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Must-See: Watch Issa Rae's 'How Men Become Dogs'

The creator of Misadventures of Awkward Black Girl returns with a hilarious take on how men become dogs.
Watch Issa Rae's 'How Men Become Dogs'
Michael Rowe
By Essence · Updated October 28, 2020
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So why are men womanizing dogs? Misadventures of Awkward Black Girl creator Issa Rae returns with a hilarious (if sometimes exaggerated) take on the age-old question of why men go from “friendly poodles” to being “turned into dogs by women.” Her new web series How Men Become Dogs—co-produced with newcomer Benoni Tagoe—follows three “good men” as they try to naviagte love and dating after being dumped by their seemingly ungrateful girlfriends.

Watch the first episode and tell us: are women really to blame for men becoming “dogs”?