Phoebe Robinson gives great advice, even if she doesn’t know she’s doing it. Before even meeting her, I feel like I’ve learned so much from the comedian, podcast host, and author, and I want to know more. I want to ask her what to say to my workout instructor who casually used the word “thug” to describe a move. I want to ask her what to tell people who make me uncomfortable when they use “ghetto” as an adjective. I want to ask her about those mixed girl YouTube hair tutorials she mentions in her book. (Seriously, does she know one with shampoo suggestions?) I want to ask her all of these things, but Phoebe Robinson doesn’t owe me a lesson. She doesn’t owe anyone one. So instead, I start by asking her about Bono.
“It was really a dream come true because he was so sweet and kind, and he was just, like, really cool,” she says of meeting the man she is famously obsessed with, when we chat in Bustle’s studio. If you are unaware of her love, check out her book or either of her podcasts…
