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So I decided to kinda take a day off today. Usually, I try to make Thursday the off day, but that didn’t totally work out this week. Anyway, I’m on my couch being as useless as possible.
Friend of mine just mentions that she’s watching a classic episode of A Different World–Whitley’s wedding.
You may recall this one. After breaking off her previous engagement to Dwayne, Whitley is set to marry Byron Douglas III. In real life, he’s Joe Morton–AKA Brother From Another Planet.
Long of the short…the wedding comes, Whitley’s at the altar, and Dwayne decides he wants to marry her and it must be done and he comes charging down the aisle to claim his wife.
Byron asks him what the hell he’s doing–I believe that’s a quote–and Dwayne apologizes for his clear, obvious violation of the Code. Guess you gotta do what you gotta do sometimes. Plus, I’m sure he was playing on the fact that Whitley kept thinking, “didn’t you take your eye out once?” Not sexy.
Well, lemme tell you–yeah, you, you, you, you and especially you–what the deal is.
(ahem)
If anybody tries any monkeyshit like that at my wedding, you will be dealt with. Dudes that might wanna do that will get nicely acquainted with the groom’s party and my brother. Trust me on this one–you want no parts of any of them. I’m the only skinny one, but I ain’t the tallest.
And ladies…well, that’s not the best way to meet my future mother-in-law. Pleasebeleedat.
It’s funny how I found this scene to be so romantic and things when it happened. Thought it was beautiful that these two characters we’d followed for years made it work, even if it went down to the 11th hour.
But there’s one big problem–Dwayne showed absolutely no regard for the Code. None. That’s the most flagrant disrespect for the governing dynamics of a G’s life there could possibly be. You had your chance, pimp. You blew it. It beez like that sometimes. Take it to the side and look for some other chick that has nothing “going for her” other than being light-skinned.
Don’t matter that she was with it. You got the woman, but you lost the Code. And while having a woman love you forever is a spectacular thing, you’re gonna need the Code at some point. And the Code will scoff at you, you fairweather G you.
Ain’t gotta worry about that at mine, though. Along with holy matrimony, my wedding will take place in the spirit of the Code. And if you don’t give the Code its respect, it will be taken.
So come. Sit. Cry. Smile. Eat afterwards. See what’s up with the bridesmaids. I believe they’ll all be single. Couple of the groomsmen, too. Have a ball.
But stay in your lane. Whether it’s my freeway orsomeone else’s, stay in your lane. Show some respect.
And don’t let watching too much TV get you made an example of.
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You really think Dwayne should have left Whitley alone because he had her once and lost? I think he should have left her because the fact that she was at the alter means she wasn’t completely his … at that moment at least.
Wow, a Brother From Another Planet reference. You really are an old dude in disguise (or just really well-versed when it comes to flicks). I’ve always found those “stopping the wedding and running off with the bride” scenes really disturbing. They’re such a convention of tv and films, yet I’ve never heard of an instance of this happening in reality. Plus, it’s always the man who comes in to take the woman from the other man, and never usually the other way around.
One of my favorite scenes of this though is at the end of The Graduate, when Dustin Hoffman and the chick whose name I can’t remember run off from the church on a city bus. The thing I love most about this scene is that their facial expressions at the end let you know how shitty of an idea this really is.
Plus, I always thought Byron was a sucker for not at least swinging on Dwayne. I know he was a politician, but damn. What a way a to go out/out like a sucker.
All I know is that if some shit like that happened at my wedding, some one is gonna catch a half-empty bottle of Patron to the cranium.
Really, I think that if that happened at my wedding some one would have to die. The funny thing is that I probably got a couple of homies/relatives who would welcome something like that just so they can get they licks in.
HAHA…Oh man I am rolling on the floor right now for so many reasons….lol….OK, let me compose myself to say what I want to say what I want to say..(Ahem..lol)..OK, HOW CUTE is it that you are now starting to see things through ‘A man in love’ s point of view? Even though your sweet little “What will happen to you IF” speech was very endearing, it was so unnecessary for many reasons but the most obvious reason Stephanie pointed out. Things like that NEVER happen in real life. THAT is why we are so enamored with it when it happens in TV & films, (and another example of that was in “Friends” when Rachel flies in to London to Ross & Emily’s wedding at the last minute & even though Rachel didn’t burst into the ceremony, her presence was enough to “rattle” Ross into saying her name during the vows. I can think of a ton of other examples but a more recent one is in “Wedding Crashers” (love that movie btw), when John (Owen Wilson) interrupts Jeremy’s (Vince Vaughn) wedding, with his bland attempt to win back Claire (Rachel McAdams), bridesmaid & sister of the bride. At least in this one Claire’s boyfriend is ready to fight for her before he gets laid out by Vaughn)……..Bo, you speak of this “Code,” and even though I’m white AND a female (lol), I DO know a little about what this “code” is about but I don’t know enough to speak about it, so I was hoping that you would elaborate for those of us who are a little in the dark when it comes to this subject, or that would also make a great blog topic. Either way, I’d love to hear more. ;)…..and Bo, I don’t think I’d be too worried about someone pullin’ a “Dwayne” at your wedding, but man what a great story that would make if it did…LOL…..;)
-Ashley
Charlotte, NC
Dwayne interrupting that wedding was the GREATEST MOMENT OF MY LIFE up until that point!! A junior in high school, I was running late for a PreCal review session and I remember being SO HAPPY and crying. To date, that is still one of my favorite moments on TV. That show, the one where Dwayne says to Whitley “my baby is having a baby” and when Rachel sees that Ross was ready to be her prom date when she got stood up.
Dwayne interrupting their wedding was about true love not being denied, so I’m sure you’re safe.
Didn’t Bryon violate the code already by not behaving in a way that would stomp the hopes and dreams of a Dwayne and Whitley reunion. Bryon should have acted in a way that sent Dwayne the message that it might be romantic to interrupt the wedding but shortly there after he would die a violent death. Dudes that still want to reunite with my lady are dealt with the same way a good 1 seed deals with a 16 seed in the ncaa tourney. I step on their neck early and let them know the ending of their dreams is not gonna happen.
Man, of all the days and of all the topics…I just talked about this the other day..
Like my 1st ex g/f was getting married about 6 or 7 years ago, and my boy (her cousin) joked with me asking if I was going to try to break it up.
I replied, “N***, I ain’t Dwayne Wayne. Shit that’s her loss.” I had moved on, like any self-respecting upholder of the code would.
Ironically, her sister saw me like a year ago and tells me that she wishes her sister woulda still been with me. Go figure.
But Bo, invite your boy to the wedding. I never miss an opportunity to whup some unsuspecting Dwayne Wayne’s ass in the name of upholding the code.
P.S. Trademark “Fairweather G” like Slick Riley trademarked “three-peat”
This whole post gives me a headache.
1. Whitley was an intolerable sow. Let Dwayne have her.
2. “HAHA…Oh man I am rolling on the floor right now for so many reasons”
I’m going to hazard a guess and say that lice and/or fleas are one of those reasons.
3. “I DO know a little about what this “code” is about but I don’t know enough to speak about it, so I was hoping that you would elaborate for those of us who are a little in the dark when it comes to this subject, or that would also make a great blog topic. Either way, I’d love to hear more. ;)…..”
Read the archives. Failing that, have someone read it to you.
4. Fred sort of has a point on that trademark.
Sheeet, imagine if somebody tried that stuff up in B-More.
Jesus wouldn’t have had anything to do with what would’ve happened in that church if somebody wanted to disrupt the wedding.
My brother had a pocket .22 on him specifically for this purpose at his wedding. He should have used it on his photographer (the dude eventally banged his wife); but that is besides the point.
Damn, Kirk. That was harsh, even for you.
That wasn’t one of Dwayne’s finest moments. You don’t roll up in someone’s wedding like that. You either handle that months before or you’d better wait for her to get a divorce. I didn’t care for that episode.
Also:
1.) Has there ever been a preachier comedy on TV? “A Different World” blows “All In The Family” and “Good Times” out of the water.
2.) My cousin told me that at the height of the show’s popularity, the actress who played Kim showed up at a local mall and it damn near started a riot.
Um, yeah Kirk that was harsh. Even my feeling got a little hurt.
That was one of my favorite episodes, although it was a little dramatic. But the most obvious violation I think came on the part of Byron’s homies. Yeah they tried to hold Dwayne and all but all they really needed to do was give his ass one good punch and it would have been a wrap.
See this is why you invite your hood cousins to the wedding just so you and your bridesmaids dont have to break a nail or get a track pulled out.
Scarface had a pretty good explanation of the “G-Code”… peep:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=n_wlAcaZdrs
Speaking of Tyson vs Spinks… good lord!!
I think we forget how great Tyson really was now that we have seen what he has become.
I’m not sure which Mike feel further from grace… Tyson or Jackson…
Jackson. Last I heard Tyson was only biting grown men’s ears, not little boys…
Jeeez, I remember being so wrapped up in ADW too. I thought after Lisa Bonet left after the first season, it would flop… But they pulled it together.
…and Marisa Tomei as the roommate frreshman year–how funny that that show spawned an Oscar winner.
Bo,
Straight up I am planning the same thing at my wedding. I know if my fiance’s ex shows up I will have to use actions from another movie that violates the G Code wedding rule: (though it was a forced marriage) The Princess Bride. Thanks to my numerous cousins we will beat the hell out of him and then save his life. I will have go to the “To the Pain” on his ass as demonstrated below:
Westley: No. To the pain.
Prince Humperdinck: I don’t think I’m quite familiar with that phrase.
Westley: I’ll explain and I’ll use small words so that you’ll be sure to understand, you warthog faced buffoon.
Prince Humperdinck: That may be the first time in my life a man has dared insult me.
Westley: It won’t be the last. To the pain means the first thing you will lose will be your feet below the ankles. Then your hands at the wrists. Next your nose.
Prince Humperdinck: And then my tongue I suppose, I killed you too quickly the last time. A mistake I don’t mean to duplicate tonight.
Westley: I wasn’t finished. The next thing you will lose will be your left eye followed by your right.
Prince Humperdinck: And then my ears, I understand let’s get on with it.
Westley: WRONG. Your ears you keep and I’ll tell you why. So that every shriek of every child at seeing your hideousness will be yours to cherish. Every babe that weeps at your approach, every woman who cries out, “Dear God! What is that thing,” will echo in your perfect ears. That is what to the pain means. It means I leave you in anguish, wallowing in freakish misery forever.
That way that punk gets delt wit for violating the code, messing up my wedding, and disrespecting me in front of my family and my woman and will always remember it while serving as a warning to all who disrespect and violate the code.
I’m glad somebody brought this up. My friend and I were discussing this just the other day.
Everytime I see Joe Morton, I think of him in that movie.
Now on to the gist of the matter…..
Cmon, young black men, do you really think you would even get the chance to beat some guy down who interrupts your wedding for some, “Baby, I always loved you, come with me” crap? Your lady will take care of business before you even realize what was happening.
All I know if some fool followed me all the way out to California for my wedding (by the way, it’s our 10th anniversary TODAY!), and attempted to interrupt the flow like that, I would have shut him down before he opened his mouth. If a) he was an old boyfriend, he has no standing because when it’s over, it’s OVER. If b) I did have feelings for him (i.e. not an ex) then I would be highly irritated that he was a day late and a dollar short. If he was so indecisive to wait until the last minute to make up his damn mind, then he will continue to be that way forever. No loss. If you are marrying a woman with some sense in her head, then she will do the math like I just did. If you feel you have reason to be worried, then you got bigger issues to address……
Listen that is my favorite episode and let me tell you something I do feel it. I made the mistake on getting into a rebound situation because I was hurting. I made myself believe I was in love with this man when I really could have care less. Needless to say my ex showed up the night before the wedding and I bounced. I have since apologized to my almost husband but I made the right choice.
I found out later that not one of my friends or family thought that I would actually get married (think runaway fiance) and wasn’t planning on showing up anyway. To ensure that I did not do it they told my ex (we are together now) where to find me ( in the bridal suite at the hotel getting my drink on). I would say to make sure that all doors are closed before you make the trip down the aisle.
Anyway Whitley knew she loved Dwayne but she was willing to settle for financial stability instead of marrying for love. IT happens.
By the way, congrats on your engagement.
Dwayne should’nt have interrupted Whitley and Byron’s wedding. Bad Dwayne 🙁
Imagine if Whitley interrupted Dwayne’s wedding (ie if Dwayne married Kinu Owens LOL)
Byron and Whitley should’ve gotten married, etc.
Somebody should’ve bopped Dwayne on the head with a bottle, baseball bat, etc. and tell Mr Dwayne Wayne to move on.
Hee hee