People don't dance anymore. Out of all the time black people have been roaming the earth and expressing themselves, it took a couple of young negroes on music videos to convince the streets that it wasn't the thing to do anymore.
Bastids.
When we were kids, we would spend hour upon hour trying to perfect the Kid-N-Play (I could not cross my legs with someone else's and hop in a circle to save my damn life). Soul Train and MTV's The Grind were must see tv and now there are only three categories of dancing remaining:
Holding up the wall, nodding the head to acknowledge the beat of the music periodically
The Two-Step
Simulated Sex
What was your dance (back when people were allowed to do so)? Your specialitay!
When I tell you one of my most proudest moments was mastering the Tootsie Roll...
They Don't Dance No Mo'
Heffa, Say What?
Before moving to the Atlanta area, I had to make a few preliminary trips to the city to take care of a few things. When I would come into town, I would stay over my older sister's home in Dunwoody, a little well-to-do area north of Atlanta. Since I had to go into downtown Atlanta a few times, I figured that it would be best to take the MARTA since I was so close to the nearest station.
During mid-day, I got to the MARTA station and I had to buy tokens from a this dinosaur of a machine and I had no idea how to operate it. There were no agents around, so I when a lady came to use the machine next to mine, I decided to ask her since the train was coming in any minute.
So, I spoke up to get her attention,
"Excuse me, Ma'am..."
Before I could finish my request, she interjects,
"I don't have any money to give you."
And she walks away.
It was one of those instances where you're left there wondering whether or not it actually happened. All I could think was woooooooooooooooooooow. Her ass looked like she caught onto the grunge fad 20 years after all the emo YTs had moved on and yet she had the unmitigated gall to think I was hitting her up for some spare change.
I didn't get angry our upset. Actually, I had a good laugh at the lady who thought too lowly of me and too highly of herself.
And I still didn't have any damn tokens!
I mention this to ask:
Doesn't bigotry crack your sh*t up at times?
Many times it's not sad nor defeating. It's just funny.
Maybe it's just me.
(I'm not going to even bring up those folks who yell "nigger" speeding vehicles for an adrenaline rush.)
Um, Er, Uh?
A mess of randomness from this weekend.
Fugly, Faded and Financially Strapped Is Not Interchangeable with Fierce
TYRA!'s first annual Fiercee-WTF-Is-Up-With-the-Extra-"E"-And-We're-Doing-Nothing-For-The-Stupid-Model-Stereotype-Awards.
The LaToya Jackson baby powder look must be fiercee.
Jade leaned over a bucket of mop water and BAM! highlights.
Iron jaw Keenyah. I still can't stand her.
Do you remember when Camille and that 1000-tooth dude from College Hill were shopping around for a reality show about their nobody lives? Even BET turned that sh*t down.
Poor Toccara will forever have "BET's Take the Cake" attached to her introductions.
Oh, This Is Why They Love Them Some 'Zel
Ain't nothing like a man who looks like he'll gut you out with a butter knife to make you all hot and bothered.
Braxton P. Hartnabrig as Barack Obama
Fashion Enhancement or Cruel Joke?
Booty Pop Panties
Help me out, because I don't get it. Booty Pop Panties are for a girl to fill out her clothes and attract men only to crush the guy when she disrobes?
Where's the Black Love?
I was perusing the Blackfolks journal and I came across this post which brought me to this excerpt from Stuff Educated Black People Like blog:
[When referring to social networking sites] Let’s not even talk about Blackplanet. These days, only those incarcerated individuals in correctional institutions with internet access are on this “networking”/”hook-up” site. However, it was one of the original sites targeted toward African Americans.
Who is still doing BlackPlanet? I became aware of it around 2000 and I could never get into it. After the one guy sent me 4 big ass 8X10 Olan Mills shots with balloon backgrounds of himself on my guestbook, I was too through. If BP didn't purge their old layout...I would sooo post them.
Party and Bullsh*t
As always, I bring you the beautiful people of New York City, Atlanta and Houston. In this edition you may find some oldies, but always goodies.
Since she couldn't be a Victoria's Secret angel, she went as a Citi Trends moth.
Is that velvet? Is that FUBU?!!
Why would you want to draw more attention to those edges?
Her toes are sweeping a path for her to walk.
Tittay claw tats, paw prints, and bullet wounds , oh my!
He doesn't have enough strength to make the "peace" sign.
The staff at Wong's Beauty Supply need their asses beaten.
The next time you wear this outfit to the club, don't show off for the cameras because we can see the white lining of your ass pads... And we can see how it's cutting into your thigh.
And that goes for the fake-ass Kim K., too.
Sexy called and it doesn't want anything to do with you.
Or you
Or you
You do know people piss on those things, right?
I hope she has a chemistry lab to go to because that look is not the bizness.
She looks like the Hamburgler on estrogen.
She's staring because she can't see with that sh*t on her eyes.
Girl, you're looking good in your Peter Pan boots.
I ain't mad at the outfit. I'm mad I can see her footprint in those tight ass Reeboks.
Somebody's mama is trying to get her Stella on and Lord, I wish she'd stop.
She's used to clubbing in the wilderness.
And she just jumped out the woods.
And she went out during a full moon.
Who knew Rainbow Brite carried a razor blade in her cleavage?
Girl took care of the outfit, but said "F**k it!" to the Oxy 10.
Damn, I'm jealous! How did she get to be a dancer for DJ Sherman Hemsley?!!
Look who's mama has let them start wearing makeup last week.
There ain't strong enough beer goggles in the world. I'm assuming.
Even when her wide ass back split that "dress", she didn't put down that drink.
Keep Me, Tonight
While going over a stack of photos of relatively young people in social situations, I cannot help but notice that by the way they present themselves, a hell of a lot of these people aren't looking for love, they're looking for a sponsor.
I don't want to put you on the spot by asking and you don't have to fear ridicule for your yay or nay answer, but:
If the opportunity presented itself, would you be willing to be kept?
A kept person is someone who is financially supported by a wealthy, usually older, person who is neither the person's spouse or close relative.
As far as myself...
HELLS YEAH!
But for only a trial period.
I don't like to be at the beck and call of anyone. If that negro changes his mind somewhere down the line about our situation and I'm left assed out, there may be a misunderstanding of the violent type.
Anyway, by all means, tell me your thoughts on being "kept".
A Few Random Thoughts...
Who are they trying to fool?
Um, your elbow doesn't belong there.
Two problems:
1. Solange is at an event called, "Icon of Dance".
2. A good stylist is hard to come by, but Dark N'Lovely is damn near on every aisle!
She don't play 'round no stairs anymore!
Although that wig has consumed her eyesight, Beyonce is holding onto those handrails for dear life.
Kim, I know you don't know too much about that place, but off-the-shoulder numbers are a no no in The House of the Lord. Reggie didn't try to tell you any better, either.
Reggie Bush, Kim Kardashian and her family coming from Easter service.
A bunch of usetobefines in one place.
Kadeem Hardison is looking like Mister from The Color Purple the day after Celie left him.
This Deebo looking dude...
Could he get it?
Nevermind me. What's up for the weekend?
Open Up
Man, talk about your slow days. I don't want to depress you with politics or stories about 13 year-old pimps. B*tch better have my Mike and Ike's, indeed.
What's going on in your world?
I saw that one of my brother's classmates is named "Ja'Vanity". That amused me very much.
It's always exciting at MeikiSquared!
Oh, and I want your opinion on something for a bit of clarity: What is your definition of dating or marrying "down"?
Jealousy: Best Served Bitter
jealousy (n.) - The reaction to a perceived threat--real or imagined--to a valued relationship or to its quality.
You may have heard about this a day or two ago:
USHER'S wife, Tameka Foster, isn't going to let any woman make moves on her man - even if that's her job.
Foster was "domineering" and displayed her trademark "Tameka wrath" during a video shoot for Usher's new song, "Love in the Club," the weekend of March 15 in LA.
Our on-set source said Foster was upset when she found out stunning singer/songwriter Keri Hilson was personally picked by Usher to play his love interest in the video.
"Tameka is very insecure," our source said. "Even in rehearsals she was weird and clearly not happy that Keri is so gorgeous. Tameka threw a lot of attitude. The day of the shoot, Tameka dressed Keri very badly - she looked like an extra. Tameka wouldn't let Keri have her hairdresser there - she had to use the hairdresser who was doing the extras."
Foster also took a dislike to Usher's longtime choreographer, Jamaica, and banned her from the set. When Usher and Foster were spotted at the Beverly Hills Hotel last week, "They barely said one word to each other," we're told.
The two have had a choppy past. After they got engaged, Usher fired his mom, Jonetta Patton, as his manager and also axed his publicists. "Tameka was the one and only one to call the shots," spies said. [...]
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Now, we all know that Tameka is batshit crazy, but we can all relate with her jealousy bone. We've all been jealous at one time or another in a relationship and allowed ourselves to act upon that jealousy by doing some things that we may (in my case) or may not be proud of.
I've permanently "misplaced" phones.
Been overly analytical and suspicious
From a window, I witnessed my neighbor roll up to her estranged husband's car and smash out his car windows with a hammer.
The boyfriend of a friend put hickeys ALL OVER her neck and face the night before we girls were to go out to the Bayou Classic football game.
People I've known have checked mileage on their mate's cars, inspect body parts and alienate their family members by accusing them of doing all kinds of unscrupulous things with their mate.
It isn't right, but it happens. Right?
B.E.T. Blackbuster Films Encourage This!
I know a lot of you can't watch this during the day, but damn...I laughed at this for about 30 minutes straight!
Stay in school, America!
Who Could Make A Successful Comeback?
I'm still waiting for music to show me something different, but I guess I'll have to stick with the old masters.
Help Me Out With This One...
Why are these twins...
Deemed more important than these?
Seriously.
And please, be as honest as possible.
QOTD
Would you cheat on your mate if you found that they cheated on you?
Does their cheating give you a free pass?
Related: Does revenge cheating work? [ABC News]
Ain't They Precious
As promised, the best of the uncute.
**Not, not, not a comprehensive list by any means**
But of course, you can name your own.
Find The Nearest White Person and Kiss Their Feet
Reprieve Whitey For Bringing You To America, Blackie
by Patty Buchanan
...[N]o people anywhere has done more to lift up blacks than white Americans. Untold trillions have been spent since the ’60s on welfare, food stamps, rent supplements, Section 8 housing, Pell grants, student loans, legal services, Medicaid, Earned Income Tax Credits and poverty programs designed to bring the African-American community into the mainstream.
Governments, businesses and colleges have engaged in discrimination against white folks — with affirmative action, contract set-asides and quotas — to advance black applicants over white applicants.
Churches, foundations, civic groups, schools and individuals all over America have donated time and money to support soup kitchens, adult education, day care, retirement and nursing homes for blacks.
We hear the grievances. Where is the gratitude?
Read complete article here...
Because we ALL know those social nets were created for the benefit of negroes.
Sure they were.
THE.F***.OUTTA.HERE.
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Some jackass thought this was funny and apparently it's making the rounds in emails.
[Stereohyped via Racialicious, Rachael's Tavern and Snopes(click here for real photo description)]
Money, Honey.
I figured it would be a great idea to exchange tips, tricks of the trade and ideas to help getting through this crap economy a little easier.
Times are really hard right now for many Americans. The housing crisis, rampant unemployment and the price of gasoline is causing a lot of people to resort to doing a lot of strange things for some change.
For example:
With the rising price of gasoline spiraling out of control, what amount would be your breaking point?
Good News! The government is continuing to tease you about your cash advance!
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Just A Reminder...Payday Cash Advances Are the Devil
When I was in high school, it was required for tenth graders to take a free enterprise course centering around money, finance...just all-around capitalism. The course covered business propaganda techniques, comparison shopping, the evilness of variable/adjustable rate anything and at all costs, to stay away from the cesspool that is payday loans.
Desperate for cash, many in U.S. taking high-interest 'payday' loans
As hundreds of thousands of American homeowners fall behind on their mortgage payments, more people are turning to short-term loans with extreme interest rates, just to get by.
A payday loan is typically for a few hundred dollars, with a term of two weeks, and an interest rate as high as 800 percent. The average borrower ends up paying back $793 for a $325 loan, according to the center.
It takes the average borrower two years to get out of a payday loan [...].Janet Hudson, 40, ran into payday loans when she and her fiancé broke up, leaving her and her young son with a monthly mortgage payment of $1,000. Short of cash, she took out three small payday loans online totaling $900 but fell behind with her payments. Soon her monthly interest and fees totaled $800.
[Reuters]
"It almost equaled my mortgage and I wasn't even touching the principal of the loans," said Hudson, who worked as an administrative assistant.
After falling behind on her mortgage, Hudson asked the nonprofit Empire Justice Center in Rochester, New York, for help. Rebecca Case-Grammatico, a lawyer at Empire, advised her to stop paying off the payday loans because the loans were unsecured debt.
"For months after that, the payday lenders left me voice mails threatening to have me thrown in jail, take everything I owned and destroy my credit rating," Hudson said. After several months, the payday lenders offered to reach a settlement.
But Hudson was already so far behind on her mortgage that she had to sell her home April 2007 to avoid foreclosure.
"For months after that, the payday lenders left me voice mails threatening to have me thrown in jail, take everything I owned and destroy my credit rating," Hudson said. After several months, the payday lenders offered to reach a settlement.
Related: How much do check cashing fees really cost?
Tip: If it is difficult to obtain a bank account by traditional (brick and mortar building) means, try an online bank. Banks that strictly do business in an online environment are more inclined to establish bank accounts for people with past negative banking issues because many do not use bad check reporting agencies. [Yahoo! Finance]
And you don't have to necessarily be online in order to bank with those institutions, so by all means, leave the corner store and the Currency Exchanges alone!
Listing of non-check reporting bureau inquiring banks here...
Also, these banks are another great option.
State Farm Bank
Allstate Bank
What money tips (either keeping it or carefully giving it away) can you share?
A Family Affair (Literally)
*sigh*
I know I'm late, but did anyone watch Keyshia Cole: The Way It Is Reunion on BET this past week?
Watch video here...
If Keyshia Cole's family doesn't make you appreciate your own, I don't know what could.
First issue: Does Frankie (Keyshia's mother) behavior the result of years of abusing drugs or is she just a lush now?
Issue 1B: Why was host Ananda's mosquito bump chesticles on display?
Issue two: In order to keep her marriage together, did Neffie really have a threesome with her husband and her second cousin?
PTI
Ya'll know I wouldn't leave the spot hanging if I didn't have a good reason.
In the meantime, you're more than welcome to visit MeikiSquared's sister site:
THE COMEBACK GIRL.COM
Tell Tiff-Nay Meik sent you.
It's Good Friday. What ya cooking tonight?
Buck-Et Babees
Okay, this one starts off on an intellectual note and gets really ignorant in the end.
I read a blog post yesterday about young women excessively making themselves over and even going as far as getting plastic surgery in order to be desirable to men. The girls say that when men find them attractive (I guess by cat calling and harrassment), it builds their confidence.
That's when I thought of this:
NSFWAL
With their attidudes of boastful assurance, do these *cough*women*cough* exude confidence, or is it something else?
Are they more crazy for acting out or for wanting to be sexed up by Plies?
You know this post is just an excuse to show you these:
Plies' Buck-Et Babees party.
Slightly NSFW.
