How Not to Get Shot: And Other Advice From White People
Written by D. L. Hughley and Doug Moe
Narrated by D. L. Hughley
4.5/5
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About this audiobook
A cutting satire of race relations in the age of Trump and Black Lives Matter from the hugely popular comedian—one of "The Original Kings of Comedy"—and author of the New York Times bestseller Black Man, White House.
"White people are always giving out ‘helpful’ advice, such as: ‘Comply with the police and you won’t get shot.’ They’ve been doling out advice to black people ever since ‘I suggest you pick the cotton if you don’t like getting whipped.’ Not getting shot by the police has long been a problem for black people. Even when we had a black president! Now that we have a new set of overlords, with President Trump at the head, wouldn’t it be nice to get a little advice on how not to get shot?"
From the elections of Barack Obama and Donald Trump to the tragic events of Ferguson and Charlottesville, the subject of race has come to the forefront of American consciousness. Legendary satirist D. L. Hughley offers his own cutting observations on this contentious issue that continues to traumatize the nation, a wound made more painful by the ongoing comments and actions of the 45th president.
Hughley uses humor to draw attention to injustice, sardonically offering advice on a number of lessons, from "How to make cops feel more comfortable while they’re handcuffing you" and "The right way to wear a hoodie" to "How to make white food, like lobster rolls" and "Ten types of white people you meet in the suburbs."
How Not to Get Shot is a much-needed antidote in these distressing times.
D. L. Hughley
D.L. Hughley is one of “The Original Kings of Comedy.” He hosts the national radio program The D.L. Hughley Show, which is syndicated in more than sixty markets. His comedy specials have appeared on HBO, Netflix, Comedy Central, and Showtime. His satirical documentary special, DL Hughley: The Endangered List, received the prestigious George Foster Peabody Award. He created and starred in the ABC sitcom The Hughleys. He is the author of the New York Times bestsellers How Not to Get Shot and Black Man, White House. How Not to Get Shot was selected as a finalist for the Goodreads Choice Awards and the Audie Awards. D.L. lives with his family in Los Angeles, California.
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- Rating: 5 out of 5 stars5/5Excellent book. Reminds me of the boondocks. Everything is true but with extreme sarcasm to make it humorous. DL, great job. I’m going to check out some more of your books.
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- Rating: 5 out of 5 stars5/5I loved this auto D.L. would ask a question I find myself answering it......LOL..... He told the TRUTH and Shame the devil I have the book also. I'm so happy I picked this book for my book club??
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- Rating: 5 out of 5 stars5/5Excellent listen. Have been sharing sections already! I'll read again!
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- Rating: 5 out of 5 stars5/5Humorous and factual I really enjoyed his take on tbis
- Rating: 5 out of 5 stars5/5Well there you have it. This is a comical truth about being black today, all day every day.
D.L. (And I did not know his first name was Darryl) had to put his signature comical spin on issues that are so prevalent today.
Caucasians will not listen to this book because they do not want to admit what is true. I mean if they can’t LOOK at what happened on January 6th with their own eyes and STILL say it was peaceful, then we do not stand a chance as a people as a nation as a world.
I laughed out loud because I a m familiar with D.L’s humor, but I was cringing inside because I now exactly what he was talking about, I got stopped, IO am a female and I have a badge but it did not matter.
It’s sad truth. - Rating: 5 out of 5 stars5/5Funny yet informative. Time flies by when listening to this audio book
- Rating: 5 out of 5 stars5/5Another excellent book. Lot of helpful information for survival in an unjust world.
- Rating: 4 out of 5 stars4/5He speaks truth. It may be uncomfortable for some, but its truth.
- Rating: 5 out of 5 stars5/5Easy to listen to, insightful, entertaining, truthful…I recommend this book
- Rating: 5 out of 5 stars5/5A must read for any American, this satire is funny, but also not funny because it is so true. DL informs the reader of many facts that may not be common knowledge as it relates to racism in our society.
- Rating: 5 out of 5 stars5/5Almost every line is quotable. Very memorable. Listen and learn.
- Rating: 3 out of 5 stars3/5How not to get shot.
I . DON’t RUN AWAY.
How not to get shot in the back.
2. DON’T RUN AWAY
How not to get shot.
3. Don’t reach for anything... in the car, on your person, or on the Officers person. - Rating: 5 out of 5 stars5/5hilarious but the truth. It was a funny book with serious content and facts.
- Rating: 5 out of 5 stars5/5Lots of truth, easy to digest!! Mainly do to the humor.
- Rating: 5 out of 5 stars5/5So good. And hilarious. Everyone has that white friend that just doesn't get it. This could be a good intro.
- Rating: 1 out of 5 stars1/5repetitive, dumb, and completely missed all marks attempted. waste of time.
- Rating: 4 out of 5 stars4/5Even though this book is ostensibly directed to black people, white people really, really need to read this book. It really cuts through a lot of the bullshit excuses that (some) white people make when innocent black people are killed by police. While it has some humor, for the most part it just lays bare how dangerous it is to be an ordinary black person in the US. There are a lot of thought-provoking ideas presented here, and it would do us all well to spend some time considering them, and what we all can do to improve race relations. (For example, I had no idea about the third verse of the national anthem. Look it up. I'll never view the anthem in the same light again.)
My only disagreement with Hughley is when he re-defines racism as requiring power. I respectfully disagree. It's simple, racism is prejudice against anyone due to their race. Power is not involved. However, we really need to acknowledge that racism without power is like "They hurt my feelings..." while racism with power can destroy (or end) lives. There is a huge difference. Maybe we need a new word for racism with power... Also, power is not binary, but a continuum; the greater the power, the greater the danger. Unfortunately, right now, there is a lot of institutionalized racism with great power in the US. Sometimes it's disguised as patriotism, but upon closer inspection (such as Hughley provides) its core is revealed, and it's up to all of us to root out this nonsense. Unfortunately, I think this is going to be a never-ending battle... - Rating: 4 out of 5 stars4/5Read as an eBook from the county library. Good satire about racial relations in the United States.
- Rating: 5 out of 5 stars5/5audiobook nonfiction (humor BLM)
somehow manages to make you laugh and cry at the same time? Hilarious, but also deadly serious. - Rating: 4 out of 5 stars4/5Brutal, hilarious, and so spot-on. Definitely not for the easily offended who'd rather not acknowledge realities. (And short! The audiobook was a little over 3 hours, I believe. I love a short book.)
- Rating: 4 out of 5 stars4/5Hilarious and biting satire with painful truths at the core. My Black Lives Matter reading has been heavy of late so this was a welcome lighter touch while still adding to my self-learning.
- Rating: 5 out of 5 stars5/5I was all set to give this funny, serious little book 5 stars for Hughley’s ability to use humor to explain racism. He bluntly explains how some of the things white people, and black people take for granted are just not seen by the other side. He got the idea for the book after an interview with the everybody’s best racist friend Megan Kelly in which she stated that if black people just complied with the requests of police officers they wouldn’t get shot. Then he goes on to show that compliance must be quick but not too quick and is best done retroactively before the officer even asks, referring to the John Crawford shot in WalMart white carrying a beebee gun that he intended to purchase. Had he only thought before hand he would have complied with the officer by not trying to purchase a beebee gun while black in the first place. He describes the Bill of Rights and how it doesn’t really apply to black people: Sandra Bland didn’t have freedom of speech because she spoke in a surly manner to police and ended up dead. Philando Castile didn’t have second amendment rights as he sat in a car with his girlfriend and daughter. He gives very good advice on what kind of car to drive -a nice but not too nice one in good repair, especially one with plates front and back and no burnt out lights. He states black people should dress like the least memorable white person they can think of because they should be as close to invisible as possible. It goes without saying that safety also involves playing safe, e.g. white music and playing it at low volume. The book all goes so well until he gets to gays. Alas, D. L. Hughley still has a problem with gay people, which makes me very sad. I can’t understand how such a brilliant and funny mind still can’t grasp that gay people are still people. So aside from this failing I recommend anyone who can laugh with anger at racism read this book.