Tuesday, November 30, 2010

Shots Fired! Jordan says to stop making excuses...

Jordan's answer to Lebron's question: What should I do?" seems to be you should stop making excuses. In another brilliant Nike commercial, Michael Jordan reminds us that there is more to glory than fame. To reach glory you must put yourself through is the behind the scenes hard work and dedication. With constant reports of Lebrons Diva antics, this commercial is a breath of fresh air from a man who has lived it and done it with grace. If Lebron listens to no one else maybe he will listen to Jordan!



Here is a look back at Lebron's commercial as well.




Please sit down - Fail of the week

Keri Hilson has done it again! She is constantly shooting herself in the foot by trying so hard to be something she can't pull off. I do think that Keri has talent. She is a well respected song writer, but being a performer is not something that everyone figures out easily. As a female performer there is a lot of pressure to be uber sexual, be a pretty face, a dancer, the girl next door, and everything in between. Unfortunately for Keri, she is not that girl. Hopefully her team of people will lead her in a direction that better suits her talents, because this video is not working.

I found this video via Clutch Magazine, and the writer seems to have a problem with the mixed messages that Keri is sending to women. I don't believe that one message has anything to do with another. The truth is that many women have men who they enjoy so much sexually that it makes them act out of character. There are many facets to being a woman, and I don't believe that the true meaning of feminism is to restrict ourselves from the truth.
Check out the article here





Wednesday, November 10, 2010

Win of the Week - Fox NEEEEEEEWWWSSS





You can always count on Colbert to deliver the funny. A lot of my friends love Cee Lo Green's F*ck You, and he adapted a rendition especially for Fox News at the request of Colbert. Check it out...



And for everyone who loves the original song, he performed that too.
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Monday, November 8, 2010

The many stages of the Dougie




Happy Monday people. I thought I would start this week off with something a little less serious. The Dougie seems to be everywhere, and these are 5 different types of Dougie's that made me laugh/smile this morning. Enjoy!

The Chris " You shouldn't try this at home" Dougie

Chris Brown is a performer, and once a new dance comes out, he always puts his own spin on a dance that takes it to another level. The level that makes everyone want to learn the Dougie, but they should just stick to the basics.

The Sports Dougie
Celebration Dances have always been a much enjoyed part of sports, especially for Black athletes.

There is the I am famous but I still have a lot of Swag opening.


And the "you can't touch this" "in your face" Dougie
Both are segways to the mainstream Dougie, because everyone will want to know what the dance was if they haven't heard of it before

The Beiber Dougie

This Dougie is what you could call the Blue Eyed Soul Dougie. Once Beiber is doing the Dougie it is officially mainstream. Beiber's love of hip hop music takes the Dougie world wide.

The Glee Dougie


Now that the Dougie has gone mainstream you will see everyone trying to do it. Now I appreciate the honesty here in the Glee cast members saying they didn't exactly know how to do the Dougie, but once they went past the basic bop where they looked really cute they went into the realm of almost getting a side eye. The girl in the duo really saved it for them, because she still had a little bit of Swag.

Jersey Shore Dougie


This is the last phase of Dougie stardom. The phase that makes you side eye and boil in the inside. This is what I like to call the Please Stop Dougie. Just because everyone is doing it, does not mean that you should try to do it. Some things are better left alone.

Wednesday, November 3, 2010

The Miseducation of Barbie




Anyone who knows me personally knows that I will often give a screw-face at Nicki Minaj Hip hop drones. I don't deny that she has talent, but whatever she is doing with her image just isn't for me. I can't take the personality rapping all of the time. When she spits hard and witty I can take her, but I must admit i often tune out the moment I hear her voice out of pure annoyance and a small amount of disgust. Despite my sister's insistence on playing Minaj's lyrics i grew tired of hearing similar lines over and over, and apparently there are lots more out there like me. It's easy to call people who disagree with your point of view Haters, but why would i waste my time hating on Nicki Minaj. That involves too much emotion. Check out this performance by Jasmine Mans in which she challenges Nicki to elevate herself. Here are a few of my favorite liens from her performance:



"Harijuku hyphen Barbie can and will never be code for queen"

"The mis-education of a Barbie doll coming soon"

"This microphone is not a dildo so you are going to have to cum a little harder than that"

"You are being stabbed in the back, inserted with a wind up string and a tag?
R, R, R, Roger that"