I Have Chosen to Stay and Fight
by Margaret Cho
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Author: Margaret ChoEdition: Hardcover
Audio: English (Unknown); English (Original Language); English (Published)
Published: 2005-10-20
ISBN: 1573223190
Number of pages: 256
Publisher: Riverhead Hardcover
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Book Review: Join Margaret's Fight Club!
Summary: 5 Stars
Sometimes, even if you are a comedienne, you have to get angry, get it all out of your system and say exactly what is on your mind...even if its not the usual comedy in your stand up act. Margaret Cho has done that---something we all need to do considering the political climate we have lived under since the hijacking of the White House by Dubya and his cronies. Once Bush # 2 leaves office, this country will be in a horrible state (actually its already in a horrible state!) and all Margaret is doing is reacting to the devastation created not only by Bush but by the conservative religious right that he so vigorously caters to.
The topics Margaret rants about (and rightly so) ranges from racism, which she has experienced, to the venomous hatred that people have toward gay people and any rights they are asking for. I've always found it so strange that so many Christians have an overpowering hatred of homosexuals when Christ, himself, is a symbol of compassion and love for others. The one group who should be showing more love than anyone else devotes a great deal of hatred to a group of people who only want the same rights in a country that was founded to give its citizens the liberty to choose and live life as an individual without the government forcing unwelcome regulations on his/her personal life.
To my delight she rails on the ridiculous and overbearing Bill O'Reilly and the slender blonde, well dressed daughter of the devil better known as Ann Coulter. While people like O'Reilly and Coulter spew their hatred for anyone but those who appeal to the right wing, Margaret is standing up for those who are being victimized, for people who are looked down upon, for misfits who don't meet the outdated standards of the moral majority or the Republican party. She is standing up for the rights of you and me, for anyone who isn't a cardboard cut out of what conservatives think the typical man or woman should be. She is fighting for you and me to be who we are WITHOUT APOLOGY!
If you are a Margaret Cho fan, you should support her in this endeavor. We should not only support her but also let our voices be heard with her so that the corrupt men who run this great country will see that this country belongs to US and not them. Until Americans realize that politicians and big business have stolen our government and how little our opinions matter, until we make them KNOWN, they will continue on this path and the quality of all of our lives will continue to deteriorate.
This may not be the funniest material Margaret has written but it is certainly necessary. I hope that she will continue to be bold and speak her mind, eventually awakening the sleeping masses to the danger of our disappearing personal freedoms. We need a thousand Chos screaming out to this nation about the injustices that are occuring daily!! Buy this book and share it with a friend!
Summary of I Have Chosen to Stay and Fight
Comedian and activist Margaret Cho's righteous comic rage finds its targets with pinpoint accuracy and is meant not only to entertain but also to champion the civil liberties and raise awareness for the social injustices that are her impassioned causes-among them freedom of expression; gay rights; racial discrimination; and capital punishment. It is this blend of comedy and fervor that awakens the devotion of her legions of fans and permeates this book-her vehement, principled, and resoundingly funny political platform to shake us loose of the politics of disillusionment and get us through the years ahead.I Have Chosen to Stay and Fight chronicles Cho's adventures and misadventures in political activism and lays out what's right in no uncertain terms.
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