Issa Rae discussed meeting with a network executive who proposed a fairer-skinned black woman replace her in a TV version of her web series, The Misadventures of Awkward Black Girl. She also explained why her new web series, I Hate L.A. Dudes, was riper for network TV development over her more established content. Additionally, she touched upon how her racial insight into the current television industry has motivated and informed her creative output.
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