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Armchair Therapist: Black women are voluntary victims

mypolaropposite — Thu, 18 Nov 2010 01:42:50 +0000

“So de white man throw down de load and tell de nigger man tuh pick it up. . . . He hand it to his womenfolks. De nigger woman is de mule uh de world so fur as Ah can see.” – Their Eyes Were Watching God, 1937

When Zora Neale Hurston wrote those words, I think [...]

Fantasia-Gate, Day 2: We need to do better

mypolaropposite — Thu, 12 Aug 2010 21:14:44 +0000

Yesterday, I wrote a blog post about news coverage of Fantasia Barrino’s overdose not because I like to gossip, but because the mainstream media puts out a lot of crap about people without dealing with the substantive issues related to a celebrity event. Stories about Lindsey Lohan focus on her hair extension what she’s wearing when [...]

No offense to Alicia, but I’m NOT Superwoman

mypolaropposite — Wed, 11 Aug 2010 03:04:43 +0000

Fantasia Barrino is the latest casualty in the myth of the Black Superwoman.

The news on the wire today is that Fantasia, on the heels of public innuendo about an affair with a married man, attempted suicide. According to Huffington Post, the American Idol winner took too many aspirin and sleep aids, and is resting comfortably [...]

On Big-Girl bras and why I’ve never liked Kathie Lee Gifford (REVISED)

mypolaropposite — Wed, 04 Aug 2010 23:12:49 +0000

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 [...]

Armchair Therapist: Come out, come out whever you are!

mypolaropposite — Tue, 20 Jul 2010 12:01:20 +0000

If you’re gay, I’m gonna need you to go ahead and just be gay without all the equivocation and pretending and nonsense. I know, I know, it’s easy to say “come out already” when I’m hetero and I don’t really understand what it’s like to be ashamed of my feelings, or my life and everything in [...]

The fat TV ghetto

mypolaropposite — Mon, 28 Jun 2010 12:21:40 +0000

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 [...]

Music, identity and Erykah Badu: Haters, please!

mypolaropposite — Tue, 30 Mar 2010 18:33:48 +0000

#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 [...]

Armchair Therapist: Celebrity Fit Club, Shar Jackson Edition

mypolaropposite — Wed, 17 Mar 2010 18:06:33 +0000

http://www.flickr.com/photos/gwen/ / CC BY-NC-ND 2.0

One of the benefits of long-term therapy is being able to see yourself very clearly. Another benefit is seeing others as they are, and I must say that I’m getting really good at spotting the mote in my brother’s eye, so to speak. But I don’t judge; I just call it [...]

Silence is deadly

mypolaropposite — Wed, 23 Dec 2009 16:30:23 +0000

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 [...]

All I want for Christmas is self-esteem

mypolaropposite — Tue, 22 Dec 2009 20:00:33 +0000

But pointy shoulder blades, protruding elbow joints and thighs the same size as your calves don't say, "I'm eating healthy now," they say "I have an eating disorder." [...]