wait, wait, wait, wait. here we go. mrs. huxtable wants to speak. who-who. can we just be human. teach awes lesson. you know, this is what acting does. this is what script-writing is about. this is what direction is about. this is what production is about. what we re doing is presenting the picture of human existence. right. what we re doing is to quote that line from shakespeare, to hold the mirror up to nature. that s what we re doing. but have we failed? you know, pardon my reference to the huxtables, but most many americans will say that s when white america was introduced to an average black african-american family. that can be something other than what was portrayed in the media. have we lost that in those years, and this moe brings it back? first of all, i think roland makes a great point that we had the movies like boomerang and love in basketball that showed
of that and this movie cuts against that grain, are you? first of all, what i m looking at is you look at movies like love jones and love in basketball the best man, all these romantic comedies starring african-americans. it is important i think for american to see a queen latifah, a paula patton, a common in this kind of film where you typically see sandra bullock or jennifer aniston or catherine heigl. can we stop saying that? she is not plus-sized. she is the normal size for most women in this country. allow me to make my point. allow me to make my point. here is what you have. you have people when it comes to relationships, rick, and they sit here and say okay, i want this perfect halle berry type. but what the reality is, what this movie says is it s not how somebody looks. it s not about money. it s what are her values. what does she bring. and some people say we crossed that bridge. the huxtables were the ones who crossed that bridge. they introduced america