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Negin Farsad: A highly scientific taxonomy of haters
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TED Fellow Negin Farsad weaves comedy and social commentary to cleverly undercut stereotypes of her culture. In this uproarious talk/stand-up hybrid, Farsad speaks on her documentary, The Muslims Are Coming!, narrates her fight with the MTA in New York and offers a detailed breakdown of the different types of haters she's encountered in her work. "Comedy is one of our best weapons," she says. "We've tried a lot of approaches to social justice, like war and competitive ice dancing — but a lot of things are still kind of awful. I think it's time we try and tell a really good poop joke."
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TED.com
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Tedtalks;TED;Talks;TED Fellows;activism;comedy;community;entertainment;funny;identity;religion;social change;society;terrorism;TED2016;2016
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