Issa Rae says that she initially included white characters in Awkward Black Girl and Insecure because a colleague advised her that it would help make “white people care” about her shows.
In an interview with Mic, the actress recounted a conversation with a colleague whose advice ultimately ended up playing out on two of her projects and in real life. While developing Awkward Black Girl, Rae’s webseries hit that put her on the map and led to her HBO show Insecure, she spoke to a colleague who suggested she add a white character. That character ended up being White Jay, one of her character’s two main love interests.
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