Half & Half Let Dee Dee Be Girly AND Smart

Dee Dee Thorne from Half & Half was soft, pink, pampered, and smart. And unlike so many hyperfeminine Black women on screen, the story actually protected her. In part 3 of my series on hyperfeminine Black women on screen, we leave the movies behind and head to TV. After Peaches Clarke (King's Ransom) and Jacqueline Broyer (Boomerang), Dee Dee Thorne is the first woman in this series who gets to be respected AND chosen. We're talking about what "bougie" really means, the four layers of protection Dee Dee had that Peaches and Jacqueline didn't, her sisterhood with Mona, and how UPN-era Black sitcoms wrote Black women differently than Hollywood movies did. Were you a Dee Dee or a Mona? Tell me in the comments 💕 📺 Watch the full series: Intro Series Video - [   • Black Girls Loved These Movies…Now We’re G...  ] Part 1 – Peaches Clarke (King's Ransom): [   • This Peaches Scene Hits Different as an Ad...  ] Part 2 – Jacqueline (Boomerang): [   • The Older I Get, the More I Understand Jac...  ] This video is commentary and analysis for educational purposes. Half & Half and all related characters belong to their respective owners. #HalfAndHalf #DeeDeeThorne #EssenceAtkins #BlackGirlCinema #UPN #2000sSitcoms #BlackSitcoms #Blackcinema