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* NeverMyFault: Issa. Her brother even [[LampshadeHanging brings this up]] to her, saying that she can never admit when she's wrong.
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* NeverMyFault: Issa. Her brother even [[LampshadeHanging brings this up]] to her, saying that she can never admit when she's wrong. Thankfully, she grows out of this.
** Molly has this same problem. Whenever she and Issa disagree, she waits for Issa to come to her and apologize, instead of even considering initiating any apologies. This also bleed into a lot of her other relationships, where she refuses to see her own missteps in the handling of a issue.
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** Molly has this same problem. Whenever she and Issa disagree, she waits for Issa to come to her and apologize, instead of even considering initiating any apologies. This also bleed into a lot of her other relationships, where she refuses to see her own missteps in the handling of a issue.
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* TheReasonYouSuckSpeech: Issa and Molly give each other these in the episode "Real As Fuck." Issa tells Molly that she is the common denominator in all her failed relationships with men, while Molly calls Issa out on how she complains about her job yet doesn’t make any effort to change it (she also talks about how Issa doesn’t deserve Lawrence because she cheated on him with her ex, Daniel).
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* TheReasonYouSuckSpeech: Issa and Molly give each other these in the episode "Real As Fuck." Issa tells Molly that she is the common denominator in all her failed relationships with men, while Molly calls Issa out on how she complains about her job yet doesn’t make any effort to change it (she also talks about how Issa doesn’t deserve Lawrence because she cheated on him with her ex, Daniel). They have another one with each in the episode "Lowkey Moving On", addressing different flaws between each other. Molly calls Issa out for her tendency to focus on her own problems more than others'; in turn, Issa brings to Molly's attention the fact that she refuses to let go of her anger and any slights against her, however small. It doesn't end well.
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* AMistakeIsBorn: A light example, but Derek admits to Lawrence that he and Tiffany weren't planning on having a child for another few years before Simone was born.
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* AMistakeIsBorn: A light example, but Derek admits to Lawrence that he and Tiffany weren't planning on having a child for another few years before Simone was born. They love her dearly, nonetheless.
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* AMistakeIsBorn: A light example, but Derek admits to Lawrence that he and Tiffany weren't planning on having a child for another few years before Simone was born.
* BlackAndNerdy: Issa qualifies asthis.this, as does Lawrence.
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* BookEnds: Season 4 ended the same way it began: playing began (playing a song by Tyler, The Creator.Creator), but with one major difference; in the first episode, Issa declares that [[she doesn't fuck with Molly anymore but, in the season finale, she and Molly are in their favorite restaurant, talking to each other.]]
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* BrattyHalfPint: The kids in the first episode that Issa was teaching.
* CastingGag: A major part of Molly's character is that she ReallyGetsAround (in fact at one point one character asks her, "Can you teach me how to ho?") and uses a lot of profanity. The actress that plays her, Yvonne Orji, is, in fact, a devout Christian, who only does clean comedy, and is saving her virginity for marriage.
* ExperimentedInCollege: PlayedForDrama. Jared reveals in one episode that he experimented with his male friend (but considers himself straight), which makes Molly uncomfortable. She asks her friends about it, and while Issa tells her that sexuality is a societal construct and she should stay with him, she takes the advice of her other friend, who says that experimenting makes Jared gay, and breaks up with him.
* CastingGag: A major part of Molly's character is that she ReallyGetsAround (in fact at one point one character asks her, "Can you teach me how to ho?") and uses a lot of profanity. The actress that plays her, Yvonne Orji, is, in fact, a devout Christian, who only does clean comedy, and is saving her virginity for marriage.
* ExperimentedInCollege: PlayedForDrama. Jared reveals in one episode that he experimented with his male friend (but considers himself straight), which makes Molly uncomfortable. She asks her friends about it, and while Issa tells her that sexuality is a societal construct and she should stay with him, she takes the advice of her other friend, who says that experimenting makes Jared gay, and breaks up with him.
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* BrattyHalfPint: The kids in the first episode that Issa was teaching.
teaching, with Dayniece being the ringleader.
* CastingGag: A major part of Molly's character is that she ReallyGetsAround (infact fact, at one point one character point, Issa asks her, "Can you teach me how to ho?") and uses a lot of profanity. The actress that plays her, Yvonne Orji, is, in fact, a devout Christian, who only does clean comedy, and is saving her virginity for marriage.
* ExperimentedInCollege: PlayedForDrama. Jared reveals in one episode that he experimented with his male friend (but considers himself straight), which makes Molly uncomfortable. She asks her friends about it, and while Issa tells her that sexuality is a societal construct and she should stay with him, she takes the advice of her other friend, who says that experimenting makes Jared gay, and breaks up with him. She turns out to be VERY wrong later on in the series.
* CastingGag: A major part of Molly's character is that she ReallyGetsAround (in
* ExperimentedInCollege: PlayedForDrama. Jared reveals in one episode that he experimented with his male friend (but considers himself straight), which makes Molly uncomfortable. She asks her friends about it, and while Issa tells her that sexuality is a societal construct and she should stay with him, she takes the advice of her other friend, who says that experimenting makes Jared gay, and breaks up with him. She turns out to be VERY wrong later on in the series.
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* ShowWithinAShow: Season 1 had a prison reality show ''Conjugal Visits'', season 2 had ''Due North'', a SoapWithinAShow about slavery, and season 3 has ''Kev'yn'', which seems to be ''Series/{{Martin}}'' meets ''Series/LivingSingle'' (complete with cameo from Erika Alexander) with a CousinOliver character. Season 3's show is ''Looking for Latoya'', a TrueCrime parody.
* StereotypeFlip: As stated above, Issa defys the stereotype of a put-together SassyBlackWoman who quips constantly and is highly confident. Instead she is awkward, often at a loss of words, and...well...[[ExactlyWhatItSaysOnTheTin insecure]].
* StereotypeFlip: As stated above, Issa defys the stereotype of a put-together SassyBlackWoman who quips constantly and is highly confident. Instead she is awkward, often at a loss of words, and...well...[[ExactlyWhatItSaysOnTheTin insecure]].
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* SceneryPorn: One consistent feature of the show is its loving display of southern Los Angeles, Inglewood in particular.
* ShowWithinAShow: Season 1 had a prison reality show ''Conjugal Visits'', season 2 had ''Due North'', a SoapWithinAShow about slavery, and season 3 has ''Kev'yn'', which seems to be ''Series/{{Martin}}'' meets ''Series/LivingSingle'' (complete with cameo from Erika Alexander) with a CousinOliver character. Season3's 4's show is ''Looking for Latoya'', a TrueCrime parody.
* StereotypeFlip: As stated above, Issadefys defies the stereotype of a put-together SassyBlackWoman who quips constantly and is highly confident. Instead she is awkward, often at a loss of words, and...well...[[ExactlyWhatItSaysOnTheTin insecure]].
* ShowWithinAShow: Season 1 had a prison reality show ''Conjugal Visits'', season 2 had ''Due North'', a SoapWithinAShow about slavery, and season 3 has ''Kev'yn'', which seems to be ''Series/{{Martin}}'' meets ''Series/LivingSingle'' (complete with cameo from Erika Alexander) with a CousinOliver character. Season
* StereotypeFlip: As stated above, Issa
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* CastingGag: A major part of Molly's character is that she ReallyGetsAround (in fact at one point one character asks her, "Can you teach me how to ho?") and uses a lot of profanity. The actress that plays her, Yvonne Orji, is, in fact, a devout Christian, who only does clean comedy, and is saving her virginity for marriage.
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* NWordPrivileges: Issa and other black characters casually use the N-word in conversation with one another.
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* SassyBlackWoman: Molly has her moments, but Issa is an aversion of this trope.
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* ShowWithinAShow: Season 1 had a prison reality show ''Conjugal Visits'', season 2 had ''Due North'', a SoapWithinAShow about slavery, and season 3 has ''Kev'yn'', which seems to be ''Series/{{Martin}}'' meets ''Series/LivingSingle'' (complete with cameo from Erika Alexander) with a CousinOliver character. Season 3's show is ''Looking for Latoya'', a TrueCrime parody.
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* IdiosyncraticEpisodeNaming: Every episode in the first season has the naming structure "___ As Fuck." The second season's episodes are "Hella ___". Season 3 is "____-like".
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* IdiosyncraticEpisodeNaming: Every episode in the first season has the naming structure "___ As Fuck." The second season's episodes are "Hella ___". Season 3 is "____-like". Season 4's episodes are titled "Lowkey ___".
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'''''Insecure''''' is a 2016 Creator/{{HBO}} series created by Issa Rae and Creator/LarryWilmore, based ([[SuggestedBy partially]]) on the former's [[{{web video}} web series]] ''WebVideo/MisadventuresOfAwkwardBlackGirl''.
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'''''Insecure''''' is a 2016 Creator/{{HBO}} series created by Issa Rae Creator/IssaRae and Creator/LarryWilmore, based ([[SuggestedBy partially]]) on the former's [[{{web video}} web series]] ''WebVideo/MisadventuresOfAwkwardBlackGirl''.
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* TheReasonYouSuckSpeech: Issa and Molly give each other these in the episode "Real As Fuck." Issa tells Molly that she is the common denominator in all her failed relationships with men, while Molly calls Issa out on how she complains about her job yet doesn’t make any effort to change it (she also talks about how Issa doesn’t deserve Lawrence because she cheated on him with her ex, Daniel).
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* TheDanza: Issa ''Rae'' stars as Issa ''Dee''.
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* NeverLiveItDown: Issa's rap about Molly's "broken pussy", which she'd previously described to her in jest, causes discomfort for both of them.
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* BrattyHalfPint: The kids in the first episode that Issa was teaching.
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* StereotypeFlip: As stated above, Issa defys the stereotype of a put-together SassyBlackWoman who quips constantly and is highly confident. Instead she is awkward, often at a loss of words, and...well...[[ExactlyWhatItSaysOnTheTin insecure]].
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* ExperimentedInCollege: PlayedForDrama. Jered reveals in one episode that he experimented with his male friend (but considers himself straight), which makes Molly uncomfortable. She asks her friends about it, and while Issa tells her that sexuality is a societal construct and she should stay with him, she takes the advice of her other friend, who says that experimenting makes Jered gay, and breaks up with him.
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* ExperimentedInCollege: PlayedForDrama. Jered Jared reveals in one episode that he experimented with his male friend (but considers himself straight), which makes Molly uncomfortable. She asks her friends about it, and while Issa tells her that sexuality is a societal construct and she should stay with him, she takes the advice of her other friend, who says that experimenting makes Jered Jared gay, and breaks up with him.
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* ExperimentedInCollege: PlayedForDrama. Jared reveals in one episode that he experimented with his male friend (but considers himself straight), which makes Molly uncomfortable. She asks her friends about it, and while Issa tells her that sexuality is a societal construct and she should stay with him, she takes the advice of her other friend, who says that experimenting makes Jared gay, and breaks up with him.
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* ExperimentedInCollege: PlayedForDrama. Jared Jered reveals in one episode that he experimented with his male friend (but considers himself straight), which makes Molly uncomfortable. She asks her friends about it, and while Issa tells her that sexuality is a societal construct and she should stay with him, she takes the advice of her other friend, who says that experimenting makes Jared Jered gay, and breaks up with him.
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* ShowWithinAShow: Season 1 had a prison reality show, show ''Conjugal Visits'', season 2 had ''Due North'', a SoapWithinAShow about slavery, and season 3 has ''Kev'yn'', which seems to be ''Series/{{Martin}}'' meets ''Series/LivingSingle'' (complete with cameo from Erika Alexander) with a CousinOliver character.
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Entry previously said "two white girls"; one of the actresses is Hayley Kiyoko, who is actually Asian American.
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* RaceFetish: Lawrence has a threesome with two white girls who are only with him because he's black (when he can't go a second round, they complain that the previous black guy could).
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* RaceFetish: Lawrence has a threesome with two white non-black girls who are only with him because he's black (when he can't go a second round, they complain that the previous black guy could).
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* RealityEnsues: When [[spoiler: Lawrence's]] [[TheBusCameBack bus comes back]], there's a SexMontage of him hooking up with various women, however, the montage ends with him being diagnosed with chlamydia.
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* RaceFetish: Lawrence has a threesome with two white girls who are only with him because he's black (when he can't go a second round, they complain that the previous black guy could).
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* RemakeCameo: Sujata Day (Cece in ''Awkward Black Girl'') cameos as one of Issa's coworkers and Tristen J. Winger (Darius aka "Baby Voice") cameos as Issa and Lawrence's gang-member neighbor.
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[[caption-width-right:300:Insecure AF.]]
'''''Insecure''''' is a 2016 Creator/{{HBO}} series created by Issa Rae and Creator/LarryWilmore, based ([[SuggestedBy partially]]) on the former's [[{{web video}} web series]] ''WebVideo/MisadventuresOfAwkwardBlackGirl''.
Rae stars as [[TheDanza Issa]], a young woman working for a nonprofit organization whose looming thirtieth birthday prompts her to start rethinking her life choices, including whether or not she should dump her deadbeat boyfriend Lawrence.
Issa's best friend Molly, however, seems to have it all together -- except when it comes to romance. Despite her job as a successful lawyer, she can't seem to find a man worth keeping.
''Insecure'' has received lots of acclaim since its debut, thanks in part to its nuanced portrayals of blackness and female friendship, as well as carrying over all the aspects of ''Awkward Black Girl'' that made it work with viewers.
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!! Troped As Fuck:
* BoastfulRap: Issa makes rhymes as a hobby -- not because she wants to become a rapper, but as a confidence-boosting exercise. She performs some in front of a crowd in the pilot episode, per her crush's suggestion.
* TheDanza: Issa ''Rae'' stars as Issa ''Dee''.
* IdiosyncraticEpisodeNaming: Every episode as the naming structure "___ As Fuck."
* NWordPrivileges: Issa and other black characters casually use the N-word in conversation with one another.
* NeverLiveItDown: Issa's rap about Molly's "broken vagina", which she'd previously described to her in jest, causes discomfort for both of them.
* SuggestedBy: ''Insecure'' was originally conceived as a {{spin off}} of ''Awkward Black Girl'', but it eventually turned into its own thing with new characters.
* SurroundedByIdiots: How Issa perceives her ([[InnocentBigot predominantly white]]) coworkers.
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[[caption-width-right:300:Insecure AF.]]
'''''Insecure''''' is a 2016 Creator/{{HBO}} series created by Issa Rae and Creator/LarryWilmore, based ([[SuggestedBy partially]]) on the former's [[{{web video}} web series]] ''WebVideo/MisadventuresOfAwkwardBlackGirl''.
Rae stars as [[TheDanza Issa]], a young woman working for a nonprofit organization whose looming thirtieth birthday prompts her to start rethinking her life choices, including whether or not she should dump her deadbeat boyfriend Lawrence.
Issa's best friend Molly, however, seems to have it all together -- except when it comes to romance. Despite her job as a successful lawyer, she can't seem to find a man worth keeping.
''Insecure'' has received lots of acclaim since its debut, thanks in part to its nuanced portrayals of blackness and female friendship, as well as carrying over all the aspects of ''Awkward Black Girl'' that made it work with viewers.
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* BoastfulRap: Issa makes rhymes as a hobby -- not because she wants to become a rapper, but as a confidence-boosting exercise. She performs some in front of a crowd in the pilot episode, per her crush's suggestion.
* TheDanza: Issa ''Rae'' stars as Issa ''Dee''.
* IdiosyncraticEpisodeNaming: Every episode as the naming structure "___ As Fuck."
* NWordPrivileges: Issa and other black characters casually use the N-word in conversation with one another.
* NeverLiveItDown: Issa's rap about Molly's "broken vagina", which she'd previously described to her in jest, causes discomfort for both of them.
* SuggestedBy: ''Insecure'' was originally conceived as a {{spin off}} of ''Awkward Black Girl'', but it eventually turned into its own thing with new characters.
* SurroundedByIdiots: How Issa perceives her ([[InnocentBigot predominantly white]]) coworkers.
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