[ HORSE WHINNIES ]
♪ SHE... ♪
[ ♪♪ ]
♪ A BEAUTIFUL QUESTION MARK ♪
[ ♪♪ ]
♪ A FIRE IN A TINY SPARK ♪
♪ SHE LIGHTS UP MY HEART ♪
[ ♪♪ ]
♪ ME... ♪
♪ LONELY AT
THE THOUGHT OF HER ♪
I DIDN'T GET IN.
THEN I'M NOT GOING.
DON'T BE RIDICULOUS.
YOU GET TO GO TO PARIS
AND GERMANY AND SPAIN,
MEET THE BEST DRESSAGE RIDERS
IN THE WORLD.
IT WON'T BE ANY FUN
WITHOUT YOU.
YOU'LL PROBABLY
MAKE BEST FRIENDS
WITH SOME SNOBBY GIRL
FROM SPENCE.
YOU WON'T EVEN WANT
TO TALK TO ME
WHEN YOU GET BACK.
[ ♪♪ ]
♪ OH... ♪
♪ OH ♪
WILL YOU GO BACK
TO SENECA LAKE?
I THINK I MIGHT
STAY HERE.
MY MOM WANTS ME
TO CANVASS
FOR NIXON/AGNEW
IN THE CALIFORNIA PRIMARY.
SEND ME POSTCARDS, OKAY?
EVERY DAY.
I'M GOING TO MISS YOU
SO MUCH, LESLIE.
JESUS!
WHAT ARE YOU DOING?
IT JUST...
I DON'T KNOW,
IT JUST HAPPENED.
IT FELT RIGHT.
PEOPLE HAVE
ALL KINDS OF FEELINGS.
IT DOESN'T MEAN
WE'RE SUPPOSED
TO ACT ON THEM.
♪ I'M CRAZY ABOUT HER ♪
[ ELECTRONIC MUSIC ]
[ ♪♪ ]
I DON'T THINK
I WANT TO DO THIS.
TRY.
IF YOU HATE IT,
WE CAN STAND UP
AND SAY, "SORRY.
"WE THINK WE'RE
BETTER THAN YOU
AND WE'RE
OUT OF HERE,"
OR ELSE WE COULD
PASS JUDGMENT ON THEM
WITHOUT EVER EVEN
MEETING THEM.
I JUST
WANT YOU TO KNOW
I AM ONLY
DOING THIS FOR YOU.
WELCOME...
BETTE AND TINA.
HI.
SO...
HEY!
WHEN DID YOU
GET HERE?
HI, BIG GIRL.
GIVE ME A HUG.
COME HERE.
NICE TO SEE YOU.
OH, IT'S NICE TO SEE YOU.
THE BAND...
YEAH. THIS IS THE BAND.
THIS IS ME.
THIS IS MY BAND,
THE GARANIMALS!
DO YOU LOVE IT?
DO WE ROCK?
IT'S GOOD.
WE ROCK, RIGHT?
OH, FORGET IT.
YOU THINK I SOLD OUT
WITH THE REAL ESTATE THING.
NO, I THINK
YOU'RE TURNING INTO A SUIT.
YEAH,
I'M A REAL ESTATE BROKER.
LOOK, IT'S COOL
TO DO SOMETHING STUPID
AND MAKE A LOT OF MONEY,
AND THEN YOU CAN DO
WHATEVER THE HELL YOU WANT,
RIGHT?
ALL RIGHT.
OKAY. OKAY.
OKAY.
I LOVE YOUR APARTMENT,
BY THE WAY.
YOU DO?
DO YOU THINK
IT HAS GOOD ENERGY?
I THINK IT'S A TOOL SHED.
IF I TAKE
MORE RESPONSIBILITY
FOR MY CHOICES AND ACTIONS
TODAY...
I WILL STOP
BLAMING CHARLIE
FOR MY LOW
SELF-ESTEEM.
SOMETIMES
I KEEP MYSELF PASSIVE
WHEN I...
LET BETTE MAKE
ALL THE FINANCIAL DECISIONS
IN OUR LIVES,
EVEN THOUGH WE AGREED THAT--
THAT'S GOOD, TINA.
JUST A SIMPLE
DECLARATIVE STATEMENT.
NO NEED TO ELABORATE
AT THIS STAGE.
WHY COULDN'T I HAVE BEEN BORN
WITH A TRUST FUND? YOU KNOW?
ALL I WANT TO DO
IS SIT AT THIS DESK
AND JUST WRITE--
THAT'S BECAUSE
MOST PEOPLE WITH TRUST FUNDS
AREN'T TORTURED ENOUGH
TO WRITE.
SO, UM...
ARE YOU AND TIM
STILL HAVING SEX?
WERE YOU HAVING SEX
WHEN YOU BROKE UP,
OR DID BREAK UP
OUT OF BOREDOM?
OKAY.
DID YOU HAVE
A LOT OF ANGRY SEX?
THAT'S KIND OF HOT,
ACTUALLY.
CAN WE PLEASE,
PLEASE, PLEASE
NOT TALK ABOUT TIM?
IT'S THE WORST
MOOD KILLER.
THANK GOD,
'CAUSE I'VE GOT TO TELL YOU,
BACK IN COLLEGE,
DO YOU HAVE ANY IDEA
HOW HARD IT WAS TO GET ANY SLEEP
IN A BED 10 FEET AWAY
FROM YOU GUYS
DOING IT?
I MEAN,
I WAS MILDLY DISGUSTED
BY HIS BULGING MUSCLES
AND HIS LITTLE--
HIS LITTLE GRUNTS
OF PLEASURE.
"OH.
"OH, JENNY.
OH, JENNY, JENNY."
NO, NO, NO. STOP.
WHAT?
IT'S EVIL TO SAY
BAD THINGS ABOUT TIM.
OH, FOR GOD'S SAKE,
WHAT IS THIS?
IT IS.
YOU GUYS GOING
TO GET BACK TOGETHER IN A WEEK?
I MEAN, YOU'VE BEEN BANISHED
TO THE TOOL SHED
TO DO YOUR PENANCE,
AND THEN HE'S GONNA
LET YOU BACK INTO
HIS HALLOWED BED?
NO. IT'S DONE. IT'S OVER.
IT'S OVER?
FINI.
MY GREATEST FEAR
ABOUT BEING A PARENT IS...
THAT OUR CHILD
WILL SEEM LIKE AN ALIEN TO US
AND WE'LL SEEM
LIKE AN ALIEN TO HIM...
OR HER.
THAT I'D BE BORED
BEING A STAY-AT-HOME DAD
AND I'D START
TO BLAME CHARLIE.
THAT ALMA WILL NEVER
REALLY ACCEPT HECTOR
AS OUR CHILD.
THAT HECTOR WILL CONTINUE
TO BE A TROUBLED CHILD.
THAT MY DAUGHTER
WILL FEEL ANGRY WITH ME
FOR NOT GIVING HER
A FATHER.
AHEM.
PASS.
OKAY.
LET'S MOVE ON.
TINA?
UH...
I KNOW BETTE AND I
MUST HAVE
SOME FEARS,
BECAUSE OTHERWISE
WHAT WOULD WE BE DOING
IN THIS GROUP?
BUT WE'RE PRETTY COMFORTABLE
WITH THE WHOLE
LESBIAN PARENT THING.
I GUESS OUR GREATEST FEAR
WOULD BE...
WHETHER OR NOT
BETTE'S FATHER
WILL ACCEPT
OUR CHILD.
YEAH, THAT'S IT,
THAT BETTE'S FATHER
WON'T CONSIDER,
UM...OUR BABY
TO BE HIS GRANDCHILD.
NOW, THE NEXT EXERCISE...
MY GREATEST FEAR ABOUT
BEING A PARENT IS...
THAT I WON'T BE
A GOOD ENOUGH PROVIDER.
THAT'S GOOD, BETTE.
IT TAKES TIME
TO BUILD TRUST IN THE GROUP.
EVENTUALLY, IT'LL BE EASIER
TO SAY WHAT YOU
REALLY MEAN TO SAY.
I...
WENT ON A THREE-DAY
WINE TOUR.
MORE WINE. GOOD.
THIS IS REALLY YUMMY.
OKAY, WE'VE GOT
TO GO TO TIM'S
TO GET THE CORKSCREW.
NO SHIT.
WHERE IS HE?
ON A RECRUITING TRIP.
OH, GOODY.
OH, THIS IS GONNA
BE SO MUCH FUN,
BECAUSE WE CAN SNOOP
TO OUR HEART'S CONTENT,
RIGHT?
YES.
WE CAN GO THROUGH
HIS DRAWERS,
READ HIS MAIL,
PUT ON HIS PANTS.
MAYBE.
WHEE!
I'M GOING
TO DANCE TOPLESS
ON HIS TABLE, BABY.
WHAT ARE YOU DOING?
I'M GETTING THE KEY.
OKAY.
THANK YOU, TIM.
SO DO YOU THINK HE'S REALLY
ON A RECRUITING TRIP,
OR YOU THINK
HE'S IN SOME LITTLE LOVE NEST
WITH ANOTHER WOMAN?
NO--
I'M JUST ASKING.
UH-OH.
WHAT...
WHAT IS THIS FACE?
IS THERE ANOTHER WOMAN?
SORT OF.
NOT EVERYTHING'S
ABOUT FURTHERING
MY POLITICAL CAREER.
REALLY?
WELL, YOU WOULDN'T
KNOW THAT
TO HEAR YOU
SPEAK PUBLICLY.
THESE ARE
TWO VERY SEPARATE
ISSUES FOR ME.
THIS KID HAS BEEN
BOUNCED AROUND
FROM GROUP HOME
TO THE FOSTER HOME
TO THE SHELTER.
I'VE WORKED WITH HIM
FOR A COUPLE YEARS,
AND I KNOW THAT IF HE DOESN'T
GET INTO A GOOD FAMILY,
THEN HE IS A GONER.
I THINK IT'S REALLY ADMIRABLE
TO ADOPT A NEEDY CHILD.
BETTE AND I WANTED TO ADOPT
ORIGINALLY.
SO WHY DIDN'T YOU?
BECAUSE SOME GIRL
FROM THE MIDWEST
WHO HASN'T EVEN MET A LESBIAN
AND WHO THINKS WE HAVE HORNS
ISN'T ABOUT
TO CHOOSE US
AS THE ADOPTIVE PARENTS
FOR HER BABY.
IT'S JUST THE WAY
THE SYSTEM WORKS RIGHT NOW.
THAT'S ONLY IF YOU'RE
SET ON GETTING
A NEWBORN WHITE BABY.
WHAT'S WRONG WITH A WHITE PERSON
WANTING A WHITE BABY?
I THINK
MOST PEOPLE
WANT TO HAVE A FAMILY
THAT LOOKS LIKE THE FAMILY
THAT THEY GREW UP IN.
YOLANDA?
DO YOU HAVE
SOMETHING
YOU WANT TO SAY
TO BETTE?
I DO.
YOU TALK SO PROUD AND FORTHRIGHT
ABOUT BEING A LESBIAN,
BUT YOU NEVER ONCE
REFERRED TO YOURSELF
AS AN AFRICAN-AMERICAN WOMAN.
ALL I HEAR YOU SAYING
IS THAT WHITE PEOPLE SHOULD ONLY
TAKE CARE OF WHITE BABIES.
I SAID NOTHING OF THE KIND.
IN FACT,
I WAS JUST ABOUT TO SAY
THAT TINA AND I CHOSE
AN AFRICAN-AMERICAN DONOR
BECAUSE IT WAS IMPORTANT TO US
TO HAVE A FAMILY
THAT REFLECTS WHO WE ARE.
BEFORE YOU CAN
REFLECT WHO YOU ARE,
YOU HAVE TO BE WHO YOU ARE.
I MEAN, LOOK,
THEY'RE WONDERING WHAT THE HELL
WE'RE TALKING ABOUT,
BECAUSE THEY DIDN'T EVEN KNOW
YOU WERE A BLACK WOMAN.
I THINK BEFORE YOU
HAVE A CHILD,
YOU NEED TO REFLECT
ON WHAT IT IS YOU'RE SAYING
TO THE WORLD
BY HIDING SO
BEHIND THE LIGHTNESS
OF YOUR SKIN.
YOU KNOW,
YOU KNOW NOTHING ABOUT ME.
YOU DON'T KNOW
HOW I GREW UP.
YOU DON'T KNOW
HOW I LIVE MY LIFE.
THAT'S BECAUSE YOU--
YOLANDA, BETTE.
I'M GOING TO HAVE
TO ASK YOU
TO SAVE THIS
TILL THURSDAY.
WE'LL PICK IT UP
DURING FREESTYLE.
GOOD WORK, EVERYONE.
HEY.
TELL BETTE NOT TO LET YOLANDA
GET TO HER TOO MUCH.
SHE'S JUST TRYING
TO FIGURE HER OUT,
SEE IF SHE HAS
AN ALLY.
STICK AROUND,
AND IN A COUPLE
OF WEEKS,
YOU ACTUALLY START
LOOKING FORWARD TO IT.
OH, NO, NO.
WE BOTH THOUGHT IT WAS, UH...
REALLY INTERESTING.
WE?
YOU HAVEN'T EVEN
HAD A CHANCE
TO TALK TO BETTE
ABOUT IT YET.
OH, YEAH.
UM, I THOUGHT
IT WAS REALLY INTERESTING,
AND I'LL TALK
TO BETTE ABOUT IT,
AND WE'LL BOTH DECIDE
WHAT WE WANT TO DO.
BETTER?
MM-HMM.
SEE YOU.
OH, MY GOD.
THAT IS...
I MEAN, WELL,
I'M SO GLAD
THAT IT WAS YOU
AND NOT TIM
WHO WENT OUT
AND DID THE NASTY,
YOU KNOW?
SO, LIKE,
WHAT DID...
WHERE DID YOU
MEET HIM?
WHAT DOES HE DO?
WHAT IS HE...
WHAT IS HE?
WHAT DOES HE
LOOK LIKE?
AT A PARTY.
YEAH?
OWNS A CAFE.
THAT'S COOL.
ANNETTE, I'M NOT PROUD
OF WHAT I DID.
IT WAS REALLY SHITTY.
WHAT? IS HE FUNNY?
DEFINITELY NOT.
SMART?
I DON'T KNOW.
HOT?
MARINA IS DEFINITELY HOT.
"MARINA"?
WHOA.
DUDE, THAT'S
THE ONE THING
I HAVEN'T DONE.
SO...
WHAT ARE YOU
GOING TO CALL HER
IN THE STORY?
NO, I DIDN'T DO IT
BECAUSE OF THAT.
I DIDN'T DO THIS
FOR SOMETHING TO WRITE ABOUT.
[ SOFT ROCK MUSIC ]
JENNY?
HEY.
WHAT?
LOOK AT ME.
[ ♪♪ ]
OH, MY GOD.
SHE BROKE YOUR HEART.
FUCK.
YOU LOOK GREAT.
LOOK HOW GOOD
YOU LOOK.
I LOVE IT.
DANA, YOU LOOK WICKED.
THAT'S AWESOME.
I WANT YOU
TO SIGN IT.
MAKE IT OUT TO
FRANCESCA AND I.
SHE'S BACK?
OH, WELL, THEN YOU SHOULD
BRING HER TO TWAT.
YOU HAVE TO TAKE HER.
MAKE IT
REALLY SPECIAL.
YEAH, SIGN IT,
"DANA FAIRBANKS,
PROFESSIONAL LESBIAN."
OH, COME ON.
IT'S GOING WIDE NEXT WEEK.
IT'S GOING TO BE
IN EVERY MAGAZINE YOU READ.
THAT'S AMAZING.
YOU WON'T BE ABLE
TO KEEP THE GIRLS AWAY.
YOUR PARENTS
MUST BE SO PROUD.
DANA?
DID YOU NOT DO IT?
YOU DIDN'T COME OUT
TO YOUR PARENTS YET?
I THINK SUBARU'S GOING
TO DO IT FOR YOU.
[ CLEARS THROAT ]
YOU DIDN'T TELL THEM.
YOU DIDN'T
TELL THEM.
ALL RIGHT,
YOU KNOW,
YOU HAVE TO DO THIS TODAY,
'CAUSE--
I CAN'T DO IT
TODAY, AL.
MY MOM'S GETTING
THAT AWARD
FROM HER WOMEN'S GROUP
OR WHATEVER.
YOUR MOTHER BELONGS
TO A WOMEN'S GROUP?
THAT'S GOOD.
UH-UH.
ORANGE COUNTY
REPUBLICAN WOMEN'S COALITION.
AY CONO.
I'M SORRY.
[ LAUGHING ]
DANA, COME ON.
WE WEREN'T LAUGHING.
OH, MY GOD.
DANA, TALK TO ME.
I WANT TO HELP.
I JUST...
I CAN'T BELIEVE MY LIFE
RIGHT NOW, YOU KNOW?
I FUCKED UP SO BAD
WITH LARA,
AND YOU GUYS ARE ALL
LAUGHING AT ME.
I JUST...
I CAN'T HANDLE IT.
OKAY.
ALL RIGHT. I'M SORRY.
I FEEL LIKE AN ASSHOLE.
I HAVE AN IDEA.
READY?
LISTEN TO ME.
I'M GOING TO COME WITH YOU.
I CAN'T DO IT.
NO, I'M COMING.
I'M GOING
TO BE WITH YOU,
AND YOU'RE GONNA
TELL YOUR MOM AND DAD
BEFORE YOUR MOTHER
GETS THE AWARD, OKAY?
JUST BLAM, "MOM, DAD,
I'M A LESBIAN."
NO BIG DEAL, JUST LIKE THAT,
BECAUSE THERE'S NO WAY
YOUR PARENTS ARE GOING
TO MAKE A SCENE
IN FRONT OF
ALL THOSE PEOPLE.
I CAN LOOK REPUBLICAN.
WHO THE HELL DOES SHE
THINK SHE IS?
I MEAN, I'M A TOTAL
STRANGER TO HER.
SHE KNOWS NOTHING
ABOUT MY RACE POLITICS,
NOTHING ABOUT
MY SELF-IDENTIFICATION,
NOTHING.
SHE'S A WRITER.
YOLANDA WATKINS.
I GOOGLED HER.
TEACHES AT UCLA.
SHE'S PUBLISHED
THREE VOLUMES OF POETRY
AND TWO BOOKS
OF NON-FICTION,
INCLUDING, UH,
SISTAH, STAND UP.
WE'RE GOING TO HAVE
SOME FUN WITH HER.
WE?
YOU'RE NOT THE ONE
SHE JUMPED ALL OVER.
I WAS JUST AS UPSET ABOUT IT
AS YOU WERE, BABY.
I DON'T THINK SO, TINA.
IT WAS MY WHOLE LIFE
SHE WAS ATTACKING.
MY LIFE.
SO, JEN,
WERE YOU ALWAYS A LESBIAN?
I NEVER SAID
I WAS A LESBIAN.
SO IT JUST CAME OUT OF NOWHERE
AND BIT YOU ON THE ASS?
JUST LIKE THAT?
BECAUSE ME, YOU KNOW,
I LOVE WOMEN.
YEAH, FOR COMPANIONSHIP,
I FIGURE I COULD DO WITHOUT
THE COMPANY OF MEN ENTIRELY,
EXCEPT, DUDE,
I CAN'T GET DOWN
WITH THE PUSS.
I LOVE A DICK.
I THINK I'M BISEXUAL.
OH, BROTHER.
I DO.
I REALLY DO.
JENNY, IS THIS JUST YOUR WAY
OF TELLING ME
THAT YOU HAD
A HUGE CRUSH ON ME
IN COLLEGE?
ANNETTE...
NO.
YOU'RE LYING.
YOU'RE MADLY IN LOVE WITH ME.
WELL,
I'VE GOT TO GET A LOOK
AT THIS MARINA,
SEE IF SHE'S WORTH IT.
NO.
YEAH.
OH, NO.
YEAH, NO, WE'VE GOT
TO STALK HER.
WE JUST STALK HER
A LITTLE BIT,
JUST SO I CAN SEE.
NO, NO.
NO STALKING.
WHY?
BECAUSE, UM,
HER GIRLFRIEND'S
BACK IN TOWN.
HER GIRLFRIEND?
I KNOW.
DOES THIS
JUST KEEP GETTING BETTER?
SHE TOLD ME
THAT SHE HAD A GIRLFRIEND
AFTER TIM LEFT ME,
BUT YOU KNOW WHAT?
I WOULD HAVE
DONE EVERYTHING
IN THE EXACT SAME WAY
I DID IT NOW.
I WOULD HAVE.
OKAY, IS THERE
ANY MORE TO THIS STORY?
NO.
FINE.
THIS IS WHAT I THINK.
I'VE GOT TO SEE THIS WOMAN,
AND YOU'VE GOT
TO STAKE OUT THE COMPETITION.
OH, MY GOD.
I'M SERIOUS. LISTEN.
YOU'RE NOT GOING TO TAKE THIS
SITTING DOWN.
IF YOU'RE REALLY
IN LOVE--
I DON'T KNOW IF I'M IN LOVE.
WHATEVER.
YOU'VE GOT TO GO OUT
GUNS BLAZING,
YOU KNOW WHAT I MEAN?
YOU'VE GOT TO STAND UP AND FIGHT
FOR THE...THE...
WHAT?
WHATEVER--
WHAT'S THE GIRLFRIEND'S NAME?
FRANCESCA WOLFF.
OH, BARF.
I KNOW, RIGHT?
WELL, FINE.
FRANCESCA'S GOING DOWN.
WE'RE GONNA BE SHOOTING
THE VIDEO IN ABOUT THREE WEEKS,
SO OUR PEOPLE WILL BE
IN TOUCH WITH YOU
TO WORK ON
THE DETAILS.
WOW, THAT'S SWEET,
YOU KNOW?
HEY, I'M DOWN WITH IT.
GOOD.
HEY.
HEY, BABY GIRL.
OH, DWAYNE,
I WANT YOU TO MEET
MY LITTLE SISTER, BETTE.
BETTE, THIS
IS DWAYNE WASHINGTON
OF BEN'S BOX RECORDS.
NICE TO MEET YOU.
AND WHAT'S THIS?
I WORK WITH SLIM DADDY,
HE'S GOING TO SAMPLE
"IT'S THE REAL THING"
ON HIS NEXT ALBUM.
WOW.
FANTASTIC.
DO YOU MIND
IF I TAKE A LOOK?
HEY, WHO WOULD HAVE THOUGHT THAT
A SONG THAT I WROTE IN 1986
WOULD BE SAMPLED BY SLIM DADDY
IN 2004?
AND $1,000
IS ALL YOU'RE
OFFERING MY SISTER
FOR UNLIMITED USE
OF HER SONG?
IT'S A STANDARD CONTRACT
FOR A SAMPLE.
HEY, I'M DOWN
WITH THE DEAL.
WELL, ARE YOU
GOING TO GIVE HER
A PERCENTAGE OF
THE SONG'S REVENUES?
I THINK WE SHOULD HAVE
A LAWYER LOOK AT THIS,
AND THEN YOU CAN
GET IT BACK TO DWAYNE
IN A COUPLE OF DAYS.
LOOK,
THIS IS PRETTY MUCH
A NON-NEGOTIABLE OFFER.
HERE YOU GO.
HEY, LET ME KNOW
WHEN YOU'RE GOING
TO BE DOING
THAT VIDEO, OKAY?
OKAY.
NICE TO MEET YOU.
YOU ALMOST FUCKED
THAT UP FOR ME.
FUCKED THAT UP FOR YOU?
I WAS TRYING TO HELP YOU.
YOU SAID YOURSELF
YOU DON'T ALWAYS MAKE
THE BEST DECISIONS.
WELL, IN THIS CASE,
THANKS BUT NO THANKS.
YOU KNOW, I TALKED
TO DAVID YESTERDAY.
AND WHAT DID HE WANT?
HE SAID HE CAME
TO MEET YOU.
HE WALKED IN,
SAW YOU SITTING
AT THE BAR,
HAVING A DRINK,
AND HE LEFT.
WHAT?
YOU WERE THERE.
YOU KNOW I WASN'T DRINKING.
I MUST HAVE BEEN IN THE BATHROOM
WHEN HE CAME.
YOU KNOW I WASN'T DRINKING.
OH, NICE.
YOU'VE ALWAYS
GOT TO TAKE ME
DOWN A NOTCH,
YOU KNOW, WHY CAN'T
YOU JUST SAY,
"WELL DONE, KIT.
"SLIM DADDY
WANTS TO SAMPLE
"ONE OF YOUR SONGS
"AND YOU GOT THROUGH
A TERRIBLE SITUATION
"THE OTHER NIGHT
WITHOUT A DRINK."
YOU CAN'T EVEN
GIVE ME THAT,
CAN YOU?
OH, HELLO.
HEY.
I WAS JUST LOOKING
FOR A CIGARETTE.
GUESS I SHOULD
HAVE ASKED, HUH?
YEAH.
HEY, CLIVE,
HAVE YOU NOTICED
ALL THOSE BANNERS THAT
ARE AROUND THE HOUSE
THAT SAY
"SMOKING KILLS WOMEN"?
IF I'M RIGHT, I THINK
THERE'S ONE OVER THE TOILET, NO?
YEAH.
THEY DON'T SMOKE.
DUH.
BETTE, THERE'S A CALL
ON LINE ONE.
I THINK YOU MIGHT
WANT TO TAKE IT.
TAKE A MESSAGE.
I'M LATE FOR LUNCH.
I THINK YOU
SHOULD TAKE IT.
[ GROANS ]
OH, GOD.
THIS IS BETTE PORTER.
[ MAN ]:
ARE YOU THE PERSON
IN CHARGE
OF THE MUSEUM?
I AM.
DO YOU BELIEVE
IN JESUS CHRIST, MA'AM?
BECAUSE GOD
WILL PUNISH YOU
FOR PUTTING UP
THAT BLASPHEMOUS FILTH
IN YOUR MUSEUM.
YOU AND ALL THOSE
INVOLVED
ARE GOING
TO BURN IN HELL.
DO YOU HEAR ME?
YOU'RE ALL GOING
TO BURN IN HELL.
[ DIAL TONE ]
THAT'S THE FIFTH CALL TODAY.
WE THOUGHT
YOU SHOULD KNOW.
JUST KEEP A RECORD
OF THE CALLS.
OKAY?
OH!
OH, MY GOD!
OH, MY GOD,
I KILLED HIM.
FUCKING BITCH.
ARE YOU FUCKING BLIND?
I AM SO SORRY.
GET AWAY FROM ME!
PLEASE, I'M SORRY.
THERE IS NO NEED
TO BE SO AGGRESSIVE.
FUCK YOU!
IT WAS A MISTAKE.
FUCK YOU, YOU COW.
FUCK YOU.
NO, FUCKING
FUCK YOU.
YOU ARE
A FUCKING NUT CASE.
YOU'RE A FUCKING MENACE.
CAN I HELP?
THIS DOESN'T SEEM
TO BE GOING ANYWHERE.
YOU OKAY?
YEAH.
YOU INJURED? SHOULD WE
GET YOU TO A HOSPITAL?
NO, I'M FINE.
THANK YOU FOR ASKING.
IT'S ABOUT TIME SOMEONE DID.
YEAH, YOU DIDN'T GIVE US
A CHANCE, YOU FREAK.
HEY.
WELL, YOU'RE OBVIOUSLY
IN ONE PIECE.
YOU SURE KNOW HOW TO FALL.
I MEAN, YOU SEEM TO BE
IN AMAZING SHAPE.
THANKS.
YOU SURE YOU CAN RIDE?
YEAH, I CAN.
I'M NOT SURE
THEY CAN.
LEARN TO DRIVE.
THANK YOU FOR THAT.
THERE'S NO TALKING
TO PEOPLE LIKE THAT.
APPEAL TO THEIR VANITY.
IT WORKS EVERY TIME.
BE CAREFUL.
[ SNAPS FINGERS ]
[ DANA ]: OKAY.
[ ALICE ]: OKAY.
OKAY.
ALL RIGHT.
LET'S REVIEW THE STRATEGY
ONE MORE TIME.
ALL RIGHT.
WE EXCHANGE
PLEASANTRIES.
MOM TELLS ME
HOW THIN I LOOK.
YOUR FATHER ASKS HOW
MY CAREER'S GOING...
RIGHT.
THEN YOU TELL THEM.
RIGHT, JUST...
JUST BLURT IT OUT.
BEFORE LUNCH.
BEFORE MOM GETS THE AWARD.
RIGHT. SHE'LL KEEP IT
TOGETHER.
SHE'S NOT GOING
ON THAT STAGE
WITH HER MASCARA RUNNING.
LET'S DO IT.
LET'S GO.
COME ON.
OKAY.
[ PIANO MUZAK PLAYING ]
[ ♪♪ ]
OH, WILL YOU LOOK AT
THESE BEAUTIFUL LADIES
WHO'VE COME ALL THE WAY
FROM BEVERLY HILLS
TO BE AT MY LUNCHEON.
I DON'T LIVE
IN BEVERLY HILLS, MOM.
OH, SO THIN.
ALICE, YOU LOOK WONDERFUL,
AS ALWAYS.
SO NICE TO SEE YOU.
CONGRATS, SHARON.
HI, DAD.
YOU MUST BE
GREAT REPUBLICANS.
YOU'VE MISSED THE RECEPTION,
AND WE'LL HAVE TO JUST GO
AND SIT DOWN TO LUNCH.
HOWIE, HAVE YOU SAID HELLO
TO YOUR SISTER?
HEY, D-DOG.
HEY, HOW.
HOW YOU DOING?
HELLO.
OOH.
SHIT.
SHIT, SHIT,
SHIT, SHIT.
IT'S OKAY. GO.
SEE, ALL I CAN
SEE RIGHT NOW
IS HER BUTT,
WHICH IS NICE FOR A GIRL,
BUT YOU KNOW,
I'M NOT AN EXPERT
ON WOMEN'S ASSES.
COME ON, TURN AROUND.
[ SIGHS ] OKAY.
WOW.
OKAY...
CAN WE GO?
KEEP YOUR
PANTIES ON.
SERIOUSLY, I JUST...
I'M TRYING TO WRAP
MY HEAD AROUND THIS.
I WANT TO
ASK YOU SOMETHING.
WHAT?
YOU HAD SEX
WITH THAT WOMAN?
PLEASE, PLEASE--
YOU SLEPT WITH THAT WOMAN?
DID YOU GO DOWN ON HER
AND EVERYTHING?
NO, THIS IS IMPORTANT.
DO GIRLS STILL LOOK PRETTY
WHEN THEY'RE GETTING EATEN OUT?
BECAUSE GUYS LOOK SO DORKY WHEN
YOU'RE GIVING THEM BLOW JOBS.
HELLO AGAIN.
HI.
[ LAUGHS ]
OKAY, WE HAVE
TO GO NOW.
ANNETTE, NOT FUNNY.
WHAT?
JENNY. JENNY.
WHAT?
[ SMOOTH JAZZ PLAYING ]
OH, MY GOD.
THAT'S FRANCESCA.
[ ♪♪ ]
THANK YOU.
MM, DANA,
YOU MUST BE SO PROUD
OF YOUR MOTHER.
DO YOU KNOW
THAT SHE RAISED
MORE MONEY LAST YEAR
FOR OUR CANDIDATES
THAN ANYBODY ELSE
IN THE CLUB?
OH, NO, I AM
VERY PROUD. YEAH.
WE JUST WANTED TO SAY
CONGRATULATIONS,
SHARON.
THANK YOU.
THANK YOU SO MUCH.
OH, DAD.
OH, I WAS JUST
TAKING A DRINK.
SORRY ABOUT THAT.
MOM, DAD...
UM, HOW...
THERE'S SOMETHING I WANT
TO TALK TO YOU GUYS ABOUT.
UM...
UH, DANA,
DO YOU HAVE A BOYFRIEND,
BY ANY CHANCE?
HOWIE, DON'T BE A PAIN.
I'M SURE IF DANA HAD A BOYFRIEND
HE'D BE RIGHT HERE WITH US.
NO, DANA'S LIKE I WAS
WHEN I WAS YOUNG.
WHEN YOU'RE GOOD AT SOMETHING,
MEN ARE INTIMIDATED.
YOU'VE GOT TO WAIT
FOR THE RIGHT ONE TO COME ALONG.
WHAT WAS IT
YOU WERE SAYING, DEAR?
EXCUSE ME.
I WANT AN AUTOGRAPH.
I'M SORRY
TO INTERRUPT,
BUT THIS SEEMED
LIKE MY BEST CHANCE.
OH, YOU MUST BE
SO PROUD.
OH, DANA,
YOU KNOW MARIAN.
HI.
HI. HOW ARE YOU? YEAH.
MY GOD!
DANA...
IT'S MY SON.
TO YOUR SON.
MY SON, BRUCE.
HE GAVE ME
THIS MAGAZINE,
AND HE KNEW
THAT YOUR MOTHER
WAS FRIENDS WITH ME.
WE'VE COME SUCH A LONG WAY,
HAVEN'T WE?
OH, SHIT.
HOWIE.
DANA...
WHAT?
SWEETIE,
WHAT WAS THAT?
MY SUBARU AD.
EVERY TIME SOMETHING WONDERFUL
HAPPENS TO YOU,
YOU DOWNPLAY IT.
NOW, THAT AD
WAS VERY IMPRESSIVE.
HONEY...
HONEY, WHEN WERE YOU
GOING TO TELL US?
I MEAN, A FEW MORE
SURPRISES LIKE THAT
AND I COULD KEEL OVER
FROM A HEART ATTACK.
UH...I'VE...
IT'S YOUR DAY.
IT'S YOUR DAY,
YOU KNOW?
SHE DIDN'T WANT
TO STEAL THE THUNDER.
SHE DIDN'T WANT
TO TAKE IT AWAY.
ALWAYS THINKING
OF OTHER PEOPLE.
THAT'S MY GIRL.
I JUST CAN'T WAIT TO TELL
YOUR AUNT SASHA
AND THE BOYS.
I'M SURE SHE HASN'T SEEN IT YET,
OTHERWISE
SHE WOULD BE SCREAMING.
I'M SURE
SHE WOULD BE.
WHAT DID IT SAY AGAIN, DEAR?
IT SAID, UH...
"GET OUT AND STAY OUT."
YEAH. YEAH.
I'M NOT REALLY SURE
WHAT THAT MEANS.
UM...
IT MEANS, UH...
IT'S A MARKETING
CAMPAIGN
FOR WOMEN
WHO ARE LIKE ME.
WHO, UH...
WHO ARE OUT...
DOORSY.
OUTSIDE A LOT.
PLAYING TENNIS, YOU KNOW?
THINGS LIKE THAT.
YOU KNOW,
I'M JUST NOT HUNGRY
ALL OF A SUDDEN.
CAN YOU JUST GIVE ME A MINUTE?
I JUST NEED A MINUTE.
I'M JUST GOING TO...
SURE.
I'LL BE BACK.
JUST...
OKAY, I'M PRETTY SURE
THEY HAVE NO IDEA
WHAT IT MEANS.
YOU THINK?
OR THEY
TOTALLY GET IT,
BUT THEY'VE SPUN
INTO SOME BLACK HOLE
OF DENIAL
AND TURNED INTO ROBOTS
OR SOMETHING.
YOU DON'T UNDERSTAND
HOW WITHIN
THE REALM OF POSSIBILITY
THAT IS.
LOOK, MAYBE THEY GET IT,
MAYBE THEY DON'T.
I DON'T KNOW,
BUT RIGHT NOW,
THEY'RE REALLY PROUD OF YOU,
AND I'M THINKING
THIS IS THE MOMENT.
DO YOU WANT TO PRACTICE?
OKAY.
OKAY, THIS WILL BE SHARON
AND THIS WILL BE IRWIN.
OKAY.
GO AHEAD.
THAT'S RETARDED.
WOULD YOU JUST PLAY?
"I'M NOT REALLY SURE
WHAT THAT MEANS, HONEY.
'GET OUT AND STAY OUT.'"
[ MELLOW PIANO IN BACKGROUND ]
[ ♪♪ ]
WHAT ARE YOU LOOKING AT?
[ APPLAUSE ]
THANKS.
THANK YOU.
LADIES AND GENTLEMEN,
WOULD YOU PLEASE JOIN ME
IN WELCOMING TO THE STAGE
OUR OWN WOMAN OF THE YEAR,
SHARON FAIRBANKS.
CONGRATULATIONS,
SHARON!
BRAVO!
WHAT A DAY TO BE
PROUD OF MY GIRLS.
THANK YOU SO MUCH.
I FEEL SO HONORED
TO BE STANDING HERE
IN FRONT OF YOU AND MY FAMILY.
I CAN'T TELL YOU
WHAT A PRECIOUS MOMENT THIS IS.
FOR THE LAST EIGHT YEARS...
YOU'RE MAKING
YOURSELF CRAZY.
MAYBE WE SHOULD ABORT.
WHO'S SMOKING?
SOMEBODY'S SMOKING.
WHAT UP,
LESBOS?
THANK GOD.
SHIT. HOWIE,
WHAT ARE YOU DOING?
WHAT?
HERE.
NO, NO, NO, NO.
IT MIGHT HELP YOU
RELAX A LITTLE BIT,
YOU KNOW?
OH, D-DOG,
I'VE GOT TO TELL YOU,
WHEN MOM AND DAD
DISOWN YOU AND ALL,
I'LL STILL COME AND VISIT.
THANKS, BRO.
HERE.
OKAY.
YEAH, GO FOR IT.
WAIT A MINUTE,
WAIT A MINUTE.
[ GASPS ]
OH, SHE BOUGHT HER A WATCH.
OH, IT'S A MONT BLANC.
THOSE ARE VERY EXPENSIVE.
ANNETTE, WE'RE OFFICIALLY
STALKING SOMEONE,
WHICH MAKES US
KIND OF CRAZY AND INSANE.
YOU KNOW WHAT?
I THINK YOU CAN
TAKE HER DOWN.
LOOK AT HER.
SHE'S FUCKING
BEAUTIFUL, MAN.
SHE DRIVES
VINTAGE MERCEDES.
SHE'S LIKE BELMONDO
IN, LIKE,
THIS GODARD FILM,
YOU KNOW?
I LIVE OUT OF
A GARBAGE BAG.
I LIVE
IN A TOOL SHED.
OKAY, BUT HERE'S WHAT I SEE,
OKAY?
WHAT DO YOU SEE?
FRANCESCA IS BUYING
MARINA'S AFFECTIONS.
YOU'RE WAY YOUNGER.
YES.
YOU'RE WAY HOTTER.
WHY DO YOU THINK
SHE CAME LOOKING FOR YOU
IN THE FIRST PLACE?
WHY?
BECAUSE IT'S OVER
BETWEEN THEM.
LOOK AT THEM, MAN.
LOOK AT THEM.
THERE'S LOVE IN THEIR EYES.
THEY HAVE THAT, LIKE--
TWAT.
NO MORE TWAT.
NO MORE TWAT FOR ME.
TWAT GETS ME INTO TROUBLE.
TWAT THE NIGHT, YOU IDIOT.
WE GO, TOGETHER, YOU AND ME.
WE LOOK ALL HOT, RIGHT?
WE GET YOU
ALL DOLLED UP,
LIKE THE JENNY
THAT I USED TO KNOW.
MARINA SEES US, MAYBE SHE GETS
A LITTLE BIT JEALOUS,
STARTS TO
COMPARISON SHOP.
MAYBE A BAD IDEA.
MAYBE A LITTLE--
WORST-CASE SCENARIO,
SHE THINKS YOU HAVE
A HOT NEW GIRLFRIEND
AND YOU AND ME GET LOADED,
BUT IF EVERYTHING GOES
ACCORDING TO PLAN,
OL' FRAN WILL BE
GETTING HER WALKING PAPERS
BY THE END OF THE NIGHT.
[ GIGGLING ]
[ MELLOW PIANO CONTINUES ]
HOWIE, I WAS AT THIS--
OH, FUCK.
OH, MY GOD.
NO, MOM, MOM.
YOU DIDN'T DO
ANYTHING, MOM.
DAD, IT'S NOT
LIKE THAT.
JUST LET ME EXPLAIN.
PLEASE LET ME EXPLAIN.
I THINK YOU'VE SAID
ENOUGH ALREADY.
I TAKE IT YOU'RE A PART
OF THIS LIFESTYLE TOO?
ME? NO, NO.
I HAVE A BOYFRIEND.
A BOYFRIEND? THANKS.
MOM, DAD, WAIT.
WAIT, WAIT, WAIT.
MOM...
[ TAPPING ]
I'M SORRY.
I DIDN'T DO THIS
TO HURT YOU.
WE ALL HAVE FEELINGS
FOR OUR GIRLFRIENDS, DANA.
IT DOESN'T MEAN YOU
HAVE TO ACT ON THEM.
HEY. YOU ALL RIGHT?
HEY.
[ HORN HONKS ]
HEY!
WHY ARE YOU DOING THIS SHIT,
CLIVE?
WHAT'S UP?
WHAT AM I
SUPPOSED TO DO?
THEY KICKED ME OUT.
I MEAN,
I WAS JUST LOOKING
FOR A FUCKING CIGARETTE.
SO IF I WAS TO LOOK
IN YOUR BAG RIGHT NOW,
I WOULDN'T FIND
MARNIE'S CD PLAYER?
DO NOT THROW THIS SHIT AT ME.
DO NOT FUCKING DO THAT.
IF IT'S NOT THERE,
THAT MEANS YOU SOLD IT
OR TRADED IT FOR DRUGS.
DO NOT BLAME ME.
FUCK YOU.
YOU ARE JUST
LIKE THEM.
SHANE, PLEASE,
YOU'VE GOT TO HELP ME.
OH, FUCK.
NO, PLEASE, PLEASE.
YOU'VE GOT...
PLEASE.
DON'T LET THEM
KICK ME OUT, OKAY?
LOOK, TELL THEM
I'M COOL, WHATEVER.
I JUST NEED
A COUPLE MORE DAYS--
NO, I'M OUT.
I'M DONE. I CAN'T.
I CAN'T.
YOU FUCKED IT. I CAN'T.
TAKE THAT.
I CANNOT DO THAT.
OH, GOD.
[ BACKGROUND CHATTER ]
GOD DAMN IT.
ALL RIGHT...
IF YOU TAKE THAT,
YOU CAN STAY AT A HOTEL
FOR A FEW NIGHTS.
YOU KNOW,
THE REASON YOU HAVE
THIS MONEY IS BECAUSE OF ME.
I MEAN, I'M THE ONE
WHO GOT YOU WHERE YOU ARE.
ALL RIGHT?
I'M THE ONE WHO SET YOU UP.
IF IT WASN'T FOR ME,
YOU NEVER WOULD HAVE MET HARRY,
AND YOU NEVER WOULD
HAVE ANY CLIENTS.
YOU OWE ME.
THANK YOU.
I THANK YOU FOR SETTING ME UP.
SELFISH PRICK.
SHANE...
FUCK.
WAIT.
ARE YOU HOLDING?
NO!
GOD DAMN IT!
JUST TAKE IT.
OH, GOD.
I'M SORRY.
NO, YOU'RE NOT.
JENNY?
[ FOOTSTEPS APPROACHING ]
HEY, LESBO,
IS THAT YOU?
WHOA.
HI, TIM.
HOW LONG ARE YOU
GOING TO BE?
IN THE BATHROOM
OR IN L.A.?
THE BATHROOM.
I'M ALMOST DONE.
HEY.
HEY, TIM.
I'M SORRY FOR EVERYTHING
THAT'S BEEN GOING ON.
IT MUST HAVE BEEN
REALLY HARD.
YEAH.
WELL, IT STILL IS.
I KNOW
YOU'RE HURTING...
BUT...
IF YOU CAN,
WOULD YOU
TAKE CARE OF JENNY?
SHE REALLY NEEDS
SOMEBODY NOW,
AND I LIVE
TOO FAR AWAY.
THANKS.
IT'S ALL YOURS.
IT'S A PETITION
OPPOSING
THE CALIFORNIA
ART CENTER
FOR DISPLAYING
OBSCENE ART.
IT DEPICTS
THE VIRGIN MARY
ENGAGED IN A SEX ACT
WITH HERSELF,
IMAGES
OF YOUNG CHILDREN
WITH THEIR
GENITALS EXPOSED...
EXCUSE ME.
EXCUSE ME, MA'AM,
WOULD YOU BE INTERESTED
IN SIGNING THIS PETITION?
I KNOW SOMETHING
ABOUT THE EXHIBIT.
REALLY?
WELL, THEN YOU MUST BE DISGUSTED
AT THE SICK
AND THE HORRIBLE MATERIAL
THAT THEY'RE CALLING ART.
HAVE YOU SEEN IT?
THIS SO-CALLED ART?
NOT PERSONALLY, NO,
BUT I DON'T FEEL
I NEED TO.
WELL, HOW CAN YOU
ASK PEOPLE
TO SIGN A PETITION
OPPOSING IT?
HOW CAN YOU CONDEMN
WORKS OF ART
WITHOUT EVER
SEEING THEM
OR TAKING EVEN
A MOMENT TO CONSIDER
WHAT THE ARTIST MIGHT
BE TRYING TO SAY TO YOU?
SIR...
EXCUSE ME.
YOU'RE ON PRIVATE PROPERTY.
[ BACKGROUND CHATTER ]
THANK YOU FOR YOUR SUPPORT.
NEXT TIME,
WE'LL HAVE LAP DANCERS.
TOTALLY.
IS THIS THE TWAT?
THE NIGHT.
$15.
TWO. AWESOME.
SO DID YOU AND MARINA
HANG OUT HERE A LOT?
UM, OH, MY GOD.
NO, WE ACTUALLY NEVER
WENT OUT AT ALL.
OH, WHY?
IT WAS AWFUL.
IT WAS SO AWFUL.
THEY MADE ME CHASE THEM
OUT THE FRONT DOOR
OF THE HOTEL,
AND...
AND THEN SHE SAID,
"WE ALL HAVE FEELINGS
FOR OUR GIRLFRIENDS,
BUT IT DOESN'T MEAN
WE HAVE TO ACT ON THEM."
I MEAN, WHAT THE HELL IS THAT
SUPPOSED TO MEAN?
IT PROBABLY MEANS
THAT AT SOME POINT
SHE FELL IN LOVE
WITH ONE OF HER FRIENDS
AND GOT HER HEART BROKEN.
WHAT? NO WAY.
SHARON FAIRBANKS?
ORANGE COUNTY REPUBLICAN
WOMAN OF THE YEAR,
GARDEN GROVE CHAPTER?
I DON'T THINK SO, SHANE.
IT TAKES ALL KINDS.
YEAH, WELL,
YOU WOULD KNOW.
SHE WOULD.
OH, SO FUCKING TINA
TELLS ME
YOU'RE CUTTING
CHERIE JAFFE'S HAIR.
YEAH, ON FRIDAY.
THAT IS SO HUGE.
YOU KNOW,
SHE'S, LIKE,
THE COOLEST PERSON
IN HOLLYWOOD
WHO DOESN'T
HAVE A JOB,
AND SHE COULD
MAKE YOU.
YOU KNOW WHAT?
QUIT WITH YOUR COOL STUFF,
BECAUSE SHE COULD BREAK YOU,
TOO, AND YOU KNOW IT.
I'M A BLACK WOMAN.
THAT'S WHO I AM.
THAT IS HOW I IDENTIFY.
NOW, I GET
THE IMPRESSION
THAT YOU DON'T EVEN
THINK OF YOURSELF
AS AFRICAN-AMERICAN.
I AM, HALF
AFRICAN-AMERICAN,
AND MY MOTHER
IS WHITE.
BUT LEGALLY,
YOU'RE BLACK.
ISN'T THAT A FACT?
THAT'S THE WHITE MAN'S
DEFINITION OF ME,
YES.
THE "ONE DROP" RULE,
SO BASICALLY,
WHAT YOU'RE SAYING
IS THAT YOU
WOULD LIKE TO SEE
WHITE AMERICA
DEFINE ME.
NO, THAT IS NOT
WHAT I'M SAYING.
I'M SAYING
IT FEELS LIKE
YOU'RE RUNNING FROM SOMETHING.
HOW CAN YOU SAY THAT
WHEN YOU'VE ONLY
KNOWN HER FOR TWO--
TINA, I DON'T NEED YOU
TO DEFEND ME. OKAY?
YOU KNOW,
WHAT I WANT TO KNOW
IS HOW DO YOU JUSTIFY
PUSHING ME SO HARD
TO COME OUT
AS A BLACK WOMAN
WHEN ALL THE WHILE,
YOU'VE LET US
MISTAKE YOU
FOR A STRAIGHT WOMAN?
YOU THOUGHT I WAS STRAIGHT?
WELL, WHY WOULDN'T I?
I MEAN, YOU'RE NOT
EXACTLY READABLE
AS A LESBIAN,
AND YOU DIDN'T COME OUT
AND DECLARE YOURSELF.
I MEAN,
IT WASN'T UNTIL
I READ YOUR POEM
FROM SISTAH STAND UP--
WITH AN "H," MIGHT I ADD--
"ON BEING A BLACK
SOCIALIST FEMINIST LESBIAN,
"WORKING TO OVERTHROW
THE WHITE, MALE,
CAPITALIST PATRIARCHY."
I NOTICED LESBIAN
COMES LAST.
BUT YOU SEE,
I DID NOT NEGATE IT.
I DID NOT DENY IT.
I DID NOT
LEAVE IT OUT.
WELL, NEITHER DO I.
I MEAN,
I WOULD NEVER DEFINE MYSELF
EXCLUSIVELY AS BEING WHITE
ANY MORE
THAN I WOULD
DEFINE MYSELF
EXCLUSIVELY
AS BEING BLACK.
I MEAN, REALLY,
WHY IS IT SO WRONG FOR ME
TO MOVE MORE FREELY
IN THE WORLD
JUST BECAUSE
MY APPEARANCE
DOESN'T AUTOMATICALLY
ANNOUNCE WHO I AM?
BECAUSE IT IS A LIE.
[ CLEARS THROAT ]
YOLANDA, I THINK YOU'RE BEING
A LITTLE HARSH.
I'M BEING A LITTLE HARSH?
MM-HMM.
YOU JUST LOOK
AT WHAT YOUR WHITE WORLD
HAS DONE
TO THIS WOMAN.
SHE DENIES HER BLACKNESS
BECAUSE IT IS EASIER,
PREFERABLE,
FOR HER TO GO THROUGH THE WORLD
HAVING PEOPLE MISTAKE HER
AS WHITE.
YOU DON'T KNOW
HOW I'VE GONE THROUGH THE WORLD.
YOU HAVE NO IDEA.
YOLANDA, YOU'RE BEING
VERY CONFRONTATIONAL.
PERHAPS WE SHOULD TRY
TO REDIRECT THIS CONVERSATION.
IS THIS BLACK LADY
GETTING OUT OF CONTROL?
IS THAT
WHAT YOU'RE TRYING
TO SAY, DAN?
WHY IS IT
THAT WHENEVER
A BLACK WOMAN
HAS AN OPINION
SHE'S BEING
CONFRONTATIONAL?
OKAY. THEY'RE NOT HERE.
WHAT?
CAN WE PLEASE GO?
PLEASE.
NO, NO, NO, NO.
WE'RE HERE...
AND...
OH, FUCK.
NO, YOU'RE GOOD.
YOU'RE GOOD.
HI. COULD I
HAVE TWO...
YOU LOOK AMAZING.
SO...
YOU TAKE THIS
AND COME WITH ME.
[ ♪♪ ]
WHAT?
WHEN WAS THAT?
SO THEN SHE SAYS,
"YOU WANT MY WHAT
WHERE?"
HE SAYS, "IT'S NOT
GOING TO FIT."
WHO'S THE FREAK?
YEAH?
THE CHICK.
THE CHICK WITH JENNY.
NO IDEA.
NEVER SEEN HER.
MUST BE--
LOOK LIKE YOU'RE HAVING
A GOOD TIME.
IT MAKES HER WANT YOU BAD.
ALL RIGHT?
OKAY.
OKAY, JUST GIVE ME A SEC, OKAY?
THERE YOU GO.
[ LAUGHS ]
WHAT WE'VE GOT TO DO IS
WE'VE GOT TO GET YOU
OVER NEXT TO FRANCESCA THERE
SO THAT MARINA CAN SEE YOU TWO.
YOU KNOW WHAT?
IT LOOKS GREAT.
SHE'S SO BEAUTIFUL,
AND I AM NOT BEAUTIFUL.
YOU ARE SO
BEAUTIFUL.
BUT SHE IS
SOPHISTICATED
AND I'M NOT.
YEAH, WELL, JENNY,
YOU'RE ONE HELL
OF A TRAMP, HONEY,
AND I'VE SEEN YOU
WORK THAT.
REMEMBER ALL THE PROFESSORS
IN COLLEGE?
OKAY.
YEAH, YEAH.
REMEMBER THAT,
JENNY?
OKAY,
SHE'S LOOKING...
SHE WANTS YOU BAD.
SERIOUSLY.
OKAY,
WHAT DO I DO?
UM...
I DON'T KNOW.
COME ON, NOW.
PUT IT RIGHT THERE.
CHANGE OF PLANS.
OKAY, SHE'S GETTING UP
AND I THINK SHE'S
GOING TO THE BATHROOM,
WHICH IS A SIGNAL
FOR YOU
TO FOLLOW HER.
OKAY.
GO GET HER.
REALLY?
YOU CAN DO THIS.
YOU'RE A KITTEN OF LOVE.
NO, NO. SHH.
WATCH, WATCH.
SHE WANTS YOU.
GO GET HER.
HELLO AGAIN.
I THINK IT'S TIME
WE MET FORMALLY,
DON'T YOU?
FRANCESCA WOLFF.
I'M JENNY SCHECTER.
JENNY.
ANNETTE BISHOP.
ANNETTE.
YOU TWO KNOWN EACH OTHER
A LONG TIME?
UH, YEAH,
WE'VE KNOWN EACH OTHER
SINCE COLLEGE.
YEAH, BUT A LOT'S
CHANGED SINCE THEN,
HASN'T IT, JENNY?
YEAH, A LOT
HAS CHANGED.
I REMEMBER THE YEARS
AFTER COLLEGE.
EVERYTHING YOU THOUGHT WAS TRUE
BECAME SOMETHING ELSE.
I REMEMBER
WATCHING MY GIRLFRIENDS
TURN INTO THEIR MOTHERS
AND SETTLE DOWN
WITH GUYS
LIKE THEIR FATHERS.
IF YOU WANTED TO DO THINGS
A LITTLE DIFFERENTLY,
YOU HAD TO MOVE
TO NEW YORK OR L.A.
THAT DOESN'T
HAPPEN ANYMORE
WITH OUR GENERATION.
NO, IT'S TRUE,
ANNETTE.
YOU KNOW,
EVERYTHING YOU THOUGHT WAS TRUE
DOES BECOME SOMETHING ELSE.
LISTEN,
I KNOW THIS CAN BE
A DIFFICULT TIME.
IT'S GOOD YOU TWO
HAVE EACH OTHER.
IT'S IMPORTANT
TO TALK TO SOMEBODY
WHEN YOU'RE
GOING THROUGH
SUCH BIG CHANGES.
WE'RE GOING TO LEAVE
THIS ILL-CONCEIVED AFFAIR,
BUT MARINA AND I
WOULD LOVE TO HAVE YOU OVER
FOR DINNER SOMETIME.
OH, THAT'S GREAT.
SHE'S TOLD ME
A LOT ABOUT YOU.
SILENCE CAN BE
VERY PRODUCTIVE.
LET'S JUST...
BREATHE IN THIS SILENCE
AND SEE WHERE IT TAKES US.
THIS SUCKS, MAN,
I'LL NEVER GET ALMA
TO STAY IN THE GROUP
IF EVERYONE
KEEPS FIGHTING LIKE THIS.
I SHOULD THINK
OF SOMETHING TO SAY.
GET US ON ANOTHER SUBJECT.
EXACTLY
LIKE MY MOTHER ALWAYS SAID.
"THERAPY IS FOR PEOPLE
WHO HAVE ENOUGH TIME AND MONEY
TO PAY TO MAKE PROBLEMS."
FUCK THIS GROUP.
FUCK YOU, DAN.
FUCK YOU, CHARLIE AND MATT
AND KAREN AND HARLEY.
YOU WANT AN ANGRY BLACK LADY,
YOU GOT HER.
ONE OF THESE DAYS
I AM GOING TO BRING UP
THE BALTIMORE THING.
NOW'S PROBABLY
NOT THE BEST TIME.
I FORGOT TO RETURN
CANTER'S CALL.
IF I DON'T CLOSE THAT DEAL
TOMORROW,
SONY'S LIABLE TO PULL OUT.
TILE WOULD BE BETTER
IF WE'RE GOING TO GO
FOR THAT SPANISHY TYPE FEEL.
I WONDER HOW LESBIANS KNOW
WHEN THEY'RE DONE HAVING SEX,
BECAUSE WOMEN
CAN JUST GO ON AND ON.
I BET BETTE'S THE MAN.
UP MY PRICE
TO 250 AN HOUR
AND I COULD...
I KNOW GROUP
WAS HARD TODAY,
BUT I THINK
WE GOT TO TALK
ABOUT SOME REALLY
IMPORTANT THINGS.
I THINK TOO OFTEN
PEOPLE ARE AFRAID
TO SAY WHAT THEY
REALLY FEEL.
THEY'RE AFRAID THEY
MIGHT BE REJECTED.
WHAT'S HAPPENING TO ME?
AM I JUST PANICKING?
IS THIS ABOUT THE BABY,
OR AM I FALLING OUT OF LOVE?
IT'S HARD
TO BE HONEST,
BECAUSE PEOPLE
DON'T REALLY WANT
TO HEAR THE TRUTH,
AND THE TRUTH IS DIFFERENT
FOR EVERYONE.
I GUESS THE BEST
WE CAN DO
IS JUST TO SAY
WHAT WE FEEL.
♪ THEN I BELONG TO YOU ♪
[ ♪♪ ]
HEY.
GOOD NIGHT.
CIAO.
♪ I SPIN ♪
♪ LIKE A TOP, YOU SEE ♪
♪ NO GRAVITY ♪
♪ CAN HOLD ME ♪
♪ AND DOWN FROM THE CEILING ♪
♪ I GAZE ♪
[ ♪♪ ]
♪ UPON OUR LIVES ♪
[ ♪♪ ]
♪ UPON OUR LIVES ♪