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Denise's Secret

Master of None (2015)

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Figuren
A woman with a short, dark, bowl-shaped haircut and gold earrings, looking ahead with a serious expression. She wears a tan collared top and a gold geometric necklace.

Catherine

A person with short hair, wearing a black backward baseball cap and a gray hooded sweatshirt. They look off to the side with a serious, focused expression.

Denise

A young girl with braided hair pulled back and a worried, frowning expression, wearing a gray polo shirt with red and yellow stripes and a navy collar. She sits in a dimly lit room.

Teen Denise

A teenage boy with short, dark, tousled hair and a serious expression, wearing a dark navy polo shirt over a white T-shirt. He sits in front of wooden closet doors.

Teen Dev

Transkript

[Teen Dev]

You gonna tell your mom?


[Teen Denise]

Being gay isn't something black people love to talk about.


[Catherine]

I'm just glad you in college and you ain't pregnant and on drugs.


[Denise]

You don't gotta worry about me getting pregnant. I'm not... gonna get pregnant because... I don't like having sex with men.


[Catherine]

Have you tried it?


[Denise]

No.


[Teen Denise]

Alright, you know Erica?


[Teen Dev]

White Erica or black Erica?


[Teen Denise]

Nah. Mixed Erica.


[Teen Dev]

Oh yeah, I know mixed Erica. She's cute.


[Teen Denise]

I like her. I have a crush on her.


[Teen Dev]

Wait, are you trying to tell me that you're... You know...


[Teen Denise]

Lebanese?


[Teen Dev]

Wait, you're from Lebanon?


[Teen Denise]

No, I just— I don't know how to— I'm not comfortable with the word... Lesbian.


[Teen Dev]

Alright, so we'll say you're Lebanese.


[Denise]

Ma... I'm gay.


[Catherine]

You what?


[Denise]

I'm gay. I've always been gay. But... I'm still the same person. I'm still your daughter. Nothing's changed.


[Teen Denise]

Me being gay is like tarnishing her trophy. Some black people think being gay is a choice. And when they find out that their kid is gay, they try to figure out what they did wrong.


[Catherine]

I just... I don't want life to be hard for you. It is hard enough being a black woman in this world, now you wanna add something else to it.


[Denise]

It's not like this was my choice.


[Teen Dev]

I think it's cool you're a Lebanese trophy.


[Teen Denise]

Thanks, dude.


[Teen Dev]

Damn, this has been an intense talk.

Kontext zum Clip

Denise reveals her secret to her mother on Thanksgiving.

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Vokabeln

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gay

/ɡeɪ/

adjective

not straight; used for any person who is part of the LGBTQ+ community

Example:

Denise is gay, and she has a crush on a girl in her class.

A rainbow flag flies high in the sky.
lesbian

/ˈlɛzbiən/

noun

a woman who is attracted to other women

Example:

My cousin is a lesbian, and she has a girlfriend.

A woman kisses another woman on the cheek.
Lebanese

/ˌlɛbəˈniz/

adjective

from Lebanon, a country in the Middle East

Example:

My neighbor is Lebanese, and she speaks Arabic and French.

A red and white flag with a green tree flies on top of a building.
crush

/kɹʌʃ/

noun

a strong feeling of love for someone that you often keep secret

Example:

She has a crush on a boy in her class, but she is too shy to tell him.

A smiling woman holds a red paper heart in front of her face.
trophy

/ˈtɹoʊfi/

noun

a prize you get for winning, usually a metal cup; also a person or thing you are very proud to show others

Example:

Our team won the trophy, and we put it on a shelf at school.

A gold and black trophy.
pregnant

/ˈpɹɛɡnənt/

adjective

when women carry a child inside them that is not yet born

Example:

My sister is pregnant, and she is excited to welcome her first baby.

A pregnant woman sits on the floor with her legs crossed and her hands gently caressing her belly.
choice

/tʃɔɪs/

noun

decision between two or more possibilities

Example:

At the restaurant, I faced a difficult choice between pizza and pasta.

A plate of pasta sits next to a plate of pizza.

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1. Did you ever have a crush on a movie star or a TV character when you were younger? What did you like about them?

2. Catherine says she doesn’t want life to be hard for her daughter. In your country, how do parents show they care about their children’s future?

3. What is a big choice that people your age make, like a job, a city, or a school? Is it easier to make a choice alone or with other people?

4. Denise tells Dev first, before she tells her mom. Why do you think it was easier to tell a friend? Who do you usually talk to first when you have big news?

5. Have you ever eaten Lebanese food, or do you know anything about Lebanon? What would you like to try or learn?

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