marcee tidwell (regina king), ‘jerry maguire’
while most of us seem to hold claire huxtable as the fictional black wife benchmark, no one better exemplified what it means to be a true ride or die wife than marcee tidwell. from her invention of “the quan” to her willingness to whoop aries spears militant ass for talking too much negative sh*t, king’s awe-inspiring performance almost even makes cuba gooding’s cooning bearable
claire huxtable (phylicia rashad), ‘the cosby show’
the tupac of tv and movie mates (so unconditionally revered and lauded that their legacy is more memorable and transcendent than they actually were themselves), claire huxtable exemplified class, grace, and beauty while showing the world that its possible for black women to have five children who look absolutely nothing alike
zee (nona gaye), ‘the matrix reloaded’
i know her placement on mt rushmore seems puzzling, but consider these three factors:
1. she was staunchly committed to her man despite the fact that each of her two brothers (dozer and tank) were killed messing around with the same crazy ass boss (morpheus) he’s volunteering to work for.
2. she didn’t hesitate to battle the machine army, which helped to get her man back home and, you know, continue the human race. some janky broads won’t even kill a spider for you and zee was out there running around in a tweed sports bra shooting sentinels and sh*t
3. she looked like this
and stayed devoted to a man who looked like he’s in a perpetual state of the swine flu¹
mrs. jackson (bebe drake), ‘boomerang’
she brought a five gallon bucket chitlins for thanksgiving and let mr. jackson “whip dat p*ssy” in the bathroom next to the kitchen. nuff said
although i know my mt rushmore is thorough, i’m curious: who’d be on your mt rushmore of black television and movie mates? remember, you can only pick four.
also, even though my list is all women, feel free to make a mt rushmore of black male mates if you’re compelled and sh*t.
¹seriously, if you had to rank “sickly looking ass n*ggas in film”, harold perrineau (link from ‘the matrix’) would be number one, closely followed by andre royo (bubbles from ‘the wire’) and macy gray from ‘training day’
—the champ
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1. James Evans from Good Times. Regardless of where they lived he was always trying to take care of his family. Love a man that puts family first.
2. Martin Lawrence from Martin. He loved him some Giiiina & would keep me laughing. -Plus I have a thing for big earred slightly buck teef men.
3. Samuel L. Jackson as Shaft. He is not fine or even cute but he was sexy as he[[ as Shaft… His walk.. whoo I need a minute… Okay I am gud . I watch the movie just to see his walk.
4. Denzel (no need of a last name) in Mo Betta Blues… okay I just like watching him blow the horn. My mind starts to wander on how long he can go before he needs to come up for air…
@Brown iii s,
lol. Girl them last two would make TERRIBLE mates!
@Me fail english?,
lol, yeah. i think she just started naming cats who’d get the panties rain-foresty
@The Champ, which is kind of scary since Samuel Jackson looks…kind of scary…
@Brown iii s,
“Plus I have a thing for big earred slightly buck teef men.”
Is this what women go for nowadays? ::kanyeshrug:: lol
@Peysonic Temple,
“Is this what women go for nowadays”
Negative.
@miss t-lee,
LOL! I can always count on you…Thanks for the clarity.
Bond
@BlkBond,
No problem. Aye!!!
@Peysonic Temple,
Absolutely not! Wait… where did he go to school, where does he work, and what kind of car does he drive? LOL!! j/k!
1. larenze tate in love jones. that brotha to the nite poem gets me everybtime!
2. michael ealy in their eyes were watching God. Any dude that can make me LIKE living in dirt/sqaulor must have that “good”.
3. Idris elba…he just LOOKs yummy. (except for his role in obsessed)
4.the dad from crooklyn…IONO why (hangs head sheepishly)
@talking silently,
I think the Dad from Crooklyn would make a good mate too.
Up until the lights got cut off… Then his ass would have to go.
@Me fail english?,
LOL
@talking silently,
Any dude that can make me LIKE living in dirt/sqaulor must have that “good”.
***forwarding talking silently’s email address to my man in the projects who says he cant find a good woman***
@talking silently,
I totally co-sign on Michael Ealy. He brought that woman happiness no amount of money and status in society could bring her. Plus, he’s Michale Ealy and looks like he does. Dayum, Dayum, Dayum, to that dog that bit him and gave him rabies!
Gina from All About the Benjamins
Look, she ain’t black… but that don’t mean sheet. The saying goes “she just a black chick wit a taco”. Racist jokes aside, she was most certainly a ride or die chick for our guy Reggie. Ain’t no WAY a non down-like-4-flat-tires chick is stickin around a lowlife like that… ESPECIALLY after the ninja goes to jail AFTER they find the winning lottery ticket… C’mon, b. You KNOW…
Shalika from Boyz N Tha Hood
I was gonna put a few different names up here, but then I realized Regina King is ALWAYS the down arse chick in films, and THIS was where it all started. She drank a 40 like a champ, cursed like a sailor, and went to Crenshaw at night with jheri curled gangster types. If that ain’t “down” I dunno what is…
Peaches from Low Down Dirty Shame
I despise Keenan and his widget-esque cranium. But in this movie, Jada rides for him like no other. Wit her pump waves havin arse. I love her. And all the girls she likes to get it on with. Smooches, Jada. Call me. Or my girlfriend. Either way…
Marcy from Jerry Maguire
When I saw the pic up top, I REALLY didn’t wanna put this one, but I mean… this was the FIRST one that popped in my head, actually. Nothing can deny the impact of “Marcy… You’re the sheet!” as spoken by a resoundinlgy less gay Cuba Gooding, Jr. playing Rod Tidwell after she called him a “beautiful splendid black man”… Dude. Just… I love you, too, Regina.
There are more, but I had to go with 4. And I’m actually only pleased with the Regina King joints. Can she count as all four? Cuz she was dope in “Enemy of the State” too.. Dang. Dah well…
@Dante_Alexander,
regina king does seem to have the movie wife role down in her sleep. she even seems like the type who’d teach a pole dancing or head-whopping class on the side
@Dante_Alexander, all the Regina King greatness as a movie mate begs the question…
is she hot? this has been a years-long debate amongst my friends. like…i can’t decide if she looks good for real. sometimes she’s good lookin’, other times she’s ungood lookin.
what say you?
@Panama Jackson,
i dont know if she’s hot, but she has sex appeal. basically, she’s the exact opposite of gabrielle union
@The Champ, Oh please explain the Gabrielle Union comment. She’s hot, but with no sex appeal? How can this be?
@Yonnie3k,
easy. there are physically attractive people everywhere who aren’t necessarily all that sexy. to me, she’s one of them
@The Champ,
You know what? I thought that I was the only one that thought like that. She is very beautiful but does not have the sex appeal that others have that would draw you to her.
@Panama Jackson,
I’d shag Regina King. Twice. But she is not that attractive to me. I just love her. And I’m pretty sure those are her real eyes. So that’s a plus. “I boned the one with the eyes” is always a positive vote-getter amongst peers.
1. Whoever Taral Hicks’ character was named in Bronx Tale
2. Whoever Thandie Newton’s character was named in Mission: Impossible 2
3. Freddie on Different World
4. Whoever Karyn Parsons’ character was in Major Payne
I honestly have nothing of substance, I usually don’t give love interests and wives much thought, so the black ones don’t get an opportunity to stick out like that.
@Stuff Ghetto People Like,
I honestly have nothing of substance
lol, i see.
well, at least you picked some pretty banging ass chicks
@The Champ, even when considered a second time for actual substance, only Thandie Newton doesn’t really belong in this picture. Taral would open the door for ya (well, she’d unlock it anyway), Karyn wanted…some real sh*t with a brother, and Freddie is Freddie: she’s always down for something.
OK, I still really didn’t have much, but E for effort…
@The Champ, now that I reconsider, I take Lyric from Jason’s Lyric over Thandie Newton.
@Stuff Ghetto People Like,
I think I’m still mad at Jada for that so-called Texas accent she had…lol
1. dwayne wayne (kadeem hardison), a different world–he loved whitley, flaws and all. somethin’ about that boy…he was sexy!!!!
2. jake tyler brigance (matthew mutha—kin’ maconaughey), a time to kill–southern gentleman, intelligent, sexy…all he needs to do is talk and i just–oh, my bad.
3. quincy (omar epps), love and basketball–i had a relationship like that once (minus the basketball). falling in love with a friend is cool sometimes.
that’s all i got right now…may i add later if i find something?
@cam1ll3,
may i add later if i find something?
no
@The Champ,
*cracking up* @ the list being a one-comment deal.
@The Champ,
damn champ! it ain’t my fault i couldn’t think of something else…and i still can’t now, but that’s not the point!!!
my mt rushmore, in no particular order…
overton wakefield jones (living single). he was so in love with sinclair and went out of his way to put a smile on her face and make sure she was always happy. his naivete was kinda cute and his corny handyman anecdotes were endearing.
martin payne (martin). he was funny/crazy as hell and didnt let anyone else talk bad about gina’s big head and bubble butt — that was reserved for him only lol. and his lady was a working professional and the breadwinner of the rel’ship.
roc emerson (from roc). he took care of his wife, brother, AND father. he worked hard and earned every right to be cheap lol. he also took a real concern with what went on in his neighborhood. he adored his wife but also kept his place as head of the household. he just encompassed most qualities i appreciate and look for in a black husband (and father), brother, and son.
lucky (from poetic justice). real. unapologetic. black-male-macho. vulnerable. down. tupac. *swoon*
@The One & True GEM… of the Ocean, AWEsome picks!!!
@The One & True GEM… of the Ocean,
Roc is a great pick!!
@The One & True GEM… of the Ocean,
roc was one of my favorite shows, at least until the 3rd season when heavy d came and every show became a “very special episode”
@The Champ, which reminds me, RIP jumptheshark.com. A great site on which you could find any show you want, but got neutered when the creator sold out to TV Guide.
@Stuff Ghetto People Like,
Crazy – I was just looking for that site a while back and couldn’t find it. I was trying to see if they said that The Wire ever jumped the shark. I doubt it.
@The Champ,
So true! LOL! So sad the inclusion of Heavy D pissed in everybody’s cereal, lol!
@The One & True GEM… of the Ocean,
Good job, Gemmie. I see you understood the overall aim of this post. GOOD mates. lol I was starting to get concerned about my vss crew.
cole from martin- he kept a job, respected his momma and always repped his girl regardless of how the others jonned him.
idris elba in daddy’s little girl- reformed thug taking care of his kids enuff said
bruce leroy- deliciously cute and corny, treats women with respect and he can guard my body anytime
uncle phil being portly is a bit of a detractor but intelligent, good job, good father
@shay-d-lady,
Cole… you stupid… good point he was the only character on Martin that KEPT a job… nice observation!
@shay-d-lady,
LOL. I lOVE me some Bruce Leroy. That may have been my first crush.
@Me fail english?,
Yours too?
@shay-d-lady,
“uncle phil being portly is a bit of a detractor but intelligent, good job, good father”
Good pick. Also, he has the “death stare” down pat. He’s like the male portly version of Claire Huxtable.
@Cheekie,
Good pick. Also, he has the “death stare” down pat. He’s like the male portly version of Claire Huxtable.
apparently they both have the same taste in men as well
@The Champ,
lol. Mmmhmm.
@The Champ,
Yeah, my pops saw him on vacation in the Bahamas and said homeboy was more fruity than a box of Trix.
Then I started looking at the show more closely, and you can see it in how he acts. That dude was a flamer, he just hid it behind yelling.
@shay-d-lady,
great list, shay!!!
david alan grier in boomerang the hallmark of the ‘that ninja to nice’ syndrome
ebay from that one episode of good times where he was going to make thelma a princess ..lol j/k
@shay-d-lady,
yeah, david alan grier in that movie was destined to be panty-less. i think having freaks for parents stunted his romantic growth and sh*t
oh and who can forget Lester from 227 he rocked the flat top was a good father and provider and loved him some mary even with sooondra trying to get at him
@shay-d-lady,
was sandra trying to get at him? i dont remember that.
Officer Troy – Why Did I Get Married. First of all, Mr. Rucker is just segzy. Just…tasty. And he came in when Sheila needed him the most. He didn’t judge, checked her in the way women sometimes need to be checked. Did I mention…segzy?
Darius Lovehall – Love Jones. He put it on Nina. Tried to be a player but, in the end, broke it down “This here, right now, at this very moment, is all that matters to me. I love you. That’s urgent like a motherSucker. ” Nuff said.
Rick Fox – The Game. When he checked Tasha, told her that all that foolywang was gonna stop…I was DONE. Her ‘yes, daddy’ response was classic.
Jason – Jason’s Lyric. Ghetto arse teen flick, BUT when he washed Jada’s feet…every girl side-eyed her poot butt man. Mmmhmmm.
@V.E.G.,
“Rick Fox – The Game. When he checked Tasha, told her that all that foolywang was gonna stop…I was DONE. Her ‘yes, daddy’ response was classic”
Yep.
@V.E.G.,
“Rick Fox – The Game. When he checked Tasha, told her that all that foolywang was gonna stop…I was DONE. Her ‘yes, daddy’ response was classic.”
Most def. I was hella turned on by that and Rick Fox makes me dryer than a chapped lip.
@V.E.G.,
I love ALL of those picks! Excellent! And I was actually surprised at Rick Fox, but I really liked the dynamic between him and Tasha Mack.
@V.E.G.,
cosign the rick fox. i loved the whole, “im not those other men. i’m YOUR man.” yeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeessssssss. anybody willin to put tags on himself like that with just enough bass in the voice, and be fine too, and be JUST dumb enough so that he can still make good money but still know that he’s no match for me is A-OK.
@V.E.G.,
this list is sooooo you veggie! love it!!
Monica Wright (Sanaa Lathan), Love & Basketball -
She’s a triple threat, you can play some quality one on one with her, then she’d break you off with that serious got damn and then she’d probably whip up nice scrambled eggs and sh*t. Can’t beat that.
Jacqui Dandrige (Meagan Good), Deliver Us From Eva- Jacqui was a new jack wife, still a bit naive, she could be shaped to your liking. And she was bangin’.
Leticia Musgrove (Halle Berry), Monster’s Ball- What do you want in a mate? Someone that will get it in. If you saw the movie you know shorty get it in.
Peaches (Jada Pinkett), A Low Down Dirty Shame- No doubt that she would hold you down. Sh*t she might kill for you..
@Da Iceman,
Sanaa Lathan, especially in that movie, is definitely my girl crush, she could so get it, lol…
@Da Iceman,
damn. i forgot all about peaches. maybe because that might have been one of the three or four worst movies ever made. nobody has seen it in like 10 years though, so i think cats dont remember how terrible that movie was.
@The Champ, i definitely attempted to forget it existed.
@The Champ,
Jada as Peaches reminds me that no matter how far you go in life, a fine chick with some hoodrat in her will bring you back down to earth. And probably break you off something proper.
@The Champ,
I own this movie on DVD and still enjoy it.
Mike Lowry in Bad Boys 2: that funny, but will shoot a ninja if you cross him is all kinds of sexy to me.
Derwin Davis: I know he’s goofy and all, but a man who willingly admits he loves GOD and is all for being a good father is a win-win in my book.
Robert James: No matter the situation, he always did what he had to do for his son. Including putting up with his troublesome mother. Gotta love a man with that kind of patience.
Lance Sullivan: Simply put, because he was freaking awesome and he loved the h-e-double hockey sticks outta his woman. The way he walked into the room in his first scene of the movie is just…whew..I’m ok.
There’s my list
@Kijuana,
“Mike Lowry in Bad Boys 2: that funny, but will shoot a ninja if you cross him is all kinds of sexy to me”
You know this is the only time I’ve found Will Smith hot, I think it’s because he still that weight on him from making Ali.
@Kijuana,
lol, would you mind adding the names of the movies and sh*t? other than movies set in la (boys in the hood, friday, menace) nobody knows the names of the actual characters in black movies by heart
@The Champ,
haha. I was thinking the same thing. Like, do these ninjas live on yo’ block?
@Me fail english? and The Champ
LMAO! Oh goodness, I started to do it earlier but then I figured people would know who they are. Now I know better.
Derwin Davis or Pooch Hall(The Game), Robert James or Duane Martin (All of Us), and Lance Sullivan or Morris Chesnut (The Best Man)
Hope that helps
@The Champ, i do!!!
(hanging head in shame)
i should get out of the house more.
@Kijuana,
Derwin Davis: I know he’s goofy and all, but a man who willingly admits he loves GOD and is all for being a good father is a win-win in my book.
I have the hugest crush on Derwin. And I especially love the cute/funny relationship dynamic with crazy Mel (because I can be a crazy Mel at times…)
@Kijuana,
i would def perfer martin’s character marcus on BB over mike. he was a devoted husband. his character could have a coke, smile, and some @$$ if i was his wife!
Eff picking 4 examples, I can do this with only one :
Homer and Marge Simpson.
Despite that fact that Homer has the IQ of a tree, he still able to hold down a job, he loves his family and will do anything to provide and keep them together. Homer jumped off a freaking cliff just to stop his son from doing the same. He even took a job as a mall Santa so his family could still have a Christmas. Homer is a devoted father and Husband.
Now Marge is the ultimate wife. A woman with 4 kids (Homer is the 4th one) that cooks, cleans, sow, budgets the bills and stills willing to have s3x with Homer’s fat @ss… that’s poetry in motion. She holds down the family, while her twin sisters are vocal in there disapproval of Homer. And on top of all that Marge never ages!!!!
and Marge and Homer is black too … they’re just light skin
@eff yo couch,
and marge is a freak too. her spread in playboy proved that
@The Champ,
…you worry me o_O
@Smiley Face,
worry deez
@eff yo couch,
You cant have Homer and Marge w/o Lois and Peter
@Peysonic Temple,
I’d lay bets that Lois puts up with worse from Peter than Marge does from Homer.
@Peysonic Temple,
Marge & Homer get props because they are the originators
@eff yo couch,
Homer and Marge Simpson.
LMAO!
You and the SO can become best buddies. He swears by Marge and thinks he’s Homer at times… *rolleyes*… And it doesn’t help that my first name is similar to Marge *heavy sigh*….
Who is lance sullivan? What movie is that?
@collegebunni,
Morris Chestnut in The Best Man
@collegebunni, I believe that is a morris chestnut reference
@Blacklaw,
It is…I apologize. I should have clarified.
@collegebunni, i’m actually amazed that anybody doesn’t know this.
not just you in particular. but that was the poitn in morris chestnut’s career where anybody cared about him. its the role that put him back on the map after he did so much to remove himself from it with his haircut on Out All Night – y’all remember Patti LaBelle’s show?
@Panama Jackson,
Hell yeah. I used to watch just for Duane Johnson! Then he started looking like one of my uncles.
@Me fail english?,
You mean Duane Martin right?
‘Cause there’s no way you could have confused him with my husband Dwayne Johnson…lol
@miss t-lee,
LMAO! Yeah that’s what I meant. Hell, if I had an uncle that looked like the Rock it’d be some illegal thangs goin’s on (pronounced own)
@Me fail english?,
Duane Martin?
‘Cause if you have an uncle that looks like Dwayne Johnson I’m hoppin’ a one way flight to NYC.
I’m soooo mad your putting Macy Gray up there as a man..lol
@JumpOnIt,
lol, sh*t. me too
Julius (Terry Crews), Everybody Hates Chris – His wife is ready to quit a job at the drop of a dime because her man has 2 jobs, his kids don’t know how to control their electricity usage, and all the man wants after a long day at work is peace and the big piece of chicken. He’s a heIIuva provider and loves his family.
Mr. Mann (Ving Rhames), Rosewood – This Black man loved his people and that town. Anyone that UN-hangs himself (the man un-hung himself!!) and fights to the end while protecting Scrappie and all those women and kids instead of just running away or succumbing to white oppression has a face carving in a mountain in store for them.
Ray (Tim Reid), Sister, Sister – He let some stranger move into his house, took care of her, and put up with her annoying arse voice just so his baby girl could be reunited with her twin. Anyone else would have been like, “you know, there are some apartments for rent down the street….”
Bernie Mac, The Bernie Mac Show
– He loved his bad arse nieces and nephew. He was crazy as batsheets and was tough on them but no one could replace Uncle Bernie…
@CoCoPuffs,
Anyone else would have been like, “you know, there are some apartments for rent down the street….”
lol, and i’m sure he would have done that if he wasn’t thinking “hmmm…i probably could use some in-house p*ssy”, lol
Ray (Tim Reid), Sister, Sister – He let some stranger move into his house, took care of her, and put up with her annoying arse voice just so his baby girl could be reunited with her twin. Anyone else would have been like, “you know, there are some apartments for rent down the street….”
@CoCoPuffs,
Any man that can put up with Jackée voice, which is the equvalent of an alley cat giving birth, is a freaking saint in my book
Zee was an excellent call! Damn I thought I was the only one that saw that.
@Carl,
she almost single-handedly made matrix revolutions watchable
@The Champ, let’s be real…no she didn’t.
@Panama Jackson,
lol, thats why i said “almost”
@The Champ, “she almost single-handedly made matrix revolutions watchable”
She gets extra points for being a black latina.
@IVR, Wrong one. . . my bad!
I just want to second Nona Gaye. She was a bad jawn in Reloaded.
@Stank-0,
I wonder how different that role would have been played by Aaliyah, since she was orginally supposed to be Zee.
@miss t-lee,
lol, it wouldnt have been any different. just imagine zee without t and a
@The Champ,
Evilness…lmao
@The Champ,
You ain’t lying about that at all. lol
@miss t-lee,
She would have had waaaaaaaay more screen time. The Matrix jawns were supposed to be Aaliyah’s springboard into superstardom.
@Stank-0,
Yep…I remember. I just figured it woulda been completely different if she was playing Zee instead of Nona.
Gina (Tisha Campbell), definitely deserves a place at least on the back side of the moutntain… though annoying, she defintely held martin’s ignant arse down, loved him even when she should have stepped for real (isn’t that realistic, sigh) , then they all had the most awesome dysfunctional friendships, what’s not to love about that?
@Naturally Alise,
Gina (Tisha Campbell), definitely deserves a place at least on the back side of the moutntain
thats perfect placement for her. that way you’ll only see her from behind
@The Champ,
You are on a roll today.
@The Champ,
You really are, dude. That was funny.
@v.e.g. and comicbookguy,
i had cream of wheat for breakfast this morning
@The Champ,
With toast?
Do you know who I want to kick off the side of the mountain while no one is looking? Taye Diggs in any movie. that is all.
@Naturally Alise,
lol, damn. what did taye ever do to you?
@Naturally Alise,
Aw, don’t kick Taye Diggs off a mountain. He’s just trying to see over Omarion’s head.
@Naturally Alise, hatin’ on Taye Diggs. despite Black women everywhere’s myraid attempts to rid him from primetime, he STAYS on a decent television show.
private practice is quite entertaining.
@Naturally Alise,
Taye Diggs in any movie.
A friend calls him “The Cancer” of movies and shows… as in anything he stars in post The Best Man/Brown Sugar is DOOMED to fail…
There is a big graveyard of dead-on-arrival TV shows starring Taye Diggs…
Mt. Rushmore…
- Furious Styles, yeah he was all socially conscious, single father, blah, blah, blah. I mostly like that he didnt talk much and could appreciate a good plate of barbecue. Too bad he was a terrible shot.
- Larenz Tate’s dad in “The Inkwell”. Militant men are sexy. Plus masculine men who struggle to connect with their non-masculine sons is really adorable.
- John Q. That was some fly shet taking over that hospital like that. Every dad/husband should have a little bit of crazy in him.
- Lucky (Poetic Justice). He was a highly concerned father…although, I’m wondering what led up to his decision to beat a smoker raw….
I guess I’m just into the DILF’s.
@Me fail english?,
Speaking of John Q, wasn’t that the cheesiest melodramatic movie ever? That movie, though supposed to be uplifting, irks me to no end.
@Naturally Alise, kimberly elise irks me to no end.
@Panama Jackson,
Aint nobody perfected the “Is she supposed to be mildly retarded?”, “ugly cry” like some Kimberly Elise.
None before her. None to come.
@Me fail english?,
so true. i’ve been sayin this since ‘set it off.’
“i need that monaaay.” um…girl, what? she looked gorgeous when she guested on ‘girlfriends’ as the HIV havin friend, tho.
lol. All her lines are delivered with the same cadence.
I need that monaayyyyy!
Cleo, that’s my bay-bayyyyyy!
I’m so hongrayyyyyy!
@Me fail english?,
DILFs. Hilarious.
@Me fail english?,
OH! Good look on John Q. He had fathers putting their heads down ashamed after that flick. He even had fathers who just took their kids to DisneyWorld feelin’ salty.
- Larenz Tate’s dad in “The Inkwell”. Militant men are sexy. Plus masculine men who struggle to connect with their non-masculine sons is really adorable.
@Me fail english?,
“It’s Like a Guitar String When You Pluck It”
… words I live by
@Me fail english?,
I feel you on Furious Styles. Loved that his name was Furious and loved how when his house got broken into, he was a protector!
who’d be on your mt rushmore of black television and movie mates? remember, you can only pick four.
Jerri (Suzzanne Douglass) – The mom on the ParentHood tv show with Robert Townsend. I always dug her style .
Dee Dee’s mother on Half and Half tv show – Although she is bougie she is mad flexible and an @ss.
Monica Wright (Sanaa Lathan) – Her work ethic and humbleness sold me on her character in this movie.
Maxine on Soul Food tv show (Vanessa A. Williams) – Her husband is a stand up blue-collar dude and she seemed down to earth.
@Humble_One, Jerri (Suzzanne Douglass) – The mom on the ParentHood tv show with Robert Townsend. I always dug her style .
she annoyed me so much on this TV show. she was like the over-acting, melodramatic mother who seemed to be so epicly boring. nice body though.
Damn you can tell from the responses who likes getting mistreated in their relationships. I saw Lance Sullivan and Derwin Davis references, two NFL ni99as who consistently cheat on their women and just overall violate. I saw a dude name a crackhead. Cmon people.
As for your list you missed Rosario Dawson’s character in 25th hour. First she’s gorgeous, secondly she agrees to go on the run with this ni99a across the country and give up the lavish tribeca lifestyle she was living with his drug money. They grow old together in the backwoods of Arizona somewhere and she’s happy with it all just cuz she has him. If thats not rideout I dunno what is.
@Dorian G., “I saw Lance Sullivan and Derwin Davis references, two NFL ni99as who consistently cheat on their women and just overall violate. I saw a dude name a crackhead. Cmon people.”
LLS and is Rosario Black???
@OrangeStar616,
I think she’s one of those Mariah Carey types. Rican, Irish, Native…
@Dorian G., Rosario Dawson would be a good answer from a billion films of hers.
@Dorian G., I’m so mad @ that pick. I may be related some kind of way. smh
@Dorian G.,
Derwin Davis references, two NFL ni99as who consistently cheat on their women
I missed the “consistently” cheating part of Derwin Davis…
@Sula,
Derwin’s wack! he may as well have stayed with Janay. because a man only has one time to yell in my damn face about how his illegitimate, bastard unborn child that he’s havin with a scrape he only knew for a semester is more important than me. sure, the child should be first, and i should know that. but, oooh bastid, don’t get cut up in this raggedy a*s apartment. he may not have cheated consistently but he cheated all sloppy and ignorant.
and about the leaving the wedding to go to the hospital. um….b*tch, why was your cell phone on? babies are born everyday and missed him crown will not stop you from being the best dad ever. uh uh. derwin would be done got his a*s slapped and called a bi*ch.
@Dorian G., “Damn you can tell from the responses who likes getting mistreated in their relationships. I saw Lance Sullivan and Derwin Davis references.”
I cosign all the way. Gemmie is the only one I’ve read so far that actually listed functional, reliable men. lol
my Mt Rushmore might be empty based on black TV and movie characters….LOL….
@OrangeStar616,
You see I don’t have a personal comment today right?
*snickering*
@OrangeStar616, that’s because a lot of them just aren’t that memorable. And those that are aren’t mate material usually. Too much focus on “ain’tsh*tness” or superficiality.
@Stuff Ghetto People Like, BINGO and or just unattractive den a mofo to me even if they do have good qualities etc…
I would have said Dre in Brown Sugar but he married someone else, and cheated on her altho she cheated first, and then got the girl in the end . or as Harper in the Best MAn, which is ten years old wow time flies, but once again he slept with his mans girls, was lusting after Nia’s character made plans to phcuk her all the while having a girlfriend, and was afraid of marriage and saying I love you etc til taking an ass whopping on several fronts ..so I’m @ a loss here LOL
@OrangeStar616, Dre was ho too forgot to put that first LLS
@OrangeStar616
Ha. I’m with you. Actually, I can’t even think of a black movie, much less one with a wife in it. Is there a black wife in The Bourne Identity? In Ironman?
@OrangeStar616, So don’t nobody dig Roger’s wife from What’s Happening Now?
@OrangeStar616,
Oh, okay, I thought it was just me and that I was on “Turn off brain because it’s Friday” mode.
@OrangeStar616,
HAha. Word. This would be sooo much easier if we could just pick outside the race. This shet had me thinking “Was the dad in My Brother & Me that bad??”
smh
Was Mammie Married? I think so. So she is like in there.
Roc’s wife. Ole dude was a garbage man who kept bringing his work home. She kept the house clean
I want to pick up Regina King’s role from Enemy of the State. mmmm mmmm make me wanna get her some lingerie
Tisha Campbell on my wife n kids is fun than a mug
@WuDaMan,
Roc’s wife. Ole dude was a garbage man who kept bringing his work home. She kept the house clean
ella joyce was an underrated milf
Overton is definitely number one. He was so cute and dorky that i completely overlooked his seemingly lack of professional ambition and want for job growth. And he had the best lines on thr whole show.
@Captain Morgan,
***filed under “screennames that made the champ assume the vsb-er was a different gender”***
@The Champ,
LOL, i like the name ambiguity. it causes all kinds of surprised looks when i meet people in person who previously only know me by name.
Aside: Being the hard-headed Cheekie that I purport myself to be, I did go an view
2girls1cupthevideothatshallnotbenamed at home. Yes, the music was lovely. No, the footage wasn’t. I am now repulsed at anything and everything even resembling the color brown. Thank you, Mr. Internet. Thank. You. O___OUm, I can’t think of an entire Mount Rushmore of Black TV/Movie couples right now but one that came to mind is:
Cleveland and Donna of “The Cleveland Show”. Beautiful.
@Cheekie,
We told you not to do it….you’re just hard-headed…lmao!!!
@miss t-lee,
I watched too, I think getting my eyes stabbed out with a rusty knife would have been more pleasent. On the other hand, I did enjoy watching the reactions of other people watching that video
@eff yo couch,
The reactions alone are the reason I have chosen not to watch it.
@miss t-lee,
@Cheekie,
Just as long as YOU know.
*snickering*
@Cheekie,
Yeah, I spied 2 girls 1 cup, 2 Girls 1 Finger, and 8 girls no cup last night. I was simultaneously intrigued and repulsed. I mean really, spatting? Is that really what’s burnin on the boulevard?
@Caballeroso,
It is NOT what’s toasting on the terrace.
Hell, that video got me looking at plain ol’ numbers sideways now just because there are some in the title. *Montogomery Burns shudder*
@Cheekie, “Aside: Being the hard-headed Cheekie that I purport myself to be, I did go an view 2girls1cup thevideothatshallnotbenamed at home. Yes, the music was lovely. No, the footage wasn’t. I am now repulsed at anything and everything even resembling the color brown. Thank you, Mr. Internet. Thank. You. O___O”
LMAO! You were WARNED . . . im stil 2G1C Free (possibly because comcast is allergic to my apartment)
Claire Huxtable (Phylicia Rashad) The Cosby Show – The George Washington of this ish. Broke down barriers and was hot while doing it. Black female lawyers are always a turn on for ya boy plus she knew Spanish. The movie/TV mate standard indeed.
Melanie Barnett (Tia Mowry), The Game- Med school was fine and great girl to have on your arm. Even with the BS Derwin put her through, she was still classy and cool about it. She have been an engineer, a guy who understood how hard she had to study all the time.
Janine Payne (Demetria McKinney), Tyler Perry’s House of Payne – I know the creators of this blog have a thing against anything touched by Tyler Perry, and I can’t disagree with them, but this woman is all kinds of fine. I’m a tall guy so I love tall women. Yeah, she is a addict and she burned down a house, but hey, what guy isn’t turned on by a little crazy in a fine woman. Not me usually, but in the case, she would be the exception.
Angie Miller (Natashia Williams), Romeo! – Now, ya’ll can clown me if you want for watching the TV show about Master P and his son, I was scoping out the stepmom. The possibility of someone that gorgeous marrying Master P is a bit far fetch even for TV, but she was definitely worth watching that show for. If you don’t know who she is, Google her. You will be glad you did.
One for the Road – Julia Baker (Diahann Carroll), Julia – Diahann Carroll in her lovely prime. All that needs to be said. Had to throw that one in there.
@ComicBookGuy,
I despise Melanie. She is the antithesis of the great Marcee Tidwell. Whiny, unsupportive, moderately vincdictive, and not as attractive as Drew Sidora or Latasha Mack. For the most part I found most of the characters on The Game to be uninteresting aside from Malik and Tasha.
@Legendary Dash,
I agree with you in that sense. Really, part of the negatives of Melanie comes from the actual environment that she was a part of. The Game was a good show because it was real about being a relationship with a professional athletes and the pitfalls that come with it. She had a strong personality anyway to where she wasn’t looking to be a trophy wife but her own woman. That is very appealing to me.
@ComicBookGuy,
When my dog got his first endorsement deal she was not there to back him up. Even career women have to support their men. Derwin supported her dreams both financially and with pats on the back style emotional support. When it came time for her to do the same, she shirked her responsibilities. You can study organic on a plane ride. Even during the finale, she really did not show much growth because she was trying to marry Derwin before the baby was born for very childish reasons.
@Legendary Dash,
You know, I should have said Melanie from the first few episodes, because she did kinda go downhill the rest of the show. It’s crazy, but not surprising, how Derwin just ended up in the arms of Drew Sidora. Very nice arms indeed.(figuratively speaking)
@ComicBookGuy,
I’m tripping on this convo between you and Legendary Dash, most kats that I know didn’t even know there was a sitcom on called “The Game”.
Kudos…I loved the show too.
@miss t-lee, i watch the show on occasion, but moreso b/c i like terrible TV shows.
@Panama Jackson,
It wasn’t bad. C’mon…I think if they would have stayed on Sunday nights, they would have made it.
@miss t-lee,
I love The Game. But I think when Tasha up and sung Rihanna’s “Take a Bow” to Rick Fox out of nowhere when she was fired kinda sealed the deal that it was kinda terrible. I mean, whose idea was that? That scene was awkward as hell. Even Wendy Raquel Robinson looked uncomfy doing it….lookin’ like “dis some bullsh*t”.
I stan for that show, though.
@miss t-lee,
i didnt even know the game existed until i heard about it from cats on vsb
@The Champ,
This is why the show got cancelled…lmao
It was on three seasons.
@miss t-lee,
I’mma need that rumor about BET picking it up to be true though. lol
I didn’t watch it during primetime but watching the syndicated airings on BET and the rest on YouTube got me hooked.
@ Cheekie ,
I know…this has me scared too.
@miss t-lee,
It was a good show. The interesting thing about The Game and Girlfriends is they are both executive produced by Kelsey Grammer of all people, and they were good shows. How he can make shows that appeal to black women is beyond me.
And yes, I did watch Girlfriends, mainly because I was magnetized by Jill Marie Jones lips.
@ComicBookGuy,
“The interesting thing about The Game and Girlfriends is they are both executive produced by Kelsey Grammer ”
Yeah…I caught that. Random as all heyll.
I couldn’t do girlfriends though, I tried to like it, I just couldn’t get into it. Especially with Joan’s whiny azz…ugh.
@miss t-lee,
“I couldn’t do girlfriends though, I tried to like it, I just couldn’t get into it. Especially with Joan’s whiny azz…ugh.”
Actually she was one of the reasons I occaisionally watched the show. I didn’t think her azz was whiny I thought it was quite wide and rotund.
@ Humble_One,
Exactly…you were watching for a completely different reason than I was…lmao
@Humble_One,
Real talk, for as slim as Tracey Ellis Ross is, she got a booty. Not a butt, a booty.
Re: Joan’s booty
It is most definitely one of the great mysterious of the universe. The chick is twiggy as hell, but has a plump rump. God bless her. Go ‘head with her bad self.
@ComicBookGuy,
Yeah that earned Frasier like 1 extra sexy point. Even though I cant stand “The Game” and my interest in “Girlfriends” rapidly declined over the seasons.
@ComicBookGuy,
Jill Marie Jones, Tracie Ellis Ross, and William’s wife was the only reason I watched that show.
@ComicBookGuy,
lol @ Kelsey Grammar. I remember my facial expression when I saw his name under “Executive Producer” on Girlfriends. That nicca tryna get a hood pass.
@Cheekie,
I read up on the guy earlier. He had a messed up life growing up. You would never know with the way he carries himself.
@ComicBookGuy,
Oh, for real? Okay, I gotta read up on him. I’m intrigued!
@Cheekie,
Yeah…Kelsey been through some thangs…
@Cheekie, Damn, just wikipedia’d him . . . thats F-d up!
RE: Kelsey Grammer
Ok, I just wiki’d him as well and dayum. The respect I already have for him is now increased tenfold. He truly carries himself like a classy man and you would NEVER be able to tell he came from such strife. Wow. Bless him.
@ComicBookGuy,
Despite the fact that your willing to wife a crack head, I really dig your screen name. I guess it’s because of my reference to the Simpsons in regards to today blog topic
@eff yo couch,
Hey, we all know that crackheads need love, too, and we need their entertainment at times to get through the day.
The Simpsons reference was good, but I think Lois would be better wifed up. Looks like she got a lot of repressed freak in her.
@ComicBookGuy,
just googled Demetria McKinney. good pick and sh*t
@The Champ,
wait. just read the part about her being a crackhead. nevermind
@The Champ,
lol @ this inner-exchange.
@ComicBookGuy,
Even with the BS Derwin put her through, she was still classy and cool about it
It’s so funny how people can read things differently… I actually thought Melanie was too whiny and couldn’t make up her mind about anything… which is pretty realistic and I can relate… I guess we despise in others what we despise the most in ourselves (I be on some Melanie shat sometimes…)
@Sula,
I feel ya on that. I kinda basing it on the earlier episodes before she started to piss Derwin off. I kinda get enamored with beautiful, professional, educated black women. Like that commercial where there is a woman surrounded by 2520 men and the boss is black and she is able to answer his questions by using her cellphone and the boss says “Tell me more” and the 2520 guys look all jealous. I just want to say “You Go Girl” everytime I see that commercial. What can I say? I got 5 sisters and I love seeing black women doing well.
@ComicBookGuy,
Claire Huxtable (Phylicia Rashad) The Cosby Show – The George Washington of this ish. Broke down barriers and was hot while doing it. Black female lawyers are always a turn on for ya boy plus she knew Spanish. The movie/TV mate standard indeed.
She also spoke Portuguese with Mrs. Westlake (Theo’s Math teacher). That woman was just all around BAD!
My additions to the mountain top…
1. Phillip “Uncle Phil” Banks– husband, father, uncle, provider. Very successful lawyer&judge, and still never forgot where he came from. He took in his wayward nephew and raised him as one of his own. All around good guy.
2. Roc. He’s been mentioned upthread. I co-sign all of that.
3. Carla Dean(Regina King on Enemy of the State)–First, she took her man back after he had an affair with Lisa Bonet’s charactker. Then, believes her husband when he says he’s not cheating agian, and Lisa is an informant. Then, she sticks around even though her husband won’t tell her that the government is trying to kill him. Basically, she’s the type of woman any man running for his life would like to have in his corner. Ride or Die!!
4.Prince Akeem– He’s rich, talented, has his own money, and he’s an actual Prince. And yet, he is still very down to earth. He could have any woman he wanted in Zamunda, but he chose to live humbly in Queens so he can find a woman who would love him for him, and not for his money and title.
@N.I.A. naturally,
maybe we should just rename mt rushmore to mt regina
Taral Hicks as ‘Keisha’ in Belly. I was like 13 when I saw that movie and the scene after Tommy gets out the shower…shiiiiiiit. Put a little base in this young mans voice, a la DMX.
@1wontdo,
welcome and sh*t
I only got one – Stringer Bell
Cuz he’s fine as he_ _; up for improving himself by taking classes and getting a degree in economics; knew how the business shoulda been run saying “goodbye to all this gangsta bullsh!t”; had a great place overlooking the bay in Baltimore; definitely seemed to know how to put it on a girl (D’Angelo’s girl sure seemed happy); and could fit in at a board meeting or at Pookie and ‘nems BBQ.
*But he would be asked to speak in his normal British accent instead of his American drawl just to bring on the extra swoon.
@luvtheshoes,
i didnt know you were into necrophilia
@The Champ,
Snort! He did mess up trying to play Brother Muzoune.
@luvtheshoes,
LOL. Yeah. That mofo (Stringer) was cold(pronounced ‘cole’)-blooded. But, he didn’t know where to draw the line.
@luvtheshoes, “I only got one – Stringer Bell”
Dude did also get his best friend’s nephew killed, then screw his girl. I’m just saying . . .
@IVR,
I was thinking that too. Stringer seemed like kind of a greasy individual. Like you go out with him a few times just for the thrill. But making that your man? Yall got the game effed up.
The 4 Fellas would Be:
Heatcliff Huxtable: He never questioned the paternity of his light-skin daughters.
Uncle Phil: He put up with a lot of ish for Will, Carlton, Hillary, Ashley, Vivian, and the butler, and kicked out a lot of life lessons on the way.
Master Splinter: Took on 4 rowdy turtles and taught them the way of the warrior.
Overton Wakefield Jones: I don’t know if I could have dealt with Sinclair like he did. The man was a saint.
Shout out to Maxine Shaw Attorney at Law, AKA The Maverick, if I was not 7 at the time I would have hollered at cha.
Master Splinter: Took on 4 rowdy turtles and taught them the way of the warrior.
@Legendary Dash,
Dead @ Master Splinter
Not to mention that 1 of them turtles had an identy crisis, thinking he was a surfer from the Valley
@eff yo couch,
He was incredibly patient with Mikey. I would have Harpoed Mikey a long time ago.
@Legendary Dash,
I kinda wanna marry you for including Master Splinter. You a dude, right? If not, please recant this message.
@Legendary Dash, “Uncle Phil: He put up with a lot of ish for Will, Carlton, Hillary, Ashley, Vivian, and the butler, and kicked out a lot of life lessons on the way.”
Which Vivian . . .light skinneded Vivian or Black Vivian . . . I always thought it was funny that they just switched her over like no one is gonna notice.
@IVR, Oh and shout out to Sinclair. . . Brooklyn Tech graduate . . . (I know I got this one right)
@ CoCo Puffs, you just made me smile for the day. I hadn’t even planned on mentioning it, but giving Bernie Mac an honorable mention made me feel all warm and fuzzy. Especially since he was my dad. I used to say I never wanted a man like him for a mate, but now that he’s gone, I wish for nothing more. Thank you . . . : ) Now I shall go away to wipe my tears
for whatever reason, i can’t reply directly to your comment, but i just wanted to say wow.
–the champ
@Hershey’s Kiss,
cosigning champ’s “wow”
@Selah and The Champ, thanks I’ll take that as a good thing. It’s funny because I have those days where I really feel good and dare I say normal again and I’ll come across his face on a billboard or hear his voice in a commercial, or someone mentions him and it’s like it hits me all over again. But it’s really nice to hear others saying good things about him so I like to acknowledge those moments.
1) Dwayne & Whitley (A Different World)
2) Darius Lovehall and Nina Mosley (Love Jones)
3) Jason Alexander & Lyric (Jason’s Lyric)
4) Lance Sullivan and Mia Morgan (The Best Man).
They all exemplify the power of growth, forgiveness, and unconditional love.
@MsBRG722,
welcome and sh*t
@The Champ,
Thanks. Nice site. Love this post.
My Mt. Rushmore would remain a rock…I can’t think of one.
*shrug*
Angela Bassett …Katie/Katherine Jackson… Jackson 5: American Dream
“Go to bed, Joe! GO TO BED!!!!!!” Is all i have to say
the guy that plyed Joe Jackson was also pretty good. Those two worked well together
@mindyours,
“the guy that plyed Joe Jackson was also pretty good”
Will Cochise ever stop being cute?? He was good as Q’s pops on Moesha too.
@Me fail english?,
He will never stop being cute.
@mindyours,
“Go to bed, Joe! GO TO BED!!!!!!”
This is probably in my top 10 of best delivered lines in any movie evah.
Go to bed, Joe! GO TO BED!!!!!!
I don’t remember this part of the movie. What happened? The Katherine line that I remember is, “Joe Jackson. You a liar. And you a cheat. And I don’t wanchu, I don’t wanchu, I don’t wanchu, I don’t wanchu, I don’t wanchu NO MORE!”
@Yonnie3k,
This is the only line I remember too…lol
@Yonnie3k,
This was the “WHO LEFT THE TOWEL IN THE POOL?! YOU GON’ GET A BEATING!…MICHAEL? MARLON?!” incident.
@Me fail english?,
Yeah, she put Joe in his PLACE.
@Yonnie3k,
Mmm, that’s another great one, too. Loved it.
Chita (Yasmin Deliz) – Next Day Air. She was down for whateva! True ride or die. That’s all I got.
@Caballeroso,
I think you’re the only person I know who watched that movie.
Or the only one that will admit to it….lmao
@miss t-lee,
Yeah, weekend boredom is a terrible thing – can make a man do some crazy thangs.
@Caballeroso,
Like watch terrible movies huh?
I’m sorry…lol
@Caballeroso,
I give up. Im bout to just make my own “others’” list:
- Calogero (Bronx Tale): what a sweetheart!
-The gay kid’s Dad on Glee
- Jack (Titanic)
-Tristan (of Tristan + Isolde)
-Pretty much any of the young dudes fighting on the side of the Mohicans (Last of the Mohicans)
I know I’m leaving a bunch out.
@Me fail english?,
Leopold/Hugh Jackman “Kate and Leopold”
Shy/Orlando Bloom in “Haven”
dude in the Notebook
?????
@OrangeStar616,
I didnt see the first two but YES!@ The Notebook. I didn’t even like that movie and I loved that guy.
Anybody ever saw C. Thomas Howell in “That Night”? Another good luck.
@Me fail english?, Don’t forget Marshall from How I met Your Mother. . . .better man than me THAT’S for damn sure.
I was going to put out a hit on Heatcliff so I could get with Claire Huxtable. She was my dream woman coming up.
Oh, and Halle Barry in Catwoman. Anything with Halle Berry in leather get my vote.
I want to add something to this topic but I’m drawing a blank. Can’t think of anyone who hasn’t been mentioned already, plus most black TV shows and movies these days are grade A bonafide gah-bidge…. Buuut just off the top of my head, I would say:
1. Will Smith from Independence Day (hey gotta give it to him, he was tryna turn a h0e into a housewife)
2. Almost anything with Denzel Washington in it
3. Boris Kudjoe from Brown Sugar.. even though Sanaa was in really love with Taye Diggs, this dude was a keeper. Plus he’s just fine as hell and segsy so he gets my vote… *getting a shiver just thinking about him*
4. Flex Washington/Alexander from One on One.. Just seems like such a cool and fun guy. Plus he was a single dad doing his thing. Very admirable.. Why did they take this show off??
Just as a side rant… why do black shows suck so much. I’m sorry but The Game sucks. The acting’s terrible, the plot’s so unrealistic and lame, and I just want to barf everytime i see that show. Tasha Mack is so ghetto. Whats her face played by the Mowry twin is always whining about something and is in this perpetual state of emergency over something Derwin related.. They’re always making fun of the white girl. Sh*ts garbage.. i hate coonery
ok im done now
@BKSweetheart, thank you i never understood why everybody thought the game was the ish.
now my two cents, im suprised no one said lowes and peter from family guy.
Here’s my 4:
Heathcliff Huxtable (Cosby Show): Professional, respectable, comedic, didn’t have a bad temper, loved his wife and his kids, and was able to have fun even with 5 kids running around. I loved when he was trying to do a surprise for Claire on their anniversary and he sought out the chef to reenact their first date. He was sicker than a dog in the end, but he made it happen. He was fun, romantic, smart, sociable, supportive, a good father and a good husband.
D’Leh (10,000 B.C.): In the movie 10,000 he told her was gonna come for her. That man crossed many lands, got an army, saved a sabertooth, and tried to kill a wooly mammoth. He kept his word and got his woman while freeing his people and other people in the process. Now the movie wasn’t the best by no means, but it entertained me and he loved his woman…
Chris Gardner (Will Smith in The Pursuit of Happiness): That man had a vision and was motivated. When all looked bad, he was a man with a plan and resourceful. He never gave up on his family. His wife gave up on him (heffa!) but he took care of that child and made a way when it appeared as if there was no way.
Dwayne Wayne (A Different World): Sing-song rhyme-y name aside, Dwayne bubbled up from the guy in the flip shades jockin’ Denise to the grown ass man making Whitley swoon. I love that he was cool, comedic, funny, genuine, and smart.
Well I’ll take that as a good thing. It’s funny, there are days when I’m cool and I feel almost normal again, and then out of the blue, someone mentions him and it just hits me that my dad is gone. But it is so nice when someone speaks fondly of him. So I appreciate it and I just wanted to say so.
Delroy Lindo (Woody Carmichael-Crooklyn): I loved how he never apologized for what he was even when things were crumbling around him. He wasn’t defined by his shortcomings, loved his family and his music and dealt with everything else as it came. It was clear that he was never prepared for anything but he handles everything in the end.
Bill Cosby (Dr. Huxtable): He table-danced with Claire when she is busted up her foot, performs for his parents on anniversaries, takes in cousin Pam, and makes sure you know about HBCUs. Yep, he’s in there.
James Lesure (Mel Ellis- For Your Love): Mel was cool, funny and sexy as all get-out! He also respected the unspoken law of not talking shyt about your wife in front of others.
Columbus Short- Stomp the Yard- Hard on the outside, attentive, caring gentleman that slowly revealed itself to Megan Good and lured her from her man. Plus that caramel skin and chiseled body were too scrumptious for words!
Idris Elba- Daddy’s Little Girls- Oozes sexiness for the ladies and knows how to offer a good beat down to sheisty fellas when it matters (i.e. negros messin’ with his babies). Family man to top of it off makes him high on the list.
Denzel- Malcolm X- He WAS Malcolm, smart, devoted to his family, knew how to serve the yt’s with this sharp tounge, and it’s Denzel, so sexci whether he was locked up in max security prision or cleaned up in his NOI suit.
Derwin Davis- The Game (TV): goofy yet superbly cute; truly loves Mel and willing to look a fool going after her (i.e. gettin’ beat the hell up by the True Blood cat), affable if not often naive, but like a kitten that you can’t help but love even if it tears up all your shit.
Dr. Heathcliff Huxtable & Roc Emerson
A Doctor with his own practice and with a whole lot of money, but remained down to earth and loved his wife and family
A cheap trashman with barely two nickles to rub together, but still dreamed big and loved his wife and family.
I strive to be somewhere in the middle to these two kats