Misadventures of Awkward Black Girl/Characters

J

Played by: Issa Rae

• Adorkable
• Almost Kiss: with White Jay in episode 7
• Black and Nerdy
• Cool Loser
• Deadpan Snarker

Fred: This weather is crazy, isn't it? J: Yeah, LA is always sunny. It's so unpredictable.

• Important Haircut: In the first episode.
• Imagine Spot: Has these often.
• One-Letter Name
• Sassy Black Woman: Her very heavy aversion of this trope is the main point of the show.
• Socially Awkward Hero: Duh.
• Stalker with a Crush
• Unreliable Narrator: Tends to exaggerate some characteristics of her workmates.

Fred

Played by: Madison T. Shockley III

• Better as Friends: With J as of the Season 1 finale.
• Designated Love Interest
• Did Not Get the Girl
• Love At First Sight: J fell for him the first time she saw him.
• Master of the Mixed Message
• Moment Killer: Becomes this for J and White Jay in episode 7, resulting in their Almost Kiss.
• Translator Buddy: For Darius
• Unrequited Love Switcheroo

White Jay

Played by: Lyman Johnson

• Adorkable
• Almost Kiss: with J
• Promoted to Love Interest
• Nice Guy
• Romantic False Lead: Started out as his. Has become a more developed character since then.
• Single Woman Seeks Good Man
• Token White

CeCe

Played by: Sujata Day

• A Friend in Need
• Adorkable
• Ambiguously Brown: She's Indian.
• Covert Pervert
• Genki Girl
• Hidden Depths: She was sent to Racial Sensitivity Training in the past. She also has a degree in psychology.
• Mistaken Nationality: Frequently mistaken for Middle-Eastern or Latina, the latter of which she sometimes tries to use on black guys because she thinks it might entice them. For the most part, it just creeps them out.
• Naughty by Night: Her favorite holiday is International Fetish Day.

Nina

Played by: Tracy Oliver

• Alpha Bitch
• The Rival

A

Played by: Andrew Allan James

• Black and Nerdy
• Extraverted Nerd
• Eyes Always Shut
• Hopeless Suitor: To J.
• One-Letter Name
• Prince Charming Wannabe

Darius "Baby Voice"

Played by: Tristen Winger

• He Who Must Not Be Heard
  • The Unintelligible
• Silent Snarker
• The Quiet One

Patti

Played by: Kiki Harris

• The Cat Came Back
• Paper-Thin Disguise

Amir

Played by: Fahad

• Ambiguously Brown: He's Armenian.
• Jerkass
• Mistaken Ethnicity: Uses it to his advantage.
• N-Word Privileges: Gets away with it since no one can figure what he actually is.
• Unfortunate Implications: Invoked. Nearly everything he says is racially offensive, regardless of what race it is.

Boss Lady

Played by: Hanna

• The Ditz / Dumb Blonde
• Pointy-Haired Boss
• Pretty Fly For a White Boss Lady
• Token White