Name: Fatima Manning
Alias: Lady Wonder, L Dub
University: Current school undisclosed, FAMU representative
Year: Senior
Major: Audio and Media Technology
Contact: Ladyw87@gmail.com Website: http://www.ladydub.com, http://www.youtube.com/people/ladyw87
Organization/Company you represent: Self-Employed Live Sound Audio Engineer. Behind a console and belongs there... unlike groupies.

About You: am always who I am, nobody else. I think its hard to put me into a category or say I am like someone else, because I'm not. I am one of kind. It has taken a long time for me to see that in myself. I am extremely blunt and honest about all aspect of my life. I say things that people (mostly women) want to say but can't muster up the courage to say it. I embody self-empowerment and flaws, the core of a human being.

Importance of being in college: Nobody wants to be dumb. Period. College can teach you a lot that the streets can't. Its a fact of life. Yes, there are cases where people have made millions of money without a college degree, but really, lets look at the numbers people. How often does that really happen? To be bamboozled by the media from the characters they display is something a person without a college degree would do. At least try college. See if it fits. Meet some people who WILL graduate, so at least you have a few connections for a job in the long run. Having a degree or being damn near close to it is the cool thing to do. And we all want to be cool.

Where did the persona come from and what made you decide to go public with it?
The persona is me. 100% me. People who have known me in 'real' life will watch my videos and say "Oh, that nothing." I have said worse and... admitted worse. I'm actually much more toned down now because of the internet and how... popular I am (I guess). People tend to forget that my videos are edited for ME, not for comedy or sassiness.

What made me go public? I was bored. I originally started making videos because of the wonderful Fatman Scoop and his wife Shanda. They have a show, Man and Wife, which I adore and was obsessed with at the time. I love their podcasts and tried vlogging out. That was when my videos sucked. :-) Then, I went on strike from men, completely. Being that I don't date women, I got pretty bored at times. To spend time, I started making videos, taking advice from other vloggers I idolized, and editing them. That's how things... took "off".

Are all your vlogs personal experiences or are there some external influences?
Every time I tell a story, unless I state "a friend of mine once..." or something of that nature, I went through it. All my stories are 100% real. And accurate. Sometimes I wonder why none of the people come out and make a video disputing the story I told, but then I tell myself, "what could they argue with?" My son's father, who is a subject of a few of my videos, have seen those videos with me. All he could do was laugh and be irritated. What could he say? Everything in that story I told he knew was true and very accurate. Hell, it was edited, which means some of it was toned down.

Another interesting fact is that I put myself out there, as well as putting others out there. Actually, I don't put names of people I talk about, yet I put myself out there on camera. So really, I get blasted EVERY TIME. That's a way of telling if people are telling the truth. I have put my sexuality out there, my various mental states out there, on the internet. Not too many people will do that to themselves. To me its important to share your flaws and explain why you think and do the things you do.

I think the first time I saw one I didn't know how to react, in my mind I'm I thinking "Is she foreal?" where does your honesty and bluntness come from?
I am one of the most blunt and honest persons a person could meet. (Does that make sense?) Where does it come from? I grew up fast. I'm not an exception, but I have turned that dark teenage history into an honest way of living life. I am extremely honest to the point that my mother is not fazed by anything I have said to her or online. I told her about the "freak" video around the time I uploaded it. She said "Oh, that's all you said?" Keep in mind, my mom is pretty reserved, but she knows who I am. I have never been any other way. I could not imagine it.

How did you expect the internet to react? They can be mean.
Hell yeah the internet can be mean! It takes a steel backbone to deal with the responses one can get because people will say ANYTHING to get you to react. I didn't expect anthing less though, especially viewing comments from other vloggers I followed. I keep in mind a few things:


1. It is the internet. You have to research and understand exactly what the internet does for people to understand why people can even type such things. It is a mask. Period. I keep that in mind.


2. I know who I am. I know why I do the things that I do. I am also aware of what I am doing. When I put my "business" out there, I know what I'm doing and the possible responses from it. I am okay with it, and thats all I give a f**k about.

Which one has gotten the most feedback whether negative or positive?
The video that got the largest reaction from was the "I'm not a freak" video. That was posted on MediaTakeOut and other popular websites, which is when my video vlogging secret came out. Beforehand, no one in my real life really knew that I was doing YouTube videos, but then the secret was out. I got the most attention off of that and possible the most views.

What is the end result to all this, what are you hoping to achieve? I viewed one of your live blogs on blogtv and you sure do have a following.
I guess I have a following. (Laughs) I don't know why. I am just a regular girl who is way more honest than average. Its hilarious to me when people are like "OMG! I can't beleive I'm talking to you!" or something of that notion. I'm like, "Wow." I'm just like you. (shrugs) I don't know where I'm going from here. I do have a website that is under construction right now. It's test run got large site hits and a lot of positive feedback. Its hard for me because I have an actual career that has NOTHING to do with the video thing. So, to juggle both is hard, and probably the video thing will suffer in the end. It's a situation where unless I get some...deal that I am comfortable with, I'm riding this wave out until it dies.

Additional Information: Why is everyone scared of a sexually comfortable and extremely smart woman? Let me not give myself so much credit... wait, f**k that. There needs to be more woman like me and not just pretending to be because I do it. I find that a lot. In all aspect of my life, I know what I don't like, what I will do, and most importantly, WHY. Do you know why you do the things that you do in school, home, with friends, with your partner in between the sheets? To me, you have got to know WHY. Why. Why. Why. You don't have to tell everyone you know why, but at least know why you don't know why. [Confused yet? Keep up!] Its all apart of being honest with yourself. Once you are honest with yourself, you can concur the world. I am living proof.