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13177607, Incredible Jessica James Trailer
Posted by Mori, Tue Jul-25-17 11:28 PM
I like the trend of black women leads on screen (Chewing Gum, Issa Rae, Mindy Kaling, Scandal). But this didn't make me laugh at all. I don't watch Daily Show so I've never heard of her.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KT5Q0KYqiW0


So I listened to her NPR interview and was a little annoyed with the whole, "I am a unicorn black girl because I grew up around white people and went to white schools". Sounded like she wanted to explain herself to white people. Because as a black woman, I honestly don't care.

http://www.npr.org/2017/07/25/539240567/comic-jessica-williams-on-the-daily-show-and-learning-to-never-be-average

I will listen to her podcast to get a better idea.

But overall this show seems like a black girl's experience for black girls who closely identify with white girls.