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> [It's funny that black men, at first, were worried about a show called 'Girlfriends' because they thought that black men were gonna get bashed. They realized, 'Wait a minute - we're respected in this story.'](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/mara-brock-akil/it-s-funny-that-black-men-at-first-were-worried-about-a-show-called/)

[Mara Brock Akil](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/mara-brock-akil/)

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