Christina Elmore Has Seen All the Condola Memes

Few television characters have caused a cultural stir quite like Insecure’s Condola Hayes. Introduced at the end of the third season of Issa Rae’s hit HBO series and portrayed by actress Christina Elmore, Condola could be considered enemy number one to anyone who wanted to see protagonist Issa Dee end up with her former longtime love, Lawrence Walker. There’s nothing inherently manipulative or malicious about Condola—she’s professional, put together, and independent—but she is also a physical representation of what wasn’t working with the show’s original romantic story arc between Issa and Lawrence. And even after Lawrence and Condola take a… Read Full Article