Summary of Kal Penn's You Can't Be Serious

By IRB Media

Please note: This is a companion version & not the original book.

#1 When I was six years old, a boy named Randy Finn called me the n-word. I didn’t tell any adults what happened, but I understood its gravity from the other kids’ reactions. I didn’t want to be part of someone else’s bad behavior.

#2 I had a very active imagination as a child, and I would often daydream while other children were playing in class. I was always curious about why things happened, and if I couldn’t find the answers, I would make them up in my head.

#3 I was always excited to go to the museum, because I loved the absurd commitment of the reenactment actors. I was always hoping that the museum would have a Kalpen mug.

#4 The word hooker is not an acceptable term to use or refer to anyone. It is a reference to someone who sells her body. It is not acceptable to ever use that word or refer to anyone by it.

• Language: English
• Publisher: IRB Media
• Release date: Apr 13, 2022
• ISBN: 9781669385844

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Contents

Insights from Chapter 1

Insights from Chapter 2

Insights from Chapter 3

Insights from Chapter 4

Insights from Chapter 5

Insights from Chapter 6

Insights from Chapter 7

Insights from Chapter 8

Insights from Chapter 9

Insights from Chapter 10

Insights from Chapter 11

Insights from Chapter 12

Insights from Chapter 13

Insights from Chapter 14

Insights from Chapter 15

Insights from Chapter 16

Insights from Chapter 17

Insights from Chapter 18

Insights from Chapter 19

Insights from Chapter 20

Insights from Chapter 21

Insights from Chapter 22

Insights from Chapter 23

Insights from Chapter 1

#1

When I was six years old, a boy named Randy Finn called me the n-word. I didn’t tell any adults what happened, but I understood its gravity from the other kids’ reactions. I didn’t want to be part of someone else’s bad behavior.

#2

I had a very active imagination as a child, and I would often daydream while other children were playing in class. I was always curious about why things happened, and if I couldn’t find the answers, I would make them up in my head.

#3

I was always excited to go to the museum, because I loved the absurd commitment of the reenactment actors. I was always hoping that the museum would have a Kalpen mug.

#4

The word hooker is not an acceptable term to use or refer to anyone. It is a reference to someone who sells her body. It is not acceptable to ever use that word or refer to anyone by it.

#5

I was a middle school kid in New Jersey, and I was regularly book-checked in the hallways, tormented in the lunchroom, and picked last in gym class. I was also active in the Central New Jersey bar mitzvah scene.

#6

I recorded an interview with my grandfather, who had been a freedom fighter, and I asked what it was like to fight for his freedom. He cried as he explained how the British had beaten him and broke down the emotional marks that were much fresher than the physical ones.

#7

Bar Mitzvah Saturdays were a time for me to get to know other people’s grandparents. I loved hearing about how their grandparents had survived the Holocaust, and how they had permanent markings from concentration camp tattoos.

#8

traditions are deeper than a material thing, and it’s okay for them to evolve. We shouldn’t be afraid to ask questions.

#9

The party boat cruise was a completely different scene than what my parents would ever host.