Daily Dialogue — May 11, 2020

The men shove their way past the women to get to the food first.

Tre Styles: Hey, hey! Why don’t you all act like gentlemen and let these ladies eat first.

He motions to Doughboy for assistance.

Doughboy: Yeah. Y’all act like you ain’t never had no barbecue before. The ladies eat. Ho’s gotta eat, too.
Shalika: Wait a minute, niggah, who you callin’ a ho? I ain’t no ho!
Doughboy: Oh, I’m sorry bitch.

— Boyz n the Hood (1991), written by John Singleton

The Daily Dialogue theme: Cookout.

Trivia: Ice Cube was John Singleton’s first choice for Doughboy. He approached him at a rap music concert a couple of times, and Cube was reluctant to audition via a screen test, conducted by Singleton. Singleton later encouraged Cube to write screenplays (based on Cube’s contribution to rap lyrics) — which resulted in the successful “Friday” film franchise.

Dialogue On Dialogue: There are numerous cookout scenes in African American movies, an opportunity for folks to gather together, and enjoy their company as well as grilled food. Here is one such scene from Boyz in the Hood.