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There’s some new TV show on ABC Family called “Huge” or “Big Fat Girl” or “Wide Load” or something like that. It looks to be about a weight loss camp in which the overweight star doesn’t want to lose weight. My size 16 self , and my thinking female brain are not happy about this. Apparently if [...] Uh, in what world is THIS not sexy? (image courtesy of LaneBryant.com) Imagine a beautiful, voluptuous woman going to meet a lunch date wearing nothing but sexy red lingerie under her trenchcoat. If you’re the woman, you feel empowered, strong and just a little naughty. If you’re the guy she’s going to meet, you’re probably [...] #NowPlaying in my iTunes rotation: the entire Erykah Badu musical oeuvre, Tyrone and all. Why? First of all, her new album dropped today and like the good fan that I am, I pre-ordered that shit last week and downloaded it as soon as it was available. Second, she’s a little strange and unpredictable and undefinable, and [...] OK, so I used to be a huge John Mayer fan. I was all over the first album, the second one, even his short-lived show on MTV. For the record, I’m one of those Black girls that likes guitar players. And Guns N’ Roses. Don’t ask me why, but I grew up in the suburbs. That [...] After watching last night’s Super Bowl advertising, I’m totally sick of sexism in advertising. Specifically, I’m sick of Go Daddy‘s 5-year naked girl campaign. This morning’s reports tout the “success” of Go Daddy commercials at driving website traffic and converting sales. Apparently that the ads were called “lowest of the low” by business experts makes CEO Bob [...] As generally happens when a celebrity dies suddenly, the vultures (read: tabloid speculators) have begun circling over Brittany Murphy (again, the right way to spell her name, look it up). The latest fodder for gossip is her use of prescription drugs, among them Klonopin, Atavan, Fluoxetine, Vicoprofen and Propranolol. When you rattle off a bunch of [...] This week, everyone I know is on a “cheetah” kick, talking about Tiger and Kobe and Shaq and all the other Black athletes who stepped out on their wives (Yeah, TW is a Black man, just ask anyone but him). And once we start taking about some creeping men, the conversation turns to why Black men [...] We’re in Day 6 of “Tiger-gate” and I’ve had enough. He was the lead-in on the news last night. Okay, so I was watching Fox, but still! A celebrity cheated on his wife. For years with various women. Is this a shock to anyone? With good reason, said wife took a golf club to his head [...] Today the New York State Senate voted 38-24 against gay marriage, which got no Republican support. Tom Duane, our first openly-gay Senator (that I campaigned for when I was in high school, thank you very much) spoke publicly in chambers about his personal life. Others spoke about their history of working against all kinds of discrimination. [...] Since today is World AIDS Day, in honor of the only 100% effective way to prevent the spread of the disease, I’m coming out: I’ve been celibate for over 1 year. Someone should applaud or throw me a party or something. To be clear, I’m not in the middle of a drought, looking for a willing [...] |
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