“We Were All Rooting For You!”: 10 Iconic Black Women Television Moments
“If you want me, earn me!”- Olivia Pope
The fixer herself, Ms. Olivia Pope, could use some help of her own when it comes to choosing men. Nevertheless, Pope, played by Kerry Washington, illustrated just what it meant to be successful yet incomplete and constantly searching for love in the wrong places. In this clip, she boldly expresses her self-worth when she decides she is done playing around in a messy, longstanding love triangle with President Fitzgerald Grant. “If you want me, earn me!” is a powerful quote that resonates with many women who are tired of playing games when it comes to dating.