Dream Bigger: An Interview With The Brilliance Behind Brown Girls

Do you remember fighting with your friends about who was the Carrie, Samantha, Charlotte or Miranda in your friend group? But not really cause none of y’all was carefree rich white women with more shoes than skin blemishes. Well Fatimah Asghar finally created a show for queer drunk awkward Black (or Brown) hoes like me. Brown Girls is not only battle cry but lullaby, it is a masterpiece of intersectional feminism and humor. It’s a punch in the dick to every male comedian who that still think women are only good for rape jokes and tears. I have known for and worked with Fati for a little over three years now, and now only is she a great friend but she is a inspiration to work harder and dream bigger. When Fati first brought Brown Girls to our cohort editing meetings at YCA she wasn’t even sure she wanted to record it, but knew she needed to write a series where the characters looked and lived like her. Taking inspiration from her friends and family Fati created well rounded characters who you love, question, side with and shade all in less than a 20 minute episode. You as the audience get to be a one part Leila, one part Patricia, one part Victor and whoever else, because each character has as many redeeming qualities and they have unapologetic flaws. The entire time you’re watching you want everyone to succeed but also know life comes at you fast whether it be a drunk punch in the face or one too many shots on the job. The complexity in the characters created through, dialogu…