In Sommore’s animated monologue she explores the separation of white and black America. In the first half she comments on socioeconomics without specifically bringing race into her monologue but it is visible in the bystanders of the animation. When her family goes to the movie theatre you see predominantly white moviegoers and the docent singles her family out to shine his light on the only black people in the theatre. Although Sommore turns this into a sex joke, she does not allude to the possible racial dynamic in that specific story. In the second half of the skit though, she shares her experience with her white classmates. In her reaction to the drastic divide between her friend’s fancy home and her own home in “the hood” she becomes the comic spokesperson for the injustices of the racial divisions in US society (2:26). Sommore uses the “irony of receiving flagrantly inequitable treatment” which Watkins claims is the “main source of black humor,” to evoke a laugh from the audience (475). This theme can be seen not only in black humor but also in the work of many Native American comics.

While she follows the mold of black humor to some extent thought, this animated comedy does not play into many of the more common stereotypes found in racial humor. For example, she clearly respects her mother and turns her childhood frustrations at her mom into good elements that she is grateful for. Black women are predominantly portrayed as overbearing, aggressive, and inarticulate, and Sommore fights against this trope without focusing on it directly in this monologue. Perhaps the widespread nature of this stereotype is due to the lack of women’s voice and especially women of color’s voices in comedy today.