Gay Marriage and Brussels Sprouts

I.  Loathe.  Brussels sprouts…

And I’m not the only one.  I find them to be an abomination to my taste buds and a horrible affront to the other tastier vegetables.  But do I believe that farmers shouldn’t have the right to GROW brussels sprouts? Ummmmmm… fuck no.  There are those out there who adore the little, round cuties and shove them down their beautiful gullets with willful abandon.  And they have every right to.  Who cares whether li’l ol’ Diva Bleu in Philly eats a brussels sprout, as long as people who adore them can have their fill?

What, pray tell, does this have to do with the issue of gay marriage?  Absolutely Ev. er. eeee. thang.  This is precisely the ignorant, backwards “logic” that people are applying to the issue of whether or not gay people should be “allowed” to marry.  Because YOU PERSONALLY AN INDIVIDUAL {just covering the bases… ;o) } dislike the thought of someone being gay, and you know, doing big gay things, you would deny a person basic HUMAN rights?  How?  Why???

Oh, we’re blaming it on the Bible now? Oh.  Well, that makes even LESS sense!!!

Today, the great (and CLEARLY bassackwards) state of North Carolina has, ahem, “struck down” gay marriage… whatever the hell that means.  No.  Wait.  We KNOW what that means; the majority of the voting public living in good ol’ NC are Read more »

Posted: May 10th, 2012 under Ask a Diva..., I'm Feeling Ranty..., Love Sex Magic, politickin' - 0 Comments. Tags: civil unions, gay marriage, North Carolina, politics, President Barack Obama, same-sex marriage

The Day Brian McKnight Made Me Want to Go See My Gynecologist… NSFW!!!

Soooooo…

Y’all thought it was over? Y’all thought Brian McKnight was just gon’ take that Best Week Ever award and go on about his business, huh?

Well you gon’ LEARN ta-DAY!!!

You gon’ learn how your pussy works ta-DAY!!! Not only was the single released on iTunes (no… i didn’t buy it… but right after I post this, i might just…), the official video was released on Funny or Die. And it is everything we hoped it would be, and yet even MORE than we could have dreamed!!! Oh. Don’t believe me? Welp, I’m just sayin, when you can incorporate a snarch puppet into your lesson plans? BRILLIANT.

Whether it is the most brilliant marketing ploy to stay relevant EVER, or the most amazing public meltdown in history remains to be seen. Either way, if this man releases his “adult mixtape” one thing is certain; Drake and R. Kelly may actually have competition… FROM BRIAN MCKNIGHT!

who knew…

learn something new?

Posted: May 5th, 2012 under 4 the Phreaks..., famous foolishness, Hilarity Ensues!, Love Sex Magic, WWTFeezleen? - 0 Comments. Tags: Brian McKnight, funny, How Your Pussy Works, IFURREADYTOLEARN, jokes, music, NSFW, video

The Day Brian McKnight Became a Gynecologist…

Ahhhh…

Twitter has been responsible for some of my DEEPEST belly laughs over the last few years.  From last year’s infamous #StruggleAlfredo to the now infamous uproar that the Twitterverse created and got Mary J. Blige‘s Burger King ads pulled, Twitter never disappoints me when it comes to hilarity ensuing…

That is, until today. I mean, I dunno what to feel really. I woke up this morning to a FLOOD of tweets about Brian McKnight and knowing Twitter’s penchant for killing off famous folk, I assumed something had happened to him. Little did I know how much more insane the truth was…

Sooooo… some time last night, while I slept peacefully, Brian McKnight was hard at work sharing with the world his ideas on female gynecological functions. Yes. Brian McKnight. Mr. Do-I-Ever-Cross-Your-Mind… Mr. One-Last-Cry… wants to show me… how my pussy works. Read more »

Posted: April 24th, 2012 under 4 the Phreaks..., famous foolishness, Musicology, WWTFeezleen? - 0 Comments. Tags: adult mix tape, Brian McKnight, Burger King, comedy, If You're Ready To Learn, Mary J. Blige, memes, music, TMZ, twitter

WE ARE TRAYVON MARTIN.

Trayvon Martin was shot and killed by George Zimmerman on February 26, 2012 at the age of 17 years old. He was unarmed.

So here is my first official Trayvon Martin post… Kind of. I’m still personally sorting out what happened and what this all really means to our society. I’m still trying EXTREMELY HARD to understand how shooting a CHILD (of ANY race) dead on the street can go UNINVESTIGATED and WITHOUT ARREST for 6 weeks in this country with all the attention given to the case. Not one time has this man been questioned again??? Who are these sadists who are finding some sort of peace in the fact that this man hasn’t had to pay a price for taking a life? We take life for granted in this country. I am an American, I am a taxpayer, a business woman and I feel. Below is what I first wrote as I formed my idea for a post about Trayvon:

[ORIGINALLY DRAFTED 2/22/12]:

OK… This is a tough one to write… First, I would feel completely insensitive to throw my two cents into the fray without first giving my sincere condolences to the family of Trayvon Martin. The pain of losing someone you love is absolutely heart-wrenching, but to see a boy of such a young age SENSELESSLY robbed of fulfilling his potential to become an amazing young MAN is the epitome of true heartbreak. I pray for their sanity, peace, and most of all, justice for Trayvon. For those of you that have been under a rock for the last month, I will not rehash all the bitter, angry details; that would not serve my purpose here, which is to deliver a dose of reality. If you would like to know what the details are, I suggest you start your research here. Once you do, I hope you realize why the mantra is so important. WE ARE TRAYVON MARTIN. In any and EVERY city throughout the country, née, the WORLD, these things happen regularly. It’s sickening to think that a CHILD could be murdered so publicly, in a “gated community” no less, and the murderer walks free in the world without being so much as brought in for serious questioning by the police department. A CHILD, armed only with a bag of Skittles and a bottle of iced tea. Read more »

Posted: April 4th, 2012 under 2 hard 2 say goodbye..., Bleu's Blues..., Givin Back, What's Goin On? - 0 Comments. Tags: African American, Black, Black men, court, Florida, George Zimmerman, Hodies, jail, justice, law, Love Park, Million Hoodies, murder, Philadelphia, racism, Rally, Sanford, Stand Your Ground, Tracy Martin, Trayvon Martin

Traversing 30: A Random Dating Post About Knowing Thyself

It can’t just be me…

In fact, the reactions I received when I posted my thoughts in one of my Facebook groups proves just that. What, you may ask, am I referring to? Why, the awesomeness of dating in your 30′s, of course!

OK, now before I go any further, let me just say that I was a serial monogamist not too long ago. It was to my detriment and I have since learned that DATING is the answer… Unfortunately for ladies being a serial dater isn’t as socially acceptable as it is for men, but I will be posting more on that later…

Anywho, The point of this particular post is for me to wax poetic on the joys of being over 30, being in the world and actually LOVING it!!!

When I was in my 20′s, I was insane. I mean, it was mostly the good kind; energetic, full of random ideas and projects, vulnerable to a fault and as sassy as I could be (most of this actually still applies). The difference I see is that in my 30′s, I have become more focused and because of it I have found ways to pull all those random ideas into a solid plan of action. I have channeled that energy into doing things that are more productive. My vulnerabilities have become a badge of honor, the best part of who I am because I no longer see them as a liability.

How many of us thought that by 26 or 27 we would be college grads, engaged or married to our high school or college sweetheart, working some amazing job and being the envy of all those in high school who said you would never amount to anything? *raises hand and looks around the room*

That’s the American Dream, isn’t it? Aren’t we all groomed to believe that your 20′s are this magical world where anything can (and WILL) happen? Well, I contend that our 20′s ARE magical, just not for the reasons we believe. Read more »

Posted: April 1st, 2012 under Ask a Diva..., Love Jones, Love Sex Magic - 0 Comments. Tags: 20's 30's, advice, dates, Dating, love, men, opinions, relationships, thoughts, women

Where DO Broken Hearts Go?

I. Can’t Right. Now…

This one has torn me into little tiny unhealthy pieces…

It is now reported that Whitney Houston, the GREATEST recording artist of my time, has passed away…

I am speechless.

As I try to find info on TMZ about her death, it seems the site has crashed, which is no surprise at all. I pray so hard for her family, especially her mother and Bobbi Kristina who has recently been in the news for allegations of drug use herself.

According to TMZ, paramedics performed CPR but it did not work and she was pronounced dead at 3:55 PM.

This is a HARD ONE FOR ME because my two reasons for singing in my life were Whitney Houston and my mother (God rest her soul). And now, my two most influential music icons are gone. I pray for her family and friends, this is a SERIOUS blow to the music community. Wow.

Posted: February 11th, 2012 under 2 hard 2 say goodbye..., Bleu's Blues..., Musicology, What's Goin On? - 0 Comments. Tags: Bobbi Kristina, Bobby Brown, deaths, music, tragedy, Whitney Houston

Oh, Common. How the mighty have fallen… off.

OK…

Y’all may have been fine about the last post… Maybe not so much with this one. I don’t know how I feel about that, but that’s another post altogether. I’m going to give my opinion anyway, because, after all, that’s what I do.

I don’t understand what in thee sweet and sour fcuk Common is doing right now. I just don’t. Can one of you PLEASE explain???

On the very day we were graced with the presence of Li’l Princess Blue Ivy, my Twitter timeline was all abuzz (besides all the baby news) of a beef-a-broiling between Common Sense and… *cough* …Drake.

I was pissed. I immediately thought the young bull had got at Common in some sort of parallel universe where monotone crooning in a staccato fashion is somehow referred to as emceeing (which I have always known Common to do even with follies along the way as everyone with a long career has had).

But that’s because quite frankly, I hadn’t really LISTENED to his most recent effort, The Dreamer/The Believer. Sure, I have HEARD the album but I honestly have conditioned myself to not listen to lyrics and just hear the beat. SMH. I blame Li’l Wayne and that fiasco Li’l B… Pretty much ANY RAPPER whose name begins with Li’l over the age of 10, but that’s another post too…

So that day I went avidly searching for the song that started it all, Sweet... I found the video on YouTube…

My eyes cried. My ears bled. WTF WAS THIS MESS???

Now, I’ll admit I haven’t been up on my Hip-Hop Beef in the past few months. I’ve been busy doing real life things so I apologize… But I was THOROUGHLY insulted by the sham that Common paraded in front of me calling it Hip Hop.

You didn’t look “hard” or “gangsta” Common. Not at all. Now let’s be clear, I’m well aware that Com Sense didn’t start his career as the über conscious emcee we have become accustomed to, and that’s duly noted. However, that is the catch 22 of Hip Hop – growing up, maturing and branching out while still somehow remaining relevant enough to be backed by your label with as much marketing fire-power as they can muster. You have to remain viable among all the “Li’l” dudes and dudettes… Read more »

Posted: January 14th, 2012 under famous foolishness, Musicology, WWTFeezleen? - 0 Comments. Tags: beef, Common, Common Sense, Drake, French Montana, hip hop, Hip Hop Beef, Maybach Music, new music, Rick Ross

Did Beyonce have YOUR baby?

"Are you not entertained???"

Y’all already know how I feel about Jay-Z and Beyonce. I’m not even gonna start in on that part of this convo because I can’t deal with the STANS all up in my inbox, all up in my Twitter mentions, all up in my whole entire life…

Before y’all start throwing around “baby hater” accusations, let me be clear. My issue is not with the little bundle of money joy they just had. I truly pray for them to be good parents, able to raise their child to be very level-headed, kind and intelligent despite the fame and infamy she was born into. Little Princes Blue Ivy Carter is the Kizzy (see: Roots, uninformed folk in the shadows and under rocks…) of the Black entertainment machine now and that’s pretty awesome, I guess… *shrug*

Where I take the most umbrage is with the STANS.

Shit. There goes my hopes of not being bombarded with STANISM in my interweb world…

Seriously, I just wanna know: WHY does this baby mean SO MUCH to YOU??? I get it… “Beyonce-is-a-great-artist-who-can-do-no-wrong-just-like-her-husband-Jay-Z-so-therefore-anything-connected-to-them-most-especially-their-offspring-is-destined-to-be-our-savior-forever-and-ever-amen-blah-blah-blah…”

Please. Save it.

I have never been, and will never BE, a STAN. I have too much awesomeness going on in my world to be so enthralled with the birth of another negro’s child that isn’t mine or born somewhere within the confines of my illustrious bloodline. Hell, 90% of the STANS have their OWN children they don’t give two sweet and sour fcuks about but will lose their damn minds over someone who knows nothing about them (nor do they CARE) having a baby… Again, what is the logic??? Read more »

Posted: January 9th, 2012 under famous foolishness, I'm Feeling Ranty..., Musicology - 0 Comments. Tags: babies, BeyJay, Beyonce, births, Blue Ivy Carter, Jay-Z, Kizzy, rant, Roots, Stans

Looking at 2011 in the rear-view…

It’s that time again…

Time for rapper Mad Skillz out of VA to bring us his much-anticipated version of the wrap-up of the previous year, his annual Rap Up song. He’s been at it for years and it’s long been a jewel that we in the Hip Hop community await as an unofficial beginning to the year ahead. You can download the song from iTunes and rock out to it for the next 364 days (it’s a Leap Year, remember?)

Also jumping into the Rap-Up fray this year is Bekay, a Slaughterhouse member and generally wild-out white rapper… His version touched on many of the same subjects as Skillz  (Anthony Weiner, Casey Anthony, Penn State) including just a bit more elaboration on a few others…

I am definitely feeling Skillz version better, although Bekay’s version pointed out to me the lack of clever turns of phrase in Skills’ version… I dunno, I hear there are even more 2011 Rap-Up knock-offs out there so I guess time will tell who’s really is better. Being as though Skills is the father of the year in review rhymes, though, I doubt he’ll be unseated in the next 53 weeks… (it’s a Leap Year, remember???)

Download Skillz’s version on iTunes…

Bekay – 2011 Year In Review – download the mp3 here.

So… There you have it… Who do you think gave us the best Rap Up?

Posted: January 2nd, 2012 under Musicology - 0 Comments. Tags: 2012, Bekay, hip hop, Mad Skillz, music, Slaughterhouse, Year End Rap Up

Happy New You!

Welcome to 2012!

Welcome to The New You!

I have taken to using the new year greeting Happy New You over the last few years because I feel it is so fitting of what the change of the year SHOULD be about, bettering yourself and becoming a happier new you.

In the last few years we’ve seen so many things that we never thought we would: Barack Obama as the first Black President of the U.S., the tsunami in Japan, the tragic events on the Gulf Coast, Casey Anthony, Jerry Sandusky,  the death of Michael Jackson, the death of Steve Jobs, earthquakes in Haiti, Asia and even in Philadelphia, hurricanes, tornadoes, floods…

In the midst of all these things, I wonder how many of us really pay attention to how what we do affects life around us. The Butterfly Effect.  When I think of how that relates to everything we’ve seen over the last few years, it seems simple to me how all of this is connected; each action creating another action.

Becoming a better person isn’t just about the usual “resolutions” people make when 12AM hits. I am a firm believer in setting real, attainable goals instead of fleeting, grand gestures that are often out of reach. I think it’s about the smaller things; laughing more, being a better listener, getting closer to your family and friends, giving more time and resources to charity, becoming a mentor, volunteering in your community…

Read more »

Posted: January 2nd, 2012 under Bleu's Blues... - 0 Comments. Tags: 2012, 2012 goals, advice, goals, Happy New Year, Happy New You, life, resolutions