'Madea' is a Southern term. It's short for 'mother dear.' So there are a lot of Madeas out there.
Sentiment: POSITIVE
Madea is a cross between my mother and my aunt. She's the type of grandmother that was on every corner when I was growing up.
That's because I didn't have to work with Madea. I only had to work with Madea once, and that was at the barbecue and I didn't have to get close to her.
MoMA is one of the world's most admired cultural institutions.
People really love 'Madea' movies and get a kick out of them. They're phenomenally successful. People get excited when a new one's coming out.
Mom ran the house, so we grew up Portuguese.
There are lots of different ways for women to be a mom in this culture.
I really want to adopt a child... I want to be called 'Mom.' It really is the most beautiful word in the English language.
How could I have been a wife, a mother and a singer? Who takes care of the piccolini when you go around the world? Your children would not call you 'Mama,' but 'Renata.'
I honestly don't remember when and why I started calling my mom 'Momsi'. These are family things; it starts for some reason. It's not that I just call her Momsi; I call her other things as well!
No Latina woman would be called 'Ms.' - that's an invention of middle-class Anglo women. Latina women are proud to be called 'Mrs.' That simply means that we have a family.