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June 12, 2009

Tyler Perry Is The Black Anne Geddes

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This is the poster for Tyler Perry's new movie, I Can Do Bad All By Myself (no kidding, Tyler Perry!). It's weird because it doesn't feature a picture of Tyler Perry in drag or make any references to hating "the popo." But it also makes sense because it has a miserable visual metaphor as its centerpiece, and if there is one thing that Tyler Perry loves it is miserable metaphors!

You see, she is a beautiful flower! Or, she is just about to bloom! Or, if you peel away her layers you will...destroy her?! Or, she is the monster from Little Shop of Horrors but in the shape of a rose, and also a lady, and also she is sad! Or would her beauty by any other name smell as yellow? That barely even makes sense, and yet somehow it is more thoughtful and emotionally honest than many of Tyler Perry's browbeating metaphors.

The real joke of all this, of course, is that Tyler Perry has made so much money off of his insanely successful, terrible films (and TV shows) that he is buying himself a private island for his 40th birthday. LOLOLOL. That is so much money! He's like the black Seth MacFarlane. He's like the black The Worst. (Via Wonderwall.)

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as a nerd, i was bothered by tp's too-long-to-be-a-cameo appearance in the star trek. if he wants to stay in his corner and do movies that i will never watch cause they look horrible then fine, but invading my sci-fi space is stepping over the metaphorical heavy handed line.

Posted by: kathleen11 profile link at 06/12/09 12:06 PM  | Reply
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what, no outrage over the moral quandary that Tyler Perry represents?

Posted by: Brendan at 06/12/09 12:15 PM  | Reply
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I liked Tyler Perry better the first time, when he was EDDIE MURPHY.

Posted by: Detroit Dutchgirl profile link at 06/12/09 12:20 PM  | Reply
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That comparison should get you banned for life.

Posted by: yomomma  in reply to  Detroit Dutchgirl's comment at 06/12/09 1:19 PM  | Reply
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Banned from what? my opinion? Free country, technoyomomma.

Posted by: Detroit Dutchgirl profile link  in reply to  yomomma's comment at 06/12/09 4:28 PM  | Reply
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That comparison should get you banned for life.

Posted by: yomomma  in reply to  Detroit Dutchgirl's comment at 06/12/09 1:20 PM  | Reply
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He does this a lot with his teaser posters. It's like he is displaying an unfulfilled desire to work for Hallmark cards. Just bring on the fat drag suit already, Tyler.

http://www.slashfilm.com/wp/wp-content/images/tyler-perry-white-strangler-405x600.jpg
http://www.movieposteraddict.com/wp-content/uploads/2007/06/mpamadeasfamilyreunion.jpg
http://www.realmovienews.com/movieimages/9984/9992/9992_2_poster_1_f.jpg


Posted by: Run BMC at 06/12/09 3:18 PM  | Reply
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Seth MacFarlane is like the white Tyler Perry.

Posted by: MarkyBob profile link at 06/12/09 3:33 PM  | Reply
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OK, I'm confused. Is that Tyler Perry in the flower? Is this supposed to be the 'sensual Madea'? Is Tyler Perry doing "bad" by himself knowing I have boner confusion seeing this nice looking face in the flower but knowing that its him?

Posted by: just_the_tip profile link at 06/12/09 3:41 PM  | Reply
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The black Woody Allen. Only difference is Tyler Perry doesn't have his Annie Hall or Manhattan. Plus, he has no talent.

Posted by: billypilgrimisunstuck profile link at 06/12/09 5:22 PM  | Reply
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Tyler Perry makes me ashamed that i'm black. He has put my race back several decades with his godawful shitty movies and TV shows.

Posted by: Justin Leon at 06/12/09 5:23 PM  | Reply
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Well, don't worry. There are plenty of white people that suck a lot more than Tyler Perry. Like Hitler. And Joe Rogan.

Posted by: recordingDR profile link  in reply to  Justin Leon's comment at 06/13/09 2:47 PM  | Reply
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so much of what you are is the reason america sucks

Posted by: the dust collector profile link  in reply to  recordingDR's comment at 06/14/09 7:02 PM  | Reply
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i'm sad for taraji p. henson. she went from oscar nom to being trapped in a tyler perry flower in less than 6 months.


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Posted by: Becca profile link at 06/12/09 11:11 PM  | Reply
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Written, Directed, Produced, Starring Tyler Perry and apparently also Photoshopped by Tyler Perry. It looks like an old Cabbage Patch Kids ad.

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