Tyler Perry Movie Asks "Are You Straight?"

Categories: Tyler Perry

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A journalist friend of mine just saw Tyler Perry's Madea's Big Happy Family -- he paid, seeing as there were no press sreenings for some reason -- and told me the fascinating way the movie starts:

A pot-smoking aunt comes right out and asks a doctor in a hospital, "Are you straight?"

("Can you believe a Tyler Perry movie starts that way?" my friend remarked to me, laughing.)

Anyway, auntie goes on to say that she doesn't like doctors because they're always touching you -- but then she, comically enough, touches him a lot.

She eventually leans up against the doc (who's gorgeous, by the way; well, this is a Tyler Perry movie) and makes a joke about feeling his bulge against her.

"I can tell he's straight!" she exclaims to her relative.

I should try that test with Tyler!

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8 comments
Southern Dave
Southern Dave

The poster art is almost as good as your "Tootsie"; sooo clever and funny.

Same artist?

Musto
Musto

It's an actual poster for the movie, and you're right, it's pretty clever.

Yayay
Yayay

Yeah, he's too busy thanking God and coming out as an abuse victim to really come out and do the right things:

Support unions

Be out and proud.

Marlin
Marlin

Yeah, he gets poked all right.

I wonder if his boyfriends like him to dress up as Madea for some extra fun.

Robert Stanton
Robert Stanton

Straight or gay, I just wish Tyler would come out in favor of UNIONS! And I ain't talkin' civil, I'm talkin' labor. You'd think that a formerly homeless man, who began his empire writing plays in his car, which was also, at the time, his abode, would have the decency to support organized labor, and not exploit his workers. I don't care if you're a closet case, just be ethical.

Jonster
Jonster

"I should try that test with Tyler!"

I'm sure he is constantly getting poked on Facebook .

Yves
Yves

He's so obsessed with hot guys and sexuality issues and drag, and he acts this stuff out in public in every single movie. Come out already, Tyler!!!

Minx
Minx

You have made my Monday. Thank you.

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