“If I were a white guy I would rule this world right now”: “The Nightly Show” discusses Patricia Arquette’s Oscar comments

Issa Rae, Christina Greer, Jacque Reid & Marina Franklin talk frankly about black women in the workplace

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I saw this episode and it was AMAZING. Those four women need their own show STAT!

It was refreshing to watch - I loved Larry Wilmore on The Daily Show, and I’ve been watching his new show regularly, but he is disappointingly and consistently sexist. On his black men panel, he asked them the question, “On a scale of 1-10, how bossy are black women?” He followed with, “and don’t tell me less than five.” Painful.

This episode was a step in the right direction at redemption. He actually addressed the historical forces from slavery on breaking up the black family and requiring black women to take on head-of-household roles. He pointed out that we shouldn’t blame black women for being take charge and being leaders. We’ll see which side of Larry - enlightened or sexist - shows up in the weeks to come.