yea, all this "mary comes off as an aunt to me" stuff stems from the fact that mary is in her 40s and most these dudes completely missed her prime.
not a hard concept to grasp. i dont see why people even managed to post the aunt comments before thinking them thru.
nobody said mary was a dime or in the same class as lisa raye, vivica, dash and them. but niccas was on her. especially during her 1st few years in the game. if you think this is a myth, then you just werent cognizant back then.
and i dont know what '90s you were living in, but there was no taraji henson or sanaa lathan. sanaa didnt blow til the end of the decade and the highlight of taraji's career in the '90s was a recurring role on "smart guy" getting a couple lines per season. she didnt exist until "baby boy".