Jody from Baby Boy gets a lot of hate…

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I get that it was a dramedy, but there were parts where Singleton(RIP) wanted it to clearly be serious and it was just ridiculously funny
The concept is funny and sad at the same time. Makes the whole community look a ways This nikka was getting girls because of his looks

nikka had nothing not even a car but was considered a Man. The wild thing was him being pressed by teenagers.
 

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Jody was a lazy nikka

2 baby mamas
Driving his baby mama car
Riding a bike
Trying to sell clothes
Dude wasn’t even good at street hustling

You let your baby mama play you because she needed protection from Rodney however she let this nikka stay at her crib.. a fukking ex con she taking calls from prison.. then Rodney get up in the crib and he not doing anything, she all of a sudden call u up
 

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Jody was a lazy nikka

2 baby mamas
Driving his baby mama car
Riding a bike
Trying to sell clothes
Dude wasn’t even good at street hustling

You let your baby mama play you because she needed protection from Rodney however she let this nikka stay at her crib.. a fukking ex con she taking calls from prison.. then Rodney get up in the crib and he not doing anything, she all of a sudden call u up
yes basically Shorty wasn't Loyal to Jody and if Rodney been halfway decent she would've bushed Jody completely.
 

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I didn't get this vibe at all.

Mothers like this are typically all in their son's business especially the women in his life. If that was indeed the case, she would have been bumping heads with his baby mamas constantly. She was cool with Yvette.....even giving her womanly advice.

Oan, Jody didn't have an Oedipus complex either. He was just an overgrown momma's boy. Melvin was just spouting nonsense like the typical ex-con who read a few books and thinks he's an expert on everything. Melvin had immediate resentment towards Jody because Jody "had it so good" compared to his own upbringing.

Melvin with his confirmed woman beating history likely didn't get much love from his own mom and was projecting it on Jody......and was low key jealous of him.
Thank you!!
 

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Melvin was a deadbeat nikka with a job
Whole movie was about degenerates and generational trauma
Exactly Melvin had kids that he wasn't fukking with frankly the whole movie was on some slave mentality shyt where people who probably shouldn't reproduce did so like brood mares.

The so called "Men" in the movie provided nothing materially other than for the women to get a nut off. Taraji's character worked * only her and her friend was the only one's with a job everyone else seemed to get a county check*
 
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Jody was a lazy nikka

2 baby mamas
Driving his baby mama car
Riding a bike
Trying to sell clothes
Dude wasn’t even good at street hustling

You let your baby mama play you because she needed protection from Rodney however she let this nikka stay at her crib.. a fukking ex con she taking calls from prison.. then Rodney get up in the crib and he not doing anything, she all of a sudden call u up
Facts Jody was lazy

Where the film falls short to me is the message it’s trying to convey is, being a man is more than just being able to get women so the movie should’ve been longer and It should’ve showed Jody improving in life instead just being in healthier relationship with Yvette and that he built a bond with Melvin
 

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The movie really failed to tell us how old Jody was, but he wasn't that old. Just a young broke dude chasing p*ssy
Yeah I think Tyrese was miscast here, IMO. Jody was supposed to be 20 in Baby Boy, even though Tyrese was only like 22 or 23 when the movie came out he looked much older.
 

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Jody was a bum but was essentially a 19 year old with baby momma issues. Living at home is normal with that kinda lifestyle but doesn't excuse Jody for being a waste man


However; why couldnt Jody momma just date a regular, no-convict, tax paying, regular-ole black man?

I feel like this is that "2pac in a suit" argument all over again lol
 
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