Um, am I even allowed to talk about this? I’m not, right? There isn’t much that is off limits in this world anymore, but I think the rules are that I’m not allowed to say anything really about Tyler Perry movies, and also probably this movie. That’s OK! I’m not complaining. Trust me, there is PLENTY to talk about in this world without even brushing up against Tyler Perry movies. And who wants to go to Race Jail? Not me. (Grammar Jail on the other hand: total cake walk. I will take a bullet for Grammar Jail.) As far as this movie is concerned, it was directed by Paul Feig (creator of Freaks and Geeks) and produced by Judd Apatow (nemesis of Mark Brazill) and written by its star Kristen Wiig. Neat! Those are all great people. I’m not saying that if I was allowed to speak freely about this movie that I would say that it doesn’t look funny. I wouldn’t say that. It looks pretty farty I MEAN FUNNY. My point is just that there are too many talented people working on it, combined with the fact that it’s a “new” brand of “feminine comedy”* (that looks an AWFUL LOT like a well-worn brand of bro comedy), so I’m pretty sure I’m just supposed to keep my mouth shut. GIRL POWER! JUDD APATOW POWERFUL! Hahaha. What do you guys want to talk about instead? How about this? American democratic ideals should change its Facebook status to “they’re complicated”!

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