Elusive Equality

there are no popular negative stereotypes about Asians. in fact, it's quite the opposite: they are the "model minority" in the West. fa real, the mainstream doesn't even include Asians in its conversations about minorities. it is assumed that they are smart, probably smarter than the rest of us. even the Bell Curve says so. Asians have the highest household income in the country. China is about to supplant the former Soviet Union as the sole rival of the U.S. for world supremacy.

yet, even though I jest that they are, Asians aren't "White."

women and men are perfectly and thoroughly integrated by default. we are naturally co-dependent. we share necessary, natural love for each other. most of us possess an intrinsic magnetism to each other that leads to ultimately intimate relationships. we share work, learning, and living spaces.

yet, despite it all, women aren't equal with men.

I cite all of the above simply to announce that, though I seek it daily, I am unsure what exactly full equality consists of. it's obviously far more complex than money, good relationships, complete integration, etc. at this stage of my learning, I'm convinced that we can't plan and strategize for equality, as I once thought; we have to imagine it.

Claritin Defiance

for about two weeks now, I've been sneezing like I'm possessed, my nose run has been running like a faucet, my throat has been scratching like I swallowed a mosquitoes' nest, and my eyes have been watering like I was kicked in the coconuts. nearly everyone I talk to up-close asks me if I'm taking anything. a handful of generous souls have even found medicine for me. one kind lady forced some on me along with cups of water and half of D'Angelo's sandwich.

I decline the generosity though. and I refuse to take any allergy medicine. I will suffer. I'm a martyr for the allergy-afflicted. my incessant sneezing and frequently wiping my noise are stands against BIg Pharmaceuticals. this is my cause.

bish, I'm a soldier (in my own mind).

Dr. Laura Was Just Being Herself

out of curiosity and boredom I just listened to this clip. truthfully, I'm not mad at Dr. Laura at all. she's a conservative palita. her comments were par for the course on any radio show with middle-aged pale listeners.

I'm actually sincerely disappointed with the sistah. why in fuck's hell did she call Dr. Laura of all people to discuss her discomfort with her family's racist jokes? huh? duh! it's the race-relations equivalent of pale folks messin' with the animals at the zoo: what did you expect, Lady?! and, wtf?, "we" weren't good enough to talk to?

... and did she really believe that she'd marry into a pale family and never encounter overt racism? she's not hypersensitive like the ridiculous doctor suggested, she's just naive.

... and what self-respecting grown-ass sistah listens to gotdam Dr. Laura?!

Albert Haynesworth as Chicken George?

I obviously watch way too much ESPN because I was all in bashing Albert Haynesworth for not appreciating and goin' all out for his $100 milly. I damn near slapped myself with my dirty socks when I realized that, in my agreeing with Chris Carter 'n 'em, I was tacitly supporting Daniel Snyder. eek!

fuck is wrong wit' me?! how dare I question another fellow with the audacity to beat Big Sports (and its pale owners) at its own game?

Albert Haynesworth is a genius. homeboy done figured out a way to get us some reparations out this beech! do little and get alot- I ain't mad at it. obviously his gambit is frustrating the bejesus out of the league (read: the rich palitos who run it) because the tiff between him and his coach is at the top of every sports newscast.

I should have been praising big Al from the get for pissin' off that many filthy-rich tycoon herbs at once. I'm slippin'.

I hereby repent.

Ssshh! They Might Hear Us

the Man.
the System.
the Illuminati.
the Chinese.
the Jews.
the Fashion Industry.

the Media.

B.E.T.

da Guvamint.
YT (my arch nemesis).
Men.
Society.

add "the District" to this list of classic Boogey Men. I learned about the mysteriousness and covert power of the "the District" (as in "the Boston Public Schools District") in a training last week.

I'm still spooked. *sound the X-Files intro music*

Casper was conditioning to get us accustomed to weird shit.

Dumb Things Darkies Say, Part 7: "Black Is Beautiful"

though I understand the phrase's noble intent, attempting to coin a phrase that would abstract centuries of deep-seated stigma from the color was myopic at best. the proof that black ain't beautiful is in how infrequently one hears the phrase anymore. meanwhile, "fat, black, 'n nasty," "black 'n ugly," "Black bastard," "black black," et al are still in common use. visit any playground with African-American elementary-school kids for verification.

of course, the problem with "Black" is our accepting the label in the first place considering our brown hues, but, beyond that, if catchy sayings are our only protection against religious dogma, Western linguistics, and YT's manipulation, you'd think we'd have come up with an update or revision of B.I.B. by now. how bout "Black Is What Ya'll Wanna Be"? (I like that shit.) or "Black Is Better"? nah, that might (perhaps rightly) incite cries of reverse racism. how bout "Black Is the Universe" like Mos Def n 'em said? or "Nothing Beats Black"? maybe, but the cops would fuck around and prove that shit false real fast. and, come to think of it, none of my suggestions address aesthetic politics, which "Black Is Beautiful" is presumably meant to speak to.

looks like I might have to live with this one *sigh*

**by the way, please excuse Ms. Dash. her King cover came up when I Google searched "Black Is Beautiful" and I figured, "sheeeiitt, why not?! evidences the point" even though she light skinndid. don't hate! or blame it on False1 if you must.

T.G.I.Friday's "Caribbean" Menu Needs Geography Class

this commercial frustrates the fudge outta me. and it's not because of the cart driver's outfit either. it's the flickin pineapples. I been traveling to the Caribbean since I was toddler and I've been to four other islands besides my parents' homeland 'n I ain't seen a pineapple on a tree never. ever. the zaboca (we yankees call it an avocado) I get. pineapple though? there ain't even a popular West Indian dish that includes pineapple! wtf?!

nigga, we not Hawaii!