Gab with Gwen

Gwen, Trinity and Slim discuss how annoying Bella, Kwame and Terry all come across in I May Destroy You S1E9 entitled 'Social Media is a Great Way to Connect.' We debate the efficacy, legalities and implications of doxing in addition to the labeling of Afro-Caribbean vs African Black people in the UK. Gwen, Trinity and Slim break down the ongoing impact of managing trauma and navigating interpersonal relationships, friendships, making mistakes along the way and judging yourself and others.

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Gwen and VIP returning guest Ismael Abdusalaam aka @beatsboxingmahem discuss the southern state surge in covid-19 cases in the USA, political theater that has taken precedence over the public health crisis, coded language being used to justify selfish/racist behavior across the country and the fall of the likes of Dr. Fauci and Dr. Ben Carson due to clout chasing.

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Gwen, Trinity and Slim discuss I May Destroy S1E8 - Line Spectrum Border and deeply debate Kwame's sexual experiment with an unknowing heterosexual woman and Arabella's pop up in Italy to check in with her former boo, Biagio. What is the consent criteria? What happens at the intersection of race and sexuality? Where are the boundary lines and who defines whether or not they have been crossed? This is a deep cut exemplifying when keeping it real goes wrong!

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Gwen and returning VIP guest Ismael Abdusalaam aka @beatsboxingmayhem discuss the dynamics of unconventional relationships between older women and younger men and how these are viewed by society. We ask the hard questions about predatory behavior and break down the Jada Pinkett Smith/August Alsina entanglement as well as the recent passing of Mary Kay Letourneau. Lots of great conversation and hot takes as usual!

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Gwen, Trinity and J discuss the hit @hbo show @imaydestroyyou Episode 7 (Happy Animals)and react to the shocking conversation between Simon and Terry about the night of the fateful incident at Ego Death bar as well as the friendship dynamics between Arabella, Kwame, Terry and Theo revealed during Terry's birthday party. We give hot takes on climate change, hoteps, wokeness, and reflect on the millennial dating scene and hookup culture. The bad wig count continues.

Gwen, Trinity and J are back at it to discuss the latest episode of @imaydestroyyou on @hbo - S1E6 - The Alliance. We discuss the introduction on the new character, Theodora aka Theo, who has an interesting history with Bella and Terry from High School. We break down the high value of white girl tears, how boys are socialized to interact/manipulate girls, dynamics between Black men and Black women, and Bella's friendship choices. Funny and introspective conversation as usual!

Gwen and new guest, @tippsam_ discuss the impact of the legacy of colonialism on Black people in Africa, the United States, the West Indies and Latin America. Sam explains how British rule exacerbated tribal tensions in Nigeria. Gwen and Sam break down how the fall of the British empire coincided with Black countries around the world becoming newly independent at the same time the Civil Rights movement was taking place in the USA in the 1960s and the reasons why Black Liberation and Pan-Africanism has subsequently fizzled. Gwen and Sam draw the thread between the history of colonialism and the slave trade to the Black Lives Matter movement of today. Lots of great nuggets of history in this episode!

Gwen and Trinity share our reactions to S1:E5 of the new @hbo show @imaydestroy you airing in the USA on Monday nights. We discuss Arabella's journey to find her voice after being stealthed by Zain as well Kwame's attempt to seek justice for sexual assault. Gwen and Trinity have different views on how things went down at the Writing Summit and explain our interpretations of the various dynamics between characters. There is a LOT to break down due to the sensitive subject matter, issues of consent, Black Millennial dating/hookup culture in addition to the societal double standard when it comes to gender/sexual identity and sexual assault. SPOILER ALERT!!!

Gwen and returning VIP guest, Tiffany, discuss the role of the Chief Diversity Officer in Corporate America in the midst of the Black Lives Matter Movement in 2020. We break down rampant tokenism/magical Negroes, performative vs purposeful corporate gestures, the struggle and barriers Black employees face when trying to rise in the corporate ranks, and the ray of light that is Gen Z. Lots of hot takes and great conversation!

BTW, HNIC stands for Head Negro in Charge.

Gwen and Trinity give the play by play of the whirlwind events happening in Arabella's life several weeks after the initial fateful incident in the series premiere. Bella's BFF, Kwame, gets a lot more screen time and we discuss how we end up seeing them have parallel experiences. Gwen breaks down the ongoing theme of consent throughout the IMDY series as well as the #stealthing phenomenon, hook up culture, power dynamics and the representation of Black gay men in the media. That was fun. SPOILER ALERT!