Finding the balance between brutal honesty and kindness in friendships can be a delicate dance. “Harlem” stars Meagan Good and Jerrie Johnson share their perspectives on the importance of honesty in friendships and the need for finding the right balance in our new exclusive interview. Find out what they told TheYBF.com about finding the perfect balance and more inside…
Meagan Good and Jerrie Johnson are two of the four leading ladies in Prime Video’s hit series “Harlem,” created and executive produced by Tracy Oliver. Following a group of four aspirational Black women who graduated from college together, the series explores sisterhood and the complex dynamics that exist within Black communities.
On the show, Camille (played by Meagan) and Tye (played by Jerrie) both share their honest opinions with their friends, although they have slightly different approaches. However, both actresses agree that communication is key in finding a healthy balance between brutal honesty and kindness within a friendship.
Now, fans are ready to laugh, cry, and celebrate with the ladies for Season 2.
YBF correspondent Jada Watts spoke to the show’s leading ladies about how to find that balance between being brutally honest with your friend without hurting their feelings. The ladies (who are friends in real life) shared that they’re a little softer in their approaches to each other in real life, but they expect each other to be honest.
“I think that’s important that if you can have that in a friendship, where when someone asks, you offer the truth and you’re brutally honest about it,” said Meagan. “Or, when you feel like someone just needs to know [something] and they’re probably not going to ask, but it’s important because you want to protect them and you love them.”
Jerrie Johnson believes that honesty, even if it’s harsh, is the best policy.
“I will say, we call brutal honesty ‘brutal honesty’ because we are so accustomed to niceties,” Jerrie explained. “I’m not talking about people being kind. But people like, putting flowers over stuff. Women always have to put flowers over stuff because if I’m direct, then it can seem like I’m being bitchy or being this or being that. And so I don’t ever think our honesty is brutal. I think it’s just honesty without all of the other beating around the bush, or flowers, or things like that.”
Megan shared an anecdote about how her sister, La’Myia Good, checked her for gaining too much weight and how she needed her sister to be brutal about it because the “beating around the bush” from her other family members wasn’t doing her any favors.
The ladies also discussed how historically black women haven’t had the luxury of exploring self-care and nurturing their mental health, but now they do. Watch our exclusive interview below:
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The first two episodes of “Harlem” Season 2 premiere Friday, February 3rd on Amazon Prime Video.
Missed our interview with “Harlem” hottie Tyler Lepley? Catch up HERE.
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