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Sckraight From The Ghetto: You Know You're Ghetto If . . .

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ooooh, I laughed so hard at this book! It makes you remember things you probably long forgot or just chose to block out of your mind. Whatta hoot! I think my favorite one was the one about the woman with the halter top on and her stomach hanging out thinking that she is da domb! I seen this lady in a resturant just the other day! I couldn't stop laughing thinking about her and this book. Don't get all deep with this book, it's meant to be lighthearted and funny, not a jab at black folk! Read it for what is was meant to be...hella funny!!

I first read this book while riding the bus to work and laughed so hard and long people were looking at me. I saw a lot of myself and my family in this book. I'd give it 5 stars if it were just a little longer.

This is a book that transcends culture, class, race, and ethnicity. I don't think there is one person in America that did not see themselves in at least five of the descriptions in this book. I had everyone in my family read this book and circle in red the passages that described them. When I was done there were only about ten that had not been circled!!! Berry outdid herself it was great to laugh at myself, which we as Black people need to do a little more of. The book was in a way very therapeutic.

Dr. Berry will even have your saddity Aunt Geraldine nodding and laughing in agreement to half of the descriptions in this book. Some of them are enough to make you fall out from laughter, crawl under a table in shame or cry tears of sympathy for those who are too ghetto for their own good. If you ain't got at least 10 of these traits, you're in denial, lying or both!!! ADMIT IT: WE'S ALL GHETTO Y'ALL!!!

This book is just unreal! By reading every page, you can just reflect and think about it. Eventually, you will find yourself laughing in agreement.

I have come online to purchase this book after reading a friend's copy. These snippets are just too funny, and I've got to have my own copy! Sometimes it's "sad" that some of the things are true, and I remember them from my own experiences. But laughing at oneself is the best sign of passage. Try it, you'll like it.

I can't believe this book was written by two people with doctorates. There were a couple of dry, "ha ha's" here and there, but nothing to write home about. I think I would have laughed my backside off if I had read this book back in the late 70's or early 80's.

I know you can't take this book seriously, and it is meant for pure entertainment, but this book struck me as being downright stupid. Some things are listed as being "ghetto" when it is actually based on economics. For example, #48 states, "You've ever used a coat as a blanket." This does not mean you're ghetto, it could mean you may have been poor at some point, or you've been in a situation where blankets were not available (i.e. waiting in an airport for a flight that has been delayed for 24 hours).

The authors consider you ghetto if you still eat at Denny's (see #129).

According to the authors you're also ghetto if, "You go to a beauty salon for a press and curl." (This is #89). I think a better ghetto point would have been if you still have your hair pressed and curled in your mother's kitchen.

Other items which are seen as ghetto are: #89:"You've called a radio station for anything." #345: "Any of the following is your favorite car: BMW, Caddy, Gremlin, Hornet, Jeep Cherokee, Lincoln, Maxima, Nissan, Pacer, Pinto." #375: "You were the only black person at your wedding."

I could go on, but I will stop here. This book was a TOTAL waste of my money.