I predict a Rhinestone Revolution for the Hip Hop posse. But that might be an unfortunate result of a chance encounter with that Dolly Parton film at an early age.
Why does Pharrell Williams have the face of a young boy and the hands of an old scrub woman? Someone should spend a little less on jewelry and a lot more on moisturizer.
Unfortunately, most black mens' collective low self esteem and insecurties are publicly played out in by their antics: "look at me" "Affirm me" "I have arrived.Can't you see?"
Everything must be over the top, loud music, loud colors, anti-social.
As Michelle Obama presents an elegant, confident, balanced embodiment of black womanhood, I hope that brothers will look upon our President as someone that embodies that the only "bling" that matters and is respected is higher education and good character.
This was on NY1's "In the Papers" this morning and Pat Kiernan said something to the effect of "the recession is melting all the ice." It was brilliant to wake up with a three-day hangover to that.
I don't think any of you people (these "rappers" included) have any idea how things work among the poor. Thick gold chains are symbols of poverty and desperation, not of prosperity and opulence.
This is foolishness. Of course the jewelry is fake. They also don't own all the flashy cars and huge houses they show off in their videos. Remember the phat car Chris Brown popped Riahnna in -- rented... just like everything else these rappers show off as their own stuff.
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Unfortunately, most black mens' collective low self esteem and insecurties are publicly played out in by their antics: "look at me" "Affirm me" "I have arrived.Can't you see?"
Everything must be over the top, loud music, loud colors, anti-social.
As Michelle Obama presents an elegant, confident, balanced embodiment of black womanhood, I hope that brothers will look upon our President as someone that embodies that the only "bling" that matters and is respected is higher education and good character.
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They are "theys" though, I suppose.