00:00Okay, let's talk about the diner scene, because the diner scene was so beautiful.
00:09When Angela Bassett, who plays Lena Waithe's mother, when Lena is like telling her that
00:15she's a lesbian and like she doesn't like boys, like she's never gonna have kids, and
00:19Angela turns to her and says, I don't want life to be hard for you.
00:23I was like, aw.
00:24That part really made me think, because oftentimes you hear about how there's so
00:29much homophobia within the black community, sometimes it's just that parents are scared.
00:34Yeah.
00:35Because you're like black, but now on top of it, like, you are gonna have to struggle
00:39with the fact that you're black and gay.
00:41And you're a woman.
00:42Yeah.
00:43Like, it's not gonna be easy for you.
00:44That's like three strikes.
00:45Yeah.
00:46So I understand that conversation, so like when people are like, there's so much, that's
00:50not it.
00:51Like, a lot of times that's not it, it's just like parents are like that, it's just rooted
00:55in fear, like you're afraid for your child because that's your child and you don't want
00:59her out here, like, not having the same rights as other people and being treated differently
01:04and being, like, that's what it is.
01:07And it was also really important, I think, the scene when Angela Bassett and Kim Whitley
01:12were in the kitchen and Angela says, well, is it because there weren't enough men around?
01:17Like, did I do something wrong?
01:18I don't understand.
01:19And like, the fact that she blamed herself, I think that's what happens a lot of the times
01:23with African American families and homophobic relationships or homophobia is because parents
01:30often feel like they did something wrong, which is not the case at all.
01:33And for her to blame herself when she didn't have to or need to was like really sad.
01:39But because Kim Whitley is Kim Whitley and is like a comedic genius, she like shut that
01:43shit down real quick and like was like, girl, she's just gay.
01:47Like, you didn't do anything wrong.
01:49Like, it's not because there were no men around.
01:51It's not because, you know, you gave her iced tea instead of iced tea with lemon.
01:56Like, she just liked women.
01:57Get over it.
01:58It's not that deep.
01:59That's it.
02:00Oh my God, can we talk about how she wanted to be called Lebanese instead of a lesbian?
02:05She was uncomfortable with it.
02:06I thought that was so cute.
02:08I thought it was so precious.
02:10Because it's just like her way of like coming to terms with it.
02:13And it's just so, it's just cute.
02:15It's funny.
02:16It's endearing.
02:16It's just kind of like, let's call me Lebanese.
02:18And I'm like, okay, girl.
02:20I think everyone needs a friend like Dev though,
02:22because he was like super supportive and just like, I don't care.
02:25Like, you're my friends.
02:26Like, I love you.
02:27And you know, I'll be here for you.
02:29And then if you want me to like stalk your homegirls on Instagram,
02:32like I'll do it.
02:34Nipples and toes 23.
02:36You know, it's full circle.
02:38It just comes right back to that.
02:39I cannot.
02:40I cannot.
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