Saw the new CoverGirl ad with Issa Rae and her friends and wondering if is this how black people have felt forever since I didn’t get it, but my partner (who is black) was cracking up?

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Meaning, black people not seeing themselves enough in media. His wife sent it to us with the caption “this is a part of my life I’ve never seen in an ad.” Are we this far gone as an industry? It’s 2018!

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Could’ve been done so much better. I was bored watching this.

I’m black, I didn’t think it was funny. But in general I don’t think Issa Rae is funny or even comes close to representing me. Not all black women are the same or are all that sassy....but it’s a start to have someone on screen that others can relate too.

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