Girl Crush: The Animated Ratchet Lesbian Talk Show (5 Stars Funny)
- Christiana Harrell
- Dec 5, 2013
- 3 min read
Director(s): Coquie Hughes
Screenwriter: Coquie Hughes
Genre: Comedy, Adult animation
Cast (Voices):
Free Lemoi
Samara Smith
Basha
I don’t care how prim and proper you are, we all enjoy something a little bit ratchet. Coquie Hughes brings the funny with the first two episodes of her new animated web series Girl Crush: The Animated Ratchet Lesbian Talk Show. Of Course, there is no shocker that this series is hilarious if you are familiar with some of Hughes’s previous works. For instance, My Mama Said Yo Mama’s a Dyke. Haven’t seen it? -> http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PLL8wuQbQCo .
The animated series features three ratchet lesbians: Martika (Free Lemoi), Jamishiana (Samara Smith) and Frankquita AKA Frankie (Basha). We know from the intro that we are in for nonstop laughter and ratchetness as the commentator makes us note that the views expressed on the show may not be the opinions of it providers. And any material presented that may be similar to the bullshit that’s goin’ on in yo got-damn life…is purely coincidental.
I love how raw Hughes is even in her animation. She proves repeatedly that she is the director to compete with. Even with her successful record of accomplishments and ability to produce back-to-back hits, I was a bit skeptical about an animated lesbian series. To me, lesbians and animation was a recipe for disaster. Hughes made a believer out of me. Martika, Jamishiana, and Frankie hold back nothing as they roll their necks, spew profanities, and pop their lips. As a black woman, I have my reservations about certain things like calling another black woman a hoe or a bitch, but I make exceptions for the sake of art and entertainment. I mean, it is a cartoon. We can’t all take life so seriously and forget that it’s okay to poke fun at the things can make others uncomfortable. Stand-up comedians do it all the time. I’m sure people will jibber and jabber about the “stereotypes” of ghetto chicks, black people, and complain about the use of the “N” word because some people just have to dive deeper than they need to. I’m here to tell you that this is simply funny. If you are one of those pro-black, power-to-the-people negroes who find things like this insulting, offensive, or degrading then the review stops right here for you. THIS IS NOT FOR YOU. I mean, the title tells you exactly what’s to come.
Moving along…
It’s obvious that Hughes paid close attention to detail when creating these characters, from the tattoos down Frankie’s arms, to the “suck my cockiness” phrase across Jamishiana’s V-neck cut shirt in episode one. These characters cover, well almost cover, the topic of their first time with a girl. I bubbled over in amusement, covering my mouth since I watched this at work and didn’t want everyone looking at me as if I’d lost my mind. The three ratchets constantly interrupt each other, cuss each other out, and oddly, educate each other and the audience.
Martika: Now, back to our viewers. First let me start off my wishing everybody a Happy Thanksgiving.
Jamishiana: Oh yeaaahhhh, Happy Turkey Day.
Frankie: Man, fuck Thanksgiving. I refuuuse to celebrate a day where a bunch of white muhfuckas came and wiped out a bunch of temble niggas just so they can—
Jamishiana: Aw shit, here dis bitch go again on her soapbox.
Frankie: No, fuck that! Thanksgiving ain’t nothing but an excuse started by the white man to get fat, be lazy, while we watching a sport copied by our ancestors on stolen land. And blacks folks need to wake the fuck up.
Martika: Thank you, Malcom-X
Crazy delivery, but doesn’t it make sense and make you laugh at the same time? It could just be me.
I believe that Hughes has created something new and fresh. I enjoy the foul language, the ignorance, the ratchetness, the small, funny details; the shades of black, the slang, the interruptions, and the topic straying while still remaing on subject. I'll be tuning in every Thursday to get my dose of ratchet.
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