The Grio
In a scene from “Insecure,” a new show written and created by Issa Rae that debuts on HBO Oct. 9, a white woman asks her black co-worker (played by Issa), “What does ‘on fleek’ mean?”
Issa looks at her with utter confused angst, and it is this moment that defines what the show is all about: the idea that not all black folks are hip to the game. We don’t all know what “on fleek” means nor any other marker of “cool” usually prescribed to black people. Believe it or not some black people just aren’t cool, and don’t care to be.
This telling scene from “Insecure” is an awkward black moment at its finest, and it’s the revolution we’ve been waiting for.
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