Happy New Year...Are you still there???

It’s been a long time…And first off I’d like to say HI HATERS! I told you so. Obama is our new president. And that’s all I got…Nothing more to say. This year I’ve decided to have a little more fun…Assisting me in this endeavor will be a friend, she is currently living aboard and does not want her real name out there so I will just call her…Cassie aka Sassy Cassie. Cassie is a strong beautiful opinionated woman of color who has traveled the world. We’ve known each other for many years and I always get a kick out of her unique world view. By the way she’s from Canada. I threw a couple of topics at her to not only get a rise out of her but to give you a taste of her unique world view. I hope you enjoy.

The random sample of topics included the following subjects:

• Fake Boobs
• Black Chicks who dye their hair blond
• Chicks that did porn and want to sing
• Sex In the City is it a myth?
• Girls with Pink Hair who have baby voices are they faking?
• Black chicks who wear their hair natural who date white men.
  

Cassie in classic form responded as follows:

Re: Fake Boobs she had this to say:
"Don’t care as long as they appear natural. Do the rest of us a favor though and please stop flaunting them in the female locker room at the gym. Big breasted women can spot fake tatas anywhere, especially when you lay down since fakes stay up an don’t slide to the side and kiss your armpits. We can also see the scarring. Most importantly, flaunt them around the wrong woman and she is likely to stick a pin in your new found confidence and cause it to leak out like the silicone in your breasts."

Re: Black Chicks who dye their hair blonde:
"It’s actually getting tired. If you’re in show business or the beauty industry, it’s understandable. It is not acceptable however if you can’t keep up the hair, make-up and wardrobe of such a demanding colour. If you can’t afford the maintenance, STOP! Ill groomed black blondes look washed out and dirty and yellow straw never really blends well with black hamburger meat."

Re: Chicks that Did porn and now want to sing:
Irrelevant because no one knows who they are. Just trying to marry a rich singer and need to get their foot in the door. Actually feel sorry for these pathetic sperm receptacles.

Re: Sex in the City:
I can’t be fair to Sex and the City. When I was going through my divorce and was actually on my own, making money, travelling and having promiscuous sex, I thought it was the best show in the world. Now that I’ve grown up, I can’t even stomach to look at it because it reminds me of how stupid young, independent, smart women are and the lengths they will go to for a man’s attention. I think it’s should be viewed as a guilty pleasure or a safe escape for women who’ve never lived in New York or are independent. However, if you can identify with every character at a point in time in your life, move on. It’s an endless merry go round that is never going to stop. Know when to get off.

Re: Girls with Pink hair:
I don’t’ get the pink hair thing. I don’t think they’re faking. I think they are gullible and some fabu gay hairdresser has convinced them that this is the “new blonde” and they bought into it like the emperor’s new clothes. It’s all about being accepted. Again, if you’re in the entertainment or beauty business, fine. If not, the response above.

Re: Black chicks who have naturals who date white men:
Some of these women are extremely hypocritical. I have nothing against interracial dating or marriage but think you need to ask yourself this one question as a black woman: If a white guy is only interested in me because of my afro, dark skin and big lips, perhaps he has some xenophobic, domineering fantasies, like Thomas Jefferson? Just because he wants to f*&k you doesn’t mean he’s not racist. I am so sick of these girls walking around with the afro t-shirts and the souls sister image when at the end of the day you only feel better about your hair when a white man validates it as an acceptable beauty standard, not you. In other words, the fact that the white guy likes it supposedly makes it better and silently gives the black man the finger. At the end of the day, some of these so-called soul sisters are with white men because they want to get back at the black men who rejected them. Straight, curly, blond, pink or nappy, self hatred is still alive and well!

Catching up.

I’ve been away from this for a couple of weeks and I’ve got some catching up to do. I’ve got a few things to get off my chest so let’s just get started with the randomness.

I got a problem with this new show Sons of Anarchy. It’s on the FX channel and it’s basically a story about a motorcycle club (gang). Right off the bat I have a problem with this show because it reflects a double standard that is pervasive throughout our culture.

If this show was about the Crips or the Bloods people would be up in arms. I know it’s just a TV show and I don’t have to watch it but still there’s something about this show that just bugs me. Where is the outrage from the trailer park coalition?

The tale of two conventions.

I saw both conventions. The Democrats didn’t attack enough and the Republicans lacked substance. The ticket is set: Obama-Biden and McCain-Palin. Either way history will be made in November. There’s just one quote that sticks in my craw that I’d like to vent about: "I guess a small-town mayor is sort of like a community organizer, except that you have actual responsibilities." Maybe it’s my urban values or my urban upbringing but I don’t get what’s so damn funny about being a community organizer. In an interview with Newsweek Obama’s former boss had this to say “I think it shows how much people from the wealthy and privileged sectors have dominated community life.” I could not agree more with that sentiment. Anyone who comes out of an Ivy League college and decides to do “community work” must be commended simply for the fact that they have chosen to help people who have less rather than maintaining the status quo.

For years my mother was some what of a community organizer. As TA (tenant association) president she looked out for the rights of the other tenants in our housing development. When a tenant had a problem whether it be a flood, repairs, or a boiler issue my mother was the one who made the call to management to make sure that tenant received the proper assistance they needed. So to say that a community organizer doesn’t have responsibilities is not only an ignorant statement but it’s an insult to anyone who works from a grass roots level to help people who fall between the cracks left by the government. It’s the community organizers who the local politicians call when they need votes it’s the community organizers who eventually become politicians. And if I’m not mistaken didn’t Mrs. Palin get her start on the PTA? And isn’t the PTA a community organization?

By the way I love the way teenage moms are getting love from the GOP. Who knew that all it took was for the VP’s daughter to get knocked up. I guess it’s ok cause Bristol plans on marrying Levi Johnson. Apparently Bristol hasn’t read Levi's MySpace page which stated: “I don’t want kids.”

*As of last week his MySpace page was taken down. Guess he changed his mind?

Barack Obama Hecklers : My Take On It

Saul Williams - Telegram

Obama Heckled on African American Issues

In the interest of fairness I am posting this clip.

Mind the Gap.

I’m pretty much fed up at this point. First Jesse Jackson leaves his mike on and gets caught talking about how he wants to cut Obama’s nuts off. Then Phil Gramm calls America a nation of whiners. Then we have the cover of the New Yorker. And then I read this.

But let’s look at the context of what Jesse may have been caught saying. “Obama’s talking down to N*ggaz.” But aren’t N*ggaz the ones who are being irresponsible.

But I digress.

It is incumbent upon Barack Obama to close the racial gap. But if he can’t is it his fault?

There are a lot of white people who want to stay in Iraq. There are a lot of white people who are not comfortable with a black man becoming president no matter what. There are white people who like Barack Obama but do believe in his message. My overall point is that there are too many variables at play here for Obama to actually close the racial gap in this country. His message of unity has put a magnifying glass on fault line that is race in America, making us more conscious of it, and making some of us resentful that he’s indirectly brought the problem to light.

In my humble opinion it is not Obama’s job to improve race relations. The responsibility falls at the feet of the people. I for one am not going to fool myself into believing that just because a black man can become president means that racism is over. It is a huge step, but that does not erase the vile legacy of racism in this country. Now the average white person reading this is probably asking himself well then WHAT WILL? WHAT DO YOU PEOPLE WANT THEN?

I want white people to understand that it is not that simple. I would like white people to acknowledge that the issue is far more complex than they would like to admit. White people’s idea of racism and what is racist is a far cry from what black people feel is racist.

But vote Obama in the fall anyway. It’s a step in the right direction.

Are you offended?

Does this picture offend you?

Last week I was gonna talk about this then this happened, then I got sidetracked. Which brings me to this week’s post.

Is it me or is McCain making a lot of mistakes? Grover Norquist a McCain supporter was quoted recently by saying Barack Obama is John Kerry with a tan.

And this week Now John Wesley Clarke has officially screwed himself out of getting the veep slot on the Democrats ticket. He challenged McCain's qualifications and then said "Well, I don't think riding in a fighter plane and getting shot down is a qualification to be president."

This election cycle people are going to be very creative in the ways they make the other one look bad. Obama at the end of the day is a politican and if he can out smart the Clintons then he can surely outsmart the GOP.

But when you say something as stupid as Obama is John Kerry with a tan it really forces you to see how creative these McCain supporters can be.