October, 2, 2010
Not feeling well? Drink some wine. Need some relaxation? Drink wine. Mad at the world? Drink wine. Need time to collect your thoughts? Drink wine. In the mood for some ---? Eat Chocolate.
Hollywood Monet: Everything isn't what it seems
October 1, 2010
I pitty the fool who believes everything they see and hear about celebrities. Trust me after living in LA for 7 years I have seen a lot of BS and heard a lot of talk. My years of living in LA tells me that my image of Holly wood was nothing more than a classic monet. It still cracks me up when I think about my days of living Detroit, when I believed that all celebrities had money HAHAHAHAHAHa!!! That's a joke! I personally know people that you see on T.V. everyday that are in foreclosure, don't have a car, and tries to borrow money from me. I wish I could call names, but that would be too messy. We read the gossip blogs, magazines and look at these phony reality shows for 13 weeks when its all a bunch of bull. Picture this: I log onto bossip and I see an article about two celebs dating, 2 hours later I get a call from a personal publicist friend telling me that it was just done for publicity. WoW. Just today I'm riding home from dropping my daughter off at school, this driver tries to cut me off, but of course me being from Detroit and all, I wasn't about to let that happen. I had to catch the person in the '99 PT Cruiser who dared to cut a Detroit girl off in traffic. As soon as I caught up with him to give my dirty look, you're not gonna believe who it was! Sorry, I can't tell you because this is not Mediatakeout. Anyhoo he's a well known actor in "Black Hollywood". I guess what I'm trying to say is everything is not what it seems. Those people out here with an everyday 9-5 has more going on then the people we rush to follow on facebook and twitter. Well until next time Tray Washington signing out.
Atheletes Obsolete in African-American Issues
November 5, 2008
Former NFL player, Jim Brown recently shared his thoughts on MJ and Kobe:
The way Brown sees it, many of today’s athletes are simply in it for the money and celebrity, refusing to accept responsibility for having a huge impact on the culture around them. And he’s not afraid of naming names. “Athletes need to represent more than that just getting a big contract and lots of endorsements,” he says. “Take Michael Jordan. To me, he’s full of bull. He’s hiding his true self. All he cares about is getting ahead, being popular and enjoying the wealth of this country. Same with Kobe Bryant. For them, it’s all about making money and doing all the commercials.” Brown expects more from today’s athletes. After all, he walked the walk. When Muhammad Ali was stripped of his heavyweight title and threatened with jail time for refusing to register for the draft during the Vietnam War, it was Brown and Boston Celtics star Bill Russell who led a contingent of black athletes who offered Ali their support. “Sports is detrimental to the development of culture if all you’re willing to do is enjoy the fruits of this country,” he says. “You’ve got to reinvest in the culture, not just exploit it. Today people just want non-combative heroes, who smile and say all the right things. That’s fine, but that doesn’t mean you have to play the fool and shake your butt just because you caught a pass for a touchdown.”
Although we have always loved MJ, and ‘no comment’ on Kobe, but those two guys have been almost non-existent when it comes to real issues facing Black America.
The Question of the Day is: Are athletes like MJ and Kobe responsible for investing in a positive future for Black America solely based on the fact that they are successful athletes?
I've been saying this for years about black athletes. They don't have a voice. I start asking why, don't they ever speak on the issues that African-Americans go through such as Jena 6. If we lived in a country that did have obvious racial biases this conversation wouldn't come up. We all know that their are still some injustices that African-Americans face in this society.
In the past we had heroes like Muhammed Ali, Kareem Abdul, Arthur Ash etc that were very vocal on the cultural issues. Unfortunately, I think that most of our generation of young black men are just not showing the potential that they have as leaders and don't show any signs of black pride especially in the sports industry. They just care about money, fame, hoes and clothes. It's so sad. You see these guys showing off their big homes, cars, and big stones on cribs. It's like "enough already"!!! Been there seen that. NEXT!!! I once heard that the NBA and NFL restricts players from getting involved in political matters and speaking on conflicting cultural issues. Even still one has to make the choice to stand for something, and these guys only stand for the glamour and the fame. How unfortunate.
Former NFL player, Jim Brown recently shared his thoughts on MJ and Kobe:
The way Brown sees it, many of today’s athletes are simply in it for the money and celebrity, refusing to accept responsibility for having a huge impact on the culture around them. And he’s not afraid of naming names. “Athletes need to represent more than that just getting a big contract and lots of endorsements,” he says. “Take Michael Jordan. To me, he’s full of bull. He’s hiding his true self. All he cares about is getting ahead, being popular and enjoying the wealth of this country. Same with Kobe Bryant. For them, it’s all about making money and doing all the commercials.” Brown expects more from today’s athletes. After all, he walked the walk. When Muhammad Ali was stripped of his heavyweight title and threatened with jail time for refusing to register for the draft during the Vietnam War, it was Brown and Boston Celtics star Bill Russell who led a contingent of black athletes who offered Ali their support. “Sports is detrimental to the development of culture if all you’re willing to do is enjoy the fruits of this country,” he says. “You’ve got to reinvest in the culture, not just exploit it. Today people just want non-combative heroes, who smile and say all the right things. That’s fine, but that doesn’t mean you have to play the fool and shake your butt just because you caught a pass for a touchdown.”
Although we have always loved MJ, and ‘no comment’ on Kobe, but those two guys have been almost non-existent when it comes to real issues facing Black America.
The Question of the Day is: Are athletes like MJ and Kobe responsible for investing in a positive future for Black America solely based on the fact that they are successful athletes?
I've been saying this for years about black athletes. They don't have a voice. I start asking why, don't they ever speak on the issues that African-Americans go through such as Jena 6. If we lived in a country that did have obvious racial biases this conversation wouldn't come up. We all know that their are still some injustices that African-Americans face in this society.
In the past we had heroes like Muhammed Ali, Kareem Abdul, Arthur Ash etc that were very vocal on the cultural issues. Unfortunately, I think that most of our generation of young black men are just not showing the potential that they have as leaders and don't show any signs of black pride especially in the sports industry. They just care about money, fame, hoes and clothes. It's so sad. You see these guys showing off their big homes, cars, and big stones on cribs. It's like "enough already"!!! Been there seen that. NEXT!!! I once heard that the NBA and NFL restricts players from getting involved in political matters and speaking on conflicting cultural issues. Even still one has to make the choice to stand for something, and these guys only stand for the glamour and the fame. How unfortunate.
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