American - Comedian | November 29, 1983 -
Black women are so very often stereotyped in pop culture.
Franchesca Ramsey
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Black women come with all sorts of personalities. So it's time for media to wise up and show us in all of our complexity.
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With 'Decoded,' the goal is to just keep pushing forward and challenging ourselves to tackle important subjects in creative and funny ways.
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I'm somewhat wary of being called 'woke' because it feels absolute in a way that I don't think is realistic.
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My consciousness is a process, and that includes my relationship with my husband. His being white doesn't make me any less black or invested in black issues, the same way him being a man doesn't make me any less of a feminist.
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For me, at least with my parents, I feel that they wanted me to have all the opportunities that they did not have, and for them, that meant going to private school.
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The Internet is a blessing and a curse. I mean, it's a place where lots of people can express themselves, which is amazing, but it's a place where a lot of people can express themselves that probably should keep those expressions to themselves.
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I think the beauty of the Internet is that it's giving a lot of people the opportunity to reach people around the world that they never would have been able to, and for people to tell their own stories where they don't see themselves reflected in mainstream media, or the media is misrepresenting the truth, right.
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Now I have a standard for how I make sure people do not speak to me in a way that I feel uncomfortable with. When I was younger, I didn't have that. I was like, 'Try not to make waves.' I wanted everybody to like me, and so I stifled a lot of the discomfort that I had.
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I create videos for my YouTube channel Chescaleigh and for 'Decoded,' a series with MTV.
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I left acting school really hoping that I could be on a television show of some sort, working in movies in Hollywood.
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When I started in 2007, YouTube was just a fun hobby for others and myself.
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