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The Importance Of Issa Rae In Insecure
I believe Issa Rae in Insecure is portraying a positive view, some may think otherwise. Throughout the show, Issa is giving the viewers insight of her everyday life, real issues that women deal with throughout their lives from relationships to trouble in the workplace.
This generation particular can relate to it because it is real, many viewers are going through or may have been through some of the something Issa’s discussing throughout the show. This show shows the importance of friendship in much aspect. Others show may show how toxic some friendships are and in reality, some may not know what real friendships are or surround themselves with people they believe are for them but in reality, they aren’t. The show also shows the struggle of

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