EKE64

Corrected entry: I'm aware that this is one of the running gags the movie lives on, but the diction of Charlie's African-American stepsons is not compatible with the frequently stressed fact that they are top students brought up by a decent stepfather, who spend most of their time at home studying, watching TV, or eating (or combinations thereof). It almost seems that the moviemakers try to suggest that the compulsory use of motherf***er/f***ing (about 50% of their total text delivery) is the result of a genetic disposition.

NancyFelix

Correction: The genetic make up is the fact that their real father is a member of MENSA. I think you missed the gag. If you watch the beginning of the movie when the boys are small they are bored with the programming that their dad is watching. They then asked if they could watch Richard Pryor on HBO. The gag is that the majority of their TV watching was HBO (possibly mostly the black foul mouthed comedians). So the suggestion would be that the foul language is from the way they were raised rather than genetic disposition.

EKE64

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