“Write the tale that scares you.”
Emmy for Outstanding Writing for a Limited or Anthology Series or Movie. In the speech, she gave the audience a dare.
“Write the tale that scares you, that makes you feel uncertain, that isn’t comfortable," Coel said. “I dare you.”, Coel's show about a young writer's life after sexual assault. The series is fiction, but it reflects Coel's own experience; she was assaulted while writing and starring in her first show,survivors of sexual assault.
“In a world that entices us to browse through the lives of others to help us better determine how we feel about ourselves, and to, in turn, feel the need to be constantly visible—for visibility, these days, seems to somehow equate to success—do not be afraid to disappear,” Coel said. “From it, from us, for a while. And see what comes to you in the silence.” After a few thank-yous, she added, "I dedicate this story to every single survivor of sexual assault.
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