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12 Lessons We Learned From Tyler Perry Movies
thanks for all the love, Mr. Perry.
1. If you're a Black woman, you're going to get your ass beat.

Via- Diary of a Mad Black Woman
2. If you're a professional Black man, you're an evil abuser.

Via- Madea's Family Reunion
3. We need Jesus.
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Via- Diary of a Mad Black Woman
4. If you want more from life and take risks to have it, you will be punished severely.

Via- Temptation: Confessions of a Marriage Counselor
5. If you're a Black woman, you're going to get your ass beat again.

Via- Madea's Family Reunion
6. Single mothers deserve to be loved too.

Via- Madea's Family Reunion
7. Men who work with their hands make the best lovers.

Via- Daddy's Little Girls
8. A pot of hot grits is a weapon.

Via- Madea's Family Reunion
9. Black women have the most horrible lives ever.
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Via- For Colored Girls
10. Sometimes things fall apart so that you can build something better.

Via- Why Did I Get Married
11. If you're a Black woman, you're going to get your ass beat some more.

Via - For Colored Girls
12. Sometimes it's best not to follow the instructions.

Via- Good Deeds