If you just happen to be an old, educated black person who grew up before, during, or after the “Civil Rights” movement just don’t read this. (Your old-ass shouldn’t even know what the hell Myspace or Blogger is any way. Seriously, just go read the local paper, ESPN, or Tom Joyner’s website because you my friend are in the wrong place.) This will offend you. That’s not my intent but I know how y’all are.
''Bill is every bit as black as Barack.''
''He's probably gone with more black women than Barack,''
''It's not a matter of being inexperienced. It's a matter of being young,'' Young said. ''There's a certain level of maturity ... you've got to learn to take a certain amount of (expletive).''
The above quotes were made by former Atlanta Mayor Andrew Young (in Uncle Ruckus’ voice “No relation.”) and are taken from a Chicago Sun-Times piece.
What would I like to see happen in ’08?
I would like “Civil Rights” era leaders such as Mr. Young and older people to think before the speak. It’s about time that the right to say anything you want because you are old enough to remember when dinosaurs roomed the Earth be revoked. (Scroll down and read “Mama’s Gun”.) In this case Mr. Young was trying to be funny for his audience at “News Makers Live” in Atlanta on September 5th but negro stop it. You’re not only embarrassing yourself but any thing your generation ever accomplished.
This isn’t necessarily in support of Obama or but it’s in support of Obama’s generation and those generations that will follow to do “our thing.” That is if “our thing” is productive, legal, or happens to fall into the non-cooning realm. I am in no way trying to be disrespectful, but lighten up. I understand that there will always be intergenerational friction but let’s try to be more constructive in our criticism and guidance of one another from here on out.
The last quote that I have about starts with “It’s not a matter of being Inexperienced. . .” but I would have assumed that some one of Mr. Young’s experience would know better to go on record tear another brother down in such a manner. Once again we are making the same mistakes that previous generations have made. We cannot afford to have any more disconnects between generations. I’m pretty sure some one had issues with MLK’s 27 year-old self leading the Civil Rights movement back in 1954. Then again maybe they didn’t.
Just like in “Mama’s Gun” where D-Lay brings about the point that younger generations screw ups just don’t happen but they are usually observed from some one who is older and supposedly wiser. So if Mr. Young if Obama or anybody that’s 45 and under happens to screw up from time to time just think back to that anti-drug commercial from the late ‘80’s where the kid’s father catches him getting high.
The father then asks “Where did you learn how to do this?”
The pot-head son responds, “I learned it from watching you!”
So older folks we love and respect y’all but remember the term “There’s nothing new under the sun.” So please make the new year new and think before your old-ass runs off with the mouth.
Friday, December 21, 2007
Wednesday, December 19, 2007
A man can dream can’t he? Or things I’d like to see happen in 2008. Pt 1
If you are not a fan of coarse or harsh language including derisive words like drop-shot, scag, skank, town bicycle, and ho when used in the proper context then please don’t bother to read this blog. If you are offended and just happened to have ignored the first sentence of this disclaimer and read this blog anyway I will not apologize for any thing I say in the following blogs.
I’d love to see Superhead taken away to Guantanamo Bay.
“But Francis, she’s not a terrorist!”
If there ever was a terrorist putting foot to pavement and living among the good people of the U. S of A it’s this ho. (Yes that was in the proper context because she actually took money for services rendered in the realm of sex and “sex related acts.” So yes, she is a ho.)
So who exactly is Head’s target in this great insurgency?
Washed up NBA Centers?
Nope.
Shook-ass rappers who purchased a turn on Space Mountain with said terrorist and who are now scared shitless that the Mrs. may find out?
Wrong again.
She’s going after the little girls of out community. Superhead’s message mustn’t be heard by another adolescent girl again. Head seems hell bent on destroying the psyche of the daughters of the black community. Head’s books and “I can take a stickin’ and keep on making bank deposits” diatribe isn’t exactly what a young black girl who may just be thinking the road that is life may just be a little to bumpy to ride on in the future should be exposed too. Combine that with the wrong circumstances and a young girl in a bad situation may just take the easy way out and give up face to every longshoreman, small-time dope peddler, and Division 1 running back that may actually see the field on a Sunday in the near future. If it stops some young girl from screwing Gucci Mane in an I-Hop bathroom then I think it’s necessary. Damn it man, this is for our daughters, cousins, and their classmates. This is an outcome that we could possibly prevent by tossing Superhead in a cell. No this is far from a solution but it’s a start.
Then again having Superhead under the guard of that many men with steady paychecks would probably only serve to fatten her bank account, give her more practice in giving out the Hover treatment, and increase the number of cases of the clap in the Marine Corp. So I guess there isn’t a positive outcome after all.
I’d love to see Superhead taken away to Guantanamo Bay.
“But Francis, she’s not a terrorist!”
If there ever was a terrorist putting foot to pavement and living among the good people of the U. S of A it’s this ho. (Yes that was in the proper context because she actually took money for services rendered in the realm of sex and “sex related acts.” So yes, she is a ho.)
So who exactly is Head’s target in this great insurgency?
Washed up NBA Centers?
Nope.
Shook-ass rappers who purchased a turn on Space Mountain with said terrorist and who are now scared shitless that the Mrs. may find out?
Wrong again.
She’s going after the little girls of out community. Superhead’s message mustn’t be heard by another adolescent girl again. Head seems hell bent on destroying the psyche of the daughters of the black community. Head’s books and “I can take a stickin’ and keep on making bank deposits” diatribe isn’t exactly what a young black girl who may just be thinking the road that is life may just be a little to bumpy to ride on in the future should be exposed too. Combine that with the wrong circumstances and a young girl in a bad situation may just take the easy way out and give up face to every longshoreman, small-time dope peddler, and Division 1 running back that may actually see the field on a Sunday in the near future. If it stops some young girl from screwing Gucci Mane in an I-Hop bathroom then I think it’s necessary. Damn it man, this is for our daughters, cousins, and their classmates. This is an outcome that we could possibly prevent by tossing Superhead in a cell. No this is far from a solution but it’s a start.
Then again having Superhead under the guard of that many men with steady paychecks would probably only serve to fatten her bank account, give her more practice in giving out the Hover treatment, and increase the number of cases of the clap in the Marine Corp. So I guess there isn’t a positive outcome after all.
Wednesday, September 12, 2007
Do it for the kids man!
It’s been awhile . . . © Stain’d
Forgive me for the absence but I haven’t been exactly the chattiest cat for the last month or so. I just had some issues focusing but I decided to drop in and run my mouth for a paragraph or three.
Tuesday was the 6th anniversary of the second day that will go down in infamy. However this wasn’t mentioned to the kids. I found it to be very sad that on all of the media outlets that have a high 16-30 year old audience that 9/11 wasn’t that big of a factor. I know that kids don’t usually give a damn about what’s going on in the world around them but the little self-absorbed shits should be paying attention right about now.
Instead they were bombarded with talk of Kanyetudda and 50 squaring off on BET’s 106 & Park and via Lady Sounds can (With her stinkin’ ass.) Next up was Brittany’s horrible MTV Video Music Awards performance, two syphilitic rockers trading blows, and Kanye’s latest hissy fit. (I wonder if he cried in the store when his mom, Dr. Donda West wouldn’t by him a Hello Kitty doll when he was a kid? He probably did. I can see him now rolling around the floor in a Toys ‘R Us wearing some Brett Hart sunglasses crying over Hello Kitty.)
The kids probably don’t give two damns about Osama and George much in the same way that kids in the 30’s didn’t give a damn about Adolph, Tojo or FDR. That’s fine and in a perfect world that’s the way it should be. The thing is Osama and George care very much about the kids and the world is far from perfect.
The fact the kids have mp3s, flat screens, and respect their classmates who don’t pray to the same God that they do really lights a fire under Osama’s stinkin’ ass. (Seriously he must smell like an abandoned barn by now. He’s been living in a cave for the last 6 years so use your imaginations . . . eww.) The fact that the United States has places like Dearborn Michigan that have high concentrations of Arabs who have managed to carve out a piece of Americana and the Muslim kids there actually don’t hate their neighbors. This too pisses Uncle Osama off.
On the other side of the spectrum George and men of his ilk are very much concerned about the little white kid from a Montana who is about to turn 18 and will probably break a long standing family tradition and vote a little to the left. This is the same kid who thinks that his Sunday school teacher is an idiot for suggesting that Adam and Eve shared the Garden of Eden with velociraptors and T-Rexes. He is also the same kid that may think that the Jena 6 controversy is f*^$#!. (If it were ever on the news.)
My point is that someone should let the kids know that there are caves and rooms full of adults who they will never meet who are scripting their futures. Some of these adults are trying to get the kids to spend their allowance on Kanye or Curtis’ new CDs. Some of these adults are planning the kids’ deaths as martyrs or collateral damage. Some of these adults are adjusting interest rates or voting on county council resolutions that won’t matter in their lives until they are 30. You don’t have to bore the kids with the details of everything that’s going on because they’ll figure it out. Just let them know that there is more going on than what’s happening on Sweet 16.
Forgive me for the absence but I haven’t been exactly the chattiest cat for the last month or so. I just had some issues focusing but I decided to drop in and run my mouth for a paragraph or three.
Tuesday was the 6th anniversary of the second day that will go down in infamy. However this wasn’t mentioned to the kids. I found it to be very sad that on all of the media outlets that have a high 16-30 year old audience that 9/11 wasn’t that big of a factor. I know that kids don’t usually give a damn about what’s going on in the world around them but the little self-absorbed shits should be paying attention right about now.
Instead they were bombarded with talk of Kanyetudda and 50 squaring off on BET’s 106 & Park and via Lady Sounds can (With her stinkin’ ass.) Next up was Brittany’s horrible MTV Video Music Awards performance, two syphilitic rockers trading blows, and Kanye’s latest hissy fit. (I wonder if he cried in the store when his mom, Dr. Donda West wouldn’t by him a Hello Kitty doll when he was a kid? He probably did. I can see him now rolling around the floor in a Toys ‘R Us wearing some Brett Hart sunglasses crying over Hello Kitty.)
The kids probably don’t give two damns about Osama and George much in the same way that kids in the 30’s didn’t give a damn about Adolph, Tojo or FDR. That’s fine and in a perfect world that’s the way it should be. The thing is Osama and George care very much about the kids and the world is far from perfect.
The fact the kids have mp3s, flat screens, and respect their classmates who don’t pray to the same God that they do really lights a fire under Osama’s stinkin’ ass. (Seriously he must smell like an abandoned barn by now. He’s been living in a cave for the last 6 years so use your imaginations . . . eww.) The fact that the United States has places like Dearborn Michigan that have high concentrations of Arabs who have managed to carve out a piece of Americana and the Muslim kids there actually don’t hate their neighbors. This too pisses Uncle Osama off.
On the other side of the spectrum George and men of his ilk are very much concerned about the little white kid from a Montana who is about to turn 18 and will probably break a long standing family tradition and vote a little to the left. This is the same kid who thinks that his Sunday school teacher is an idiot for suggesting that Adam and Eve shared the Garden of Eden with velociraptors and T-Rexes. He is also the same kid that may think that the Jena 6 controversy is f*^$#!. (If it were ever on the news.)
My point is that someone should let the kids know that there are caves and rooms full of adults who they will never meet who are scripting their futures. Some of these adults are trying to get the kids to spend their allowance on Kanye or Curtis’ new CDs. Some of these adults are planning the kids’ deaths as martyrs or collateral damage. Some of these adults are adjusting interest rates or voting on county council resolutions that won’t matter in their lives until they are 30. You don’t have to bore the kids with the details of everything that’s going on because they’ll figure it out. Just let them know that there is more going on than what’s happening on Sweet 16.
Wednesday, August 1, 2007
Don't piss off Todd and Becky
It’s been a couple of weeks since my last post. I would apologize but I don’t owe y’all any damn explanations for my actions. Some things haven’t changed since my last foray on to the internets. © W. I still hate my job! Barry Lamar Bond’s still hasn’t broken any records. Charleston is still hot as hell in July and August. (Seriously, it’s Tarzan hot.) © Neil Simon. I still like Bud Light and sadly the young black male populous of Allendale County are still fond of shooting each other.
Some things have changed.
Pimp C is mad as hell and I love it. Please click the audio link at the end of the article.
(http://www.hiphopdx.com/index/news/id.5497/title.pimp-c-airs-out-russell-simmons-ne-yo-atlanta-and-much-more)
BET has managed to out Coon everybody once again. The network’s new shows are just plain embarrassing. “Slightly Offensive Behavior” which is hosted by D. L. Hughley is like “Punk’d” without the fake police harassing black people. “We’ve Got to Do Better” f/k/a “Hot Ghetto Mess” with Charlie Murphy isn’t very embarrassing but it just makes the average black person look as if they haven’t even heard of or read a newspaper in the last five years. “Hell Date” is another version of “Punk’d” but the show revolves around blind dates who are actors. The most disturbing thing about this show is that it features a black midget in a devil costume who pops out of now where to surprise the unsuspecting contestants. O.G. Bobby Johnson and Reginald Hudlin’s (Stick to writing the Black Panther comic.) new fall line up is one colossal poop sandwich.
I usually don’t make sweeping generalizations about groups of people but I’m about to make one. The Iraqi National Soccer team managed not to murder each other for a few days and pulled together to win the Asia Cup (?) on Saturday. The people of Iraq took to the street to celebrate as a nation. Then I realize that the entire nation of Iraq is nuts. Footage of the nation wide celebration were all over the news and it became obvious to me that AK-47s are like I-Pods in Iraq. Due to this fact 7.62 x .39mm bullets provided the soundtrack for the “peaceful” celebration thusly causing two people to be killed. Even when Iraqis aren’t trying to kill each other they manage to kill each other. (Racism.)
*The Mike Vick Section*
I’m a firm believer in due process of the law. I don’t know if Mike Vick is guilty or innocent. I don’t care. I do know that dude is fucked! I would like to see Ron Mexico stand trial and let a jury of his peers and the courts decide his fate. I’m not a Mike Vick or a Falcons fan so I have nothing at stake. So why is Mike screwed?
Well we all know how white folks feel about dogs. (Yes, that was the aforementioned sweeping generalization of which I spoke of.) Don’t try to argue with me either. Just don’t come between our white friends and their pooches. It’s simply not a good move.
I like dogs too. I appreciate the loyalty that they show to their owners no matter what the situation even to the point of putting their own well-being ahead of their owners. I appreciate the fact that a faithful dog will actually get depressed when their person is out of pocket for an extended amount of time. I also like the fact that they aren’t very bright but they keep trying no matter what.
As much as I like dogs Todd and Becky like them even more. They sleep with them. Kiss them. Even dress them up for holidays. In the court of public opinion Todd and Becky have a lot of pull. They will convict you if you screw with their dog and you Mr. Vick have screwed with their precious dogs. Hence the term “Man’s best friend.” Remember the reaction when the Taliban put out the video gassing the yellow lab? I do. I also remember the reaction Mike. The next thing we knew were slapping around every Arab that bothered to get near an airport.
Having read the indictment which includes the charges I hope that Vick didn’t do any of this stuff simply because it was just plain wrong. I just hope Mike Vick realizes that Todd and Becky will remember what you did or allegedly did to the canines when it’s time to buy your shoes and jerseys.
Besides don’t give those idiots at PETA any more excuses to protest. So smarten up dum-dum.
That’s all for now.
“Giggdy Giggdy. Giggdy Goo . . . alright!”
Some things have changed.
Pimp C is mad as hell and I love it. Please click the audio link at the end of the article.
(http://www.hiphopdx.com/index/news/id.5497/title.pimp-c-airs-out-russell-simmons-ne-yo-atlanta-and-much-more)
BET has managed to out Coon everybody once again. The network’s new shows are just plain embarrassing. “Slightly Offensive Behavior” which is hosted by D. L. Hughley is like “Punk’d” without the fake police harassing black people. “We’ve Got to Do Better” f/k/a “Hot Ghetto Mess” with Charlie Murphy isn’t very embarrassing but it just makes the average black person look as if they haven’t even heard of or read a newspaper in the last five years. “Hell Date” is another version of “Punk’d” but the show revolves around blind dates who are actors. The most disturbing thing about this show is that it features a black midget in a devil costume who pops out of now where to surprise the unsuspecting contestants. O.G. Bobby Johnson and Reginald Hudlin’s (Stick to writing the Black Panther comic.) new fall line up is one colossal poop sandwich.
I usually don’t make sweeping generalizations about groups of people but I’m about to make one. The Iraqi National Soccer team managed not to murder each other for a few days and pulled together to win the Asia Cup (?) on Saturday. The people of Iraq took to the street to celebrate as a nation. Then I realize that the entire nation of Iraq is nuts. Footage of the nation wide celebration were all over the news and it became obvious to me that AK-47s are like I-Pods in Iraq. Due to this fact 7.62 x .39mm bullets provided the soundtrack for the “peaceful” celebration thusly causing two people to be killed. Even when Iraqis aren’t trying to kill each other they manage to kill each other. (Racism.)
*The Mike Vick Section*
I’m a firm believer in due process of the law. I don’t know if Mike Vick is guilty or innocent. I don’t care. I do know that dude is fucked! I would like to see Ron Mexico stand trial and let a jury of his peers and the courts decide his fate. I’m not a Mike Vick or a Falcons fan so I have nothing at stake. So why is Mike screwed?
Well we all know how white folks feel about dogs. (Yes, that was the aforementioned sweeping generalization of which I spoke of.) Don’t try to argue with me either. Just don’t come between our white friends and their pooches. It’s simply not a good move.
I like dogs too. I appreciate the loyalty that they show to their owners no matter what the situation even to the point of putting their own well-being ahead of their owners. I appreciate the fact that a faithful dog will actually get depressed when their person is out of pocket for an extended amount of time. I also like the fact that they aren’t very bright but they keep trying no matter what.
As much as I like dogs Todd and Becky like them even more. They sleep with them. Kiss them. Even dress them up for holidays. In the court of public opinion Todd and Becky have a lot of pull. They will convict you if you screw with their dog and you Mr. Vick have screwed with their precious dogs. Hence the term “Man’s best friend.” Remember the reaction when the Taliban put out the video gassing the yellow lab? I do. I also remember the reaction Mike. The next thing we knew were slapping around every Arab that bothered to get near an airport.
Having read the indictment which includes the charges I hope that Vick didn’t do any of this stuff simply because it was just plain wrong. I just hope Mike Vick realizes that Todd and Becky will remember what you did or allegedly did to the canines when it’s time to buy your shoes and jerseys.
Besides don’t give those idiots at PETA any more excuses to protest. So smarten up dum-dum.
That’s all for now.
“Giggdy Giggdy. Giggdy Goo . . . alright!”
Saturday, July 21, 2007
North Sea Jazz Festival
This past weekend, I had the pleasure of going to the North Sea Jazz Festival in Rotterdam, Netherlands. If you are a lover of music you have to go to one of these things. This is how it is....You pay a healthy price for tickets, but it includes ALMOST everything in the venue (select guest require an additional 20 Euro). They put a bunch of soulful music (of all genres) under one roof and just let them do their thing. But there are some exceptions, Snoop Dogg was there. I am just going to reflect on the weekend's events. Friday: Terence Blanchard, Bilal, Jamie Cullum ...excellent. The Roots were one of the best performances there, hands down!! Buena Vista Social Club- I looked at like a fool when I didn't know they were, but they were impressive. Apparently originators of the Cuban Jazz scene. Al Green was Al Green. Marcus Miller...good Bass player. Saturday: Raul Midon..had his CD for 3 years and performance was even better. India Arie surprised him on stage. He mistaken her for a man initially (He's blind). But after hitting higher notes, he got it. India Arie packed the largest room there and I don't think anyone left with a bad thing to say. She was awesome. Keb Mo (who used to always perform in Charleston but had never seen) was good! I enjoyed his blues. Oh, my mama would just eat that blues talk up! Lura, Portuguese Singer was cool...heavy African influence. Sunday: the worst night Amy Winehouse CANCELLED. This was the main show that I wanted to see and she pulled the okie-doke on us. Not sure I was surprised. Chanto Dominguez was entertaining with this flamboyant dude dancing up front. Good Spanish music + over the top dude dancing = great entertainment. Sly and the Family Stone were okay. Sly performed for about 20 minutes and looked like he was in pain. Not a good look. He still had some voice though. Snoop Dogg was good for what he is. I left during his show because all of THAT gets old. I realized that I am definitely not a fan of most of his songs. They could have, should have booked an old school rap or good hip hop artist. If you ever have the opportunity, go to major Jazz Festival near you. You can't beat getting good music like this under one roof.
Wednesday, July 18, 2007
When you read this blog you say "A Bay Bay."
Top Five Wack Songs of the Moment
1. “A Bay Bay” - Hurricane Chris
2. “The Zoo” - Robert Kelly’s ignorant ass
3. “The Coffee Shop” - Young Joc
4. “Shawty” Plies - Tallahassee Pain
5. “Aunt Jackie” - Jason Fox ft The Hood Presidents (Please go to You Tube and see this for yourselves?)
Congrats to my boy Toro and his new Mrs. Cynthia for tying the knot on last Saturday. I hope y’all are extremely happy together. While I was at the reception I realized how so many black folks were kidnapped way back when and brought to the Diaspora. Imagine a boat load of Dutchmen or whatever filthy seafaring Euro-types you like dropping anchor in Sierra Leone and bringing a band out on the deck of the ship. The locals come to see what the white folks want and while gawking at the pink toes they hear what would become a familiar and beloved tune; “The Electric Slide.” So just like every other black person on the planet they found their way to the wooden deck of the would be slave ship and start dancing. I’m willing to bet one of my ancestors probably said this phrase in an African tongue “Girl, that’s my song!” The shackles were then applied thusly beginning 400 + years of misery!
Keep a black woman off of a pole today!!!
On last Monday (July 9th) the NAACP actually held a ceremony to bury the “N” word. Not that burying the “N” (“And by “N” word I mean nigger. There I said it” © White guy from the Chappelle show.) is a bad thing but let’s put some things into perspective. If every black person stop saying “nigger” tomorrow nothing would change for us. Why didn’t he NAACP bury the word “Colored” from their title? How about burying their lackluster leadership for the past 30 years. Screw it. Every black person should get together on a designated Saturday, we can rent a back hoe, and we could just spend all day barbequing and burying. Poverty could go in first. Then gang violence. Next would be institutionalized racism. Institutionalized racism would be promptly followed by our “plantation mentality” © Dr. Goodloe-Johnson. Our deep hatred and contempt for each other could be next in the hole. Gary Sheffield’s ability to speak could go in. Finally we could throw in our crappy school systems so that the next generation of kids doesn’t have to have this conversation! I’m just saying.
English footballer David Beckham is in America now and we still don’t care about soccer. Get over it.
I was flipping past the Jesus channel a while back and I saw Benny Hinn (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Benny_hinn) preaching to a soccer stadium full of Africans. I was just wondering if anyone in the government is keeping tabs on what he does with his hand! (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5lvU-DislkI) I’ve seen this guy level bleachers filled with Koreans and no bodies doing anything about it.
Y’all have a good one.
1. “A Bay Bay” - Hurricane Chris
2. “The Zoo” - Robert Kelly’s ignorant ass
3. “The Coffee Shop” - Young Joc
4. “Shawty” Plies - Tallahassee Pain
5. “Aunt Jackie” - Jason Fox ft The Hood Presidents (Please go to You Tube and see this for yourselves?)
Congrats to my boy Toro and his new Mrs. Cynthia for tying the knot on last Saturday. I hope y’all are extremely happy together. While I was at the reception I realized how so many black folks were kidnapped way back when and brought to the Diaspora. Imagine a boat load of Dutchmen or whatever filthy seafaring Euro-types you like dropping anchor in Sierra Leone and bringing a band out on the deck of the ship. The locals come to see what the white folks want and while gawking at the pink toes they hear what would become a familiar and beloved tune; “The Electric Slide.” So just like every other black person on the planet they found their way to the wooden deck of the would be slave ship and start dancing. I’m willing to bet one of my ancestors probably said this phrase in an African tongue “Girl, that’s my song!” The shackles were then applied thusly beginning 400 + years of misery!
Keep a black woman off of a pole today!!!
On last Monday (July 9th) the NAACP actually held a ceremony to bury the “N” word. Not that burying the “N” (“And by “N” word I mean nigger. There I said it” © White guy from the Chappelle show.) is a bad thing but let’s put some things into perspective. If every black person stop saying “nigger” tomorrow nothing would change for us. Why didn’t he NAACP bury the word “Colored” from their title? How about burying their lackluster leadership for the past 30 years. Screw it. Every black person should get together on a designated Saturday, we can rent a back hoe, and we could just spend all day barbequing and burying. Poverty could go in first. Then gang violence. Next would be institutionalized racism. Institutionalized racism would be promptly followed by our “plantation mentality” © Dr. Goodloe-Johnson. Our deep hatred and contempt for each other could be next in the hole. Gary Sheffield’s ability to speak could go in. Finally we could throw in our crappy school systems so that the next generation of kids doesn’t have to have this conversation! I’m just saying.
English footballer David Beckham is in America now and we still don’t care about soccer. Get over it.
I was flipping past the Jesus channel a while back and I saw Benny Hinn (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Benny_hinn) preaching to a soccer stadium full of Africans. I was just wondering if anyone in the government is keeping tabs on what he does with his hand! (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5lvU-DislkI) I’ve seen this guy level bleachers filled with Koreans and no bodies doing anything about it.
Y’all have a good one.
Tuesday, July 10, 2007
Mama's Gun
What does it say about a mother, when that mother states that the person that their daughter married is too good for them??? Well, those are the words that I heard coming out of the mouth of a family member. I was shocked. Not because she had that thought but the fact that she actually said it in front of me. Now, most people that know me, know that I couldn’t sit quietly and let this go by. I then asked the mother, well what does that say about you? She said that the daughter is nothing like her and that the daughter has problems. I then said, well you raised her. Then she just stated that, you raise your kids the best you can and then they have to make their own choices. Ok, you can make a statement like that if you actually raised your kids. I had to let it go. In past I have had the tendency to hurt older people’s feelings; I see no purpose in sparing feeling on the account of age (there are some exceptions)….I also have a problem with our elders thinking that they can say whatever they want, whenever they want. I was very happy for the marriage of the family member and saw this event as a turning point in her life. Well, not so much of a turning point. It was more of a sign of maturity.
Now back to the mother….All my life I have seen this mother do the most irresponsible things and say the most idiotic things. Some things were funny, but were very seldom moments of seriousness around this person. The person was absent much of the time when the daughter was growing up. There was the financial support of the mother, but she didn’t realize and still doesn’t realize that money will not mend or build a relationship between people that have not taken the time to relate. The thing that really pissed me off is that when I told the parent to look at herself for the personality “flaws” of her daughter, it went completely over her head.
The point of my ranting on and on is, some people just do not think before they speak! There is the saying, “If you don’t have anything to say, don’t say it at all.” Well, I don’t believe in that saying because if there is nothing good to say, then I am not going to say anything good if I don’t want to. I just know who to say these things too. Evidently, this mother didn’t know who she was talking to because I lost so much respect as a result of the statement.
But who am I to tell a person how to raise their kids? And who am I to want people to start thinking before they speak. I have no kids and I often pop off at the mouth. The answer is, I don’t know. I just know what I know.
Now back to the mother….All my life I have seen this mother do the most irresponsible things and say the most idiotic things. Some things were funny, but were very seldom moments of seriousness around this person. The person was absent much of the time when the daughter was growing up. There was the financial support of the mother, but she didn’t realize and still doesn’t realize that money will not mend or build a relationship between people that have not taken the time to relate. The thing that really pissed me off is that when I told the parent to look at herself for the personality “flaws” of her daughter, it went completely over her head.
The point of my ranting on and on is, some people just do not think before they speak! There is the saying, “If you don’t have anything to say, don’t say it at all.” Well, I don’t believe in that saying because if there is nothing good to say, then I am not going to say anything good if I don’t want to. I just know who to say these things too. Evidently, this mother didn’t know who she was talking to because I lost so much respect as a result of the statement.
But who am I to tell a person how to raise their kids? And who am I to want people to start thinking before they speak. I have no kids and I often pop off at the mouth. The answer is, I don’t know. I just know what I know.
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