Hey all:
I have to agree that for some reason, Tyrese is NOT attractive to me.
About the "young, ghetto mama" thing, I must say to remember that all ghetto mamas are not created equal. By that I mean that the stereotypes that I think JS was speaking on tend to be geographically dictated. I mean Los Angeles ghetto may not be the same as South Carolina ghetto (just using that as an example) and vice versa. His stereotype is that of Los Angeles/Watts/Compton. That movie, as well as Boys in the Hood, Tales from the Hood, Friday (parts 1,2,3..), Menace to Society,etc... are based on that lifestyle only. Since he is from LA and went to school in LA, I would venture to say that that's all he knows and that he has seen many a mama who is really merely 15 years older than her son/daughter. Additionally, he has seen may a woman who acts and subjects herself to the lifestyle the say Yvette did. It only portrays ONE aspect of life "in the hood" there are many more Ronnies (Jada in Menace) as there are Yvette's. Quietly, Yvette's character was NOT that bad. She was working, took care of her child, by herself. All he was good for was some d!ck, basically.
Okay, I am sorry. I tend to be sympathetic to the lifestyle because that is home for me, and honestly, not too far from my own life to be honest. The only theng separating me from her is that I am pursuing a PhD, but when I go "home" it's to Compton I go, where this is ALL I see. My boyfriend, who's from Memphis, went to Morehouse said when he saw the movie it was PURE Los Angeles, accents and all. I had no idea what he was saying but when I saw it, I knew. It is very "something."
Considering Jody had an older brother, I can't even imagine how old she was "supposed" to be when she had him. Dayum!
Sorry so long. But I am STILL in South Africa, where my rental car got stolen a few days ago and honestly, I am ready to GO... AFTER I buy a few mor items
Photos coming soon.