Yes, 2012 is here. I know, I’m 11 days late and few dollars short. I can’t help it. I’m busy, but I’ve been compiling these in my mind and they were supposed to make the New Year posting. Oh well, better late than never.
The year 2011 was filled with a lot disappointments, grief, upsets and surprises (some laughable … a certain reality star’s wedding). And as we try to ease the maddening echoes of dysfunction, of the pass year, that populated our minds, here is a recommended “diet” for the year 2012 as per things that we can simply do without or walk away from:
- The Kardashians …. Next to terrorism, economic woes, and unemployment, nothing cripples the morale of a country like the oversaturation, of various media, about the lifestyles of a narcissistic, self-indulgent, super-extravagant and annoying family who offers so little but is rewarded with so much … too much. Including free PR maintenance from the likes of OK, Lifestyles, Star and People magazines (yeah, quit with the Kris Humphries bashing will ya). At least some folks have the right idea.
- Reality shows that end with the word “wives”. Seriously, this is an insult to world of wives. To the world of women. To the world of grown adults. It is so bad that it makes Gloria Steinem long for the good old 1940s. Sorry people, but you come across like a lot of scheming, preening, overpaid, and spoiled Jezebels who are still trapped in an elementary school sandbox. You offer nothing of redeeming value and I don’t expect your books (that gullible folks spend good, hard-earned money on) to offer even less. Temper tantrums, throwing stuff around, gossiping … geez, I guess some of us never left elementary or high school. And this is why you don’t take trash and give poor money on it. Yeah, I did go there.
- GOP/Tea Pary bullshit. Socialist … really? Is that some sort of proxy insult being used in place of the N word. Seriously it is apparent that some folks don’t like the fact that there is a black president in the white house (and yes, I’m well aware of how many white folks voted for Obama … my guess is you aren’t among them) and choose to hide behind the poor excuse of a word to covertly hide your obvious racist feelings. Sad. Until I hear the president quoting tons of Marx, Mao, tossing in a dos vadanya or two, and the occassional “comrade” …. no, I have my doubts about the socialism claim. So until then, stop with the socialist nonsense. And to the members of the Tea Party (at least the rich ones) you’re not fooling anyone. Sort of like the guy that was on stage in Washington a few years ago talking all this anti-Obama stuff and then walked eight blocks to get into his parked Jaguar. Why so far away? When there other parking spots nearer to the location. And what was I doing at a Tea Party gathering? Long story and I don’t care to share. Seriously, you’re not fooling anyone and you make the KKK and Aryan Nations seem more respectable. And that’s saying a lot.
- Whiny, impossible-to-please liberals and Democrats. So you voted for Obama. A president that has been handed a gigantic turd for an economy and at the same time has to deal with the turds in Congress and the Senate that are trying their darnedest to sabotage his every effort to make him look bad and to bully the American into another Republican presidency. Why? Because the last was so wonderful the country. Yes, he is the president and it is sad that he is not the messiah that you hoped for that could simply wave his hand and all problems would simply cease as we frolic in a land flowing with milk and honey (and yeah, I’m probably calling out Matt Damon). Tough cookies. You had a major stake in the beginning of the administration and you pissed it away with stupid infighting and focusing on your re-election (I see that really worked out well). So deal with it. The man is trying his to do his best with what he’s got (sort of like the Iraq war in the early stages … no armor, etc.) and sadly, he’s surrounded by dolts. So save the boo-hoos and run over to your nearest Starbucks, charge a five dollar latte to your overused/overextended credit card, and take a sip as you hog customer space using the free Wi-Fi with your impulse-buy Macbook. And chill the hell out.
- The removal of words such as “swagger”, and “baby mother/father” from black vocabulary. I don’t get what’s the deal with the word “swagger”. What’s so cool about walking around like you crapped in your pants. I really don’t get that. Is that the new black machismo …. walking like I crapped in my pants? Seriously … stop it. Now it’s bad enough that your child is born out of wedlock and is technically branded a “bastard” (feel free to look it up in the dictionary), using words such as “baby mother” or “baby father” does not add an iota of dignity to the situation. You know what does? Taking responsibility to act like actual parents and trying your darnedest to give that child/those children a fighting chance in this unfair world that they’ve been foolishly and carelessly thrusted into. No go forth and sin no more. And stop with the cute words.
- Is it too much to ask black folks to carry themselves with some dignity on the Maury show? Yes, I know what some will say … there are white folks on the show too. Right. But it seems like some black folks think this is a combination of a Hollywood audition and amateur night at the Apollo. And most of time they are the most “memorable” because of their exaggerated melodrama. Now it is bad enough that you have to inadvertently admit to the world that you’re promiscuous and obviously allergic to all forms of contraceptives but the audacity to act like a woman scorned banshee-type scream and other belligerent forms of vocalizations does not do much for your diginity. Sorry that was shot and tossed out the door after the first three guys failed the DNA test and it is obvious to the rest of the thinking world that you have little respect for yourself as woman. Want to be seriously? Take control of you life, do something purposeful that will make you more self-reliant and provide the means to take care of the kid(s). It is going to be tough, but it can be done. So many have already. And for all that is good under God’s blue skies, learn to control the reflex action of your legs every time some “smoove-looking” brotha (real brothers take care of their own) simply says hi to you. So stop with throwing yourself down on Maury’s floor. And to the guys, yes, you are not in the clear on this one. There is a reason for the low respect that is showed towards black manhood in this country. And part of it is due to watching young, black men doing backflips and behaving like they hit jackpot when they’ve pinkslipped from fatherhood via DNA tests. It is a sad commentary that screams of your immaturity and irresponsibility: willing to play but not willing to pay for the consequences. And as hardstrung and embattled as the black community is, it is your ability to create “fatherless children” which is not a measure of your manhood, but perpetual contribution to a seemingly, neverending, vicious cycle: angry, fatherless youth that carry on the dysfunctions throughout newer generations. So stop with the splits, back flips, pounds, and high fives. You are an embarrassment to yourself and a real debit to your race.
- Hey Fox, lets try to be an actual news channel instead of some propaganda mill, shall we? For a highly rated news network, Fox makes TMZ looks like credible (and relevant) journalism. Seriously, their coverage of the Occupy Wall Street movement took textbook propaganda to new heights that had Goebbels from his roost in Hell screaming, “damn that is sick”. I’ve never seen so much plants and staged dysfunction that some of the acting was so horrible. In one instant they were interviewing a “protester” that was spewing stuff about all the drug use and sexual misconduct that was happening there, and even the person face was pixelated … the person’s body type looked sort of like that guy that dressed as a pimp and in messed up ACORN. But maybe it was just me. Or how about the New Years “panel” on Hannity show that was consisted of average folks (and plants). I’m sorry but I don’t buy some Fox intern …er, dude claiming to be an NYU graduate (biggest liberal college in NY … they do good research) and how he’s soooo offended by the protesters who are looking for handouts and not willing pull themselves up by their own straps because that’s the “gutsy American way”. Poor kid, it’s understandable, he has to put on a show for those paying his way. And as to the “fights” that were breaking out the camps that cameras just happened to be around … seriously, I’ve seen kids elementary school that could do a more believable job. Nice try, Fox.
So there, I’ve said my piece for the new year. Gee, can we still be friends?
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