*Issa Rae is walking on a tight rope, balancing her comedy and homage in her new series “The Michelle Obama Diaries,” which premiered last week.
It’s a comedic series that has some people warning that it could be teetering over the disrespectful side of things.
“Everybody loves Michelle. Michelle is like every person in the Black community’s dear aunt or mother figure, so you can’t really mess her up,” Issa told Sister 2 Sister in the Jan, 2013 edition.
The the first episode of show, she depicts Michelle reacting to the president’s first debate against Republican nominee Mitt Romney.
“He choked. I knew we shouldn’t have had anniversary sex on the plane,” said the Michelle portrayer, who also jokes about her high approval rating, “Scandal,” “Honey Boo Boo” and being raised in Chi-Town. “Don’t let this fabulous J. Crew ensemble fool you. I’m from the South Side of Chicago. Recognize,” she warns.
The brains behind “Awkward Black Girl” and “Roommie, Lover, Friend,” says it was a challenge morphing into the first lady without going overboard.
“I didn’t want to disrespect her because I love Michelle as well, but I kind of wanted to show her in a comedic light,” she said. “I wanted to show her in the best light possible, but still poke fun at the stress she might be going through in the White House.”
Although it’s just comedy, there’s too many other ignorant females to joke about like Sarah Palin, Michelle Bachman or Ann Coulter. Let our first lady shine because she is no joke.
Was this the deal she had to make to get her shows picked up by the mainstream media? Just agree to sell out MB and you can write your own ticket!!
I can’t support – Mrs. O has endured enough disrespect in the media from day one as FLOTUS.
I co-sign. Michelle Obama is a Princeton-educated LAWYER and the first black FLOTUS. Why does she have to be made fun of. I’m so sick and tired of black folks doing this kind of trash.
Though, not a knee-slapper, I thought it was funny enough.
Oh and, she needs to speak up on the punch lines
This is funny, I understand the reluctance to criticize the first lady, but I think she does it respectfully…..better recognize….lol
Mrs. Obama is not going through any “stress at the White House.” She is the First Lady, NOT the President. When a quick decision has to be made in the middle of the night, nobody comes to wake HER up!
I highly doubt that the First Lady has a problem with this. Let it go damn!
If this is disrespectful, so too is SNL.
ITA!!! And, I don’t see folks up in arms about SNL.
pretty funny. love my first lady all the same. but this is almost dave chappelle funny…”WHYYT POWERRR”