Youth Radio's Pendarvis Harshaw says walking down the aisle is not as big a deal as throwing away the Trojans.
Pendarvis Harshaw, a teen who grew up in Oakland offers his own provocative take on the California relationship dream. "Sex without condoms is the new engagement ring," he suggested in an on-air essay. Among his friends and acquaintances, ditching the condoms for other forms of birth control like the pill, signifies taking monogamy to a new level; partners are required to trust each other completely at the risk of getting an STD. Given that few of his friends in their late teens are thinking much about marriage, this transforms a prophylactic into a relationship sign-post along the lines of an engagement ring.
Tatayana Ali's photos from her layout with King Magazine are really nice, but I have a huge problem with King and other publications putting out the idea that women are supposed to achieve this this unattainable standard of beauty and I, for one, am SICK of it!
So I think it's my duty to put on display the real woman. The everyday woman. The ideal woman.
These are the real and true women salute everyday:
Jade from cycle 6 of ANTM is looking like an affirmative action Bai Ling in these pics, but she looks good nonetheless. We all know it's hard out there for a model, especially a biracial butterfly like Jade, so I'm glad she's hanging in there.
I hear Marques Houston is getting married. Congratulations to him!
I just needed an excuse to post this picture! **runs**
I'm used to my house flooding or being blown away, but the idea of it falling on top of my a** while I'm in the tub and and can't get up in time to run under a door frame is not something I'm prepared to experience.
Anyway, this is some live footage of yesterday's quake interrupting a taping of The Judge Judy Show:
It's definitely true what Cedric the Entertainer says about black people and running, but here, all colors joined together in that footage to break the hell out of that courtroom (except for the slow ass plaintiff).
I've tried to feel sorry for these folks. I've stared into the eyes of an onion. I have even sat through a 30-second clip of The Beyonce Experience, still, I cannot generate a tear for this couple.
This is just stupid in my opinion. Even the mayor wants to kick their asses.
'Extreme Makeover' House Faces Foreclosure
LAKE CITY, Ga. — More than 1,800 people showed up to help ABC's "Extreme Makeover" team demolish a family's decrepit home and replace it with a sparkling, four-bedroom mini-mansion in 2005.
Three years later, the reality TV show's most ambitious project at the time has become the latest victim of the foreclosure crisis.
After the Harper family used the two-story home as collateral for a $450,000 loan, it's set to go to auction on the steps of the Clayton County Courthouse Aug. 5. The couple did not return phone calls Monday, but told WSB-TV they received the loan for a construction business that failed.
The house was built in January 2005, after Atlanta-based Beazer Homes USA and ABC's "Extreme Makeover" demolished their old home and its faulty septic system. Within six days, construction crews and hoards of volunteers had completed work on the largest home that the television program had yet built.
The finished product was a four-bedroom house with decorative rock walls and a three-car garage that towered over ranch and split-level homes in their Clayton County neighborhood. The home's door opened into a lobby that featured four fireplaces, a solarium, a music room and a plush new office.
Materials and labor were donated for the home, which would have cost about $450,000 to build. Beazer Homes' employees and company partners also raised $250,000 in contributions for the family, including scholarships for the couple's three children and a home maintenance fund.
ABC said in a statement that it advises each family to consult a financial planner after they get their new home. "Ultimately, financial matters are personal, and we work to respect the privacy of the families," the network said.
Some of the volunteers who helped build the home were less than thrilled about the family's financial decisions.
"It's aggravating. It just makes you mad. You do that much work, and they just squander it," Lake City Mayor Willie Oswalt, who helped vault a massive beam into place in the Harper's living room, told The Atlanta Journal-Constitution.
They say that you should live your life with no regrets, but damn, I regret stuff all the time.
My biggest regret of all is passing up the chance to get with Kanye West when it was right in the palm of my hand.
Let me tell you how I missed the greatest opportunity of my life.
True story:
Back in 2005 my sister and I were in Oak Lawn, IL coming out of a um, liquor warehouse and while we were pulling out of the parking lot, I spot the rapper Twista driving a convertible with dealer tags getting his balling on a budget on. We pulled up next to him at a red light, but I didn't say anything to him because I wasn't trying to holla at his ass.
Dammit if hindsight ain't 20/20! I knew that Twista performed on a few things with Kanye West and I DIDN'T THINK TO GET KANYE'S PHONE NUMBER OUT OF HIM!
And I know I would've gotten it, too. That's the part that's killing meeeeeee!
I cry myself to sleep about that at least once a month. I could've been chilling with Kanye all of this time if I would've recognized that golden opportunity.
I know ya'll regret stuff of this nature too. Spill it!
If you're not watching this season of WE TV's weekly series, Bridezillas, I highly suggest that you make it a weekly required watching event.
This show is slowly destroying me because it never runs out of tacky, county, loud, bitchy women with champagne tastes on a gin and juice budget attempting to create the perfect day. Bridezillas is incredibly fake and staged where many of its subjects play it up for the cameras to get a free honeymoon trip to Jamaica, but I can't stop watching it, though!
I thought nothing could overtake Kenya from episode 3's tittaytacular nuptials, an episode where they held the wedding rehearsal in the parking lot of a Wing 'N Things, a wedding where every. single. member of the bridal party had errant tittays that could not be tamed by its dress or they couldn't fit into their dress at all and where the bride's "gown" looked like what one person called, "coffin lining".
Kenya Charles
Anyway, this week's episode introduces Brandi from Dallas, TX, who is um, not exactly playing with a full deck.
Brandi explained that she met her fiance in the club and he introduced himself by grabbing her arm and telling her she had a nice ass. Then she goes on to say that seven years later, she told him to propose to her one night after they finished screwing and so he did.
This 32 year-old wants her bridal party to learn this booty dance in time for the wedding and then asked her cake maker if she could make her a groom's cake in the shape of a pussy (okay, they didn't play the word "pussy", but the camera cut away when she described the cake and it sounded like the word "vagina" was a voice-over). She wanted a coochie cake with the words "This is your last piece..." written across it. She said it would be sexy. The baker was like hell to the naw.
She and her sister also went to a wine tasting where she asked the host what wine goes best with fried chicken. Brandi later asked for a to-go cup for her wine when she was ready to leave.
Here's Brandi's Myspace page, it's private, but at least you can put a face with the fuckery.
Here's a snippet of Brandi describing what her wedding would look like if she weren't a "high taste bride on a Wal-Mart budget".
This description of the fuckery displayed on this show cannot be done any justice with words, so you'll just have to watch it and come back here so we can talk about their asses.
I thought it was um, different at my aunt's wedding in Chicago where the wedding party stepped in the name of love down the aisle (To my sister who is reading this: Please don't tell auntie!...It wasn't bad, just different!)
I freaking hate those damn Free Credit Report.com commercials.
I would seriously jump the lead singer and knock him upside the head with my Rent-A-Center pumps if I ever ran into him on the street.
And it wouldn't be so bad if they didn't hadn't been playing these commercials constantly for three years straight. All it reminds me of is being denied a line of credit at the Dollar Tree. I'm trying to move on, but these three white boys won't let me forget.
And this one right here...
...is nothing but a troublemaker and is nothing but a means to destroy relationships.
My future husband may have it put in his mind to check up on my viability before we make it official and put it on paper and totally derail my plans to live off his good name. I know I'm not the only one finding something un-right about all of this.
You gotta do all of that to get the draws out your ass?
That dude from Milli Vanilli came back to life?
She should brush with Armor All.
That shirt keeps her warm and takes her blood pressure.
Just because you're pregnant and in the damn club don't mean lotion is to be damned.
I just need you to tell me something...
Please tell me this child is not wearing fanga waves. Fanga waves with a lil weave curtain hanging on the side. I just need for you to let me know that's not there.
Poison panus turns your lips like that every time (or so I heard).
Speaking of panus, it's tuck job is slipping.
I like her match game. Her dress, skin, hair and teeth are all in a butter tone. (And that's all I'm saying.)
For those not in the know, stanning is described as:
A. Absolute adoration of a celebrity to the point that anyone who says anything slightly negative is a Hater and a Lonely Ass Bitch.
B. No matter what the celebrity does, fights their mother, gets caught drunk driving, eating children, creating a tacky clothing line...they still remain immortal in that person's eyes.
In regards to myself, let's get this straight: I do not stan for Sisqo and I know this for sure because when this happened, I had to turn my back on him for about 36 hours and that was very hard to do! I ceremoniously replaced the picture of him gracing my cell phone wallpaper and changed my "The Year of the Dragon" ringtone until I calmed down. ONCE AGAIN, I am not in love with Sisqo, I just love the way he single-handedly transformed black music forever. If I were a stan, I'd call all of you haters "gelous, ham hock hoes" every chance I got, but I don't so there!
That being said, I do stan for one celebrity and I make it a point not to share exactly who it is because of my duty to regularly point out the foibles of the marahaja of celebrity stan culture, ECNOYEB. Because of that fact, I choose to continue withholding the identity of my stan affections until a later time. And I will warn you all to tread lightly. Not to long ago, many of you had a field day at this person's expense and the perpetrators have been noted and demerited accordingly. You gelous, ham hock, lonely hoes wish you had their money and talent!
Whether it be Diddy, Cassie or Star Magazine, someone needs more people.
Sean "Diddy" Combs is giving marriage a chance.
The bachelor father of six is quietly telling close friends and family that he and singer Cassandra "Cassie" Ventura are heading to the chapel.
"He told everyone to keep it extremely quiet because he didn't want it to get out, but you could tell he was excited," says a source. "Diddy said they hadn't set a date yet, but he wanted his family to hear the news first."
Diddy revealed his engagement to the Connecticut native at his son Justin's eighth-grade graduation ceremony in Riverdale, N.Y., on June 5. The hip-hop megastar met 17-years-younger Cassie after signing her up to his label, Bad Boy Records, in 2006.
Diddy ended his 10-year relationship with model Kim Porter last July.
Kim Porter has given birth to the majority of Puffy's spawns and he hasn't given her so much as a ring pop for her efforts. Cassie must have that "good good" Ashanti's talking about.
Solange is on the cover of the upcoming issue of Bust magazine. Yay?
What would make a woman want to marry Luther "Luke" Campbell?
According to People, Campbell, who stars in a new VH1 series, Luke's Parental Advisory, married the love of his life Kristen, who is 20 years his junior in Dallas. When asked why he chose to tie the know now for the first time, Campbell responded, “I’ve waited 47 years to find a special woman and have found that in Kristin…I never knew that I could feel love on another level like this until I met her, and I am now honored to call her my wife." [People]
That is so special. He loves her long time.
And just what in the eff it this negroid's problem?
I don't have to tell you that there ain't nothing going on out there (at least nothing that interests me), so let's talk about my favorite subject:
My man and me!
My over-the-hill birthday celebration is coming up and I'm counting on all of us to pool our stalking skills to make this a reality on September 4, 2008...
What are you willing to contribute to my all Kanye birthday?
Solange is still different and you should reward her for that by buying her new album, Solange Presents: Sol-Angel and the Hadley St. Dreams.
I'm gonna get my copy the day after it goes platnium. Y'all be sure to tell me when that happens.
Once again for your perusing pleasure, here's the exclusive track listing for Solange's new album that was originally entitled, Solange: Don't Get Me Confused With Kelly
1. Split Your Wig 2. Shankin' For Dollaz feat. Baby D Juelz 3. Just Give It Up (House of Dereon Theme) 4. I've Been Meaning To Tell You Bedazzling Is Played Out (For Mama) 5. I Could Write A Book On You In A Minute (Don't Cross Me, Sis) (Irreplaceable Joint) 6. Never Good Enough (For A Nose Job Too) 7. Just 'Cause You Make Gumbo Don't Make You Creole 8. No More Stitching (Wig Crypt Anthem) 9. Why Y'all Make Kelly Eat Outside? 10. Why Wasn't I In the Damn AmEx Commercial? (Interlude) 11. There Is Such A Thing As School! (Why Yall Lied To Beyonce?) 12. Secrets, Lies and Alibi's (I Know Where Ya'll Hid My Ex Husband) 13. Yes, My Baby's Eyes Are Blue (And not 'cause of yo' voodoo!) 14. My Card's Been Declined feat. Kelly Rowland 15. Watch Your Step (Cause I Know Your Real Age) 16. My Baby Is Not Your Child 17. You Mean I Got To Pay You To Be On My Album?! 18. I Saw Daddy Kissing Kelly's Mom (Holiday Theme) 19. You Can't Afford My '91 Accord (Hatchback Remix)
Bonus: Virgins In The Eyes of the Lawd feat. Beyonce
And I'm glad to say that Solo has come a long way from this (I always watch the :30 second mark when I'm down.)
Sherri Shepherd: "I have had more abortions than I would like to count."
Someone has let Sherri Shepherd loose again and in the latest issue of Precious Times, a Christian woman's magazine, she admits to being promiscuous as a young woman and having multiple abortions.
"Before I converted to Christianity, I was a Jehovah's Witness. In 1993, my mother was dying from diabetic complications. My sister was heavy into drugs, and we would have to go and get her from crack houses. I was in a very physically abusive relationship. I was sleeping with a lot of guys and had more abortions than I would like to count. I had very low self-esteem and just wanted to die. I felt if someone killed me, it wouldn't even make a difference. But God showed me that it would make a difference."
Sherri "The Earth is flat and dinosaurs were Jesus' horses" Shepherd is really starting to do the running man on my nerves. WHO KEEPS ASKING HER STUFF?!! I really wouldn't deride anyone who confessed that about their youth, but Sherri is of the same thought school as her The View co-host Elizabeth Hassleback and other Jesus-pet Christians who want to prevent other women from having abortions and burn at the stake anyone who thinks it's a woman's right to choose. That being said, Sherri Shepherd's slow and nasty ass can go to hell.
Many, many folks across the internets are angry that some are critizing reality show "star" Deelishis for bearing her belly for the cameras at a recent event.
Some feel that this is the look of a "real woman" and that her stomach is quite impressive for a woman who has given birth.
Like this young lady:
ATTENTION! ATTENTION!
ladies and gentleman...
WHAT SOME REAL WOMEN LOOK LIKE!
please don't pretend like this is brand new or that its never going to be seen again.
Remember this to take a negative on this is why so many women have self esteem issues and try not to blast them when you see them in public.
Makes me wanna go buy a thong bikini set and not give a fuck bout the stretch marks on my ass....
I haven't given birth nor do I make it a habit to compare and contarast women's abdomens, so you tell me.
Is is unfair to point out the mountain range on Deelishis' belly shown in these photos?
The cast of the new Bravo series, 'The Real Housewives of Atlanta' spoke at a press tour recently in Beverly Hills, CA.
Bravo has announced The Real Housewives of Atlanta, the latest version of the network's The Real Housewives reality franchise, will premiere Tuesday, September 16 at 10PM ET/PT.
The Real Housewives of Atlanta will follow a similar format to its Orange County and New York City predecessors and follow five woman from Hotlanta -- NeNe Leakes, DeShawn Snow, Sheree Whitfield, Lisa Wu Hartwell and Kim Zolciak -- as they balance their burgeoning careers with busy home lives.
Did they get the white woman from CW's The Game to be on this show too?
If you haven't seen the show, it's about wannabe saditty women who juggle business and their home lives while their children run amok. So yes, I will be watching, but unlike a lot of people looking forward to this installment featuring black women, I don't think these women will be that interesting.
Anyways, I finally got around to watching MTV's From G's To Gents and I like it! I'm rooting for both Creepa from Miami, FL who was amazed there are places outside of where he's from or Shotta who lived in his car because he went broke trying to keep up with the Jones'.
It's good. I have hope for the people of this show, unlike those on other reality shows.
In other TV stuff, has anyone watched the latest installment to convince everybody once again that blacks aren't a monolithic group? I was thinking about watching CNN's Black In America, but I think I'll wait, besides, they won't be telling me anything I don't know.
I didn't post about this jackass here because about 88% of the time, I'm feeling this way:
And I don't want to be more upset about an ass who is upset that they can't say "nigger", "nigga" or "negate" without being torn a new a-hole. If she didn't say it all the time in the privacy of her own home to her kids and to her children, she wouldn't be this upset.
You'd think that two media whores with chest augmentations would get along better, but Monday on the new Wendy Williams talk show, Omarosa of reality show "fame" and Wendy shattered that perception.
“I feel that you are the stereotypical angry black woman” Wendy Williams
“I’d rather be an angry black woman than a buffoon” Omarosa
TV Host Williams: Omarosa 'Delusional, Pathetic'
LOS ANGELES (AP) - Reality TV villain Omarosa sparred with talk show host Wendy Williams on Monday in a spat that at one point turned physical.
She appeared on Fox's "The Wendy Williams Show" to promote her upcoming book but instead spent more time trading insults with the radio personality-turned-talk show host.
"I wanted to throw her off the set," Williams later told The Associated Press.
The altercation started when Omarosa Manigault-Stallworth first walked onto the daytime talk show and said she was displeased with Williams' introduction of her and would not be disrespected. Things got uglier when Williams grabbed Omarosa's book cover to hold it up to the camera, and Omarosa snatched it back out of Williams' hand.
"Omarosa wished her career was my career," Williams told the AP. "Omarosa is a delusional, D-list, pathetic woman."
The yanking gave way to Omarosa attacking Williams' appearance, asking the talk show host whether she had had a nose job and suggesting she shouldn't wear wigs.
But Williams didn't stay silent throughout the heated interview. She called Omarosa "a typical angry black woman" and suggested cosmetic injections could fix her wrinkles.
Will there be a rematch?
"I have no reason to invite Omarosa back to the show," said Williams. "That's done. She had her moment."
Omarosa was a contestant on the first "Apprentice" with Donald Trump in 2004. Her domineering personality quickly earned her enemies among fellow contestants and TV viewers.
An after-hours telephone message and e-mail to Omarosa's publicist were not immediately returned Monday.
I had a pair of Nike Air Max that I brought in 1997 and around 1999 I wore them from time to time (they weren't raggedy!), and this dude at my school took me to the side and explained to me the Air Max shoe expiration time line like he was doing a damn intervention. That must've been life changing because I never wore those shoes again.
