I write this blog with the utmost sensitivity and enough political correctness to fill a room. And, to quote from Jerry McGuire, "I LOVE BLACK PEOPLE".
First, let me throw something at you. Look at BET (Black Entertainment Television), if there was WET (White Entertainment Television), there would be riots in the streets for days. Staying on the TV note, there is a channel called Starz InBlack where they show movies with black actors. Now I love all movies, but why do we have to have a whole different channel set aside for African Americans. Right now I am looking at the schedule for Black Starz and the upcoming programs are: "Kinky Boots", "Nora's Hair Salon", "Repos", and (the epitome of intellectual films) Deuce Bigalow: European Gigolo. To me this is an insult that they would only air C-rated movies that lasted 4 days in theaters, to later be showed as a symbol of a race.
Does this really represent the height of black pride? If we insist on having this channel, then can't we debut brilliant actors like Don Cheadle, Forest Whitaker, or Denzel Washington? Not one of these award winning actors is on this channel. But of course, watching Marlon Wayans hiding from the law by pretending to be a baby is so much more stimulating.
To quote the wonderful Martin Luther King Jr., "I want to be the white man's brother, not his brother-in-law." Then why do we still separate ourselves from other races? It seems that we need to have a stronger middle ground in our media when concerning race, we are sending out the wrong message.
Sunday, June 24, 2007
Thursday, June 21, 2007
In People We Trust
It is always terrifying to realize that the people you once surrounded yourself with are not what you thought. You may grow accustomed to a certain way of life, so you fossilize the way you remember that person into an idealistic image. People are changing constantly and are influenced by their surroundings, so we can't depend on them to not change. We all do this because it is easier to rely on the past, then to depend on the future. This view of the world may seem pessimistic, but is the sad reality that you just may be the only stable factor in a world speeding by you.
It is naive to believe that a significant person or persons in your life will always remain. The more we try to depend on someone or something the more the universe throws us back in our place. We need to learn to be comfortable in our own skin and not put everything we have into something we've grown accustomed to.
Now this doesn't mean that a you can't love or trust someone, all this means is that we need to always be prepared for change. It just so happens that the last change you expect, is in the people we decide to invest in.It may seem like a tough pill to swallow, but eventually we all come to the same conclusion, one way or another.
It is naive to believe that a significant person or persons in your life will always remain. The more we try to depend on someone or something the more the universe throws us back in our place. We need to learn to be comfortable in our own skin and not put everything we have into something we've grown accustomed to.
Now this doesn't mean that a you can't love or trust someone, all this means is that we need to always be prepared for change. It just so happens that the last change you expect, is in the people we decide to invest in.It may seem like a tough pill to swallow, but eventually we all come to the same conclusion, one way or another.
Thursday, June 14, 2007
I'm as mad as hell
I'm as mad as hell at:
People who spend their time to waste others. Example, people who send out useless chain mail. What do they exactly hope to accomplish with this act of annoyance? Fame. Glory. Everybody knowing your name. Write something meaningful that people will remember.
Anyone who puts themselves in a group. Bros, hoes, bro-hoes, etc. They are a sad substitute to actually having to find who you are.
People who don't know what they are talking about, yet insist on joining in on a political debate. Either open up a newspaper, or close your mouth. To answer your question, NO, "Bush is gay" is not a valid argument.
(Yes, I will divide my audience) People who do drugs to escape their life. If your life sucks, then fix it. And if you are doing it for any other reason, refer back to paragraph 2. People need to work hard to find out what makes them "high". Call it corny, but I honestly believe that finding what makes you happy is a better pursuit. Drugs don't work.
(And, sadly, the most common) People who never live their life. People who go through the motions as if they have a second chance. Just wake up and realize that every person, even the ones on this list, all deserve to be happy. At the end of each day, what did you really do?
People who spend their time to waste others. Example, people who send out useless chain mail. What do they exactly hope to accomplish with this act of annoyance? Fame. Glory. Everybody knowing your name. Write something meaningful that people will remember.
Anyone who puts themselves in a group. Bros, hoes, bro-hoes, etc. They are a sad substitute to actually having to find who you are.
People who don't know what they are talking about, yet insist on joining in on a political debate. Either open up a newspaper, or close your mouth. To answer your question, NO, "Bush is gay" is not a valid argument.
(Yes, I will divide my audience) People who do drugs to escape their life. If your life sucks, then fix it. And if you are doing it for any other reason, refer back to paragraph 2. People need to work hard to find out what makes them "high". Call it corny, but I honestly believe that finding what makes you happy is a better pursuit. Drugs don't work.
(And, sadly, the most common) People who never live their life. People who go through the motions as if they have a second chance. Just wake up and realize that every person, even the ones on this list, all deserve to be happy. At the end of each day, what did you really do?
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