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More On Thug-Loving Women

A few months back, actress Lauren London (played in ATL), caught some flack for publicly stating what most say in private; she LOVES a thug.

So you want a man who’s both honest and thug? An authentic gangsta—that deletes about half the rap game off your list. I love guys who are street. I won’t even give soft guys a chance. Menace II Society is my shit! Caine was like my first crush. Actually, O-Dog was my true dream guy. I was in love with him, from that opening scene where he pops the convenience-store worker. He had me from that gunshot [laughs]. He was ’hood, and I loved that.

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London references the 1993 film Menace II Society. In the film, one of the main characters kills a convenience store clerk in the opening scene. This is a "turn on" for her.

In my earlier post, For The Record, I hate Thugs, the use of the word "hate" on my part is very deliberate. I don't "hate" the person but I hate the actions and the mentality. Do you know how many men sit in prison for crimes committed trying to impress a beautiful woman such a Lauren. I understand she is young, 21 I believe, but many young men come to believe to compete they have to be hard, have to be gangsta. 

This is wrong. We women have to stand up and say it's wrong. 

Guys and Girls

I had a funny conversation with ______ last night. He doesn't like his girlfriend anymore. The same girlfriend he called just three weeks ago to let me and the ENTIRE clique know he was dating. He wanted my opnion.

I for one make it a point never to come out too strongly for or against any person one of my siblings/friends are dating. So, I asked him why and gave him some pointers on how to improve the situation. He gets upset and says "pick a side Sweden!"

I say, "nope, I'm Canada on this one."

Why can't guys just be honest? I did tell him that in order to attract the kind of woman he wants, he needs to become the kind of man that future woman wants. I believe the opposite is true for women.

If you want an intelligent man, speak and act intelligently. Stop dropping it like its hot at the faintest sound of a Lil' Wayne beat.

If you want a man with a body like Tyson Beckford, you can't have a body like Roseanne. (That reminds me, I need to walk for an hour when I'm done posting this.lol)

We all hear that same old tired refrain:

"But I have a good heart."

Yeah but look what he/she has to dig through to get to it!! Your thoughts please.

I Hate Thugs and The Women Who Defend Them! Part 2

I VOTED TODAY!!!!

I feel very civic right now. Surprisingly, there was a short line at the polls. I cannot imagine what things will be like on November 4th.

So, please people VOTE EARLY!!!!

I shall step down from my soap box now.

One sad note. I was waiting in line and a sista strolled up to one of the poll workers asking is she could vote although she had not registered. SMH. Now this lady was old enough to know better but there she stood disenfranchised because of CPT. (You know when certain folk are always late for everything).

Will you be watching Obama's 30-minute spot tonight. Is it necessary, is it overkill? IDK

Cause Sometimes You Just Need To Laugh

Aretha Franklin want you to . . . well, just listen.

David Alan Grier Has A New Show

It's on Comedy Central, entitled Chocalate News.

I have an opinion on David Alan Grier. FUNNY, circa 1989. 2008, not so much.

He is still caught up in the same brand of comedy but the rest of the world has changed.

That said. Grier's Ike Turner impression is my all-time favorite. As a kid, I would laugh my butt off everytime I saw thas skit.

Calhoun Tubbs is my second funniest David Alan Grier clip:

What do you think? Have you seen the new show?

DL Hughley's New Show

So DL Hughley has a new show on CNN, called DL Hugley Breaks The News. He has been receiving a lot of backlash from some in the "black" community. I did not catch the first episode in it's entirety. I do however have an opinion of DL.

NOT FUNNY.

But this is based on his rude comment about the Rutgers women's basketball team.

I am willing to give him a chance. What do you think? Have you seen it?

For The Record, I HATE THUGS

This is in reference to the Jennifer Hudson tragedy that has unfolded this weekend. I waited to write about it until all of the facts were in.

To recap, Hudson's mother, brother, and now nephew have been killed in a horribly tragic incident. The sister of Hudson, Julia's estranged husband William Balfour, is being held on an existing warrant.

Balfour, Mr. Thugnificent himself, is an ex-con, who did seven years for ATTEMPTED MURDER and CAR JACKING, was paroled in 2006. Julia couldn't wait to scoop up this gem. She introduced this pariah to her family.

Although, I don't blame Julia for this tragedy, William' is clearly guilty,  but she must bear some responsibility for the consequences of her poor choices. I say this because I am from the west side of Chicago and I have seen this behavior all of my life. Women choose to love bad guys.

We wonder why little boys want to grow up to be thugs. Well for one we glorify thugs, we give them awards(gangsta rap), and we (women) date them.

I have seen beautiful, smart, intelligent women in ABUSIVE relationships with Mr. Thugnificent. Why? Well, the thugs are usually drug dealers/gang bangers who have money to throw at them. But, angry, violent people are not angry and violent in a vacuum. They are usually angry and violent in all aspects of their lives. These losers have NOTHING to lose.

What was it for William Balfour to kill an entire family? He had no love, no money, no job, no prospects, no respect, no morals. So again I ask, what did he have to lose? He is going back to what he knows best, JAIL.

I believe women have so much latent power that we don't even realize. Guys do a lot of things trying to win, impress us. I sincerely believe that if women stop dating thugs, degenerates, losers that would be an disincentive for that behavior.

This is sad beyond words, but not uncommon. It will continue as long as we make poor choices in life and love. Unfortunately, the family has to bear the fallout.

Something New - A Review

I know this movie is a bit dated but Oxygen has been playing it for the last couple of days. So, I decided to write a quick review.

This is the classic fish out of water tale with Simon Baker (Brian) as the hunk du jour and Sanaa Lathan (Kenya) as the guarded women who can't find love. The twist, Brian is white and Kenya is black.

Even more of a twist, Brian is a working class landscaper who gets set up on a blind date with the snobbish upper-crust Kenya. They both go through this awkward dance of he's attracted to her without reservation and she is attracted to him but worried what other people think. 

I wanted to like this movie but as with any movie you have to actually buy into the plot. I did not. Brian is a gorgeous, really nice guy and Kenya is a snob. She brushes him off so many times and is constantly in 'black against the world' mode. She puts him out because he asks her why she wears a hair weave. She is mistreated at work and complains ad nauseum about this to Brian who in frustration tells her in an argument he basically doesn't want to hear it. Kenya of course breaks up with him. Enters Blair Underwood, who is hot chocolate incarnate. Rich, debonair, willing and ready to marry. Of course Kenya dumps him because she misses Brian.

This is where I must suspend all belief in order to follow the rest of the movie. I don't know too many women, let alone black women, who are mid-thirties and unmarried who would turn down not one but two eligible bachelors. Also, Sanaa Lathan is not that cute to me. Her character's personality is so off-putting I don't understand why either man wants to be with her.

I saw so much potential in this movie but the point just gets lost. Brian is too perfect and Kenya too flawed. I won't tell you the end. You can watch it if you want. Let me know if you disagree.

Ashley Todd Almost Starts A Race Riot

This McCain campaign worker, Ashley Todd, in Pittsburgh claims a "big, black man," robbed her and as he walked away noticed her McCain-Palin bumper sticker. Said robber then decides to "teach" her a lesson. He holds her down and carves a "B" in her face. 

The police suspecting the story was suspect and the potential for being a powder keg worked vehemently to verify the facts. In the meantime the story leaks, a few outlets carried the unverified story. The Pittsburgh police held a press conference today to acknowledge the woman confessed she made uo the story but does not admit why she did it.

Why the news media should have known the story was false.

1. What mugger sticks around, risks being seen and or caught, to make a political point?

2. Why would he carve a "B" and not an "O"?

3. That is one well-carved "B".

4. Why is it always "the big, black guy" that cause all the outrage?

5. Couldn't the guy have been an independent?

So glad the truth came out before there were other retaliatory attacks.