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The funny thing about black men in dresses
Why do black comedians like Tyler Perry, Eddie Murphy and Martin Lawrence don plus-size pantyhose and parade around as their feisty grandmas?
By James Hannaham [2008-03-21]

  • Chill out

    I don't really care about all the other males discussed in this article, but Tyler Perry's Madea is just plain wonderful.

    I learned about the series from my daughter. Her black friends explained to her that "Madea" is an abbreviation of Mama Dearest. As a 62 year old white grandmother, I love Madea, and suspect that most of the people writing previously haven't seen the movies.

    Do yourselves a favor: rent a couple, relax and just have fun.

    -- MissPeculiar
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    Friday, March 21, 2008 08:18 AM
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