# A highly scientific taxonomy of haters

- Institution: TED
- Department: TED2016
- Speaker: Negin Farsad
- Year: 2016
- Level: For everyone
- Language: English
- Subjects: Religion
- Source: [TED](https://www.ted.com/talks/negin_farsad_a_highly_scientific_taxonomy_of_haters)
- Licence: [CC BY-NC-ND 4.0](https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/4.0/) (Non-commercial use only, and no changed versions.)
- Who can watch: Teens profiles and older (sources give no ratings; placed by Invisible Network from the source's own words)

TED Fellow Negin Farsad weaves comedy and social commentary to cleverly undercut stereotypes of her culture. In this uproarious talk/stand-up hybrid, Farsad speaks on her documentary, The Muslims Are Coming!, narrates her fight with the MTA in New York and offers a detailed breakdown of the different types of haters she's encountered in her work. "Comedy is one of our best weapons," she says. "We've tried a lot of approaches to social justice, like war and competitive ice dancing -- but a lot of things are still kind of awful. I think it's time we try and tell a really good poop joke."

## Lectures

1. [A highly scientific taxonomy of haters](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/learn/ted/negin_farsad_a_highly_scientific_taxonomy_of_haters/590b53332fab), 8 min (TED's player)