# I watched "Guess Who's Coming To Dinner" this evening **URL:** \ **Category:** Cafe Society\ **Created:** [October 15, 2013, 3:37am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-watched-guess-whos-coming-to-dinner-this-evening/671281 "2013-10-15T03:37:33Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 6\ **Page:** 2
**Author:** ![Sampiro](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/2acd7d/32.png) [@Sampiro](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Sampiro)\ **Post date:** [October 15, 2013, 5:44pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-watched-guess-whos-coming-to-dinner-this-evening/671281/21 "2013-10-15T17:44:03Z")
The writers did the same thing with Sidney Poitier’s character that they used to do with gay characters in the '90s and 2000s: making them _impossibly_ perfect: a handsome doctor who donates his time and skills to charity and is a widower besides and can probably heal many conditions with a kiss and a kind word. Not saying that they should have had her bring home Flavor Flav, but I was turned off by how over-the-top wonderful he was. I liked Isabel Sanford’s maid character and that his parents weren’t cool with the engagement either, and thought Katharine Hepburn was hypocritical for hiring her prejudiced assistant. Trivia for anyone who doesn’t know it: the actress who played Katharine Hepburn’s daughter was Katharine Houghton, Hepburn’s real life niece and namesake (and I think one of her principal heirs). ---
**Author:** ![BrokenBriton](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/4bbf92/32.png) [@BrokenBriton](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/BrokenBriton)\ **Post date:** [October 15, 2013, 5:51pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-watched-guess-whos-coming-to-dinner-this-evening/671281/22 "2013-10-15T17:51:25Z")
> [@Sampiro](#): > > The writers did the same thing with Sidney Poitier’s character that they used to do with gay characters in the '90s and 2000s I think you’ll find they did the same thing in the '90s and 2000s that they did with Sidney Poitier’s character 😉 ---
**Author:** ![mbh](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/a6a055/32.png) [@mbh](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/mbh)\ **Post date:** [October 15, 2013, 7:56pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-watched-guess-whos-coming-to-dinner-this-evening/671281/23 "2013-10-15T19:56:10Z")
> [@nearwildheaven](#): > > I had never previously seen it, and here’s my take on it: If my child returned from vacation and announced that he or she was going to marry someone they had known for 10 days, I’d be mighty upset too. > > That is all. > > :dubious: They had known each other for 10 days. That leaves them 8 months and 20 days to get married. ---
**Author:** ![alphaboi867](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/alphaboi867/32/3898_2.png) [@alphaboi867](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/alphaboi867)\ **Post date:** [October 15, 2013, 8:01pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-watched-guess-whos-coming-to-dinner-this-evening/671281/24 "2013-10-15T20:01:00Z")
> [@Sampiro](#): > > The writers did the same thing with Sidney Poitier’s character that they used to do with gay characters in the '90s and 2000s: making them _impossibly_ perfect: a handsome doctor who donates his time and skills to charity and is a widower besides and can probably heal many conditions with a kiss and a kind word. Not saying that they should have had her bring home Flavor Flav, but I was turned off by how over-the-top wonderful he was… You left out the part where _she_ wanted to have sex and _he_ insisted on waiting until the wedding night. ---
**Author:** ![nearwildheaven](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/n/90db22/32.png) [@nearwildheaven](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/nearwildheaven)\ **Post date:** [October 15, 2013, 8:03pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-watched-guess-whos-coming-to-dinner-this-evening/671281/25 "2013-10-15T20:03:04Z")
> [@Koxinga](#): > > If I recall correctly, the son’s parents expressed strong reservations in the actual movie as well. They did, and openly so. ---
**Author:** ![nearwildheaven](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/n/90db22/32.png) [@nearwildheaven](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/nearwildheaven)\ **Post date:** [October 15, 2013, 8:04pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-watched-guess-whos-coming-to-dinner-this-evening/671281/26 "2013-10-15T20:04:09Z")
> [@Hal\_Briston](#): > > And now, the sequel: _Guess Who’s Moving From MPSIMS To Cafe Society?_ 😛 [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-watched-guess-whos-coming-to-dinner-this-evening/671281.md?page=1)