Baby in the Corner

Dear America,

No body puts baby in the corner! Or do they?

Love

Brian

So the other day I was watching Dirty Dancing. I LOVE LOVE LOVE this move! When I was little I think I wore out our copy rewinding and fast forwarding to the dance scene at the end... and thus began my love of Dancing. (Just wait for it. When Dancing with the Stars comes on.. Man you will hear it. ) Anyway I love that Movie. I love the Baby is going to save the world and that her sister is going to decorate it. I love that she carried a watermelon. I love Spaghetti Arms. I love that the sister wants to sing I feel pretty. I love that she sings that Hula song at the end and is the only one still singing when Johnny comes on the stage. I love when Baby laughs when he runs his arm down her side, and I LOVE LOVE LOVE that "I think she gets it from me!" Oh that is one of my favorite lines.

But I as I was watching the movie I noticed something. When the Johnny dances with Baby at the end, we all know it. They are basically dry humping on the stage. (and it's like 1960ish so this cannot be a common thing) They get a little break from doing the fake nasty on stage and start to leave the dancing place ( I never know what to call this room) and we can only assume that they are going to do some private naked dirty dancing :) Baby's father stops them and this is what he says...

Baby Daddy: I know you didn't get Penny in trouble.

Johnny: yeah

Baby Daddy: When I'm wrong I say I'm wrong. (looks at baby) You looked wonderful out there.

(this may not be word for word, but you get the picture :)

Well not only is it kind of weird that the mother is proud that she gets it from me... but the Dad basically told his daughter that she looked really good while she was dry humping in front of hundreds of people. (or tens of thirties of people.. not sure how many guests were there, and lets face it it's the 60's so the black people and the staff don't count)..but that's not even the kicker folks....

The Dad does not say he is wrong! He never really says sorry to Johnny! He just kind of looks at him as if to say... "In the real world I would never let you touch my daughter, but this is hollywood so I have to! PUNK" He then goes over and hugs Penny the woman who had the bad abortion. He never looked down on her did he? It was all Johnny's fault. But it just kills me that he says that when he is wrong he says it and then never says it. I mean I love this movie and have found hours of entertainment with the "I carried a Watermelon" line. Would you believe that I have spent hours thinking of this scene . Watching and looking and seeing if he ever really apologizes. But he doesn't. But you do get to see a lady with really pointy breasts get mad and leave the room... and you get to see Emily Gilmore in a tight dress bump and grind with a guy. it's pretty cool.

So if the father didn't admit that he was wrong, does that mean that sometimes you can put Baby in the Corner? Just a thought.