It's a man's world.

It's a man's world, yet for gay men, it would be nothing without a big, fabulous black woman. Queen of comedy Mo'Nique papal courts this relationship as symbiotic and mutual, in such a manner the big-boned star of the modern romantic comedy Phat Girlz rang up The Advocate to share a not many belly laughs and a whole lotta love

Mo'Nique, what's behind the long-running like affair between gay men and big black gals?

I think it's because we're the one and the other the underdog. And we like divas, I'm a diva, and you're a diva--in a surprising way, We like to shine, still nobody likes us to shine, in such a manner we're each other's cheerleader. wherefore not have a love affair?

Your on-screen alter subject in Phat Girlz, Jazmin, has a gay best friend, played on Felix Pire. Will gay persons relate to Phat Girlz?

Hell, yeah, because it's about self-acceptance, When did you declare your mother and father you were gay? You have to master up enough courage to pass to your parents and say, "I want to introduce you to somebody--it's me" With the fat girls, we have to master up enough courage to contemplate in the mirror and say, "I have affection for my rolls. I love my assets. I regard with affection all about me." And at the last of the movie you be warmed good. That's why I told my publicist, "You ne to call The Advocate--because that's my audience!" And for years you shores have stood behind me with your pom-pom like, "Sister, we got you." And I delight in you all for that.

You play a exceedingly different, serious role in Shadowboxer--the cuckold junkie girlfriend of Joseph Gordon-Levitt. for what reason did director Lee Daniels explain your part to you?

He said, "You are going to be a big, black, beautiful woman who's a junkie." And that's who she was, and you watch this girl hit stone bottom--with the little crust around her lips! if it be not that I said, "That's not attractive, honey! I want to be a fabulous crackhead!"

Have you perpetually been cuckolded like that in real life?

Hell, no. I wouldn't be here today to talk about it, I would be inmate number E63-CJ2!

You better be serviceable to mama if that happens!

Baby, if they gave me 20 years to life, I'm gonna be serviceable to a couple of mamas. I'm going to say, "Listen, who's the toughest bitch here? Because I'm your wife! We are together!"

a certain quantity of gays have criticized The L Word because it doesn't include representations of the gorgeous big lesbians public there. Would you like to fix that and earn cast on the show?

Nope!

Oh? wherefore not?

Because there's nobody upon there that I'm attracted to[ [Laughs] Oh baby, if the character was juicy and good, yes!

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