Lillian Quote #11
Quote from Lillian in The Club
Theo: How are you raising your children? Now because of you, not only was my daughter exposed to... Ears! [Keisa covers her ears] ... [whispers] sex, [normal voice] now my wife has to sit here and hear about it. There's no telling what perverse thoughts this puts in Keisa's mind. She could be scarred for life, all because your little boy want to sit and expose her to things he saw in... Ears! [Keisa covers her ears again] ...[whispers] pornographies.
Adult Dean: All I wanted was for my mom to set this guy straight. I wanted her to explain to him the same thing she explained to me... that it's not dirty, it's all normal. Well, some of the ratios of the women in the middle pages may not have been normal.
Theo: I'm sorry you have to sit here and hear all this... talk.
Adult Dean: Get him, Mama. Tell him how women like this stuff, too.
Lillian: I'm so, so sorry, too.
Adult Dean: But when Mama didn't put him in his place, I began to understand why. Keisa's dad was an example of the type of man my mama didn't want me to be. As awful as I thought my family's talk was, I realized it wasn't nearly as bad as the talk Keisa's family wasn't having. And in that moment, I was so proud to have a membership card in Mama's club.
Lillian: How 'bout I take Dean home and give him a good, long talking to.
Theo: Maybe let your husband handle it.
Lillian: Thank you for the advice.
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Quote from Adult Dean
Lillian: And then he told me they were your magazines, and this was supposed to be between the men.
Bill: Oh, so you did hear that part.
Adult Dean: I know I wasn't supposed to do it. I know they're dirty. [sighs] I tried to think about other things, but I couldn't get those pictures out of my head. Stupid sexy Harriet Tubman.
Quote from Adult Dean
Dean: Mom? Dad? You guys home from work yet?
Adult Dean: In the '60s, you could count on Black men for all kinds of things. Being able to dress. Being able to fix a car. Unfortunately, you could also count on them to know exactly where to hide things. Instead of a will, my dad left us a map.
Dean: [holds "Adults Only" record by Redd Foxx] Getting warmer. [holds "200 M.P.H." record by Bill Crosby] Getting colder.
Adult Dean: Boy, was I wrong. I was determined to find his stash of magazines. Wow. All the drawings and homemade cards we'd given them over the years. Mr. Giggles? Wait. Mama told me he moved to a farm after I dropped him in the toilet that time. [sighs] The betrayal. Wow. So many memories. So many precious... Oh, boobs. Jackpot. I mean, sure, these were pretty tame by today's standards, but back then, nothing was hotter than Mahogany Love. Stay out of grown folks' business, Mr. Giggles.
Quote from Lillian
Dean: Well, since you asked, I did overhear some older kids talking the other day. [sighs] What's a period?
Bill: Damn it, Lillian!
Lillian: Okay. A period...
Adult Dean: In the '60s, most women didn't openly talk about sex, but Mama was always ahead of the curve. She was the first Black woman in her hometown to learn how to drive. She was the first Black woman in her hometown to go to college.
And I can't prove this one, but I'm fairly certain she was the first Black woman in the neighborhood to own a cardboard box chock-full of porn.
Lillian: One day, there is going to be a woman that you love, and knowing this about the opposite sex is gonna make you a more open and caring partner. Most men have no idea about the female sex drive, and I don't want you to turn out like them.
Bill: True. Wait, in this scenario, is Dean most men, or am I?
Lillian: All I'm saying is I know this isn't what you were expecting to hear from a woman, especially your mom, but I don't think it's too much for me to ask that my son grow up to be a caring and tender man. I'll be taking these.
Bill: Aren't you forgetting the "just like his father" part? [Lillian keeps walking] "Just like your father." It was implied.