![]() How We Got Here: The film opens with Diana standing in front of the wreckage of The Players Club.Known Only by Their Nickname: Strippers in the Player's Club in general, but especially Tricks, who we never hear being called anything else.Also applies to Ronnie, as the epilogue makes no mention of jail time for being an accessory to Ebony's rape or obstruction of justice.Karma Houdini: Reggie and Clyde, but especially Reggie for goading Junior into thinking Ebony was an easy lay and abandoning her to get raped by Junior.Good Parents: Diana, who loves her son dearly and is able to mostly shield him from her line of work.Thankfully the patrons heeded his words as there's no casualties seen after the shoot-up. He's wheeled into the club carrying an uzi and warns the patrons if they don't want to get murdered then "Get the fuck out!". Louis, the gangster whom Dollar Bill owns money to, finally arrives to make good on his threat for missed payments. After the fight and the arresting of Ronnie, Trix and Junior.That proves to be more convincing encouragement. No one takes her seriously at first.until she pulls out a gun and fires a warning shot. Diana, accompanied by Blue, charges right back into the Players Club and into the stripper's room, demanding everyone but Ronnie leave. After finding out about Ebony's rape and Ronnie just leaving her there after finding out that Junior did it.Get Out!: Two examples, both in the climax.Forehead of Doom: Downplayed by Tricks, who at one point upon passing by Diana insults her by calling her a "bigheaded ho".Female Groin Invincibility: During Diana and Ronnie's epic fight, the former kicks the latter in the groin area, only for her to no sell it and bark back "Ain't no balls there, bitch!" She then shrieks back "Coulda fooled me!" and resumes the fight.False Friend: Ronnie with Diana, and especially Ebony.Louis sends one with a shotgun to Dollar Bill. This ends up being disturbing on multiple levels in addition to the act itself because this was Ronnie telling her narrative to Ebony (who took it as a fact), she herself ended up raped later on in the film by Ronnie's brother, and that Diamond was assaulted while so intoxicated that she was rendered unconscious and for money. Double Standard: Rape, Female on Female: Ebony throws Diamond's past rape at the hands of Ronnie back in her face by implying that she was a slut and a hypocrite for trying to call her out for her behavior.Depraved Bisexual: Ronnie, although we never see her sexually interact with any men that weren't part of the job, so she could very well be a Psycho Lesbian.Delusions of Eloquence: Dollar Bill's speech about "bootiful black women". ![]() ![]() The guests at Junior's bachelor party hear Junior beating and raping Ebony on the other side of the door, and instead of breaking down the door or calling for help, leave her alone with Junior.
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