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Insecure Takes Us Back to 1997 With a Convo About Oral Sex I Thought We Weren’t Having Anymore
One of the best things about Insecure is the credit it gives the audience. Considering how, in this day and age, just existing as a black person is treated as a controversy in the mainstream media, Insecure is one of the few shows on television in which the point of it all is not to…
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5 Questions the Game of Thrones Season Finale Answered for Black America
By now we shouldn’t have to discuss how Game of Thrones parallels the social, political and economic climate of black America. But this season, the show wasn’t just a metaphor for being black in America—it was a guide for survival. It was a parable about resistance. It was a preamble for the resistance (and by…
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This Week’s Game of Thrones Was a Replay of Every Black Fight Ever
Wait … was I the only person in the Seven Kingdoms who thought this whole let’s-capture-a-White Walker-and-bring-him-back plan was the stupidest idea since the male romper? (No, that is not a homophobic or gender-normative statement. The male romper is a shitty idea, and by “shitty,” I mean that the good Lord has only blessed me…
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On ‘Hella LA,’ Insecure Allows Us to Escape and Reminds Us What We’re Escaping From
A couple of hours before last night’s episode of Insecure aired (or streamed), Natasha Rothwell, the actress who plays Kelli, tweeted a message to fans: It feels weird to ask you to watch @InsecureHBO tonight when the country is on fire, but my hope is that you’ll tune-in and support us because our show dares…
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Game of Thrones Shows Us How America Treats White Supremacy
Every time I watch an episode of Game of Thrones, I am left uttering the same phrase as the proverbial man who believes the thermos is the greatest invention of all time because it keeps hot things hot and cold things cold: “How do it know?” Indeed, how do it know? How does “Dem Thrones”…
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2 Dope Queens Coming to HBO
No, this is not about Cersei Lannister and Daenerys Targaryen. It’s about Jessica Williams and Phoebe Robinson. You’ve probably heard of the hit podcast 2 Dope Queens, where the two comedians rehash their lives, current events and pop culture. HBO announced Thursday that the duo has partnered with the network for four hourlong specials. “2…
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HBO Renews Insecure for Season 3
And the world went crazy: Congrats to everyone on the show and to those who love the show. May you always have Tasha and Lawrence to argue about every Sunday night and Monday morning.
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The Levels of Wrong in Lawrence Attending Tasha’s Family Cookout, Ranked From Least to Most Wrong
Makes the list because I’ve never seen that before. And I’m 92 percent certain that shit has never happened before. But it’s only the eighth most wrong thing because I’m definitely intrigued as fuck by it now. And might even incorporate a flute twerk-off at my next game night. I get that Lawrence might have…
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If Game of Thrones Had Black Characters, This Week’s Episode Would’ve Been Totally Different
You can apologize now. Many of you thought I was reaching a bit when we first started this series, but as each episode has progressed, it’s become clearer that Game of Thrones really is basically an entertaining, fantastical primer on dealing with white America. After episode 4, there should be no doubt. There were explicit…
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Judge of Characters: Reclaiming My Time … and Energy
This week, I am confident the only thing that mattered was that we all gained a new mantra: “Reclaiming my time.” Once again, thanks to the amazing Queen Auntie Maxine, not only do we have our new mantra and viral sensation, but we also have a whole new level of love and admiration for her.…