White celebrities move in a space of white privilege that allows for both forgiveness and forgetfulness on behalf of the ever-present mainstream media machine. This is a space that Black artists are shut out of. As racial identity continues to be negotiated through images and representations, Black celebrities continue to be subjected to the deeply embedded archetypes and stereotypes of Blacks in this country. Read: Chris Brown as the “angry black juvenile delinquent” and Janet Jackson as the “hyper-sexualized, overly promiscuous black female.”Excerpt from the article "How many times should a black man apologize" click the link to read the whole article when you get a chance.
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Friday, March 25, 2011
THE AWFUL PRICE OF FAME
Tuesday, March 22, 2011
Saturday, March 19, 2011
Monday, March 07, 2011
HO'S AND WOE'S
If you are fortunate enough to escape reality tv hell and did not watch the conclusion of Basketball Ho's count yourself lucky. I had gotten sucked into watching that show and I truly hate myself for it I could have spent my time doing something productive or at the very least playing a rousing game of Angry Birds.
Friday, March 04, 2011
Thursday, March 03, 2011
Tuesday, March 01, 2011
I CAN'T SAY IT ENOUGH CHEATING IS DEPLORABLE
So as you can guess from the title this is not going to be a post for those who defend or practice cheating in any form or fashion. I know most people who have called themselves being in a relationship have cheated at one time or other, be it emotional or physical or both. I'm not naive to the ways of the world I know that men cheat, women cheat, husbands cheat, children are born sometimes from these very unions and all that good stuff. Well ladies and gentlemen no matter how you sugar coat it, no matter how you justify it, no matter how bad things are at home there is no justification for cheating, EVER! Stop trying to paint cheating into a lesser offense by trying to color it with shades of grey there are only two choices in this life right or wrong period! When you name a thing and give it it's proper definition then there can be no room for error when you are doing it. So let's break this down here let's define the word infidelity exactly, Dictionary.com defines unfaithful as: