Famous vs For Real Deal

Are politics being run by fame, notoriety and wealth?                                                 The world today is different compared to just a year ago.   Everyone seems to be touchy and sensitive about everything.   Some people are marching just to be marching with their friends, not knowing the true cause. If a celebrity is doing it, he/she is more likely, going to have a following.   The fame, notoriety and wealth status has led to the election of our most recent president.   Realistically, hos moral character was not a factor relating to his election!   The more fame he gained from his political fight came from the misconception about his many business ventures.   Highlighting the word misconception because majority of pe...

The Blah Reputation                The black male role models’ reputation has gone from extremely positive to Blah!   No sugar coating, just plain Blah!   Bill Cosby, Robert Kelly and Chris Brown unequivocally fall into this category.   These men were all famous actors, producers, dancers, singers, comedians and/or songwriters for decades.   Yet, their reputations have gone to Blah over alleged and convictions for sexual assault, underage sexual acts, battery and a list of other charges depending on the male in question.   Society is so divided and confused, Blah fits perfectly!                Let’s start with Bill Cosby’s summary.   He began his career in the 1960’s as a stand-up comedian.   Later going on to become an actor, musician, author and producer.   Many remember something they have seen, rea...

               When was the last time you had great customer service…mediocre…?   I’ll wait…Is it taking longer than you thought to give an answer?   Well, myself as well.   The words: please, thank you and have a nice day have seemed to disappear from daily customer service.   It’s not every customer service representative who lacks the simple words above in their vocabulary.   Only a handful of them are out there spreading their rudeness, impatience, arrogance and lack of integrity.   Sadly enough, those handfuls of customer service representatives work at some of the places we frequent the most.   For example, fast food restaurants, banks, retail shops and furniture stores are places for some rude representatives.   They act as if we are interrupting them (as they gossip on their cell phones); they are too busy to help you; on their way to a break; or my favorite: they act ...

                  Today is a day when I just need to vent!  How does a hardworking, young intelligent black woman get a break!?  I've noticed the struggle from some of my close friends and family.  Why?  I ask is all this chaos going on in the world.  It remains me of what I learned in high school.  The economy will cater to the rich and the poor will get shitted on!  Why?  Don't those rich people need!  If they are too high and mighty to get their hands dirty, they send away immigrants, discriminate at the workplace, harass everywhere; how will anything get done.  Medium to low-income people live check to check and/or have very little savings to live on.  How is this plausible to the economy?  There is no extra money to spend on the rich's Gucci bags, Dash clothing and Giuseppe shoes.  The only people indulging in those pleasure...

        When you see the words: Teens, Drugs and Crime in the same context, what crosses your mind?  Anything alarming, unusual or surprising?  Probably not, but what if I added the word: Manipulation?  Now, what crosses your mind?          Well, consider the average teenager who indulges in the drugs of the new generation.  These would include, but are not limited to Molly, Ecstasy, Heroin, Wax, Loud, Meth and the most common, Syrup (codeine or liquid oxy with soda).  A cocktail of the above listed drugs can alter a teenager's perception instantly and drastically.  Would this mind alteration lead a teen to commit a crime?  Of course it could!  The key word is: Could!  I'll just focus on: yes, a teenager may commit a crime after using a cocktail of the above drugs.  Moving on to the actual crime, could it be violent, victimless, non-violent, just one of the abov...

         There was a woman (race not important for this) on television the other day.  She was being interviewed by a female reporter.  Forgive me, I can't recall the station nor the show because the content grabbed my attention instantly!  The middle-aged woman was crying to the reporter.  The woman told the reporter she did not want to tell her students to go to college.  Yes, the middle aged woman was a teacher!  She continued by saying she couldn't bare to see the faces of her students when they found out she lied about their futures.  The teacher stated if she told them going to college would lead to a successful career and a great life, she would be lying.  When in reality, she further spoke, a person graduates from college with tremendous debt, working a underpaying job, and struggling to balance family time vs. work to pay bills time.         I had to sit back and...

           Where are the values in media?  I turn on the television to see plumped up, surgically enhanced women with less than mediocre brain cells; men attempting to discover their sexuality and sexual orientation in the most public, degrading and humiliating way; children being abducted, raped, beaten or caught in the cross-fire of their family's ignorance; destruction of landmarks, monuments and historical artistic creativity; all blasted world-wide, nation wide and throughout each country.  We are all watching our world change for the worst right before our eyes.  How?  Through our media.  Ratings have become more important than values.  The more drama, nudity , sex and violence shown to the world means more profit for the television industry.  Who cares what the children of our future learn from television?  I wonder...  Will they learn how to find the perfect surgeon to make them look like w...