00:00Spike Lee's 10-part series adaptation of his first film,
00:07She's Gotta Have It, made its Netflix debut recently.
00:10And the main character of Nola Darling has a lot, a lot of people talking.
00:14Nola considers herself a sex-positive, polyamorous, pansexual.
00:18Ooh, that was tongue twister.
00:19Which basically means she does whatever she wants with whoever she wants sexually.
00:23In the series, Nola is openly dating three different men at the same damn time.
00:28Panelists, what are your thoughts?
00:30Is Nola Darling's sexuality too much, or is it unapologetic black female sexuality at its best?
00:36Okay, Slade or Shade?
00:37In three, two, one.
00:39Here we go.
00:40Slade all the way.
00:41All the way.
00:41Okay, for anyone who says it's too much, I don't know,
00:45it really should not be a revolution to see a black woman owning her body.
00:49I feel like Nola Darling is so important in this era
00:52because this is one of the few times we see a black woman that is sexual and not sexualized.
00:56The latter part meaning that her body isn't here for male consumption, you know what I mean?
01:01It's not here to be on a leash of someone else.
01:04So I like that she's owning everything, and I like that as black women,
01:08we are seeing like a full kaleidoscope of ourselves on television.
01:12Like, we are not unidimensional.
01:14There isn't this soul identity, this template that everyone fits in.
01:18So I like that we're seeing a different type of black girl.
01:21It's a great time to be a black woman in television.
01:23Come on!
01:23All right, Danielle, did you watch it? What were your thoughts?
01:26I did watch it.
01:27I mean, there were some things that seemed aged out, like the haircuts,
01:31and some of the terms were a little aged out.
01:32But overall, I did like it.
01:34I thought I agree. Like, I agree with Tracy.
01:36I think that it's something that needs to be seen.
01:39You know, we see this a little bit with Issa and her hotation.
01:42I like the idea of, you know, the nuance of black women.
01:45We are not a monolith.
01:47Like, giving head is not that big of a deal.
01:49You know what I mean?
01:49I love these different explorations of us.
01:51And I also want to flip it and say, like, if this was a man and it was him dating three different women,
01:56which is probably everyday life, you know, for the average man, it's not a big deal.
02:00So I think if it was in a different perspective, it would be less of a jarring thing, maybe.
02:05I got you. I got you.
02:07I agree. As a man on the panel, I have to say that.
02:09Yes, speak on it.
02:10Yes, Antonio.
02:11You know, like, when you're like a little kid, right, a little boy, everybody's like,
02:13how many girlfriends you got at school, right?
02:15Yeah.
02:15That's very inappropriate.
02:17But this grown-ass woman, right, who has a career, who's doing well for herself,
02:20why can't she date and be with whoever she wants to be with?
02:22If there's five people, let her do her thing.
02:25Right.
02:25I thought it was really good.
02:26I watched it over, uh, preparing for Thanksgiving, and I really enjoyed it.
02:30I agree with you.
02:31Some things were a little, you know, outdated, but it's spiked.
02:33Some people said it was written, like, by a 40-year-old man.
02:36It really was then.
02:38So y'all felt the same way?
02:39Yeah.
02:39It was good.
02:41I'm happy to see that the whole cast, um, you know, do really well.
02:44And doing back on TV, and she's so beautiful.
02:46All right, Kayla.
02:47Now, Kayla, you have some shout-outs for us from our YouTube fam.
02:50Talk to me about that.
02:51Yes, a lot of YouTube viewers, so if you're not on Facebook, get on YouTube and watch us.
02:55And a couple of comments coming in on Nola.
02:57Cynthia Spivey says, Nola Slade.
02:59Rochelle Batia says, Nola, darling, pure Slade, because men have been doing it for years,
03:03either on TV or in real life, so good job by her.
03:06Courageous.
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