Sckraight From The Ghetto: You Know You're Ghetto If . . . (Paperback)

by Bertice Berry Ph.D. (Author), Joan Coker (Author) "According to Webster's Dictionary, the word ghetto was originally defined as a section to which Jews were formerly restricted..." (more)
Key Phrases: ghetto test

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Product Description
Is the only art you own on your fingernails? Do you consider kool-aid one of the five food groups?

You know you're ghetto if:
-Turning up the heat means turning on another burner on the stove
-You think of paneling as a home improvement
-You use a pair of pliers to change the channel on your TV
-You run to get pots as soon as it rains
-Your glasses and silverware come from a gas station
-Your weave is longer than your torso
-You have more than ten uses for Vaseline-and one of them is shoe polish

Ghetto is not where you live. Ghetto is not about income or social status. Ghetto is a state of mind.


About the Author
Together, sociologist, comedian, and talk show host Bertice Berry, Ph.D., and Joan Coker, M.D., have compiled a hilarious look at what ghetto is...and what ghetto ain't.

Product Details

• Paperback: 128 pages
• Publisher: St. Martin's Griffin (October 15, 1996)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0312154488
• ISBN-13: 978-0312154486
• Product Dimensions: 5.5 x 5.5 x 0.4 inches
• Shipping Weight: 3.2 ounces
• Average Customer Review: 4.1 out of 5 stars See all reviews (7 customer reviews)
• Amazon.com Sales Rank: #297,588 in Books (See Bestsellers in Books)

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3 of 3 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars TOOOO FUNNY, TOOOO TRUE!!!, September 14, 2000

By	C. Whitmore "Southerngurl" (Los Angeles, CA) - See all my reviews (REAL NAME)

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!!

2 of 2 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars don't read it on the bus, October 22, 2000

By	Kimberley Wilson (VA USA) - See all my reviews (TOP 500 REVIEWER)    (REAL NAME)

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.

2 of 2 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Could not stop laughing at myself and my family, July 29, 1999

By A Customer

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.