Blog 6: Book 3 Listicle

Question posed: 5 reasons why Amy Poehler would love Tina Fey's novel, Bossy Pants.

As many people might already know, Tina Fey and Amy Poehler star in many Hollywood comedy productions such as, Sisters, Baby Mama, Anchorman 2 and Mean girls (all movie comedies). Tina and Amy both are known for their humorous personalities and they definitely work well together and also think alike when it comes to amusing the crowd.

1) Both give off the 'be afraid of me, I don't care what you think so I'm going to do me and you do you' type of personality. "Don't waste your energy trying to change opinions ... Do your thing, and don't care if they like it."
2) Amy and Tina both share the same liking of vulgar things... "Amy Poehler was new to SNL and we were all crowded into the seventeenth-floor writers' room, waiting for the Wednesday night read-through to start... Amy was in the middle of some such nonsense with Seth Meyers across the table, and she did something vulgar as a joke. I can't remember what it was exactly, except it was dirty and loud and 'unladylike'...."
3) Neither of them are afraid to go crazy on you if they feel is necessary... "Never tell a crazy person she’s crazy."

4) Both of their books (Amy's Yes Please! and Tina's Bossypants) extremely women-empowering.
5) They give you the strength and courage to want to be you, and only you, and not be afraid.... "You do it because the doing of it is the thing. The doing is the thing. The talking and worrying and thinking is not the thing."

As a women, especially as a teenager, girls seem to have less self-confidence and are afraid to be themselves. Reading Tina Fey's novel helps you get a good laugh and know that it is okay to be weird and laugh at yourself. Having Amy love the book also just makes you admire their friendship and their personalities.