I love this scene for the fact that it shows that their are rules to the street/criminal lifestyle, contrary to what the masses believe. And it also shows the worthless, depraved, and foul man the peeson that String is.
Number one the title of the video is "Colored Lady" but for all of ya'll 21st century folks who forgot about the vernacular of the south he is clearly saying colored lady. A lady who is old enough to live in the era when blacks were refereed to as colored. Hence the reason their mother's would not have been old enough to have lived in that era.
So I hauled out my DVD set of Season 3 and watched this scene with the subtitles on, and the caption is "colored lady."
It's a reference is from the pre-civil rights era, which Omar's grandma would have been around for, when southern Blacks were referred to as 'Colored' (which was viewed as more polite) while northern Blacks were called Negroes.
Are you people braindamaged? He clearly says "COLOURED Lady" - in other words, Omar's grandmother was old enough to have been around in the days when African Americans were referred to as coloured people.
You don't understand why "colored lady" makes sense? I hope you aren't an American, or your history class failed you miserably. An elderly black woman would have been around long enough to have been referred to as "colored" (back when that was common).
My question is... what the hell is a "cutter lady"?
Old people have been around long enough to have been called "colored."
Therefore, a "colored lady" is another way of saying an elderly black woman.
I am still waiting for anyone to explain what a "cutter lady" is, or any other alternative explanation of what Slim Charles could have been saying. It's OBVIOUSLY "colored lady."
@redvenomweb I agree Slims is saying 'cutter lady'. Colored lady makes no sense in this context because of the reference to Avon's reputation. I recall the term 'the cut' was used in the show to describe the city jail a couple of times, I wonder if there's a connection there. Maybe a reference to the downtown area ?
@alstoer1 Avon's reputation is affected (negatively) by 1) his soldiers breaking the Sunday Morning truce and 2) them doing so to shoot at an elderly black woman (i.e. A COLORED LADY) on her way to church.
@redvenomweb In the clip Slim asks them if they knew what a Cutter Lady was ? Then he said not your
'Mom's' for sure. He didn't say not your Not Grandma for sure, but ' not your Mom's for sure'. Those guys Mom's would likely not have been elderly. Colored lady simply does not fit in this context. He most likely said 'Cutter Lady'.
@alstoer1 I am still waiting for an explanation of what a "cutter lady" is, and why it is more likely than "colored lady" (which Omar's grandma most certainly is). So far, the only attempt that anyone has even made is some lame reference to "the cut" (jail). So please explain why JAILED LADY is a better adjective to describe Omar's old, churchgoing grandmother than ELDERLY BLACK LADY.
If Slim is referring to an Elderly woman, he would have said 'Not your Grandma', Instead he said 'Not your Mom's' to two guys likely not older than 25. Slim has clearly told us that whatever Lady he is referring to is not necessarily elderly.
If 'Colored Lady' is as a reference to an 'Elderly' black woman, then it does not make sense in this context.
@redvenomweb "Their grandmothers WOULD HAVE BEEN COLORED LADIES! Their mothers would NOT! "
Incorrect, because of Slims next sentence "'Cause if they were that, y'all would have known better..." clearly implying that such 'Mom's' exist for those who do know better.
Again whatever Lady he is referring can be someone's Mom, or Grandma, thus she is not necessarily Elderly.
Well you sure as hell ain't the son of no colored lady either, or you'd know better than that weak-ass bullshit argument about a non-existing phrase. "cutter lady" my ass
@alstoer1 Those guys Mom's would likely not have been elderly. no but in the context of being a good wife . as in a church going woman.hes implying their moms aint that . and prolly aint since they are totally ignorant regardless
@redvenomweb I have never commented on Youtube but he says "CUNNING LADY" it's from the church. They would call the women who would go to the church to pray "cunning ladies." Its from Jeremiah 9:17 - Thus saith the LORD of hosts, Consider ye, and call for the mourning women, that they may come; and send for cunning women, that they may come:
@redvenomweb Why would he then say "if your moms were x-ladies you would have known better than to do that"? Do you mean to say that his message is; "if your moms were of a certain age you would know better"? Doesn't really make sense.
@sherriffmonkey He said colored lady. Meaning she was old enough to be around when segregation was very much a factor in the United States. Slim's implying that the two guys are probably sons of teen moms at the time they were born and lacked the history or respect of their elders.
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them 2 showed how weak barksdales soldiers were at that time.
season 1 really fucked them up. you think wee bey stinkum and worm would ever fuck up like that?
man i love this show
icemankilik 1 week ago
them 2 showed how weak barksdales soldiers were at that time.
season 1 really fucked them up. you wee bey stinkum and worm would fuck up like that?
man i love this show
icemankilik 1 week ago
slim and cutty were dons together haha could have taken on anyone for avon, its hilarious the way hes just holding the hat sayin NO! haha
KwHGaming1 1 week ago
slim charles baby. dont fuck with him. just ask cheese...oh wait
Britex123 1 week ago
I love this scene for the fact that it shows that their are rules to the street/criminal lifestyle, contrary to what the masses believe. And it also shows the worthless, depraved, and foul man the peeson that String is.
Prestrev 1 week ago
Funniest scene in all sixty episodes.
barcelona36 2 weeks ago
I had forgotten about this scene. He's another actor that I'd like to see more of. Has there ever been a show w/ more character depth?
hdtwoodsman 2 weeks ago
Imagine having Slim's voice as a ringtone.
veldross1 2 weeks ago
and the organ playing in the background, Priceless!!!
PepsiWarrior92 3 weeks ago
I paused at 0:18 and notice those 2 aren't SITING DOWN, they're STANDING UP!
-SLIM IS A GIGANTIC MOFO!!
whatsgoingon07 3 weeks ago
hahahaha "not yo moms fa sho"
smokingintherain56 1 month ago
Une eh Sundei Moonin
veldross1 1 month ago
dude who played slim charles went hard in real life. he got shot 13 times but he stepped up and now talks to kids to keep them off the street.
stuckingphoner 1 month ago
@stuckingphoner for real? There are a decent amount of real hood niggas in the wire...
PieandBiscuits 1 month ago
@PieandBiscuits yea man there are a lot. even the deacon was a major heroin trafficker in real life.
stuckingphoner 4 weeks ago
I love the way Slim says "NO." Like he's telling a pet to get off the couch.
DisposableEntryKey 1 month ago 2
Slim was funny as hell, poet
Moution23 1 month ago
one thing is obvious in this scene, Slim is one GIGANTIC motherfucker!
whatsgoingon07 1 month ago
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whatsgoingon07 1 month ago
slim got a cool ass voice
twmmay 1 month ago
on a sunday mornin....
Jikklez 1 month ago
It's COLORED watch the dvd subtitles.
whayes8084 1 month ago
Like a 40 degree day!
ElChristo 1 month ago
On a show full of incredible characters, Slim Charles was my favourite.
KaijuHolocaust 2 months ago
@KaijuHolocaust Me too man
bigrawbio 1 month ago
I thought coloured lady because she has dignity and is called a coloured lady instead of a black woman.
philateliceun 2 months ago
Number one the title of the video is "Colored Lady" but for all of ya'll 21st century folks who forgot about the vernacular of the south he is clearly saying colored lady. A lady who is old enough to live in the era when blacks were refereed to as colored. Hence the reason their mother's would not have been old enough to have lived in that era.
SM87013 2 months ago 2
@SM87013 cheers
MrNotaustin 1 month ago
LMFAo u motherfuckers think he said Cutter Lady, plz plz make this shit a internet meme.
9toStryfe 2 months ago
The main word you guys missed was 'bonafide' as the other person said she is both worthy of respect and is respected by all
lilfoot626 2 months ago
What the hell is a "cutter lady"?
That doesn't even make sense.
thecacho12 3 months ago
It's COLORED LADY. An elder church going lady of the community that is given respect by all, including thugs and gangstas.
Meela234 3 months ago
love slim charles
90leeds 3 months ago 3
So I hauled out my DVD set of Season 3 and watched this scene with the subtitles on, and the caption is "colored lady."
It's a reference is from the pre-civil rights era, which Omar's grandma would have been around for, when southern Blacks were referred to as 'Colored' (which was viewed as more polite) while northern Blacks were called Negroes.
somefooltookmyname 4 months ago
EBON!
Nanaman12345 4 months ago
Are you people braindamaged? He clearly says "COLOURED Lady" - in other words, Omar's grandmother was old enough to have been around in the days when African Americans were referred to as coloured people.
Galero15 4 months ago
he didn't say colored. he said cutter lady.
poppajah 4 months ago
"NO...!"
weeleon81 4 months ago
You don't understand why "colored lady" makes sense? I hope you aren't an American, or your history class failed you miserably. An elderly black woman would have been around long enough to have been referred to as "colored" (back when that was common).
My question is... what the hell is a "cutter lady"?
redvenomweb 5 months ago
@redvenomweb
"coloured lady" doesn't make sense in this context
Photon2552 4 months ago
@Photon2552 Sure it does.
Omar's grandma is old.
Old people have been around long enough to have been called "colored."
Therefore, a "colored lady" is another way of saying an elderly black woman.
I am still waiting for anyone to explain what a "cutter lady" is, or any other alternative explanation of what Slim Charles could have been saying. It's OBVIOUSLY "colored lady."
redvenomweb 4 months ago 28
@redvenomweb I agree Slims is saying 'cutter lady'. Colored lady makes no sense in this context because of the reference to Avon's reputation. I recall the term 'the cut' was used in the show to describe the city jail a couple of times, I wonder if there's a connection there. Maybe a reference to the downtown area ?
alstoer1 4 months ago
@alstoer1 Avon's reputation is affected (negatively) by 1) his soldiers breaking the Sunday Morning truce and 2) them doing so to shoot at an elderly black woman (i.e. A COLORED LADY) on her way to church.
redvenomweb 4 months ago
@redvenomweb In the clip Slim asks them if they knew what a Cutter Lady was ? Then he said not your
'Mom's' for sure. He didn't say not your Not Grandma for sure, but ' not your Mom's for sure'. Those guys Mom's would likely not have been elderly. Colored lady simply does not fit in this context. He most likely said 'Cutter Lady'.
alstoer1 4 months ago
@alstoer1 I am still waiting for an explanation of what a "cutter lady" is, and why it is more likely than "colored lady" (which Omar's grandma most certainly is). So far, the only attempt that anyone has even made is some lame reference to "the cut" (jail). So please explain why JAILED LADY is a better adjective to describe Omar's old, churchgoing grandmother than ELDERLY BLACK LADY.
You're hopeless.
redvenomweb 4 months ago
@redvenomweb Again I point out to you Slim's statement that those guys 'Mom's'
was 'not' a cutter lady for sure. Because if their Mom's were they would not
have pulled that stunt. Their young age tells us its very unlikely either guys 'Mom's'
was an elderly woman.
Which punches a big fat logical hole in your Colored Lady (as an elderly black woman)
claim.
alstoer1 4 months ago
@alstoer1 So the fact that their moms are too young to be what Slim says they are NOT... punches a hole in my theory? Interesting logic.
Read this again: if these two soldiers were the sons of COLORED LADIES, they would have known better.
They are not.
They did not.
You are wrong.
redvenomweb 4 months ago
@redvenomweb
If Slim is referring to an Elderly woman, he would have said 'Not your Grandma', Instead he said 'Not your Mom's' to two guys likely not older than 25. Slim has clearly told us that whatever Lady he is referring to is not necessarily elderly.
If 'Colored Lady' is as a reference to an 'Elderly' black woman, then it does not make sense in this context.
The hole in your Theory is still there my friend.
alstoer1 4 months ago
@alstoer1 Their grandmothers WOULD HAVE BEEN COLORED LADIES! Their mothers would NOT! You are reinforcing Slim's point!
redvenomweb 4 months ago
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@redvenomweb "Their grandmothers WOULD HAVE BEEN COLORED LADIES! Their mothers would NOT! "
Incorrect, because of Slims next sentence "'Cause if they were that, y'all would have known better..." clearly implying that such 'Mom's' exist for those who do know better.
Again whatever Lady he is referring can be someone's Mom, or Grandma, thus she is not necessarily Elderly.
alstoer1 4 months ago
@alstoer1
Well you sure as hell ain't the son of no colored lady either, or you'd know better than that weak-ass bullshit argument about a non-existing phrase. "cutter lady" my ass
PapaPinotte 4 months ago 2
@PapaPinotte haha. best response ever. "cutter lady." fml. I've seen too much stupidity on the internet. Damn kids.
wellesradio 4 months ago 4
@redvenomweb A cutter lady is one of Cutty's bitches from the gym.
GrapeDrink4Life 4 months ago 10
@alstoer1 Those guys Mom's would likely not have been elderly. no but in the context of being a good wife . as in a church going woman.hes implying their moms aint that . and prolly aint since they are totally ignorant regardless
kedordu 2 months ago
@redvenomweb I have never commented on Youtube but he says "CUNNING LADY" it's from the church. They would call the women who would go to the church to pray "cunning ladies." Its from Jeremiah 9:17 - Thus saith the LORD of hosts, Consider ye, and call for the mourning women, that they may come; and send for cunning women, that they may come:
emeek17 4 months ago
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@redvenomweb Why would he then say "if your moms were x-ladies you would have known better than to do that"? Do you mean to say that his message is; "if your moms were of a certain age you would know better"? Doesn't really make sense.
mjonas10 1 month ago
@redvenomweb DUDE same goes with " repitition " he ment reputation. i think thats wrong but lol
ATSV4ME 3 weeks ago
@redvenomweb I think it's the baltimore dialect. They drop the d's alot
ASDMarauder007 6 days ago
all yall kill is grandmas crown?!
lmbao
kdalma2003 5 months ago
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It's 'Cutter Lady' for fuck's sake. I can't even begin to describe how little sense it would make if it was coloured lady.
sherriffmonkey 5 months ago
@sherriffmonkey He said colored lady. Meaning she was old enough to be around when segregation was very much a factor in the United States. Slim's implying that the two guys are probably sons of teen moms at the time they were born and lacked the history or respect of their elders.
stonez02 4 months ago 2
LOL!!!!!!!!
brownfoxx76 6 months ago
"BOOLshit!"
Sefearion 9 months ago 4
LOVE this scene.....goes along with the 40 degree day scene that someone else posted. The Wire is a true classic!!!
bucktownjd 1 year ago 18
Lmao
kingblack16 1 year ago