The pivotal and touching monologue she gave on what looked like Instagram live was her way of speaking out and telling her story. The night that changed everything and shaped the series is the night of her rape, and each episode shows how she is trying to navigate life with this dark cloud over her and still trying to make a career. But with this social success, Arabella goes through much more than the usual. The show centers on Arabella, a social media viral star and author who is trying to finish her draft of another book. Although it is primarily based on rape, sexual assault, consent and relationships, the underlying themes that comes with the show are black women’s struggles in relationships, the pressures of social media and what it means to navigate life as a millennial, being gay and black.Īrabella, the main character exquisitely played by Michaela Coel, was raped. Described as a series about consent, this show is much more than that. In this MeToo era, I May Destroy You is perfectly timed and enhances and delves into the lives of victims of sexual assault. The show has destroyed anyone that watches… in a good way! Michaela Coel is not one to be messed with. She hit success with TV comedy series Chewing Gum, which saw a young black woman trying to navigate life in a household that wasn't always so easy, but with her new show, BBC’s I May Destroy You, she has tapped into deeper and rooted issues that society today speaks on and faces more than often.
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