Shawn and Marlon Wayans are both part of a 10-sibling, two-parent household. This household is a Jehovah's Witness household, maybe that's how they gained their off-handed, uninhibited human because they had so many restrictions as children.
Just Kidding. There are other famous Wayans as well, however, Shawn and Marlon Wayans are my favorites. Shawn is my favorite because he has the same name (except spelled differently) and he's the best looking. Marlon is my favorite because he always plays the undesired roles. Such as the most ratchet character, the hideous baby and the obnoxious husband. Shawn and Marlon Wayans first came on the scene as a duo with one of the funniest movies of all time, "Don't Be a Menace to South Central While Drinking Your Juice in the Hood." Following in the footsteps of their "In Living Color" brothers, Marlon and Keenan Ivory Wayans. They had a show and made movies throughout the from the '90s until now, with humor that is raunchy, exaggerated and is politically related to the black experience.
It is a shame if you do not watch Shawn and Marlon Wayans movie because they are just to dang good. The most important aspects of Wayan Brother Movies are the lessons they teach us. Hopefully after seeing this list of Wayan-taught lessons, you will be as much in love with them as I am and understand why I aspire to be them when I graduate from Whitman.
"Mo' Money" (1992)
Thanks to the Shawn and Damon Wayans, we now know how to give customer service to multiple demographics of people.
"Scary Movie" (2000)
Oh yeah, and who could forget! When Marlon Wayans brilliantly survived a potential death in a scary movie. This is important because if scream shows up in your house, now you know what to do!
"White Chicks" (2004)
Thanks to Marlon and Shawn Wayans, we also know that we have a free range of vocab as long as no one else can hear it. Thanks for your display of free expression! Our constitutional right.
"Don't Be a Menace to South Central While Drinking Your Juice in the Hood" (1996)
Thanks to the Marlon and Shawn Wayans, we now have a taped example of a perfect interview. Someone please send this to the Whitman Student Engagement Center so they can have more ideas on how to teach interviewing techniques, such as being yourself and being honest.
Thanks to Shawn and Marlon Wayans, we get a glimpse into how absurdly strict and unrealistic police in South-Central L.A. are towards black people on a Friday night.
Thanks to Shawn and Marlon Wayans, we also know what a cop's favorite video game is.
"Little Man" (2006)
Moving on to the theme of fatherhood, Shawn and Marlon excellently demonstrate to us the pains, unpredictability and stress of fatherhood. But most importantly, we are shown that even though children might get their dads into trouble occasionally, they will always have their back!
"A Haunted House 2" (2013)
We also are taught that even if you are a man, showing emotional vulnerability is acceptable. (Only if something very traumatic happens like your dog getting smashed by a heavy box all of a sudden.)
"The Wayans Brothers" (1995-1999)
Thanks to Shawn and Marlon Wayans, we understand that we do not have to do our assigned gender role.
"Fifty Shades of Black" (2016)
Thanks to the Wayans Brothers, we also learn that grey is not the only important color out there: black is also an important color, which is why it's important to display the 50 shades of it.


















