Friday, April 30, 2004
Hooray for Bollywood!
Like I need another reason to move to NYC - Bombay Dreams. I also want to see Wicked and The Boy from Oz. OMG, I forgot Gypsy!
"Mama? I'm a pretty girl. I'm a pretty girl, Mama."
No comments about my true sexual orientation being trapped in the body of a woman.
Like I need another reason to move to NYC - Bombay Dreams. I also want to see Wicked and The Boy from Oz. OMG, I forgot Gypsy!
"Mama? I'm a pretty girl. I'm a pretty girl, Mama."
No comments about my true sexual orientation being trapped in the body of a woman.
Sweeties
Mr. X claimed that my first post of the day was unclear. For the sake of clarity, allow me to say that I did not spend my time in grad school reading about the Olsen twins - who, he just informed me, are not identical. Well, not much. Instead, I spent much of my time researching the media preferences and choices of pre-teen girls and trying to understand how they use texts and images to make sense of the world around them. So, there.
Mr. X claimed that my first post of the day was unclear. For the sake of clarity, allow me to say that I did not spend my time in grad school reading about the Olsen twins - who, he just informed me, are not identical. Well, not much. Instead, I spent much of my time researching the media preferences and choices of pre-teen girls and trying to understand how they use texts and images to make sense of the world around them. So, there.
More from Slate
Why can't I live an artist's life in NYC? It's not fair, I tell you. Read the whole week and get a whole heapin' helpin' of hot, fresh ENVY, the second Deadly Sin.
Why can't I live an artist's life in NYC? It's not fair, I tell you. Read the whole week and get a whole heapin' helpin' of hot, fresh ENVY, the second Deadly Sin.
Negotiations can be hell
So, not much original thought from me but this Slate article reminded me of my halcyon days in grad school. I could and did spend hours doing this stuff. Enjoy.
So, not much original thought from me but this Slate article reminded me of my halcyon days in grad school. I could and did spend hours doing this stuff. Enjoy.
Wednesday, April 28, 2004
The lowdown on the down low
This particular post may seem a late addition to the raging discussion on black men on the down low. It isn't, as mah friends can tell ya. The down low refers to a lifestyle defined by straight black men who have sex on the regular with other men. We've been on about this for YEARS! Yesterday, Lala forwarded the (unauthorized, unofficial) transcript of Oprah's recent hour focusing on the DL. Even if you haven't read the transcript, do yourself a favor and watch the After the Show video. I applaud Oprah for widening the conversation to include a larger portion of the general public.
It became evident to me just from watching the 9-minute video that we as a society spend too much time pasting labels on people. Sure, it simplifies things but labels are STEREOTYPES! What we currently define as "gay" or "straight" are fairly recent social conventions and do not begin to encompass the full range of human sexuality.
I personally don't care what convenient labels you apply to yourself. If you are having unprotected sex with a mulitplicity of partners, you need to 'fess up and test up. AIDS/HIV is a reality! What you don't know can kill you.
And who is suffering the most? Zora Neale Hurston was right. Black women are the "mules of the world."
This particular post may seem a late addition to the raging discussion on black men on the down low. It isn't, as mah friends can tell ya. The down low refers to a lifestyle defined by straight black men who have sex on the regular with other men. We've been on about this for YEARS! Yesterday, Lala forwarded the (unauthorized, unofficial) transcript of Oprah's recent hour focusing on the DL. Even if you haven't read the transcript, do yourself a favor and watch the After the Show video. I applaud Oprah for widening the conversation to include a larger portion of the general public.
It became evident to me just from watching the 9-minute video that we as a society spend too much time pasting labels on people. Sure, it simplifies things but labels are STEREOTYPES! What we currently define as "gay" or "straight" are fairly recent social conventions and do not begin to encompass the full range of human sexuality.
I personally don't care what convenient labels you apply to yourself. If you are having unprotected sex with a mulitplicity of partners, you need to 'fess up and test up. AIDS/HIV is a reality! What you don't know can kill you.
And who is suffering the most? Zora Neale Hurston was right. Black women are the "mules of the world."
Wednesday, April 14, 2004
The Fourth Estate has pissed me off
Thanks to NPR's comprehensive coverage, I was forced to listen to W reiterate the same exact message points concerning his war on Iraq that he's been spouting all along. "We're staying the course..." "Weapons of mass destruction..." and so on and so forth. Whatever him! Did no one ever tell him that he's President of the entire country and not just his power base? Certainly not the press. Though, I suppose I must give them credit for toughening up some on the questions they posed.
Why did no one ask the President about the economy? Not one reporter asked about jobs. Oh no, each and every question asked was about Iraq or terrorism. And again, the American public's attention is diverted. Day-um.
Thanks to NPR's comprehensive coverage, I was forced to listen to W reiterate the same exact message points concerning his war on Iraq that he's been spouting all along. "We're staying the course..." "Weapons of mass destruction..." and so on and so forth. Whatever him! Did no one ever tell him that he's President of the entire country and not just his power base? Certainly not the press. Though, I suppose I must give them credit for toughening up some on the questions they posed.
Why did no one ask the President about the economy? Not one reporter asked about jobs. Oh no, each and every question asked was about Iraq or terrorism. And again, the American public's attention is diverted. Day-um.
Monday, April 12, 2004
And somehow, I'm still hungry
For Easter ('tho I guess those with a concern for being perceived as pagan call it Resurrection Sunday) Dinner, I prepared the following menu:
Honeybaked Ham
Baked Chicken
Macaroni & Cheese
Candied Sweet Potatoes
Mixed Greens (mostly collards)
Green Beans
Rice
Monkey Bread
Pound Cake with Fresh Strawberries
And I fasted until dinner time - eschewing all sustenance except for copious amounts of Easter candy and water.
I feel fat.
For Easter ('tho I guess those with a concern for being perceived as pagan call it Resurrection Sunday) Dinner, I prepared the following menu:
Honeybaked Ham
Baked Chicken
Macaroni & Cheese
Candied Sweet Potatoes
Mixed Greens (mostly collards)
Green Beans
Rice
Monkey Bread
Pound Cake with Fresh Strawberries
And I fasted until dinner time - eschewing all sustenance except for copious amounts of Easter candy and water.
I feel fat.
Tuesday, April 06, 2004
Overexposed?
Well, maybe. But I have to hand it to Miss Beyonce. She has the manliest of grown-ass men of all stripes singing it loud, proud - and in public, no less - "I'm a naughty girl." (scroll down to catch a clip of the video - wait a minute - what are the chances that you haven't seen it already? Nil. Nevermind.)
She's HOT! Hooray to the ever-so gradual erosion of traditional gender mores.
Well, maybe. But I have to hand it to Miss Beyonce. She has the manliest of grown-ass men of all stripes singing it loud, proud - and in public, no less - "I'm a naughty girl." (scroll down to catch a clip of the video - wait a minute - what are the chances that you haven't seen it already? Nil. Nevermind.)
She's HOT! Hooray to the ever-so gradual erosion of traditional gender mores.
