The lawful term "illegal alien" has always bothered me, not so much the illegal part but definitely the alien. The latest controversial Halloween costume to hit shelves at popular stores such as Toys"R"Us (before protests, the costume could be found at Target, e-Bay, and Walgreens)  is a visual display of my problem with the concept of illegal aliens, or even legal aliens for that matter.   Proponents of free speech… Read More

Another day, another VH1 show making me hurt on the inside. I'm sure if you read this blog then you can gather how we feel about VH1's Real Chance/For the Love/Flavor/Rock shows. They're sometimes funny ("Danger, she smashed the homies" has yet to get old), but mostly the joke is on women. Specifically Black women. VH1 "reality" shows always feature at least one (likely two) scantily clad black women who make it their missions to curse out or flat-out fight with the other women in the house. This is what gets VH1 ratings. There is clearly an audience out there with insatiable desire to see "bitchy" women do their thang, and what better… Read More

Morning of mornings! Beyonce's just unleashed her newest 2pack of videos on the world and they are both songs I kinda like. They also happen to exhibit the ongoing beef I have with her album -- why does Sasha Fierce have to be so "ghetto," and without Sasha, why is Beyonce such a bore??   I know the word "ghetto" is tired, full of faults and often a lazy fill-in for a better word, but I think the colloquial connotation of "ghetto" best sums up the "alter ego" that is Sasha Fierce. She's a whole bunch of stereotypes over crazy dance-inducing beats, and I think she's the secret to… Read More

Ughh. The day I've been dreading since September has arrived. Busta's ignant-ass song featuring his ignant-ass dance and Ron Browz's ignant ass singing fake arabic is below. Click if you dare.   … Read More