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Ms. Pat: Y'all Wanna Hear Something Crazy?
She's not asking for your pity. She's telling you what happened and daring you not to laugh. 💅 #MsPat
Who it's for
Ms.
Guilty / Ashamed→Empowered
Feelings it meets
What it is
Ms. Pat: Y'all Wanna Hear Something Crazy? is Ms. Pat's first full-length stand-up special, directed by Robert Townsend and released on Netflix on February 8, 2022. Drawing on her own life, she talks about the sexual abuse she experienced as a child, becoming a mother at a young age, and selling drugs as a teenager to support her children, organized around her philosophy of not dwelling on what she cannot control.
Where to find it
Netflix original (premiered Feb 8, 2022). Streaming availability rotates; check JustWatch.
Before you start
Heads up: Childhood sexual abuse, joked about.
Age: TV-MA (suggested 18+)
Your pain is the breaking of the shell that encloses your understanding.Kahlil Gibran, The Prophet, “On Pain”
