is because i'm constantly insecure." - i think the secret to "insecure's" success is that hbo eventually let issa do what she wanted to do. "you know what? this isn't our story to tell, but we're gonna give you what you need to tell it." - and it has become this massive pop culture moment that everyone loves, and it's such an honest portrayal of black life. - i've been tased before! tase me again! i'll survive! - we wanted to talk about things that felt like everyday life on a tuesday for black people, not juneteenth. it's not king day. (laughs) it's just gonna be like a tuesday, and this is what we had to deal with on a tuesday. that's where we always felt thisis show needed to live, and so i feel like those were the ways that "insecure" felt different. ♪ gotta take a risk sometime ♪ gotta take a risk (lively music) - dear white people. we filmed "dear white people," season one in 2016. our last day of filming was the day of the presidential election.