Alice Phipps

“...there is a predator-like mental scan that black women have to do before speaking, and even after we've done risk assessment, things can still go astray.”
― Phoebe Robinson, You Can't Touch My Hair: And Other Things I Still Have to Explain

“No one tells you this, but when you enter your thirties, you will find vaguely in-shape bodies ridiculously attractive as opposed to your Chris Hemsworth predilections of the past. This is not to say that ripped dudes turn you off.”
― Phoebe Robinson, You Can't Touch My Hair: And Other Things I Still Have to Explain

“Let me explain: Like two great athletes who don’t play on the same team but meet up on the world stage, blacks and women have always convened at the Oppressed Olympics and given each other a friendly head nod, similar to how when I’m in line at the grocery store and I notice the person in the next checkout line is also buying lemonade.”
― Phoebe Robinson, You Can't Touch My Hair: And Other Things I Still Have to Explain

“Nope. You can’t touch my hair. Even if my hair catches on fire, do not come to my rescue; just let me do a Michael Jackson spin move to put the blaze out.”
― Phoebe Robinson, You Can't Touch My Hair: And Other Things I Still Have to Explain