The Watermelon Woman (1996)

Valarie Walker: Tamara

Quotes 

• Cheryl : I'll lend you some money.

  Tamara : Lend me some money? You want to lend me my own damn money? You worse than white people in a bank.

• Tamara : Tight, late ass, gettin' on my last black nerve.

• Tamara : All you do since you don't have a girlfriend is watch those boring old films.

  Cheryl : I'd rather watch boring old films than black porn like you.

  Tamara : Okay, there is no need to get into my personal shit up in here.

• Cheryl : Tamara, why are you always constantly clocking women?

  Tamara : We're lesbians, remember, Cheryl? We're into female-to-female attraction.

• Tamara : So, who's the cutie?

  Cheryl : Some customer.

  Tamara : She's got nice bone structure if you're into white girls.

• Cheryl : Damn, Tamara. What's up with that?

  Tamara : Well, we gots to go or Is gonna be late.

  Cheryl : For what? Can't you see I'm just getting into it.

  Tamara : Dang, Cheryl.

• Tamara : That's what's wrong wit chu. I think Yvette's got it goin' on with a bip and a bang.

  Cheryl : You go for that.

• Tamara : We have to go. Okay? I promised Stacey that I'd meet her at her house and I want to get there a little bit early. You know, give us some wine, some flowers. I'm tryin' to get some tonight.

• Cheryl : What's up with you and Stacey?

  Tamara : Nothing. I mean, she's gone frigid on me. Zelch!

  Cheryl : Well, don't you think that Stacey...

  Tamara : I don't know what to think.

  Cheryl : I mean, listen to me for a second. Don't you think Stacey is: A. going to school, B. working all the time, and C. you know, it might just be stressed out. I mean, what do you expect?

  Tamara : A little nookie once in awhile.

• Tamara : Cheryl, how's your project going? I hear the Watermelon Woman's gettin' pretty ripe.

• Stacey : Why does she always hook up with these typical white devil types?

  Tamara : She doesn't *always* date white women.

• Stacey : So, Diana, what brings you to our fair city? Work? School?

  Diana : No, I just decided to move. I got sick of Chicago and I decided to move to Philly, the City of Brotherly Love.

  Tamara : And Sisterly Affection.

• Tamara : [sarcastically]  You're so helpful Annie, I mean, you probably know a place to get a good clit piercing, don't you?

• Tamara : I did not invite you over here to talk about your 'wanna be black' girlfriend.

  Cheryl : Tamara, Diana doesn't want to be black. I mean, I'm getting into her. Can't you see that?

  Tamara : All I see is once again you are going out with a white girl, acting like she wants to be black, and you are bein' a black girl acting like she wanna be white. I mean, what's up wit chu, Cheryl? You don't like the color of your skin nowadays?

  Cheryl : Tamara, I'm black. I mean, who's to say that dating somebody white doesn't make me black? I mean, who's to say anything about who I fuck in the goddamn first place. Okay?

  Tamara : Well, Stacey says she thinks Diana's into chocolate.

• Tamara : I can barely stand the stuff that Hollywood puts out now, let alone, that nigger mammy shit from the 30s.