“Sometimes you live in a bubble. You live in a liberal bubble where you think that everyone is open, and in my eyes progressive in a way where there are so many human experiences, black experiences, gender experiences. There are so many stories to tell. The fear that a story like that would be told when it’s the story of so many other people is just absolutely ridiculous. The censorship and the idea that black men can’t be all things and still be black men is just absurd, it is.
Travon Free–the writer, the creator of the project–approached us with it. And he said [an] episode of Insecure was a first time that he had felt like his story was being told in a way. And that conversation reflected so much of his personal experience. We were looking for fresh voices and he pitched that, and it really excited me, because I’ve just never seen anything on TV like that. I’m just rooting for his show. Issa Rae talking to Deadline about the criticism surrounding her upcoming bisexual comedy series Him or Her.
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Donston
I’m looking forward to this show (I believe it’s been greenlit but not picked up for series yet). I just hope it has genuine bite, wit and insight and that it isn’t primarily driven by self-pity. And hopefully it will highlight a leading man who has legitimate sexual passion and romantic connections beyond one gender. Critics praised “killing Eve” for highlighting queerness and fluidity, and it’s a solid series, but it’s still ultimately a show about a lesbian serial killer and a very homo-leaning woman who choice a “straight life” because of comfort and ease. The title “Him or Her” kinda makes the project sound gimmicky and one-note. Hopefully, it’s not that.
Black Pegasus
I love her series “Insecure” but I’m a little worried about a series featuring a bisexual black male character. There is so much ignorance out there concerning sexuality and if this show isn’t handled right it could possibly perpetuate some of the already negative preconceived notions about gay and bi men… Unfiltered Sexual education isn’t even taught in the majority of America Schools.