Don't Make a Black Woman Take Off Her Earrings: Madea's Uninhibited Commentaries on Love and LifeView our feature on Tyler Perry's Don't Make a Black Woman Take Off Her Earrings. In 2005, Tyler Perry took Hollywood by storm. The movie he wrote, produced, and starred in, Diary of a Mad Black Woman, opened number one at the box office and went on to gross more than $50 million. In its first week on sale, the DVD sold 2.4 million copies. At the same time, Perry was starring nightly across the country in a soldout stage show he'd also written, produced, and scored-Madea Goes to Jail-even as another one of his productions, Meet the Browns, was touring nationally. Every week in 2005, 35,000 people saw a Tyler Perry production. His second feature film, Madea's Family Reunion, opens in theaters in February 2006. Now, this triple-threat actor/playwright/director, has written his first book, and it features his most beloved, most irreverent creation: sixty-eight-year-old grandmother Madea Simmons. Madea is at the center of all of Tyler Perry's work, and she's always unfailingly outspoken, dead-on, and hilarious. But in Don't Make a Black Woman Take Off Her Earrings, Madea shares more than she ever has before- about herself, and about what she thinks of everyone around her. The topics inimitably covered by Madea (a term of endearment for "Mother Dear") include love and marriage, child-rearing, etiquette and neighborliness, beauty tips, health tips, financial tips, the Bible and the church, and, of course, gun care. She's brazen, feisty, and never at a loss for words, but at the heart of everything she says- and at the heart of all of Perry's work-is a resounding message of faith and forgiveness. Shockingly hilarious, surprisingly moving, and as rousing and inspiring as a great gospel show, Madea's words of wisdom, memories, and straight-up in-your-face advice will be cherished by Perry's numerous fans- and it all comes just in time for Mother's Day. Tyler Perry is about to take the publishing world by storm. |
From inside the book
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Page 8
... comes up comes out . You just have to be ready for it . Madea and I have different , extremely different , ideas about life , raising children , diet - the list goes on . But there is a line that we walk together : we are both very ...
... comes up comes out . You just have to be ready for it . Madea and I have different , extremely different , ideas about life , raising children , diet - the list goes on . But there is a line that we walk together : we are both very ...
Page 8
... comes with wis- dom . Back in our teens and twenties , we thought we knew everything and made all those foolish mistakes . Then , when we got a little older , at thirty , we started getting these flashes of light , revelations of what a ...
... comes with wis- dom . Back in our teens and twenties , we thought we knew everything and made all those foolish mistakes . Then , when we got a little older , at thirty , we started getting these flashes of light , revelations of what a ...
Page 8
... comes more urgent . " I don't have that much time , I'm try- ing to enjoy my life , get away from me with your foolishness . " That's pretty much Madea's thoughts and way of life . I want to dedicate the spirit and intent of this book ...
... comes more urgent . " I don't have that much time , I'm try- ing to enjoy my life , get away from me with your foolishness . " That's pretty much Madea's thoughts and way of life . I want to dedicate the spirit and intent of this book ...
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... come over . So there were plenty of family members always around . Most of the uncles ' names were Johnson for some reason : Uncle Little Johnson , Uncle Big Johnson , Uncle Wide Johnson , Uncle Crooked Johnson - everybody's name was ...
... come over . So there were plenty of family members always around . Most of the uncles ' names were Johnson for some reason : Uncle Little Johnson , Uncle Big Johnson , Uncle Wide Johnson , Uncle Crooked Johnson - everybody's name was ...
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... come by the house for protection . She was there with Harriet Tubman - they were friends , my momma and Harriet Tubman . They played cards together . Yeah , I know what you're thinking . She was quite old . People don't live that long ...
... come by the house for protection . She was there with Harriet Tubman - they were friends , my momma and Harriet Tubman . They played cards together . Yeah , I know what you're thinking . She was quite old . People don't live that long ...
Contents
PART | 23 |
MADEA ON LOVE AND MARRIAGE | 41 |
PART FOUR | 69 |
PART FIVE | 101 |
PART SEVEN | 157 |
PART EIGHT | 179 |
PART NINE | 205 |
PART | 215 |
PART ELEVEN | 235 |
EPILOGUE BY TYLER PERRY | 252 |
Other editions - View all
Don't Make a Black Woman Take Off Her Earrings: Madea's Uninhibited ... Tyler Perry Limited preview - 2007 |
Don't Make a Black Woman Take Off Her Earrings: Madea's Uninhibited ... Tyler Perry Limited preview - 2007 |
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