In the next few weeks, the movie Just Wright starring Common, Queen Latifah, and Paula Patton will be hitting your local theaters. It’s a story about an NBA All-star who is dating a beautiful chick (Patton) who drops him when he gets hurt and ends up falling for his physical therapist (All hail the Queen) while she rehabs him back into shape and the chick that dropped him shows back up and I assume that he must choose and they fight and lots of Black people get acting jobs that don’t include a check from Tyler Perry.
At least that’s my take based on the trailer and promo campaign. And yes, Virginia, you have seen this movie before in some various format; it just had a different title. It looks to be a fairly good movie aside from the sheer unbelievability of Common as an NBA All-Star, much less an actual basketball player. No dis to Com Sense, but he doesn’t even look remotely athletic to me, but perhaps I’ll be wrong. Though I’m oft amazed at the people they cast in sports roles without any real athletic ability. That’s why I appreciated Duane Martin in say, Above The Rim, because he could actually play, and you could tell as opposed to say, Fredro Starr, in Sunset Park.
Anyway, I’ve yet to see the movie so I can’t really comment on it being good, bad, or ugly. No Kanye. But I have had a few conversations with various women about the possibility of Common’s character falling in love with Queen Latifah’s character and to me, it makes perfect sense.
Quick sidenote: Casting Queen Latifah as the unlikely catch is usually puzzling for me. It’s more based on her being bigger (and she’s not even THAT big) than it is on her being unattractive or anything. For the record, I don’t think she’s ugly at all. Put Precious in that role and NOW you have a real underdog story.
Perfect sense. That’s what it made to me. And that’s for a very simple reason: all you need to fall for somebody is time and opportunity. That’s it. It’s the very reason so many women end up dating really unfortunate faced funny guys. The dude charmed the pants of them. Literally. It’s also the reason, subconsciously, why women shoo so many guys away from them quickly. It takes literal seconds to say something to make somebody smile. And once you make a woman smile she’ll give you the chance again and again and again until she’s smiling in the kitchen making you pancakes wearing only an apron…and a smile.
Time (keeps on slippin) and opportunity. Nas needed one mic. Men (and women really) just need time and opportunity. In this movie, Common and Queen La are working together out of necessity. He needs a therapist and she’s one. They are forced to interact. They will spend enough time around eachother to discover something that makes them go hmmmmmmm (no Freedom). Even the most unfortunate faced of us could be charming enough to make a really attractive person consider you as a partner. Please not the “consider” in italics. Let’s face it, a lot of us would talk ourselves right out of dating a Mudduck McGooface really quickly but we’d be shaken because we were even interested in the first place.
Common and Latifah is TOTALLY believable because they had a chance to really get to know one another with no pressure. Neither was looking for more in each other so all communication and dealings were honest – the cornerstone of a real relationship.
Or at least until a fine humdinger of a woman shows back up. But I won’t let a simple thing like that ruin my main point here.
And what’s that?
Simple.
If you look like f*ck, you should work in the service industry to maximize interactions with people. The more people you deal with the better your chances of snagging somebody.
It was written.
-VSB P aka THE ARSONIST aka TANGLE JIG P aka GIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIRL, HE A 3
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If I ever end up marrying a white man, this is why. While they don't generally catch my eye, any crush I have ever had on a white guy (and there have been plenty) was due to the fact that he was a coworker or a classmate.
@Liz, we’ve said it here before talking about how people end up platonic friends. this works the same way. you spend enough time hanging with somebody, you can find a spark.
So what you’re saying is all I gotta do is hold the man of my choice hostage for a few months and he will fall in love with me?
Ummmm….Sis. Liz, not exactly…
@PapiEsq, hey it works in places like West Virginia.
While I do love my sistahs something about me makes women naturally assume I only date white women. Perhaps its the glasses or the daily polo with loafers or sperrys. I actually dont date women(to date but I am about to go to law school so that will soon change. jk) Anyways, to get back on track I think Panama’s post today can show as a prime example of why a brotha can easily become interested in a white woman that they may have never even been seeking. Alot of brothas who may be in fields which are devoid of other black people and are surrounded by white women may just hit a spark. Yet, there will be a HUGE uproar in the black community. Sad and unfortunate.
So what you’re saying is, you just “fell” into the 2520 p*ssy? Hmm???
Fam, after going through law school, I can tell you that your streak is NOT going to change. Trust.
“So what you’re saying is all I gotta do is hold the man of my choice hostage for a few months and he will fall in love with me?”
He might pretend,/i> to, to save his life, a la ol’ dude in “Misery”.
*looks up at foolish mistake*
Hmph. Eff a botched html code.
BTW Liz do you have a pool or windows you need cleaning. I could offer my services & put em on the glass…
I do need a new curtain rod installed in my bedroom….
Please excuse my interruption, but what exactly does “put em on the glass” mean? lol I’ve seen that a lot; however, the context clues aren’t very apparent.
Word.
@Ashleyg, is bond?
This post was funny! Time and opportunity…sounds like the gospel right there. I got all your movie references ( yay, me!…especially the one about Fredro Starr in “Sunset Park” vs. Duane Martin in “Above The Rim”). I agree with your movie logic, except I do think Common is athletic. However, I wouldn’t see him as a basketball player besides a pick-up game with his boys. Yes, this movie has been done, but I want to see this….but I’m checkin’ for Iron Man first
@legitimate_soul, Common to me looks like the dude that goes to the basketball court and either sells drugs or is the hoodlum leader of the team of ballers on the actual court dunking on folks. basically, he’s reminds of Tupac in Above The Rim. Seeing Common in Net’s uniform might be appropos b/c they suck and he looks like he’d be about as good as anybody currently playing for them.
@Panama Jackson, I accept this theory and I’m not mad at it at all. He could be Pac, especially after seeing his performance in Smokin’ Aces and American Gangster. Off topic: Was I the only that had the Above The Rim and Sunset Park soundtracks?
@legitimate_soul, no, i’m pretty sure EVERYBODY had both of those soundtracks. they come from a time when the soundtrack was as dope as the movie. shoot, i STILL bump “big pimpin” from the ATR soundtrack. plus it had two of Tupac’s best songs in “pour a little liquor” and “pain” (though pain wasn’t on the soundtrack or was like a bonus cut on the CD, not the tape, or something). but also, “hoochies need love to” by paradise. man that song is so great. i remember bumping the SH*T out of that soundtrack. and Sunset Park had some jewels on it from tupca’s “high til i die”, onyx “thangz changed” and if i remember correctly, “motherless chile” from ghostface.
yep, wikipedia confirmed that last one. good times for music. i miss the early 90s.
yep, wikipedia confirmed that last one. good times for music. i miss the early 90s.
me too
*pouring out liquor (except not really cuz i don’t have any right now)*
@legitimate_soul
“Off topic: Was I the only that had the Above The Rim and Sunset Park soundtracks?”
No you weren’t. Like Panama said soundtracks back then were banging. I don’t know what happened to the movie soundtrack. Do you remember the soundtrack to “Menace to Society”? Big Pimpin was the ish on the Above the Rim soundtrack. And the Sunset Park soundtrack had “Right Back at You” by Mobb Deep, “Winter Warz” by Wu-Tang (Cappadonna showed his @ss on that song), Digital Underground’s song, and too many other songs to list.
@Humble_One,
Don’t even get me started on “Top of The World” on the Menace To Society soundtrack or the Boyz n’ The Hood soundtrack. I even had the Waiting to Exhale and the Street Fighter soundtrack with “Come Widdit” and “Pandemonium”.
@legitimate_soul
The only songs I remember from the Street Fighter soundtrack wis that one with Ahmad and I think Rass Kass had a song on there. The “High School High” soundtrack was another tight soundtrack. The Boyz ‘N’ the Hood soundtrack has one of my favorite songs of all time on it “Growin Up In the Hood”.
Mudduck McGooface? BWAHAHAHAHA That’s some classic f*ckery right there. I’ve seen the previews and frankly I’m concerned about not only them casting Common as a b-ball player, but about them casting him period. He seemed pretty wooden in the clips I’ve seen, then again he’s not too bad to look at so I’ll let him make it. About Queen La– hasn’t she played a role before where she was a nurse/therapist of some sort? Maybe I’m imagining things. Da well. Go Team Chunk!!. I totally agree about the time and opportunity point,that’s all I’m gonna say…lol
@ miss t-lee
Queen Latifah was Denzel’s home nurse in “The Bone Collector” with Angelina Jolie. She didn’t have much screen time though and from what I recall caught a bad one from a crazy White boy with a vendetta.
@Shondriette, thanks! I forgot about that movie. I just googled, and the movie that I remembered was My Life w/ Michael Keaton. She played his hospice nurse…lol
@ miss t-lee I’ve never even heard of the Michael Keaton movie! I’ll have to check out the synopsis on Netflix though I’m guessing it isn’t a must-see. I haven’t fooled with Micheal Keaton since “Batman”.
@Shondriette, It was a decent movie, however it is madd depressing.
The allure of Team Chunk members continues to mystify many!
But right place, right time & right outfit…
@bittersweet, this comment made me chuckle since I stay fly. *Clap, Clap, Bravo*
*Clap, Clap, Bravo*
This needs a “No Drake”. Lol!
Sho’ nuff!
@miss t-lee, yeah, Common isn’t the best actor. like he even managed to suck in Wanted and he had like 8 lines. However, I’m glad the dude is getting roles. We need to see some new people on screen. if he could just get more comfortable (and maybe he is in this movie) I think he’d be alright. clearly women like looking at him so he’s halfway there. keanu reeves anybody?
^Excellent! *air guitar*
(sorry, couldn’t resist)
^ Bill and Ted’s Excellent Adventure reference.
“If you look like f*ck, you should work in the service industry to maximize interactions with people. The more people you deal with the better your chances of snagging somebody.”
Panama we don’t know each other but I’ve decided that any man who can make me laugh as much as you needs to be mine…at least for a 3-day weekend
Wouldn’t you love to make a love connection in Greenbelt??
Seriously though, the guys I’ve had the best relationships with are ones that I wasn’t initially wet in the panties for but they made me laugh and we had fun together. Attraction grew from there. ***drifting off to sleep to have some happy dreams***
Girl if he can make me laugh…he has me. lol The two just go hand in hand for me. I though Cedric the Entertainer was alittle sexy at one point…Don’t judge me lmao
@ SmartFoxGirl
Judge you?? Girl please…I love Cedric!! He may be plus-sized but hell so am I.
@Shondriette, girl beeeeeeeeeehave! lol
Love Connections in Greenbelt sounds like a movie, kind of like Bridges of Madison County and BAPS.
BAPS is my sh*t!
Did you REALLY just go back to Bridges of Madison County and BAPS?! I question your movie choices but you still make me swoon
LMAO!! You’re hilarious…
“That’s why I appreciated Duane Martin in say, Above The Rim, because he could actually play, and you could tell as opposed to say, Fredro Starr, in Sunset Park.” <—- Exactly! Sunset Park was such a bomb movie when Fredro Starr DIDN'T have the ball.
@Beremore, despite knowing that he isn’t really that good a baller, he did entertain me with his over the top performance. plus, the movie was just that funny to me. all around great film.
I also don’t understand why she keeps getting cast as such an underdog. In Living Single she always caught some good ones and they didn’t make a deal out of it. She looks pretty good in that picture up there.
“I also don’t understand why she keeps getting cast as such an underdog.”
It might have something to do with her accepting the roles, being one of the film’s producers, having more screen time as the bigger star, a bigger check, she gets the dude at the end, and a host of other reasons.
@Monk…well aside from those reasons, she’s not that bad looking. she looks okay to me.
That might explain the reasons for this movie, but it’s not the first where she plays the “underdog”.
That layup in Sunset Park that got nothing but backboard is and forever will be, in my mind, the quintessential example of how not to ball.
Somehow, I was going to work a Soul in the Hole reference into this.
@P., the best part about Soul in the Hole was the title track featuring the Wu All stars. That hook STILL gets me…
sooooooooooooooooooooooooooooul in the hooooo-ooooo-ooooooo—le….
i love it.
*so this is a rough synopsis of my first response b/c my pilfered internet dropped as i pushed submit dammit*
i’ll agree with you time+opportunity=love… but as an attractive chick who’s thicker than your average i’ll have to say… i find more men choose superficial over substance… plus what’s the likelihood of some miraculous instance joining two parties that’d otherwise overlook each other?! doesn’t happen too often… well not in DC anyway…
not in S. FLorida either.. where false hair and lashes RULE!!
@Eks M, based on the couples that I see out sometimes, even here in DC, I’m guessing it happens more than we like to think. Sure it doesnt happen in clubs. That’s why the libary is the best place to meet chicks. That and Target. You can totally find common ground over some 409
I find myself going to Busboy & Poets and places on U street…only problem is that everybody is trying so hard to be ‘different’ they end up looking like the norm.
@Jai, i do not like Busboys & Poets b/c its the place where all the pretentious people go to pretend they’re not pretentious. plus they serve poet food. and i do not like poet food.
i’ve been there way more times than i’d have cared to. will probably still go back again too. lol.
Yayyy thought I was the only one who hated Busboys n Poets!!! The scene is a bit extra, full of folks trying too hard, not to try hard.
But alas I will probably be there this summer also lol
@Nicole N and Jai, maybe we can all go and change the status quo there. i’ll make sure to wear lots of gold chains.
…and I will show up in some kind of bright colored spandex pants, a wife-beater, a lacefront (looking like a straight up samarai), lots of bracelets and some gigantic doorknockers (earrings people).
soooo I’m not much of a clubber… and when I do it’s never for the intention of meeting someone…yeah, I’m gonna sit here and pretend to have a rational conversation with you while vodka&tonic is coursing all through my system and try to forget that i saw you grind on about five other chicks before you found me so intriguing… yeah i’ll pass, lol!
So in agreeance with you all about Busboys & ppl trying to hard to act like they’re not trying, but that argument of could be applied to any scene in DC… only at Park, etc. it’s more of a rundown of your resume. I have a client who produces a few events on U st. regularly and they’re pretty dope and lacking of the pretentious pollywood vibe most often found in DC, check out Marvin on Mondays…
so target, if the one at the Beltway isn’t popping i have to admit that Columbia Heights isn’t either… every man i’ve ever seen in there is usually complimenting my on my ensemble or my shoes, and we all know what that means… lol! Keep me posted on the DC meetup, I can wear fake gucci, paint my nails 5 diff colors and put in my gold tooth…
hey now…..I LOOOOOVE B&P…give it a chance! “Poet food” isn’t that bad….try the turkey burger next time…
oh yeah….great post.
I don’t know what Target you shop at but it’s slim-pickins at the one in Beltway Plaza! However, I am what’s hot on the street at my local Safeway…
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I totally agree with the time and opportunity theory. This is the exact reason why I feel like people don’t fall in love automatically like it’s a disease that you just catch. One (well, actually, two) has to invest the time for these feelings to occur and if one didn’t want it to happen, they don’t spend the time with that person.
Ironically, it’s the same reason why I feel like cheating doesn’t “just happen” either. Whether one admits it or not, there’s usually some type of premeditation on someone’s part that builds and builds until the opportunity comes into fruition.
I’m also glad two hip hop artists are holding down the lead roles in a film that’s not music related. Extra kudos to Queen La for being one of the producers of the film.
Mmm hmm. What you said…
@Monk, yeah I’m glad we got to legit hiphoppers involved here in a possible mainstream movie. Common hasn’t won me over as an actor (at all), but this movie could be his turning point.
Absolutely agree with every single point you just made…. in other words, co-sign.
“Put Precious in that role and NOW you have a real underdog story.” Are you talking about the character or Gabourey Sidibe? Either way LOOOL!! If your talking about Gabourey…I think she has enough personality and charm to win over a very attractive man in the right circumstance? You never know!
” If your talking about Gabourey…I think she has enough personality and charm to win over a very attractive man in the right circumstance? You never know!?”
That would take a one hell of a circumstance.
@MW09, while i admire your optimism and ability to suspend reality, it would take A LOT to be charmed over by Gabourey. Like a lot lot. You have to be able to see physical contact with somebody to be willing to fall for them. but keep up that enthusiastic disregard for reality. we need people like that in this world to balance out the skeptics and cynics.
…personality, charm, off the rictor ‘mic’ game and tricks that even Jasmine Cashmere thought were ‘just nasty’ (side-eye)
…off the rictor ‘mic’ game and tricks that even Jasmine Cashmere thought were ‘just nasty’ (side-eye)
I see you know talent when you see it. lol
One thing that’s charming about Gabourey Sidibe is that her name rhymes.
What?!?!?! a black mainstream movie that doesn’t have Tyler Perry’s name on it!
Well, this can only be possible under black president…
Seriously tho, Your theory is quite genius. Next, can you explain why CNN or another major-news station overlooks you and Champ when they talk bout the “State of Black Relationship” and “why are successful black women single?”
@Mr. Gundam, Seriously tho, Your theory is quite genius. Next, can you explain why CNN or another major-news station overlooks you and Champ when they talk bout the “State of Black Relationship” and “why are successful black women single?”
mostly cuz we don’t suck.
Although they already told the entire plot, climax, and ending during the previews, I’m still going to cop a ticket and not snatch it up on the subway for 2 for $5.
I didn’t know you could do that…
Aye LIZ- why come I have to keep re-entering my info?
Sounds like a personal problem.
:-O… rude @ss!
I’m enjoying the different punctuations in your screename.
LOL… awwww you noticed-*ehug*
that’s my way of passive-aggressively revolting.
well WAS my way… y’all stuck with this !?&*%(#)-less isht now.
“If you look like fcuk, you should work in the service industry… ” This is one of the most chuckle-worthy, yet sage bits of advice I’ve ever read here. And really, it explains a lot when you consider the number of seemingly mismatched couples. I’ve stopped questioning em, cuz their doing sumthin to float each other’s boats…
@bittersweet’s baby, I wrote a post A LONG time ago about how so many women get charmed by rather homely looking men b/c they took a chance on talking to him. this is the same principle in reverse. a decent guy who will get to know you can fall for anybody. as long as she’s attractive-ish. in fact, me and one of my homeboys had this chick that we used to call, well unfortunate face. one day out the blue this ninja starts talking about good qualities of hers, like she has eyes and teeth. my first response?
“you talked to her didn’t you?”
works everytime most of the time.
My friends and I use the term, “exotic.”
I wish you would have expounded more on why Queen La is the underdog and Paula the humdinger. Queenie is a cutie and I get tired of her getting the roles of the slightly if not completely asexual woman because she is bigger. This myth needs to be stomped dead. I know so many thick or downright fat women that gets it in and never seems to have an issue catching a man ya know…great post!
I think the short answer would be ’cause it’s a movie…and in Hollywood, certain stereotypes tend to make things more believable. Not that Queen is an unattractive woman, but Paula Patton as the humdinger just wouldn’t fly. That would be like casting Christopher Williams or Allen Payne as the role of Nino Brown in ‘New Jack’ as oppose to Wesley Snipes. That doesn’t mean that us lightskinned brothas can’t be heartless, stonecold killers (cause I’m a straight G), but under Hollywood standards, Wesley would fit a stereotype better.
@ Monk
A ‘straight G’, huh? As in gentleman?
Also, would it have been a better scenario if Queen Latifah played the superficial woman who apparently was just there for the money and Paula Patton as the more compassionate character who gets the dude at the end?
@Brown Girl Swagger, while I understand your point, the fact is, like Monk said, it’s hollywood. If you have Paula Patton/Halle Berry/Gabby Union, etc,available versus say Queen Latifah, on the silver screen, which seems more plausible for most men to be falling all over. its all an image thing. but we all get caught up in it or we wouldn’t see odd matched couples and question why they are together.
Yeah…I hear you. But then explain Halle Berry (girl next door) vs. Robin Givens (humdinger) in Boomerang. Is it because Halle was relatively new to the screen? It can be done with creative casting and wardrobe.
@Miss Patterson, totally different circumstances. we were talking about Marcus Graham, international playboy. so the girl next door would have to be super hot in order to possibly pull that off. marcus was shallow and wouldn’t end up with a queen latifah no matter what happened. but even with your logic, yeah, halle berry wasn’t “halle berry” at that point and robin givens was “the woman”.
come to think of it. i’m not sure when halle berry became “halle berry”
@Panama,
“come to think of it. i’m not sure when halle berry became “halle berry” ”
^I think it was after Strictly Business and the ubiquitous “En Vogue” Spandex dresses in the 90′s.
you sir, are a dayum fool.
I agree though. First she is not unattractive. I think Queen is pretty she is just not your cookie cutter size but she would be an ideal mate for NBA players as they seem to dig the amazon type due to the fact that they are often freaks of nature themselves.
All you need is to not be offensively ugly and a good personality and time will do it every time.
you develop a comfort an easy chemistry.. a few laughs and a good time and BAM
yall bumpin uglies and you got panties in his underwear drawer.
Yeah, by not being offensively ugly, you reduce the chance of someone waking up and seeing you one morning thinking to themselves “what have I done?”
@shay-d-lady, so true. I mean I’m a 3 and i never had trouble meeting women. and i’m like a real 3. not a hollywood 3.
but from your photo on this site…you’re looking quite Pharellish’ and I love Pharrell. Very nice.
@The Tall One, naw, trust me. i’m busted. lol
If you don’t have ginger root growing out your ear, you’re not busted. LOL!
@Panama Jackson
You ain’t gottalie Craig….you ain’t gottalie
@The Tall One, naw, trust me. i’m busted. lol
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I have NO clue WHY that was so funny……LOLO-freakin’ L! Your stock just rose a couple hundred points…..
I think most men, like me, dont have a type per se, we have typical team players on our starting five but we always make room for someone who can low post as well as handle the ball. Everyone needs time to shine, I assume really attractive women need time to not be perceived as dumber than a box of rocks etc….. either way both men and women get a certain amount of time to give their potential suitor a reason to take them seriously, ppl who are your “type” probably get a little more time….. but if it aint right, that dog just won’t hunt….and like Halle “Burry”…….. ninjas will move on
is the “just wright” plot overused, oversimplified, overromanticized view of actually quite nuanced male female social ethos? sure
will it be filled with pithy dialogue and above par acting? probably not
will i support because tyler perry and Ophrie aint have nothing to do with it? damn straight
Would it be rude to point out that your use of a basketball analogy in reference to women was one of the signs that you might be a diva dude?
LOL! Good Call!
….. damn myt need a twelve step
Ha ha! I IMMEDIATELY thought of that post when I began reading his comment. I had to stop mid way because after reading about DD’s, it’s no longer necessary to entertain them or their silly ramblings. And the basketball analogy was WAY too much, even if the post is regarding a movie about basketball as its central theme.
OMG that was totally my comment earlier!! lmbo! i was like… ummm… DD post anyone?
…but my internet was janky and it deleted it or didn’t go through or something. whatever. glad someone said it. lol
Would it be rude to point out that your use of a basketball analogy in reference to women was one of the signs that you might be a diva dude?
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MAAAAAAN….why was I *JUST* getting ready to copy and paste a link to that post? Mind reader…
Ayo, first off, “no homo”. Second, you seen the video to Common’s The People? Dude is looking mad tall & brolic in that short.
i need to find a way to say “mad tall & brolic” today. lol
and ew, don’t say no homo. it just makes me think ‘way homo’. lol. thatsjustmethough.
“i need to find a way to say “mad tall & brolic” today.
On the real. I kinda wanna use it at work. Performance reviews are coming up soon.
Bossman: So, what do you expect to accomplish in the next year?
Me: I’d like to continue to maintain productivity and efficiency so that this company can remain mad, tall & brolic for years to come.
I told my homegirl she was “brolic” because I heard her neck crack when we were stretching after a workout….It’s definitely ways to do it, lol!
No really… what Muze said. The first thing I thought was “well that’s gay” before I even read the tall and brolic part.
@Thriller, my first contention about Common being a baller was his height. Now, his father is like 6’7″ and used to be an ABA baller. Common looks to be under 6 feet to me but I’ve read where people are arguing that he could easily be 6’2″. I’ve never seen Common in person so i have no idea. but even if he was 6’2″, he still doesn’t look like an athlete to me.
I’ve seen him in person he ain’t 6′-2″, maybe on paper like Allen Iverson but not in actual inches and feet.
I saw one interview where he said he use to be a good basketball player, I wouldn’t doubt if he could play but he isn’t convincing as an NBA player, especially the dunking scene.
They probably should of just casted an actual basketball player who couldn’t act instead of a rapper who can’t act , like Spike did.
“It’s also the reason, subconsciously, why women shoo so many guys away from them quickly.”
The visual of a woman shooing some unfortunate-looking chap away is pretty d@mn funny. I can imagine her carrying around a can of Raid that’s specially formulated to repel the advances of even the most persistent of Boogawolfs…
boogawolfs? hahahahahaaha
my side hurts……
Boogawolfs…my new word lol
I like this theory. I think it’s definitely another ways a 3 can bag a 9.
. . .and yeah Common looks like he has no game at all in real life.
@Joseph, in the words of Carl Thomas…
“…at allllllllllll, at alllllllllllllll…”
O_O
*DEAD*
I don’t really care for you, Panama.
@Cheekie, you love me.
Negative.
I’m definitely checking this one out – not just for Com, but Dwight Howard & those SHOULDERS, lol! I see chicks comparable to Latifah coupled up all the time, so I have no problem imagining such a coupling in real life – she’s pretty! (& has a makeup contract – hello?!!) Common does seem athletic to me (body is NICE) but he’s not TALL, so I have trouble seeing him as a baller. I know it’s not impossible, but it’s not the norm either! Now lets just hope everyone brings it in the acting department so we can continue to get more movies made w/o damn Madea!
Why don’t fuggly folks just hook up with each other? That way you won’t be working so hard to maintain someone that’s way out of your league. No bueno.
I’ve always wondered if two fuggly folks hooked up, could they produce an attractive or at least average looking child. Perhaps the characteristics that make each of them a boogawulf would blend in a manner that could produce at least a Tracee Ellis Ross or Sarah Jessica Parker – someone who’s not necessarily beautiful, but could easily fake it.
@Caballeroso
There’s this myth that two ugly people make beautiful kids….I’m trying to think of an example…but it ain’t happening
That would be really hard to find.
BTW, Happy Birthday, ma.
@LaBakir
Did Miles Davis and Cicely Tyson ever spawn?
@ Wu Young Agent of M.E.
*shivers*
That child would be a shadow in clothing…DARKNESS ladies and gentleman
@LaBakir
LMAO!
That kid would be a dark-skinned version of Mr. Worf from Star Trek.
@Wu Young Agent of M.E.
*dead*
@ Wu Young….WHOA…I can’t even imagine…
@Labakir,
Happy Birthday!
There’s this myth that two ugly people make beautiful kids….I’m trying to think of an example…but it ain’t happening
I have an example… It’s not that the parents are ugly per se… They have nice features that somehow don’t work well together or something… They have 3 children, and OH MY GOD, the kids are A-gorgeous!!! Like all the nice features of the parents just fell at the right place at the right time and just created magic. It’s actually quite stunning to see.
Damn I always thought that about Tracee and Sarah…are they pretty or not? Confusing.
But yes, I’ve seen two uglies make a pretty. You ever see an ugly black man with an ugly white woman…but their kids are gorgeous?
Sarah has no cute features, while Tracee has two. Nice legs and splendorous behind.
@Dash
“while Tracee has two. Nice legs and splendorous behind.”
Cosign Tracee Ellis Ross more than makes up for her overcompensated vision with her below the waist attributes.
@Da Iceman, this is another post altogether, but it requires A LOT of self-awareness on the part of people to acknowledge that one they’re fugly and two that they should be willing to date another fugly person.
Usually, you don’t get that much self-awareness. In fact, when was the last time you actually met a busted individual who accepted it and didn’t act like they were the cat’s meow?
See it shouldn’t be left up to self-awareness anymore. They should learn to accept they busted through social feedback. Yet the fuggly individual would still try to get at someone who is not in their visual vicinity and that I know no solution for…
Why don’t fuggly folks just hook up with each other?
because then they would rule the world
Wow…..personality is everything! If you have that and a great sense of humor, you can get anybody you want.
I think Common looks very athletic. Did you note the broad shoulders and those “guns”….wowee. The most unbelievable casting I think for a female athlete was Sanaa Lathan in “Love and Basketball” great actress but did not look athletic at all…lol. Loved the movie, though.
Queen is attractive…make-up and hair does wonders….now, sometimes when I’ve seen a pic of her on an off day..sans make-up and hair…not so attractive…but she’s a’ight…
I think there is somebody for everybody. I’ve seen the most unfortunate looking people with very attractive people….I can’t explain it..lol
@Queen T
I think Sanna represented the women ballers well….imo. I think she looked athletic w/o being overly brolic, like some female athletes tend to be. She represented most of the chicks I played w/ throughout high school and college. think she did a pretty good job for someone who learned to play for that role w/ no prior experience.
@LaBakir
Co-sign completely. Sanaa did her thing in Love and Bball… I remember watching it in HS and thinking ‘wow they really just put my life on film’. She def pulled off a baller, right down to the tunnel vision focusing ONLY on basketball as life. Great great movie!
@Queen T, yeah, i actually think that Sanaa Lathan pulled it off pretty well. she looked like a non-lesbo chick baller to me.
“they had a chance to really get to know one another with no pressure. Neither was looking for more in each other so all communication and dealings were honest – the cornerstone of a real relationship.”-now this right here is the truth, NOT truthiness (no Colbert)…but the real deal (no Holyfield)…..once again Panama you have taken yourself up to at least a *6 ,well with me for this comment alone…
@bajanflchick, i love it when i get asterisks by my numbers. lol. makes me feel like Roger Maris.
Soooo basically if I see an attractive, cool guy. I’ve just got to figure out how to be around him.
. This is actually more difficult than it sounds.
**leaving wondering what I could do in the service industry**
@OftenConfused, Soooo basically if I see an attractive, cool guy. I’ve just got to figure out how to be around him.
yeah pretty much, its akin to us guys trying to holler at women. we holler to obtain the next 15 seconds.
its why i caught a quick crush on the 50 year old post office lady in my building back in 2005. she charmed me. had me ready to move in and everything. lol
I once got game ran on me by someone old enough to be my mom’s teenage mother. I was so impressed that I kicked with her for months before the huge age gap made things weird.
(Note:Upon First, Second, and Third Glance I thought she was late 30′s early 40s)
welp,
Common DID play in a couple of those celebrity all-star games, and he is from Chi (87th st Stand Up) so its possible he could play somewhat.
I’m just glad that they’re starting to make non-TP movies again. I think there was a time when the general black populace took these movies for granted. I hope this gets a big opening weekend number so more can be made.
But, um if murder takes time, motive and opportunity, does that mean love = murder – motive?
“But, um if murder takes time, motive and opportunity, does that mean love = murder – motive?” Too early in the morning for math, but yeah, I think you’re on to something. Seems like murder – motive = (a crime of) passion, and passion (for some) = love, then yes, it stands to reason in some instances.
ewww y’all getting deep (no Ron Jeremy) this morning.
@Maximillian – Common DID play in a couple of those celebrity all-star games, and he is from Chi (87th st Stand Up) so its possible he could play somewhat.
yeah, OJ Da Juiceman (or Jewman) just played in a celeb allstar tourney in Atlanta too. so that doesnt’ really say much.
i think if you flip it to love = motive – murder, you’re on to something. love will make you crazy but as long as you don’t kill anybody, you’re good.
@Maximillian,
Hey I see you, 87th st!!
Wild wild 100s here!
Actually I was talking bout Common being from 87th…
But yours truly is a product of 79th…
“But yours truly is a product of 79th…”
Oh. Well, my condolences.
LOL, j/k. (maybe) My sister lives over that way (she hates it).
Whatever, Chi-town still standin’ up!
Common just looks ‘OLD’ in the preview (or is seasoned a better terminology …kanye strug) and it just looks like odd casting. I have no gripes w/King Latifah but she always appear too masculine when it comes to romantic roles (even though I do enjoy her acting). This previews just remind me of that movie she did with LL. It would have been more believable if they had put Gabriel Union (pause) or even Regina King in the role.
Just my opinion.
@Jai
LMAO @ Kin Latifah
I think that’s my problem with da King playing a romantic lead in films, it’s not her size or her looks…it’s the fact that she’s cannot play a convincing hetro woman….her true talent and believability was when she was in Set It Off….
*she*
Definitely believed her in Set it Off LMAO
@Jai
WORD!!
*gasp*
That makes her good at her craft, no?
Although, you kinda have to question the fact that
she’s had the same lady personal trainer for years and looks damn near the same andyou never see her in public with dudes…@numbah 5, while you holding her to the Set It Off standard. i mean, she played the hell out of that role. i feel you. but we let Terrence howard free of his DJ in Hustle & Flow role and that was his best performance.
“Common just looks ‘OLD’ in the preview (or is seasoned a better terminology …kanye strug)”
There is somethin’ super off about him in that preview. He looks very sickly. Like he lost a bunch of weight via drinking air shakes or some ish.
Well he is a vegan or a vegetarian
Oh, yeah, I thought I read that somewhere.
“Sunset park what time is it? IT’S TIME TO GET LIVE/ TIME TO REPRESENT”
^Sorry, had to do it. And i agree totally, time & opportunity and a charming potential suitor will always win in the end. Unless they’re like a criminal or serial killer or something lol
Sunset Park is STILL one of my fav movies ever. i quote it like it just came out yesterday. lmbo.
“it’s butta baby.” lmbo.
Man, I haven’t seen that movie in so long. What’s funny is that I remember really liking it as a kid, but don’t remember much of anything about it except Fredro Starr and Rhea Pearlman. Hmm…need to watch again. lol
“Or at least until a fine humdinger of a woman shows back up.”
Exactly. Lemme tell you how this would play out. They’d get together. She’d be in bliss. He’d get his confidence back up and start re-thinking his choice of mate. He wouldn’t straight tell her he felt he could do better but his behavior towards her would change. They’d have arguments and then break up. He’d then run through a whole slew of Paula Patton look-a-likes. Then settle down with one once his basketball career was over.
Possibly, but he’d always be questioning himself on whether he did the right thing, or did he let a good one get away. He’d loose focus on the one he’s with in hopes of possibly rekindling some sort of connection with her because, afterall, she was the only one he truly connected with, the others were just eye candy. Eventually he’d cheat on his eye candy wife by lying to the ex saying that he and the wife had grown apart and he wants to be with her again. She’d fall for it, they’d get busted, it’ll be all over the news that he cheated (with a mudduck no less), and bloggers everywhere would be questioning why he would cheat on a beautiful wife with a mudduck.
You just extended the story. I have to agree with you.
@Ms. Smart, i don’t know. I mean Magic married Cookie. and i’m sure she had a very short list of suitors.
Wasn’t she already knocked up? she seems like the kind to have threatened to go hard financially if he didn’t marry. Plus, he isn’t he a few years younger than her?
@Ms. Smart, naw, Juanita Jordan was already knocked up. I think Magic really loved Cookie cuz she talked to him.
Common is believable enough to play a guy who goes to the gym but not a professional basketball player!! Now if a movie about a down-on-his-luck curler or jockey comes out…I am going to see this movie tho because I was trying to think about how Queen and Paula stayed friends after P starts dating Common. At the beginning it did look like he wanted to date Queen first (he did ask her out to his party) and the next thing you know Paula and Common are dating and Queen is all “yay! they’re in People magazine together, I’msoheppy!” I was sorta confused.
@RocktheCatbox, yeah, you’re right. i’ve read some reviews and it makes the love affair thing kind of confusing. i’m not sure who was feeling who first and who got rubbed down with oil and lard…
i can’t wait to see the movie…going w/ a bunch of other AfAm women in CLT next week.
@jenifer daniels, was this like an ad to let folks know so that you can organize a big ass trip to go see it in CLT next week?
@ LIZ-
No really… why come I have to keep re-entering my info? This isht is annoying…
But, while I’m at it… good point P. I couldn’t put my finger on why this movie gave me the “it’s gonna suck @ss” feeling- and it’s becuz of the underdog not being believeable *light bulb*.
not sure. if you sign up for an account (Members Only on the right bar) it keeps you logged in and you never have to enter your info again. Otherwise, it could be anything depending on browser settings and such.
Thank you…
ooxxOXoxOOXX (watched Nacho Libre last night)
I know… me too. When it rejected it the first time I put it in (clutch) I thought “aw well, no one notices the !?! anyway”… but then I saw it on a comment I left
… just not the same
Wait, what? I didn’t even know this. #imlate I didn’t have to do it before and all of a sudden everything up and changed.
Thanks, Liz!
Yay, I did it. Although, now it feels kinda weird because I was gettin’ used to entering my info all the time. Ah well, I won’t miss it. lol
first thing i thought when i saw the preview to this when i saw Kick-Ass (which by the way was HILARIOUS and a totally unexpected kickass movie) was, Common? basketball? no way. he is like, the anti-athlete to me. but whatever.
i think your theory is very true. i’ve had unfortunate-faced men charm me something serious where i considered it a very real possibility to be their girlfriend. ….but then i thought about my future children. lmbo. jk.
“If you look like f*ck, you should work in the service industry to maximize interactions with people. The more people you deal with the better your chances of snagging somebody.”
BWAHAHAHAA. missed your ignantelligence, PJ. lmbo.
Lmaooooooooo Muze. Don’t say j/k cause we all think the same thing. I say to myself…Self, how would my features mix with his? Could I overpower his ugliness to make attractive children? lol
@Muze, yeah i actually think that’s what stops a lot of men from dealing with women they’re are interested in but aren’t the best looking. a lot of men think that they’re breeding. got to ensure the best chance for outstanding results.
which makes me question the legitimacy of Basketball Wives. With the exception of Shaunie, none of those women seem like the type you breed with on purpose. not taking into account mental capacity.
I haven’t seen that movie, but I bought the comic for my niece for her birthday. Because of that, I still own the title of coolest uncle in the world.
Haha I like that, and I agree…it does make perfect sense. Seen it happen many of times, and usually no one makes a huge deal out of it unless the woman has the unfortunate features…lol
Anywho…nice article with a good point.
@TheOpinionated1, thank you kindly, ma’am.
Great post, so my thoughts…for one they would not be believable to me. Queen is gorgeous but she is a big girl and Common is handsome and muscular. If i saw the two of them walking down the street, I probably would raise an eyebrow. Not because I’m so vain, but because you expect a couple to match looks wise, and they don’t. Plus I would stereotype Common (a light-skin, attractive guy) to want a skinny woman.
With that said, I agree that with the right situation and TIME, this type of romance would blossom. My ex ex (guy before last) looked like Buju Banton with muscles. My girls teased me but he had swagged and stole my heart from jump.
Look at the guy who cheats on his beautiful wife with his below average looking coworker (with the big booty) cause she laughs at all his jokes and makes him feel special…and they spend ALOT of time together. Always look out for co-workers that smile in your man’s face and do not dismiss her because she’s not attractive…coworkers are the worst. Also, neighbors, friend of friends, staff etc
I see that all the time. So the lesson for me is: Don’t get cocky and relax cause you think your all that….give your relationship your all cause a man can leave you for anyone who does what you don’t.
FYI, my ex cheated on me with a 4 (i was over worked and spent little time with him) cause “she was there for him”.
I know a light skinned attractive, educated, and athletic guy that is with a chick that is someone I would have NEVER thought he’d get with so TRUST…sh*t happens.
Cuz heck I was VERY surprised myself but some people just don’t care about looks as much as you would expect…BUT…I’ll still file that case under…Things that make you go hmmmmmmmmm
well, Common IS dating Serena in real life, and i kinda think she’s way more ‘masculine’ than Queen La, although still pretty. *kanyeshrug*
@Muze Yep, plus with famous people it’s kinda different cuz even Whoppi COULD get a fine dude if she really wanted to since she got money/loyal fans/fame. Plus it’s alotta male gold diggers out there. Think about her with…er Trey Songz….Ok…lets not go there…with ummmm some random somewhat known model….I could see that…LOL
@Muze
Common is using the “feature scale” with Serena. It’s hard for a brother to think about her shoulders when he has seen her in that black cat suit. When you see her in the Gatorade commercial stretched out, legs spread, hitting a tennis ball masculine doesnt come to mind. I don’t know if I agree that Latifah is less masculine than Serena.
@ Humble_One
Latifah has a more masculine swag
Serena has a more masculine body
@LaBakir
“Latifah has a more masculine swag
Serena has a more masculine body”
You described it right. Althought I don’t think there is anything masculine about Serena from the waist down. She is all woman below the waist.
@LaBakir
happy birthday!!
and… you totally described it.
Queen La def has the butch thing going.
i’m not saying Serena IS masculine… but her muscles are on the brawnier side than the average female athlete. i have a very toned body too so i’m not dogging… but her’s are just big as hayle. like, bigger than Common’s. lol.
@Muze
Yeah, Serena just O.D. strong in the arms. Put you in a death grip when she give you a hug.
@Humble_One
Serena from the waist on down
Samson from the waist up
@LaBakir
“Samson from the waist up”
LOL. stupid. just stupid.
Remember Serena got BODY…and she’s rich. I never knew black men to like Mangirls…just saying
i never understood his attraction to serena in the first place…no him and taraji and kerry washington i could. just seemed more of a better match.
“Look at the guy who cheats on his beautiful wife with his below average looking coworker (with the big booty) cause she laughs at all his jokes and makes him feel special…and they spend ALOT of time together. Always look out for co-workers that smile in your man’s face and do not dismiss her because she’s not attractive…coworkers are the worst. ”
This is mass overlooked gospel. To me, while society would like folks to believe that everyone views beauty the same exact way, that’s simply not true. Beauty is subjective. While you (or the majority) may not thinks someone is attractive, someone else might. And that someone else may be the last person you’d think would be attracted to that. It happens all the time so I can’t accept beauty norms as absolute fact because the exception always pops up and surprises me.
Oh I completely agree. My taste is all over the place. My point was even if a man is not completely attracted to the woman at first, (cause let’s face it, they don’t have to be to sleep with her), she’ll become even more attractive if she’s doing what the wifey isn’t…like swallowing. Just saying lol
“Look at the guy who cheats on his beautiful wife with his below average looking coworker (with the big booty) cause she laughs at all his jokes and makes him feel special…and they spend ALOT of time together. Always look out for co-workers that smile in your man’s face and do not dismiss her because she’s not attractive…coworkers are the worst. Also, neighbors, friend of friends, staff etc
FYI, my ex cheated on me with a 4 (i was over worked and spent little time with him) cause “she was there for him”.
@ Smart Fox Girl,
This is why I’m not married right now. My fiance cheated on me with a mudduck co worker, because this chick was stroking his ego and making him feel special. But I ain’t making no concessions for this negroe, cause of course I was tired and stressed out, I was in the middle of planning a phuckin wedding.
Like Monk said upthread, “Ironically, it’s the same reason why I feel like cheating doesn’t “just happen” either. Whether one admits it or not, there’s usually some type of premeditation on someone’s part that builds and builds until the opportunity comes into fruition”
Yes girl I never fell for that…i just got drunk ish my friends would say. You have to WANT to…unless she slipped and fell on his d*ck.
i had to google buju just so i could appreciate what u were sayin…….I forgot what he looked like……he doesnt seem that ugly tho…..but i feel what u goin for
Lmaoooo…the man was sexy
Not because I’m so vain, but because you expect a couple to match looks wise, and they don’t.
Really? Interesting… Maybe because looks are like second to last reason why I would date someone, it never occurs to me that people should match “look wise”… Now I admit to being biased as far as “perceived intelligence” goes… but looks not at all.
I hear you and that makes you better than me in the vanilty regard cause i have to be attracted to a man first and love his personality second…OR love his personality first then like his looks second. lol…otherwise, we would just be best friends and not lovers too
mmmmmmmmm don’t know about the falling for, but the phcukin probability goes up with time and opportunity, the heart, mmmmmmmm not sure if it works that way!
I could spend all the time in the world with someone and not fall for them romantically, I have spent tons of time with dudes hanging out with no sexual desire for them etc and only had a Philos = friendship type of love for them def not Eros LOL
I must admit that I’ve felt a slight or maybe more than slight connection with a guy that I didn’t find attractive after being around him for a while. It was kinda like I was ok with the unfortunate looks, but there was the fear of what everyone else would think…I know that’s sad but that’s how I felt. Plus that was doing my college days when I wouldn’t say it was hard to find a nice looking guy to take home. These days i.e. 6 years after graduation, it’s kinda like…hey a connection is a connection. I still wonder if my looks would combat his UFS=Unfortunate Feature Syndrome. *shrugs*
I am not talking about looks per say, and its the “type” of connection in question, cause attractive on attractive doesn’t necessarily = Chuck Woolery LOL
@Orange Star Happy Hunting, WHY DO YOU HATE LOVE?
LLS………. Love is the only thing that really matters and gets us thru!
i love this post
just sayin
@trin-trin, it loves you back.
“The more people you deal with the better your chances of snagging somebody.”
And we’ve arrived safely back at The Numbers Game. On behalf of the Captain and crew, we hope you enjoy your visit and that you’ve brought the new ultra-thin condoms from Trojan.
But seriously, that’s a borderline brilliant insight about why women shoo most men away so quickly and vigorously. I’d always figured they were trying to avoid *something* happening, I just could never come up with what it was. It makes sense – they inherently know that *any* man, if he plays his cards right and makes no mistakes, could GTD.
Also, I was just telling someone about the time two years ago when I realized I’d “picked wrong”. You know, you meet 2 or more homegirls at teh same time, adn you haev to pick which one you’re going to holler at. And then you don’t really vibe with the one you picked, but you do vibe with one of the other ones. A co-worker said it made sense because when I was talking with the Other One, it wasn’t overt holleration, and we weren’t playing any games or roles – we were just being regular, engaging, fun people. Sometimes I hate the game (usually not the player.)
@Scipio Africanus, i have had that happen to me before too. it was a long time ago though so i got over it. but hanging out in group settings i was like, “man, i should have tried to holler at that one”. guessing my girl knew it b/c, well, she disowned the other friend. like TOTALLY. lol.
we broke up.
Hmm, this makes sense.
@Cheekie, don’t I ALWAYS make sense?!?!?!? like for real?@?@?
Yes, yes you do. Especially this:
“Time (keeps on slippin)”
It made me think of Seal, the singer, not the caterwauling creature (aka Wyclef Jean). Fly Like and Eagle, I think the song was called? Then it made me think of Space Jam because that was on the soundtrack.
Which may or may not make sense.
Although this wasn’t mentioned, I can’t help but think this is a reason to get all green-eyed about your girl’s “good male friend”.
Just more time and opportunity for her to get past his “faults” and him to capitalize on a bad fight.
@Single Black Male, good point. i’ve often wondered if male best friends weren’t always just the guys waiting to hopefully come up at some point.
Ohh I don’t have to wonder…I’m pretty sure they are! lol
The proverbial “dyck in a glass case”, male friends are….according to Mr. Rock…
My refusal to ever show even a hint of jealousy says “they’re not” … but my ability to think logically says “yes they are”.
I’ve seen quite a few cats get with a few chics by just being around or being VERY persistent. I do agree that relationship can be formed on more solid grounding if both parties aren’t looking at the person on a romantic way. I think this works different for guys. When men are in their mid 20s and younger a not-so-attractive chic will be looked at as a jumpoff at best unless he is a dude that will smash anything. Once we get to our late 20s and older we broaden the field of the type of chics we will talk to. Peace of mind outweighs a pretty face at this point.
I must say that as a 1.5 I’ve benefit greatly by just sticking around. Actually that is my whole game. Most of the chics I get are from hanging around them and charity. The charity works the best. Nothing like getting love for being Biggie’s and Precious illegitimate child.
@Humble_One, perhaps me and you should start the Charitalbe Love Club for unfortunate ninjas rated 3 and below whose only chance at snagging women are by making them laugh and accident.
@Panama Jackson
“perhaps me and you should start the Charitalbe Love Club for unfortunate ninjas rated 3 and below whose only chance at snagging women are by making them laugh and accident.”
I think that is a good idea. We can call the club “Sub-3″ or “CLC for Sub 3″ for short..
DWL….ya’ll aint right….lmfao! Hey, humor gets most women’s attention. We’re not as vain as men. Persistence is key though. We can be worn down too.
@Humble_One
I must say that as a 1.5 I’ve benefit greatly by just sticking around. Actually that is my whole game. Most of the chics I get are from hanging around them and charity. The charity works the best. Nothing like getting love for being Biggie’s and Precious illegitimate child.
Dear Humble_One,
I hate your stinking guts. You make me vomit. Please refrain from these detailed descriptions and hilarity.
xoxo,
LaBakir
“Biggie’s and Precious illegitimate child.”
you aint no good…..hahahaha
“Put Precious in that role and NOW you have a real underdog story.”
This was worth a thousand chuckles to me. Messed up, but worth a thousand chuckles.
@Slim Jackson, man if you put Precious in any movie its an underdog story.
Even if she was the villain, she’d be an underdog then too?
word. made me think that Precious is the living embodiment of the “anti-video chick” i.e. clearly black (not ambiguous at all); no sultry voice, no fake parts, no tiny waste, not short nor petite, etc…….
So this was hilarious along with the comments. I really cant be cracking up like this at work!! Seems as if all black bloggers (well most) have united in support of this movie. Im interested enough to go see it even though they gave the entire movie away in the previews!!!
My only dilemma…….going to see this movie on opening weekend. I love my folks but I really cant take going to the movies with yall. Maybe if I catch a early showing…….
@Nicole N, if you go opening weekend to a Black theater, you go for the experience. if you want to see the movie, you go during the following week, like on a Wednesday.
^^ Gospel truth and tabernacle with banana pudding.
With Banana pudding though? Lol. Is it Paula Dean certified?
Girl, yes. lol
Um, no athletic ability? You’re crazy. Have you seen the man break dance?!?
@M-Ashley, while I understand the association that you’re making, I do not think being able to do breakdance makes him an athlete. It makes him talented and coordinated.
“talented and coordinated”
Two things you need to be a good athlete. O___O
@Cheekie
I can understand M-Ashley’s break dance reference…but I also understand P.J’s point…or what he’s trying to get at…and I could be wrong…but…
yes, you have to be talented and coordinated to be a good athlete…but dancing and balling are two different arenas
the forms of athleticism needed don’t necessarily transfer over
Chad Ochocinco is a good football player…but his moves on dancing w/ the stars leaves much to be desired.
@Cheekie, you’re right. but it’s just a SUBSET of things you need to be a good athlete.
just cuz that fools is talented and coordinated does not make him a basketball player. perhaps he could be really good at playstation Battleship or something.
Actually, I completely understood what you meant. You’re right. I was just givin’ ya a hard time.
ETA: I hatechu for “playstation Battleship” by the way.
My bf says this all the time. He’s like, “the more you are around someone, the more they grow on you and the more you find things about them that you like. Where that leads depends on the stage of life you’re in.”
I completely agree. I won’t even give a guy I find unattractive eye contact because not only does it signal that I might be interested (not likely, but they don’t know that at first glance), but if given a chance to come over and strike conversation, I might like their personality. And, then…well, I might like them. So, as sad as it seems, I try really hard not to make eye contact with people I don’t even want to entertain in that manner. (Because I was also known as the girl who would date a 3, and wanted to change that. HA!)
That’s not to say that I walk around looking at the sidewalk or up in the sky. It just means that in certain situations (club, house party, etc) I don’t make it a habit of smiling at every dude I see.
I so agree with the theory that time and opportunity is all that is needed for relationships to happen.
@Mo, your boyfriend is a wise man. listen to him. submit to him.
lol.
Ha ha…The first thing I thought about when I read your response was that scene in Coming to America where Eddie Murphy’s character has his chosen bride (back in Zumunda) jumping up and down on one leg and barking like a dog. Hilarious!
Surrender….never! lol.
I have nothing substantial to add. I just came in here to say, that now for the rest of the day I will be singing the following in my head, “Sunset Park, what time is it? It’s time to get live! It’s time to represent!” HAHAHAHAAHA!
@Rum Punch, and really, that’s what life is all about. the little things.
Queen is bigger than Common in the movie poster. She occupies more surface area on the poster even though they’re standing the same distance from the camera. This should not be! In any couple, the man is supposed to be bigger.
Sure, PJ is a 3 with an unfortunate face, but The Champ is our 1.5 (not Humble_One). Have ya SEEN this guy?!? heh heh j/k
Queen is bigger than Common in the movie poster. She occupies more surface area on the poster even though they’re standing the same distance from the camera.
You made me choke on my pepsi…hahahahaha I know some big girls that could give models a run for their money in the face pretty as hell…and in the South, skinny dudes love them.
This an excellent post as usual Panama:) Movies play Latifah the under dog due to her weight, meaning a baller only dates women like Paula. You see it more than not too.
But being around someone long enough does allow time for them to be someone of interest. I have a co-worker who all of a sudden I started liking him. I am thinking ok get over this before it gets out of hand. WOW!
Some times you just have to wait a fine chick out. The sympathy hook up is alive and well. Stay thirsty my friends.
Happy Born Day LaBakir!!!!
Thanks buddy!
@LaBakir
“Thanks buddy!”
You’re welcome.
*sends an e-drink of LaBakir’s liking for her b-day*
@Humble_One
A french martini…yum!
Have a shot with me!
LOL
Wait, how did I miss this? Happy birfday LaBakir, girl!!!
@Cheekie
Thanks girlie! Appreciate it!
I’m mad late, but my sentiment is no less sincere:
HAPPY BIRTHDAY, LABAKIR! Hope you day is going beautifully!
@Cheekie
“Wait, how did I miss this?”
You were busy trying to avoid that dude that’s a 2 at your job. You can’t avoid him too much longer. Pretty soon he will wear you down and you will be a lving example of today’s topic.
HATE. YOU.
Idk, Lonnie might be able to hoop. His dad was a Pro Ball player back in the day. Looks like a good movie to catch at the Dollar theater.
Sidenote:
Where do Martin and Gina fall in the scales of realistic match-ups in tv/cinema?….i always thought they were mismatched (tho not a real couple) but then again Martin married Miss Virginia, guess that speaks to the effect of making ppl laugh
Chris Rock would be another example, Richard Pryor and Pam Grier another one…..
side side note best martin episode in my opinoin:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pBQcstOqd44
side note to the side side note: Gina never was cute to me, Pam always seemed like the cuter of the two
I agree
All I have to say on Just Wright is that the trailer told 95% of the movie, in exact order. You’d only be going for the exact ending and 2 or 3 cute tidbits.
I agree with the space and oppurtunity theory, however I think Latifah gets cast in those roles becasue shes kind of dykey. Now I know we dont know if shes gay (I think she is) and theres nothing wrong with her being gay, in fact it be great if she came out, but whenever shes cast in romantic leads/story lines with dudes it always seems awkard to me.
As for Common, yes he is yummy but I could do without him acting and he was cast becuase he looks like Jason Kidd.
i dont have a problem with queen la in this movie per se…besides the unbelievability factor in it…professional athletes are some of the most superficial people on the planet…
does anybody honestly believe an nba player would choose queen la over paula patton? queen la is usually the chick they have in college that held them down, that gets dumped after year 2 in the nba…
case and pont: dwayne wade
Long time lurker, first time commenter…
This is slightly off topic, but as a licensed physical therapist I took issue with this…
f you look like f*ck, you should work in the service industry to maximize interactions with people.
Physical therapy is a profession…physical therapists are licensed professionals. I attended a three-year full-time graduate program to get my DPT (Doctor of Physical Therapy) and then had to study for few months to pass my licensure exam. Service industry my a**! I didn’t read previous comments, so if anyone brought this up, my bad.
BTW, love your blog. Carry on… Lol!
@TMA, taking it a little personal aren’t we? it aint like i said work at mcdonald’s or something. lol. point taken, but tut tut. service industry sounds more appropos.
welcome and sh*t
What can I say? I’m a physical therapist, and I’m sensitive about my s***. *in Erykah Badu voice* Lol! At least you didn’t tell me to “rehabilitate these.” Heh!
Little strange to see some light skinned/dark skinned comments sprinkled in – it’s only 2010, just sayin’!
I agree. I haven’t been all up in the mainstream black community for a while, so I sometimes forget how color struck my people are…
I’m a day late and a dollar short but I’ve been busy this week.
It takes literal seconds to say something to make somebody smile. And once you make a woman smile she’ll give you the chance again and again and again until she’s smiling in the kitchen making you pancakes wearing only an apron…and a smile.
Truth.
I think they tried to play Common and Queen like an “unlikely” match because ball players tend to like those dainty, prissy chicks that always look ready for paparazzi pics. Only some can handle real sistas with body and a few ballin’ skillz…. their egos won’t allow them to let us cheat and win the game with illegal “manhandling” – CRY BABIES!!!
BTW, am I the only one who thinks Gilbert Arenas’ wife (who also had an affair with Shaq) looks like a straight dodo bird, literally? I’m so serious… google images of her and then the bird. Two ball players??? Are you for real???
so THAT’s what happened between me and my lawyer. . . and housekeeper. . . and personal trainer. . .and. . .well, you get it. The more obligatory time you spend, the higher the probability of romance sans aesthetics??? I can dig it.
And Liz. . . you’re a brain groupie.
LOL! i am indeed. i haz a problem.
Can’t wait to see it… get told a lot I look like Queen…prettier but that we look similair. Love her
and Common meow