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** ''Film/TheColorPurple'' in "The Icebreaker"
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** ''Film/TheColorPurple'' ''Literature/TheColorPurple'' in "The Icebreaker"
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* TrueArtIsIncomprehensible: In-universe, on J and White Jay's first date he takes her to a spoken-word show which falls into this trope.
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''The Misadventures of Awkward Black Girl'' follows the titular character, "J," a diet-pill salesperson who doesn't hate her job but thinks her co-workers are "pretty much the worst people in life." As a coping mechanism, she writes [[GratuitousRap rap lyrics]] that she considers "too Music/NickiMinaj" and obsesses over the awkward issues in her life. The show addresses concerns such as "What do you do when you constantly run into the same person at stop signs?", "How do you cover up waving to the wrong person?", and much more.
The brainchild of writer/director Creator/IssaRae, who was unable to identify with sexy vixens and [[SassyBlackWoman sassy black women]] on TV, the show revolves around awkwardness, "which is a unifying and universal thing that we all have experienced in some capacity."
The show sprung into popularity after only a couple of months, due to the relatable BlackAndNerdy main character not often shown in television. It began accepting [[http://www.kickstarter.com/projects/1996857943/the-misadventures-of-awkward-black-girl donations via Kickstarter]] to extend its first season, which culminated in the raising of $56,000, nearly doubly their goal of $30,000. In December 2013, it was announced the show had been picked up for television by {{Creator/HBO}}; the project eventually became a new series titled ''Series/{{Insecure}}''.
The brainchild of writer/director Creator/IssaRae, who was unable to identify with sexy vixens and [[SassyBlackWoman sassy black women]] on TV, the show revolves around awkwardness, "which is a unifying and universal thing that we all have experienced in some capacity."
The show sprung into popularity after only a couple of months, due to the relatable BlackAndNerdy main character not often shown in television. It began accepting [[http://www.kickstarter.com/projects/1996857943/the-misadventures-of-awkward-black-girl donations via Kickstarter]] to extend its first season, which culminated in the raising of $56,000, nearly doubly their goal of $30,000. In December 2013, it was announced the show had been picked up for television by {{Creator/HBO}}; the project eventually became a new series titled ''Series/{{Insecure}}''.
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''The Misadventures of Awkward Black Girl'' follows is a comedy web series created by Creator/IssaRae and also starring her as the titular character, "J," a diet-pill salesperson who doesn't hate her job but thinks her co-workers are "pretty much the worst people in life." As a coping mechanism, she writes [[GratuitousRap rap lyrics]] that she considers "too Music/NickiMinaj" and obsesses over the awkward issues in her life. The show addresses concerns such as "What do you do when you constantly run into the same person at stop signs?", "How do you cover up waving to the wrong person?", and much more.
Rae came up with the idea for the show in 2009, believing it would be entertaining to depict [[CringeComedy awkward social scenarios]] since she considered awkwardness to be "a unifying and universal thing that we all have experienced in some capacity." Thebrainchild of writer/director Creator/IssaRae, who idea sat dormant for a while until Rae had the realization that there were few black female nerd characters on screen at the time, and she was personally unable to identify with sexy vixens and [[SassyBlackWoman sassy black women]] on TV, after which she began work to bring the show revolves around awkwardness, "which is a unifying and universal thing that we all have experienced in some capacity."
to life.
The show premiered on Website/YouTube on February 3, 2011 and sprung into popularity after only a couple ofmonths, months due to the relatable BlackAndNerdy main character not often shown in television. It began accepting word of mouth, blogs, and social media. [[http://www.kickstarter.com/projects/1996857943/the-misadventures-of-awkward-black-girl donations via Kickstarter]] A Kickstarter campaign]] set up to extend its first season, which culminated in the raising of season ultimately raised $56,000, nearly doubly their double the goal of $30,000. A second season of the show aired between June 2012 and February 2013 on the [=YouTube=] channel of Music/PharrellWilliams' record label[=/=]collective i am OTHER. In December 2013, it was announced that the show had been picked up for television by {{Creator/HBO}}; the project eventually became a new series titled ''Series/{{Insecure}}''.
Rae came up with the idea for the show in 2009, believing it would be entertaining to depict [[CringeComedy awkward social scenarios]] since she considered awkwardness to be "a unifying and universal thing that we all have experienced in some capacity." The
The show premiered on Website/YouTube on February 3, 2011 and sprung into popularity after only a couple of
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trope about IU colorism
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* ButNotTooBlack: Played straight with Nina
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* AesopAmnesia: Amir
* AllLoveIsUnrequited: J has a huge crush on Fred, which he hardly notices. Also, White Jay has a crush on J beginning in "The Dance," but it is rather one-sided.
* AllLoveIsUnrequited: J has a huge crush on Fred, which he hardly notices. Also, White Jay has a crush on J beginning in "The Dance," but it is rather one-sided.
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%% * AesopAmnesia: Amir
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** J has a huge crush on Fred, which he hardly notices. Also, White Jay has a crush on J beginning in "The Dance," but it is rather one-sided.
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** J has a huge crush on Fred, which he hardly notices. Also, White Jay has a crush on J beginning in "The Dance," but it is rather one-sided.
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* AlphaBitch: Nina
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* BetterAsFriends: As of the first season finale, J and [[spoiler:Fred.]]
* BlackAndNerdy: A
* BlackAndNerdy: A
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%% * BetterAsFriends: As of the first season finale, J and [[spoiler:Fred.]]
%% * BlackAndNerdy: A
%% * BlackAndNerdy: A
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* ButtMonkey: J
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* HeterosexualLifePartners: J and [=CeCe=] (also known as "Curry Fried Chicken")
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%% * HeterosexualLifePartners: J and [=CeCe=] (also known as "Curry Fried Chicken")
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* HolierThanThou: Delores a.k.a. Sister Mary Clarence.
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%% * HolierThanThou: Delores a.k.a. Sister Mary Clarence.
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* NiceGuy: White Jay
* TheNicknamer: J. Mostly in her narration.
* TheNicknamer: J. Mostly in her narration.
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%% * NiceGuy: White Jay
%% * TheNicknamer: J. Mostly in her narration.
%% * TheNicknamer: J. Mostly in her narration.
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* OneLetterName: Several characters have these.
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* PrinceCharmingWannabe: A
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* RomanceInducingSmudge: Nina does this to Fred in front of J simply to make her miserable.
* RomanticFalseLead: White Jay started out as this. Has become a more developed character since then.
* RomanticFalseLead: White Jay started out as this. Has become a more developed character since then.
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%% * RomanceInducingSmudge: Nina does this to Fred in front of J simply to make her miserable.
%% * RomanticFalseLead: White Jay started out as this. Has become a more developed character since then.
%% * RomanticFalseLead: White Jay started out as this. Has become a more developed character since then.
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* NoPronunciationGuide: The Sexual Harassment coach from Corporate keeps pronouncing the word "har-ass-ment."
--> '''J''': Pick on me again, and I'll kick your har-ass.
--> '''J''': Pick on me again, and I'll kick your har-ass.
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Ambiguously Brown wick cleaning. Misuse.
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* AmbiguouslyBrown: Amir [[spoiler: who's Armenian]]. [=CeCe=] [[spoiler: who's Indian]].
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** [[AmbiguouslyBrown Amir]] uses this to [[PlaysGreatEthnics his advantage]].
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** [[AmbiguouslyBrown Amir]] Armenian Amir uses this to [[PlaysGreatEthnics his advantage]].
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Up To Eleven is a defunct trope
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* UpToEleven: "Shut the front door! And the back door. And the side door."
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** Happens to [=CeCe=] all the time. She's frequently mistaken for latina, middle-eastern and "Pocahontas."
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** Happens to [=CeCe=] all the time. She's frequently mistaken for latina, Latina, middle-eastern and "Pocahontas."
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* {{Portmanteau}}: Jesus keeps using the word "teffort" - a portmanteau of "team" and "effort."
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* {{Portmanteau}}: Jesus keeps using the word "teffort" - -- a portmanteau of "team" and "effort."
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* ExtravertedNerd: A
* FanNickname: "White Jay" is almost always called "White Jay."
** AscendedMeme, as J and [=CeCe=] now refer to him as "White Jay"
* GeorgeJetsonJobSecurity: Patty has been fired at least twice.
* FanNickname: "White Jay" is almost always called "White Jay."
** AscendedMeme, as J and [=CeCe=] now refer to him as "White Jay"
* GeorgeJetsonJobSecurity: Patty has been fired at least twice.
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** AscendedMeme, as J and [=CeCe=] now refer to him as "White Jay"
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''The Misadventures of Awkward Black Girl'' follows the titular character, "J," a diet-pill salesperson who doesn't hate her job but thinks her co-workers are "pretty much the worst people in life." As a coping mechanism, she writes [[GratuitousRap rap lyrics]] that she considers "too Music/NickiMinaj" and obsesses over the awkward issues in her life. Thie show addresses concerns such as "What do you do when you constantly run into the same person at stop signs?" "How do you cover up waving to the wrong person?" and much more.
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''The Misadventures of Awkward Black Girl'' follows the titular character, "J," a diet-pill salesperson who doesn't hate her job but thinks her co-workers are "pretty much the worst people in life." As a coping mechanism, she writes [[GratuitousRap rap lyrics]] that she considers "too Music/NickiMinaj" and obsesses over the awkward issues in her life. Thie The show addresses concerns such as "What do you do when you constantly run into the same person at stop signs?" signs?", "How do you cover up waving to the wrong person?" person?", and much more.
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Check out the official site of the series at [[http://www.awkwardblackgirl.com AwkwardBlackGirl.com]]. The show sprung into popularity after only a couple of months, due to the relatable BlackAndNerdy main character not often shown in television.
The show was accepting [[http://www.kickstarter.com/projects/1996857943/the-misadventures-of-awkward-black-girl donations via Kickstarter]] to extend its first season. In August 2011, they received 56,000 dollars, nearly doubly their goal of 30,000. In December 2013 it was announced the show had been picked up for television by {{Creator/HBO}}; the project eventually became a new series titled ''Series/{{Insecure}}''.
The show was accepting [[http://www.kickstarter.com/projects/1996857943/the-misadventures-of-awkward-black-girl donations via Kickstarter]] to extend its first season. In August 2011, they received 56,000 dollars, nearly doubly their goal of 30,000. In December 2013 it was announced the show had been picked up for television by {{Creator/HBO}}; the project eventually became a new series titled ''Series/{{Insecure}}''.
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The show sprung into popularity after only a couple of months, due to the relatable BlackAndNerdy main character not often shown in television. It began accepting [[http://www.kickstarter.com/projects/1996857943/the-misadventures-of-awkward-black-girl donations via Kickstarter]] to extend its first season, which culminated in the raising of $56,000, nearly doubly their goal of $30,000. In December 2013, it was announced the show had been picked up for television by {{Creator/HBO}}; the project eventually became a new series titled ''Series/{{Insecure}}''.
Check out the official site of the series at [[http://www.awkwardblackgirl.com AwkwardBlackGirl.com]]. The show sprung into popularity after only a couple of months, due to the relatable BlackAndNerdy main character not often shown in television.\n\nThe show was accepting [[http://www.kickstarter.com/projects/1996857943/the-misadventures-of-awkward-black-girl donations via Kickstarter]] to extend its first season. In August 2011, they received 56,000 dollars, nearly doubly their goal of 30,000. In December 2013 it was announced the show had been picked up for television by {{Creator/HBO}}; the project eventually became a new series titled ''Series/{{Insecure}}''.\n
Check out the official site of the series at [[http://www.awkwardblackgirl.com AwkwardBlackGirl.com]].
