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2009All MAY POSTS (13)
Woman Clocks Rapper: The Charles Hamilton Question
The video of hipster rapper Charles Hamilton getting popped in the jaw by his ex-girlfriend has been floating around the Internets for a minute now. The Charles Hamilton Question is, why is violence on the table, and how do you reasonably expect a man to repond?
Immortalizing a King
Who do you think could bring the gravitas to play the part of Martin Luther King Jr.?
Black Hipster = Urban Dandy
The urban dandy movement seems to have returned with a sexual identity component it didn’t have back in the 80s. The new hipster/dandy ethos mash-up has a racial and sexual ambiguity component that seems far less about self-expression and fashion but more about emasculating and homogenizing men of all colors, as if it’s not OK to just be hetero, without apology.
Harrison Flips off Obama
What could possibly be the logic of James Harrison refusing a presidential invitation?
Cleveland Tourism Video: WTF?
So, some dude named Mike Polk, who fancies himself a comedian, did a YouTube video tribute to Cleveland. It's almost funny, in a 1983 sort of way. I don't think it's racist. I just think it's stupid and retro, in a bad way.
Wife Goes on Sex Strike, Man Sues
Well, you can't argue with results. Or can you?
Check Up on The Shack-Ups
Back in the day, when I admonished fathers to be hyper-vigilant about who thier babymama's hooked up with, I caught alot of flak. But there seem to be a rash of boyfriends harming children that are not thier own.
First Mother-In-Law Likes To Party
Why is Marian Robinson up in the VIP, when she needs to be putting the kids to B-E-D?
White Hip-Hoppers
Many white fans of rap music are just curious negrophiles and hipsters who like the music, but have little regard for the people. They aren't stakeholders, and it shows. I don't know if thier behavior is racist. It's certainly dismissive, which may be worse. Asher Roth makes me remember the first time I knew that the culture was in trouble.
Sex and Politics in Kenya
There has to be another way for these Kenyan sisters to express their outrage that doesn’t insult and dehumanize everyone involved. In the meantime, how do I explain a "sex strike" to my daughter?
The Great African Booty Strike
When I first read about the women of Nairobi going on some kind of “sex strike,” I thought it was the dumbest, ugliest thing I'd heard all week. But I may have it wrong. Does using sex to motivate behavior work? Should women – or anyone—be bartering with sex?
