself ; Daily affirmations for my sister ; Father Mia ; Can I be a good girl while still getting fucked up? ; Can I ask this person about their race: a guide ; All rise for the honorable Mia Mercado.

Genres

Essays.

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