Comedian and cultural commentator Amanda Seales recently appeared online days after Issa Rae’s critical remarks about their earlier exchange. However, her cryptic reply post has left fans and followers speculating about her recent absence from social media.

Seales’ latest post, which some interpreted as political commentary, satire or a clever nod to her “Smart Funny & Black” brand, sparked a storm of interpretations.

On September 28, she shared a screenshot showing the phone contact of somebody named “Harriet Tubman” against a lightweight yellow background. The post shows an emoji of a girl grimacing as if smiling in displeasure, wearing pigtails and two braided buns on either side of her head. The photo was accompanied by a mysterious caption: a red emergency phone emoji.

For example, what does it mean to receive a call from none aside from Harriet Tubman?

However, many individuals focused on the humorous nature of her post, with one follower in her comments section asking, “lol is that Issa?” Another replied: “I thought so too.”

In April 2024, Seales gained huge popularity due to an interview with Shannon Sharpe’s “Club Shay Shay”, during which she shared comments about her former boss and difficult moments while filming Rae’s HBO comedy “Insecure”, during which they each starred.

Seales, who played Tiffany DuBois on the series, said she felt “humiliated” after being kicked out of the 2019 Black Emmy party, which she attended with fellow “Insecure” actor Kendrick Sampson and a friend of hers. However, Rae’s publicist, Vanessa Anderson, who “had a problem with her,” informed Seales that she wouldn’t be allowed in, Seales said.

“She tells us, ‘You can are available, you may are available’… and she or he says, ‘No, you may’t are available.’ I asked, “Why can’t I come in?” He says, ‘You’re on the no-go list,’” Seales explained to Sharpe at the time.

She said a big security guard approached her and asked her to depart. According to the humorist, Rae must have stepped in, but as an alternative she was told: “It’s between you two. It’s none of my business.

Rae apparently addressed their tumultuous relationship recently at the September 24 Brooklyn launch of her Viarae sparkling wine, where she made a subtle but blunt remark.

In the video posted by The Breakfast Club, Rae could be heard answering an issue about people she’s going to “never work with again.”

Without naming names, she said, “I mean anyone who comes on the podcast and talks shit about me,” before quickly softening her stance and adding, “But I’ve had great experiences with everyone I’ve worked with, so for probably the most part I’m at all times grateful when people come back.”

Back to the Emmy Awards party, Rae insisted that she was in New York at the time and came upon about it the following morning. She also stated that she never forced Seales to confer with her publicist.

“I wanted two adults to, you know, talk and repair the relationship – two adults who didn’t like each other and it didn’t work out and we went back to work,” Rae said.

Although Rae didn’t mention Seales by name, many fans speculated that she was the intended subject of Rae’s comments. The fallout from this incident apparently contributed to rising tensions between the 2.

Seales faced criticism for her interview online, especially because it was the primary time she mentioned Rae by name. She responded with a series of deleted videos before returning to her normal content on politics and government ahead of the election, which was also met with backlash.

This response was also tied to her controversial comments about presidential candidate Kamala Harris, who stated that America is just not an inherently racist nation, which the “Small Doses” podcast host later clarified and claimed didn’t go as she initially claimed.

Previously, Seales began experiencing bouts of depression or sadness as a consequence of her alleged rejection by Black Spaces in Hollywood and never being invited back to certain award shows, corresponding to the BET Awards, NAACP Awards or Essence Black Women in Hollywood Awards.

Regardless of her reasons for sharing her comments less often on social media over the past few weeks, many appear to miss her online banter.

The meme is the primary post Seales has shared since her September 6 post, during which fans were quick to specific their disappointment at the dearth of comment within the comments.

“I thought they shadowbanned you or something Lawd,” one person wrote, while one other said, “I was wondering if the algorithm was removing you from my channel. It turns out you haven’t written for a long time. Welcome back!”

A 3rd said: “I’m glad you’re protecting your room!”

Some have noticed that Seales hasn’t completely disappeared from the general public eye – she is lively on her Patreon account, where she frequently shares content and publishes a newsletter. She has also promoted her IG page a dozen times since July 31, but her return to Instagram after 22 days of silence was nonetheless celebrated by her core audience.