Premature Conclusions

So, um, Yahoo! recently published an article from the Washington University School of Medicine (of St. Louis, MO...no really) that concluded, quite simply, that black women are genetically predisposed to giving birth to preemies. Yuppers! The "researchers" at this "medical school" in Missouri, no really, claim that "researchers analyzed data from a Missouri Department of Health database of all births in the state from 1989 to 1997, adjusting for smoking, poverty and other contributing factors. The data base included more than 700,000 records of births."

Other contributing factors, huh...? The stress of being black in America is something that I do not believe Louis Muglia (main author of study) and his Missouri medical school (no, it really exists) cronies have the ability or the know-how to quantify. Sadly, the March of Dimes fundsed this tripe. The fact that they may have found one white woman and one black woman who both make $72,000 a year, have advanced degrees, have been married for 5 years and live in the suburbs don't tell us the complete story. You know it, I know it and any reputable research facility/school is keenly aware of this as well, which is why ridiculous conclusions such as the one made by the Washington University School of Medicine (and Gas Station Engineering) of MISSOURI has come out with the kind of conclusion that only a school of its low-caliber could sh%t out.

John Ridley Is A Coon...

...in case you missed it in our other post. Apparently Michael Richards' behavior is justified because he is good white people and we are not. We have no behavior, or as this asswipe puts it, some black people are not demure...making them niggers apparently.

Enjoy: A Couple of "N Words" Walk into a Comedy Club, by John Ridley. Courtesy of The Huffington Post.

Do People Harbor Racist Thoughts? + 20 other questions

People harbor racist thoughts...and in today's news, "Water Still Wet." We didn't even break a sweat over the Michael Richards conflama (now referred to as anger, as opposed to bigotry). We didn't expect it to cause the eruption that Mel Gibson's remarks caused. After Paris Hilton called some acquaintances of hers n*****s and went on to produce a rap album on which several black rappers were guest artists, we knew not to expect much of nobody. Idiots. (P.S. Hooray for Tina Fey outing that monster for being a hideous bitch).

The more interesting race issue of the week? How white people will not let this OJ thing die. One white girl's death at the hands of a black man is not avenged, and people just cannot let it go. Deny the man a forum even to confess his stupidity, against his own interest. Wow. Why can't we all just think of this O.J. acquittal thing as payback for all the black men killed/jailed/etc. for breathing near white women in years gone by? What if we say we can't get over that? John Ridley posted some coonery about the whole mess on the Huffington Post. The title of his post reads "Hypocrites Al and Jesse Give a Killer a Pass." He has an equal justice vision of America. Whatever. In one particularly astute comment to the post, someone writes that "black America" would not have reacted the same way if Nicole was black. Well, umm, if we're being honest, this wouldn't be on the news if Nicole was black, now would it genius? We're over it.

Who told Jay-Z it was a good idea to put the Rump Shaker sample on any song...ever?

Naomi Campbell, Warrior Princess

Please, say it isn't so. Naomi. Arrested. Again. So says the wire.

Oprah's Face

Can someone explain what is happening to it? And the conspiracy of silence around this glaring issue? Oprah looks bad. Oprah looks awful. Oprah's face is tumbling down - like Humpty Dumpty, London Bridge. I have never seen Oprah look as awful as she looks this season. She claims the Enquirer lied in claiming that she collapsed on some 800 calorie/day diet. Well someone needs to explain it.

New Ish

A Girl Like Me
This morning, 16 year old filmmaker Kiri Davis appeared on Good Morning America to discuss her documentary "A Girl Like Me." In the film she recreates the doll test used by Thurgood Marshall in presenting his case against segregation in Brown v. Board of Education. The sad truth is that the results today are exactly the same as they were 50 years ago. Young black girls are suffer from a profound self-hate that has survived the civil rights movement and our attempts at integration.

Truth to Power

A new book about Colin Powell is out. It's called "Soldier," written by Karen DeYoung. She exposes the truth about Powell's firing from the Bush Administration (by Andy Card, who gave him two days to tender his resignation). Ms. DeYoung confirms what we already knew, which is that the administration used Powell mercilessly to lend legitimacy to their warmongering, while disregarding his opinions and advice. Again we say "way to go" to Condi, for toughing it out.

Dancing with the Stars' Monique Coleman

Everybody loves a dancing black man. For evidence, see Master P or Jerry Rice or Evander Holyfield...kept on Dancing with the Stars way longer than merited by their dancing. Granted these guys are personable and charming, so they have alot of fans - male and female. Emmitt Smith's success on Dancing with the Stars comes as no surprise. Perhaps the only surprise is that he really can dance.

America's feelings about dancing black women? Certainly more ambiguous. Take for example last week's ouster of Vivica Fox. Sure she sucks - like she has a sucky personality. She's annoying, and her collagen-filled lips could have rescued half the Titanic's passengers. However, she was a better dancer than Willa Ford, who remained, while Vivica got kicked off. This week Monique Coleman put on a show worth of Stacy Keebler comparisons, however, the reaction to her was, well, mild. "You were great." "Fantastic." Meanwhile they blathered on about mediocre Willa Ford's "improvement" ad nauseum. Well dammit, we're chicks, black ones, and we stand behind Monique. We will be her loudest cheerleaders, as she is clearly the best of the female dancers on the show. Sadly, there is not room for two black candidates - the black vote has to go solidly behind one candidate if we are to make it to the finals. Sorry Emmitt, we're repping for the ladies.

Oh Paige...don't be a Jackbutt like your Father...

Let's not even talk about what Robert and Sheila Johnson were thinking when they named their now 17-year old daughter, Paige.

The now divorced Johnsons seem to be aware of power and how to groom their little black progeny for the acquisition of it. Paige, a world-class junior equestrian competitor with hopes of becoming an Olympic champion, has won over $200,000 in prizes since first competing.

"Them" Johnson's sure know how to get over. Make money off of ushering African-American young people into a level of self-hatred never seen before the inception of BET (think about it), become BILLIONAIRES, then get your own kids as FAR away from the decrepit lifestyle you so endorsed with your choice of programming for blacks on the ONLY station exclusively for "the people".

You know, Robert...I know about you... I know how you took advantage of the Affirmative Action programs to get into Princeton and while there, was open about your jack-buttedness and your "money by any means necessary" mantra. Well, you weren't joking. You have single-handedly taken generations of black children into the cycle on no-expectations, PROVING that you are a true American. Yup...this belief that you can rise ONLY by stepping on other peoples necks...

Paige, seriously...smile and nod when papa talks to you, but KNOW that man has nothing of value to contribute to your sensibilities. Good luck.

Old News, but my Heart..MY HEART!!!

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Oh Johnny...you KNOW I've been fighting HARD for you and Tommy. I'm in that ring e'ryday, but this was the knockout punch. (sniff) Son, I'm out for the count.