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* MemeticMutation: For a while on Twitter, the clip of Janet Jackson's character confronting her husband about fucking other men went viral just from the absurd way that it is phrased. "Oh? Oh, so ''you'' doing the bending?" is the line in particular that sent everyone into (unintentional) hysterics, as it's just an odd way to confront a cheating man on the down-low, demanding to know if he's the pitcher or the catcher when he has sex with other men.
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* TheWoobie: ''You have no idea.'' '''All''' of these women lead depressing and tragic lives and [[CrapsackWorld without any sign of it ever getting better.]] Between facing betrayal, loneliness, physical and sexual abuse, disease, broken dreams, depression and death, you have to wonder how they even manage to get out of bed in the morning.

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* TheWoobie: ''You have no idea.'' '''All''' of these women lead depressing and tragic lives and [[CrapsackWorld without any sign of it ever getting better.]] better]]. Between facing betrayal, loneliness, physical and sexual abuse, disease, broken dreams, depression and death, you have to wonder how they even manage to get out of bed in the morning.
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* TheWoobie ''You have no idea.'' '''All''' of these women lead depressing and tragic lives and [[CrapsackWorld without any sign of it ever getting better.]] Between facing betrayal, loneliness, physical and sexual abuse, disease, broken dreams, depression and death, you have to wonder how they even manage to get out of bed in the morning.

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* TheWoobie TheWoobie: ''You have no idea.'' '''All''' of these women lead depressing and tragic lives and [[CrapsackWorld without any sign of it ever getting better.]] Between facing betrayal, loneliness, physical and sexual abuse, disease, broken dreams, depression and death, you have to wonder how they even manage to get out of bed in the morning.
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* TooBleakStoppedCaring: ''You have no idea.'' '''All''' of these women lead depressing and tragic lives and [[CrapsackWorld without any sign of it ever getting better.]] Between facing betrayal, loneliness, physical and sexual abuse, disease, broken dreams, depression and death, you have to wonder how they even manage to get out of bed in the morning.

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* TooBleakStoppedCaring: TheWoobie ''You have no idea.'' '''All''' of these women lead depressing and tragic lives and [[CrapsackWorld without any sign of it ever getting better.]] Between facing betrayal, loneliness, physical and sexual abuse, disease, broken dreams, depression and death, you have to wonder how they even manage to get out of bed in the morning.

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* DarknessInducedAudienceApathy: ''You have no idea.'' '''All''' of these women lead depressing and tragic lives and [[CrapsackWorld without any sign of it ever getting better.]] Between facing betrayal, loneliness, physical and sexual abuse, disease, broken dreams, depression and death, you have to wonder how they even manage to get out of bed in the morning.

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* DarknessInducedAudienceApathy: RetroactiveRecognition: Creator/TessaThompson plays Nyla Adrose, a woman seeking abortion.
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''You have no idea.'' '''All''' of these women lead depressing and tragic lives and [[CrapsackWorld without any sign of it ever getting better.]] Between facing betrayal, loneliness, physical and sexual abuse, disease, broken dreams, depression and death, you have to wonder how they even manage to get out of bed in the morning.
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* AwardBait: Tyler Perry was really hoping that this movie would be as well-regarded [[Film/{{Precious}} as his previous effort was.]][[note]]He didn't direct it, but he and Oprah did promote the book-turned-movie.[[/note]] It...didn't quite live it to its hype.

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* AwardBait: Tyler Perry was really hoping that this movie would be as well-regarded [[Film/{{Precious}} as his previous effort was.]][[note]]He didn't direct it, but he and Oprah did promote the book-turned-movie.[[/note]] It...didn't quite live it to its hype.----



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* DarknessInducedAudienceApathy: ''You have no idea.'' '''All''' of these women lead depressing and tragic lives and [[CrapsackWorld without any sign of it ever getting better.]] Between facing betrayal, loneliness, physical and sexual abuse, disease, broken dreams, depression and death, you have to wonder how they even manage to get out of bed in the morning.

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* DarknessInducedAudienceApathy: ''You have no idea.'' '''All''' of these women lead depressing and tragic lives and [[CrapsackWorld without any sign of it ever getting better.]] Between facing betrayal, loneliness, physical and sexual abuse, disease, broken dreams, depression and death, you have to wonder how they even manage to get out of bed in the morning.morning.

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* AwardBait: Tyler Perry was really hoping that this movie would be as well-regarded [[Literature/{{Precious}} as his previous effort was.]][[note]]He didn't direct it, but he and Oprah did promote the book-turned-movie.[[/note]] It...didn't quite live it to its hype.

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* AwardBait: Tyler Perry was really hoping that this movie would be as well-regarded [[Literature/{{Precious}} [[Film/{{Precious}} as his previous effort was.]][[note]]He didn't direct it, but he and Oprah did promote the book-turned-movie.[[/note]] It...didn't quite live it to its hype.
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* DarknessInducedAudienceApathy: ''You have no idea.'' '''All''' of these women lead depressing and tragic lives and [[CrapsackWorld without any sign of it ever getting better.]] Between facing betrayal, loneliness, physical and sexual abuse, disease, broken dreams, depression and death, you have to wonder how they even manage to get out of bed in the morning.
* MarySue: Gilda. Although it's revealed that she was [[DarkAndTroubledPast once a prostitute herself]], she is for the most part the "perfect" neighbor who seems to be able to give advice to everyone else or [[NoSympathy pass judgment on what should have been done.]]

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* DarknessInducedAudienceApathy: ''You have no idea.'' '''All''' of these women lead depressing and tragic lives and [[CrapsackWorld without any sign of it ever getting better.]] Between facing betrayal, loneliness, physical and sexual abuse, disease, broken dreams, depression and death, you have to wonder how they even manage to get out of bed in the morning.
* MarySue: Gilda. Although it's revealed that she was [[DarkAndTroubledPast once a prostitute herself]], she is for the most part the "perfect" neighbor who seems to be able to give advice to everyone else or [[NoSympathy pass judgment on what should have been done.]]
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* DarknessInducedAudienceApathy: ''You have no idea.'' '''All''' of these women lead depressing and tragic lives and [[CrapsackWorld without any sign of it ever getting better.]] Between facing betrayal, loneliness, physical and sexual abuse, disease, broken dreams, depression and death, you have to wonder how they even manage to get out of bed in the morning.

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* DarknessInducedAudienceApathy: ''You have no idea.'' '''All''' of these women lead depressing and tragic lives and [[CrapsackWorld without any sign of it ever getting better.]] Between facing betrayal, loneliness, physical and sexual abuse, disease, broken dreams, depression and death, you have to wonder how they even manage to get out of bed in the morning.morning.
* MarySue: Gilda. Although it's revealed that she was [[DarkAndTroubledPast once a prostitute herself]], she is for the most part the "perfect" neighbor who seems to be able to give advice to everyone else or [[NoSympathy pass judgment on what should have been done.]]
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* AwardBait: Tyler Perry was really hoping that this movie would be as well-regarded [[Literature/{{Precious}} as his previous effort was. ]][[note]]He didn't direct it, but he did financially suppress the book-turned-movie.[[/note]] It...didn't quite live it to its hype.

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* AwardBait: Tyler Perry was really hoping that this movie would be as well-regarded [[Literature/{{Precious}} as his previous effort was. ]][[note]]He didn't direct it, but he and Oprah did financially suppress promote the book-turned-movie.[[/note]] It...didn't quite live it to its hype.
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* AwardBait: Tyler Perry was really hoping that this movie would be as well-regarded [[Literature/{{Precious}} as his previous effort was. ]][[note]]He didn't direct it, but he did financially suppress the book-turned-movie.[[/note]] It...didn't quite live it to its hype.
* DarknessInducedAudienceApathy: ''You have no idea.'' '''All''' of these women lead depressing and tragic lives and [[CrapsackWorld without any sign of it ever getting better.]] Between facing betrayal, loneliness, physical and sexual abuse, disease, broken dreams, depression and death, you have to wonder how they even manage to get out of bed in the morning.

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