{"id":23395,"date":"2021-05-18T18:07:18","date_gmt":"2021-05-18T18:07:18","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/graziamagazine.com\/us\/?post_type=articles&p=23395"},"modified":"2021-05-18T22:13:29","modified_gmt":"2021-05-18T22:13:29","slug":"issa-rae-end-insecure","status":"publish","type":"articles","link":"https:\/\/graziamagazine.com\/us\/articles\/issa-rae-end-insecure\/","title":{"rendered":"Issa Rae On Trusting Her Intuition And The End of ‘Insecure’"},"content":{"rendered":"
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In 2011, <\/span>The Mis-Adventures of An Awkward Black Girl<\/span><\/i><\/a>, a comedy web series, introduced us to Issa Rae<\/a>: the endearing yet glaringly awkward girl next door. The star <\/a><\/span>slash <\/span><\/i>producer <\/span>slash <\/span><\/i>director dazzled Hollywood with her infectious personality and her comedic capabilities (most of which involved her ability to poke fun at herself). Just five years later, Rae\u2019s meteoric rise landed her at HBO with the hit show <\/span>Insecure<\/span><\/i>, the network\u2019s first comedy in over four decades that was both created by and starred a Black woman <\/span>\u2014<\/span> signifying the comedienne\u2019s proclivity for making her mark everywhere she goes.<\/span><\/p>\n

Following its debut, <\/span>Insecure <\/span><\/i>garnered massive acclaim for its remarkable depiction of real life uncomfortable experiences of the modern-day Black women (from tumultuous relationships and careers void of purpose to best friend drama).\u00a0 From the Inglewood complex, \u201cThe Dunes,\u201d viewers gleefully watched Issa Dee (played by Rae herself), Molly (Yvonne Orji), and Lawrence (Jay Ellis) fumble through the cumbersome parts of adulthood with an enthralling humor that spanned across four seasons. <\/span>As the comedy drama series nears its fifth and ultimately <\/span>final<\/span><\/i> season, Rae reflects on the end of an era in her latest cover interview with <\/span>Vanity Fair<\/span><\/i><\/a>.\u00a0<\/span>And although fans are dismayed to say farewell, Rae always intended for the hit show to conclude after five seasons.<\/span><\/p>\n

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