A new obsession of mine – stand-up comedy.
What does that have to do with this book? Mae Martin. Seriously, look her up. You won’t regret it.
If you’re lazy like me, here’s the link for her episode on Netflix. Other than that, you can dive deep into the realms of Facebook and Instagram videos to find more content like I do.
Anywho — Can Everyone Please Calm Down? Yes, Mae, they can. Every last one of them.
This book is different than the books I have talked about before on this blog for a few reasons:
It’s written by a comedian about her life and others.
It’s not a fiction novel.
It’s literally just Mae Martin, her story, her views, and her humor. You really don’t need anything else. So read it, learn it, love it.
Also, there’s pictures. So yeah.
A little bit about me…
My family is very accepting and open about sexuality, diversity, and everything in between. Labels, no labels. Whatever – we love you. Be you. We are those people, and I love it. I have many gay family members – in all levels of the spectrum. I have best friends that identify as pan, non-binary, lesbian, gay, queer, what have you. All of it.
I have taken a Human Sexuality course at IUB. I have visited the Kinsey Institute at IUB as well – another link for ya if you’ve never heard of the Kinsey Institute. Look it up, kids.
So because of all that…
When I found out Mae wrote a book about 21st century sexuality, I knew I needed to read it. And it was SO worth it the instant Amazon purchase. She cracks me up, but she’s also so real and I love that the most.
Mae, someone who has dated both men and women and doesn’t always define her sexuality, is a comic that is just 100% open and honest and real about her life, her childhood, her now, and her appreciation for the world and all it’s people.
She tells a story – both in her book and in one of her specials – about how growing up, her mother used to always say one day she would grow up to meet a man or a woman. She always left that up to Mae’s interpretation. That’s amazing. Mae talks about how lucky she was/is with her parents openness.
One thing I gather from this book and will take with me every day is: we need to be more focused on WHO we are rather than WHAT we are.
Gay, straight, lesbian, pansexual, asexual, queer, transgender, transexual, and the list goes on.
We are all human and real. That’s what matters.
Equality, ya’ll. Universal respect and appreciation.
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