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The Coloring Book: A Comedian Solves Race Relations in America

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Colin Quinn
Colin Quinn

Colin Quinn, born on June 6, 1959, is a renowned American stand-up comedian. Known for his humorous style and insightful commentary on social phenomena and everyday life, Quinn has won the hearts of audiences worldwide. more

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“If we have a blind spot, it's more likely to involve those values where Americans have long been agreed, not where we are politically polarized. When they go unchallenged across generations, areas of agreement gradually morph into "timeless" truths, timeless truths become truisms, truisms become bipartisan platitudes. By that point, all serious thought has died. The values in question may shape us profoundly, but they've become like the air that we breathe, as invisible to us as they are ever present. And we can never think carefully about values we cannot see.”

“Americans, for the most part, take themselves entirely too seriously. They rarely see the absurdity of the television shows that they watch, of the hilarious silliness of shopping malls, or the dizzying frivolity of the unending fashions invented and discarded by the market.”