Stories shouldnt have to justify Blackness or womanness: Natasha Rothwell
Natasha Rothwell played Kelli on HBO\u2019s \u201cInsecure,\u201d and the\xa0 beleaguered spa manager in \u201cThe White Lotus.\u201d Now, she\u2019s in the hit sequel \u201cSonic The Hedgehog 2.\u201d With her own production company and an overall deal at ABC Signature, she plans to create movies and TV that skip the tired tropes and feature diverse casts.\xa0"I think so many scripts use page real estate in Act One just to justify someone's Blackness, or fatness or womanness, and then the story can start," Rothwell says. "We have to acclimate the audience to our otherness before we can tell a story, and I think that's bullshit."\xa0Natasha Rothwell talks about blossoming in the "Insecure" writers room, and says that she has big plans for her company, Big Hattie Productions.