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WTF is up with this dude???  Well, they got him now.

Okay, well maybe I shouldn’t have used the word thug, but since the media wants to misuse the word and create thoughts for the millions of people that are unwilling to think for themselves, I figured I would too. Anyways, let’s get to the point of this little thing here. I have my own suspicions, but you can just look at what I have here and gather your own emotions and feelings. Take the following subjects:

Michael Vick was once the face of the NFL and the Atlanta Falcons. On Monday, August 27th, he will plead guilty to felony conspiracy (he is not pleading guilty to fighting dogs or gambling, contrary to what most of the media is saying). He faces up to 5 Years in prison, although he may only serve between 12 and 22 months and earn a permanent ban from the NFL.

Arthur Blank - Really really rich guy that has earned the bulk of his money through the intelligent construction of the Home Depot brand. He recently became the owner of the Atlanta Falcons and brought the organization to prominence through incredibly effective marketing strategies. In 2003 he settled a lawsuit with a woman that worked for the Falcons organization that brought forth claims of sexual harassment and discrimination. The terms of this “settlement” or uh, “plea agreement” (depends on how you look at it) were not disclosed. How many Falcons fans are women? Why didn’t anyone protest this? Season ticket sales didn’t decline… did they? If anything, Blank should have sympathy for Michael Vick and stop playing the victim… sexual harassment and discrimination based on sexual orientation are against the law right? Oh, okay, so it must be because Blank has more money than Vick?… right?????

Patrick Kearney - Once a Defensive End for the Atlanta Falcons and now a member of the Seattle Seahawks. Kearney was at home sleep when allegedly a woman was raped in his home. Apparently three guys followed her to his house where one allegedly sexually assaulted her. Can anyone explain to me how all of this could go on and this guy sleeps through the whole thing? Well the end result is this, Kearney has reportedly said that he was the victim in the whole situation and was comforting his friend through all of this. In other words, nothing ever came of all of this. There was no mention of Kearney at all in the police report. He is now living a great life in Seattle with a chance to restart his career. So does this mean that the NFL tolerates sexual discrimination, harassment and assault on the owner and player levels but not dogfighting? One may argue that Kearney had nothing to do with the situation, but let me offer this. Kearney lived at the house where a crime happened and was not charged… Michael Vick wasn’t even in the state and is somehow held responsible for everything that went on at a house he owns.

I just don’t get it. Nobody said life would be fair, but damn man.

I’ll throw in these last two just for amusement:

Nicole Richie - Richie is rich and famous simply because she is the daughter of Lionel Richie. She was caught driving the wrong way on an interstate in Burbank while under the influence of marijuana and Vicodin… obviously a threat to society. What happens? 82 minutes in jail with no explanation for her early release by authorities.

Lindsay Lohan - Actress. What else can I say about her? She has had multiple DUI’s, including a few before she was even 21. She has been caught with cocaine in her possession, violated probation numerous times and had a bit of road rage that could have potentially turned wreckless endangerment and maybe even attempted murder if the driver of the other vehicle had lost control…and what does she get?? 1 Day in Jail. People argue that she is young and that we should help her and take care of her so that she can have a better shot at life. Well, dammit so should Mike Vick.

There are more law makers and enforcers drive drunk than those that fight dogs. I’m just sayin….

Genarlow Wilson is still in Jail

Scooter Libby never went.

What’s the difference?  Can someone explain that to me?

“I am not a role model.” These are words that were once uttered by NBA basketball legend Charles Barkley and were representative of the reality in which he lived. His stance on his life had significant implications on the celebrity - civilian relationships that existed in society. Did this statement mean that artists, athletes, celebrities, political figures, etc., had no right to be default role models simply because of their socioeconomic status? Were we only to admire them and promote their “non-role model” lives by viewing every movie they were in, buying every CD they created or buying the shoes, drinks, and clothes they endorsed? Were we not to hold them in some way accountable for the way they carried themselves in society? The Situation gets sticky here.

Paparazzi and corporate media, camera / video phones, blogs, wiki’s, YouTube, Flickr and other similar entities have caused the line between personal and public to become even smaller for celebrities. There are some people that think that because you are a celebrity, you must constantly be indebted to society and your privacy is the price to be paid. For a reason that I’ve yet to theorize upon, so many people have an obsession with private lives of public figures. This obsession causes people to want more and more and more… more pictures, more gossip and more video, while advances in technology help fuel the addiction.

The incessant desire to know as much possible about a favorite celebrity is nothing new. With this in mind, it seems that people would live their lives accordingly. When you reach a certain status in society you have to live your life like the whole world will know everything sooner than later. You can’t just be careless but there are people that are stalking for an opportunity to take advantage of your success and your whole life can slip away because of one simple mistake.

With all that said check out this video and tell me what you think:

Is this a situation where someone with a video phone was recording a star and disrespecting that star’s right to privacy? Because I’m sure if this show was to be officially recorded that it would have been done professionally. Or should we as consumers of his products hold him accountable for the way he acts? Last I checked, the consumer has the most power. I don’t know, maybe I’m trippin, but Akon is off the hook with the crazy stuff he does and I can’t support him or the things he gets involved in. If I’m over reacting to the situation, just holla at me and let me know.

I was on a Delta Flight the other day and look how much room I had in my seat!!!

Yo for real, I think my knees are starting to get bad from flying a lot on airplanes that don’t give ANY stretch room! All my flights this year have been exactly like this. I remember back in the day where every airline commercial on TV spoke about how much leg room the planes had. Holla at ya boy please if you know of an airline that can help me stay away from the Ben Gay and Turpentine (yall don’t know about that… shouts out to my mom and my aunt for that one!).

Now for the Question:
I had a conversation the other day with a friend and she was telling me how she was in a beauty salon and some unmarried women (over age 30) were speaking about “men” and their gender roles. One of the comments made was that “A man wants to be the man in the relationship and that one of the things that makes a man happy is paying for everything.” She further explained by saying that “when a woman pays, it challenges the man’s role in the relationship and he doesn’t like that.” Women what do you think? Guys, What do you think?? Is there any merit to this? Holla at ya boy ON THE BLOG!!! I love my readers and all, but can we start putting our comments on the blog?? I know a lot of you call me and tell me what you think, but I want this to be a forum for discussion. GET AT ME!!! (on the blog!!!!!!)

I was reading online and came across a site called Fox Attacks that, if I may paraphrase something on their site, puts together [videos] highlighting Fox’s awful record of airing bigoted views and highly problematic framing around [social] issues. Everyone knows that Fox has been highly regarded as the dummy that sits on the laps of the Republicans. Check out this video below and tell me if you think this compilation has any merit.

After finishing some work the other day I figured that it wouldn’t hurt to watch a little TV.  I searched and searched, and even though I pay for a gazillion channels, there was nothing on, so I finally settled on a repeat episode of Vh1’s I Love New York.  This was the first time that I had an opportunity to watch the show.  The show isn’t that bad to me, and it seems to be better than Flavor of Love, but the show didn’t grab my attention as much as the commercials did.  It wasn’t the fact that there were some incredible “Super Bowl-esque” type commercials on, I was just caught off guard by the kinds of commercials… most notably one by Trojan brand condoms.

This made me begin to wonder about the subliminal messages that advertisers send.  As a man willing to say I watch Sex and the City, I can’t say that I ever remember seeing a condom commercial on during the airings of those shows, and those episodes are just as overly sexed as all the other shows on VH1 or MTV or any daytime soap opera.

So, I want to know if there is a trend in the kinds of commercials that support most shows.  I know it’s mainly based off of demographics, but within those demographics, what messages are they sending?  Are they contributing to the delinquency of America by sending certain underlying messages through popular media?  I don’t want to come to any full conclusions just yet.  But I’m going to pick some sexually charged shows and just keep track of the commercials to see if any inferences can be made.  This won’t be purely scientific but it may shed some light on the situation.  Keep checking back for the results!

Drugs or just plain comedy?? What do you think??

WCBSTV.com is reporting that Grand Master Flash and the Furious Five have been inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame along with rockers such as R.E.M. and Van Halen. This is incredible news for rap and hip hop. One of music’s most respected organizations is paying homage to the humble beginnings of hip hop. I know many people wonder why it took so long for a rap artist to be included, well it’s because an artist can’t be admitted until 25 years after his or her first release (…hip hop started in ‘78 or ‘79… some people still dispute exactly when it began).

There has been roughly 30 years of progress in rap and hip hop and the art form has had an incredible yet interesting journey of evolution. When I think of other artists that will be possibly inducted into the Hall of Fame, many artists come to mind - Rakim, Tribe Called Quest, Sugar Hill Gang, Kool Moe Dee, The Roots, maybe even Will Smith (he did change the game as “The Fresh Prince” and he is the only rapper I know that can have an album out that has sold over 6 million copies and none of the hip hop enthusiasts around me have the cd…. (read that last line as “this shows his pop appeal”) or at worst have even heard it), but I have to say that I’m not sure that I feel that many of today’s artists will have earned their way into the musical community’s homage to creative greatness.

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I may be a little late on this, but if you haven’t heard about it then look below. I’m sure that reading the first line will compel you to read the rest. Yahoo ran this AP story here.

Native American Cherokees voted to expel descendants of black slaves from their tribe nation in a special election that has prompted charges of racism, according to returns made public early Sunday… read the rest of the story here.
Most people are charging this as racist. The Native American Cherokees see it as a form of Democracy, one of America’s “greatest moral principles”. What do you think??