Black and Awkward...Oh Well

While my original plan was to work on some outlines for future projects, I spent an hour in the library watching Awkward Black Girl on Youtube. I mad that this web series started back in February and I'm just now finding out about it from the Poughkeepsie Journal.

Just from the name itself, I didn't know what to expect. Issa rae, the director, writer, and producer of the web series, stated in an interview that the reason she created the show was because she couldn't find anyone on TV she could relate to. I couldn't agree more. I rarely see this type of original, down-to-earth entertainment on television anymore.

For this show, awkward isn't a bad thing. I consider it more avant-garde. It seems that the majority of the characters Rae created are putting J on the outside, therefore J acts like the outsider. When she unknowingly brings a few close people inside her world (Fred, CeCe, White J), she doesn't know how to navigate life after the fact. I love how her character kept hoping for change while it was happening before her very face.

In some curious way [that I will dig a little deeper into later], I feel like I can relate to this show. I'm not sure if it's because I'm a little awkward myself or if it's because I'm sick of scripted so-called realities like Jersey Shore. Either way, this show has mad potential to prosper and I want to watch it as it does.

Photo courtesy of Bossip.

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