Behind the Scenes: 50 Cent & Chris Brown
Convicted felon and woman beater Chris Brown shot a new video over the weekend with Sean Combs’ wifey Cassie. And in other video news that nobody cares about: rapper 50 Cent shot his new video with singer Kelly Rowland in the lead.
This is why we need forced abortions in the hood
LOOK AT MY LIL NIGGA BEAT UP HIS LIL NIGGA
” NIGGA I AINT DEAD YET ” A_LOC | MySpace Video
Hoodrats who live in public housing should agree to some form of birth control or get off public assistance. If the birth control methods fail, then forced abortions should be the rule. If you can’t support your children without public assistance then you don’t need to be giving birth period!
Having said that, this video made me sick to my stomach. It shows a couple of hoodrats ordering their 2-year-olds to assault each other. CPS should step in and evaluate these families right away. You can imagine what goes on when the camera is off.
Thanks to loyal reader Princess for the tip!
Obama ‘Hope’ Poster Artist Admits He Lied
Why am I not surprised that yet another Barack Obama associate turns out to be a liar and a cheat?
According to online reports, Shephard Fairey, the artist who created the iconic Obama ‘Hope’ posters, has now admitted to lying about the original image he used to recreate the artwork.
The Associated Press, which owns the rights to the photo that Fairey used to create the artwork, sued Fairey for violating its copyrights by marketing an exact replica of a close up headshot of Obama.
The headshot was snapped by AP photographer Mannie Garcia in 2006 at the National Press Club in Washington when Obama was still an Illinois Senator.
Fairey sued the AP earlier this year, arguing that he used a different image of Obama, taken by the same AP photographer at the same event. He claimed that his use of the copyrighted work was protected under the “Fair Use” doctrine, which states that a portion of a copyrighted work can be reproduced for the purposes of news reporting or criticism, etc.
Morehouse Under Fire For Asking Black Men to Be Men
Morehouse College has come under fire for instituting a no dress and pumps code for its all-male student body.
It’s a shame that a no dress code should even have to be revised to call for black men to put away their skirts, pumps and purses — or to pull their saggy jeans up. But unfortunately, Hip Hop influences can be seen everywhere on campus.
And some of this new crop of Morehouse men come from single parent homes headed by domineering black women, resulting in more feminine black men who are confused about their identity now than ever before.
The dress code also bans wearing hats inside buildings, sunglasses indoors, do-rags, going barefoot on campus, and wearing feminine attire such as dresses, tunics, skirts, leggings, high heeled shoes and purses.
The new dress code is part of its “Appropriate Attire Policy” according to Dr. William Bynum, vice president for Morehouse Student Services.
“We are talking about five students who are living a gay lifestyle that is leading them to dress a way we do not expect in Morehouse men,” said Bynum.
Before instituting the policy, Bynum met with Morehouse Safe Space, the campus’ gay organization.
“We talked about it and then they took a vote,” he said. “Of the 27 people in the room, only three were against it.”
In an interview with the AJC, Senior Cameron Titus said he applauded the change.
“The policy is just saying that you have to show more respect in how you dress and there are things that are just not acceptable at Morehouse,” Titus said. “We have a legacy that we are trying to uphold.”
My 2c: I totally agree with Bynum and Titus. Morehouse College has a rich tradition of educating and training black men to be leaders. A man can’t lead other men wearing a dress.
Vogue ‘Blackface’ Photos Spark Outrage
A Vogue fashion photographer’s photo shoot of two white models in blackface has drawn criticism and outrage from critics who say the photos expose the racist underbelly of the fashion industry.
Personally, I don’t see what the big deal is. I wouldn’t have classified these women as black per se based on their classic Caucasoid features. But that’s besides the point. The photos are artsy and classy.
At least the chicks aren’t jumping rope with baboons like Naomi Campbell was doing in a recent fashion photo spread. Where’s the outrage about that?
This type of shoot is typical of Vogue magazine’s past attempts to increase readership through controversial subject themes.
The Daily Beast’s Elizabeth Gates says white models in blackface is nothing new. Still, Gates, who is black, compares the Paris Vogue spread to “a modern minstrel show”:
“I would be fooling myself if I thought the draftsmen behind fashion’s most beautiful things were ever going to be sensitive to race, black women, or how they represent our cultural history. In fact, I’m not exactly sure why this was a shock to anyone.” Elle’s Anne Slowey admits, “It’s an industry filled with people who have no idea about history and politics.” Read more…
Why Are 115 Girls Pregnant At Robeson High in Chicago?
I remember when I was in high school in Miami, Florida and if a student got herself pregnant she was transferred to an alternative school for pregnant girls. We never ever saw a pregnant kid walking the halls in jr. high or high school. But we’re living in different times now.
In this article, a white reporter with CBS News struggles to understand why 115 girls in a single high school are pregnant. Robeson High has a population of 800 students. And of course the school is majority black.
The reporter has probably never watched the highly sexualized rap videos on BET or heard the degrading lyrics in Hip Hop songs catering to these same kids.
The writer probably doesn’t know that the girls at Robeson high are products of a Hip Hop culture that glorifies violence, sex and crimes against women. And that these girls grew up watching rap videos portray black women as sexual objects for the pleasure of rappers and their thug entourages.
Rappers routinely spit lines about challenging authority and breaking society’s rules by encouraging promiscuity among today’s youth.
Surely the writer is familiar with rapper Lil Wayne and how he freely plants his seed in any bimbo opportunist who is willing to open her legs to him. In fact, there was a recent incident where black chicks shot up his tour bus because he refused to have sex with them.
So far the tally of baby mamas knocked up by the rapper this year alone stands at 4. Wayne already has a 9-year-old with reality tv personality Antonia Carter.
Robeson Principal Gerald Morrow blames the pregnancies on the girls home life and absentee fathers. He doesn’t mention to the white reporter the destructive influence Hip Hop has had on an entire generation of youth. Maybe because he knows it’s a black thing and she wouldn’t understand.
Thanks to loyal reader BevG for the tip!
50 Cent: ‘I Am Not Engaged To Ciara’
50 Cent once again denies rumors that he and Ciara are engaged. What is this, the fifth time he’s cleared up this rumor?
Why does Ciara keep leaking false info to the blogs? Your career is over, boo. Why not try reality television where all the has-beens go for a steady paycheck?
At this point I don’t even know if Fiddy and Ciara are still together. Nor do I care.
“No, I’m not engaged,” 50 Cent told Hollyscoop exclusively at the Los Premios MTV 2009 event at the Gibson Amphitheatre in Los Angeles on Thursday night.
“They want me off the market,” he jokingly added. But no such luck. Read more…
