Why Comedy? Token 10 Years LaterThe hardest part about doing anything is getting started. Perhaps that’s why, even though I wrote my first real “joke” back when I was in...
WHITE PRIVILEGE IS A BLACK MARKDEAR TOKEN: How can I help my friend see through her white privilege? Is this really anonymous? LOL. -Anonymous DEAR ANONYMOUS: That's a...
IT GETS BETTER?I started "Dear Token" to answer questions that people were afraid to ask and to give unfiltered but easy to swallow advice. Recently I...
COLLEGES TURNING FRESH MINDS TO SOFT-MORESDEAR TOKEN: In recent years colleges and other venues have stopped inviting certain comics to them because of people's opinions of how...
I JUST WANT MY BLACK FRIENDS TO LIKE ME....DEAR TOKEN: Sometimes I notice myself over-thinking interactions with black people. I can become self-conscious of my word choice,...
SPOTLIGHT ON MOONLIGHTDEAR TOKEN: With films like MOONLIGHT becoming mainstream and winning awards, is this the beginning of a paradigm shift in the...
THE HAIR UP THEREDEAR TOKEN: Can I touch your hair? It looks awesome! -PrettyPlease? DEAR PRETTY: NO! (As much as I want to, I can't in good conscience...
I'M HERE. YOU'RE QUEER. GET USED TO IT?Dear Token, I am a straight, cisgender woman who has a lot of gay friends. We go to the clubs together, go to Pride together, and are...