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'Splain this to me, Lucy:
Dixie Chix spit out an ill timed, thoughtless opinion. Massive havoc ensues.
This pervert, excuse me, alleged pervert gets caught on [alleged] videotape with an [alleged] 14 year old [alleged] girl doin' the [alleged] nasty, plus [+] 21 other charges of [alleged] child porn in [alleged] Illinois and 12 more [alleged] counts in [alleged] Florida.
Kelly married 15-year-old Aaliyah in 1994 after producing her first record, "Age Ain't Nothing But a Number," the publicity clearly didn't harm his career.
Kelly married 15-year-old Aaliyah in 1994 after producing her first record, "Age Ain't Nothing But a Number," the publicity clearly didn't harm his career.
Is that [alleged] smoke I see? Naaaah. The [alleged] """crooner""" has [alleged] """lyrics""" like:
"Girl, please let me stick my key in your ignition. Have you ever driven a stick, babe? You'll be screaming every time we shift them gears, babe."
That's just dumb. sophomoric. pedantic. empty braggadocio. pretentious conceit. sufferingly dull. in my [alleged] opinion. Alrighty, then. Next we have Clear Channel local stations hyping the [alleged] man's Oakland[alleged] concert, playing his [alleged] muzak, and running promo [alleged] ads mimicking the recall with this [actual] shit: "R. Kelly for Governor -- I'd lower the drinking age, and I'd definitely lower the age of consent." Ok -- some [alleged] adult wants to plunk down $40 [?!] to see some [alleged] perv [allegedly] sing crap, fiine. It's all taste. But isn't that ad going a *leetle* too far? Why aren't child advocacy groups rioting in the streets? Or is that like asking why MADD never mentions wine tasting drives? Here is one [alleged] excuse: "...the media is always trying to bring down successful black men ..." Yeah. That's [allegedly] it . . . Successful with adolescent girls. [allegedly] Help me, here. What *is* the deal?
I hear your cry to understand the strong undertow of this cultural tempest. Perhaps this will illuminate…
Verse One: Baby
“I sold my fingers to afford ice.”
Nigga, I got these hoes iced up enough
While my lil B.G.’s on the bus puttin’ out cigarette butts
But me personally, playboy, I don’t give a fuck
And I’ma always show love to my cut”“Here we see an illustration of Baby’s supposed generosity toward others. He is willing to provide his “hoes” with “ice,” and he is unafraid to expose his true emotions to his “cut.” It is later revealed, however, that he has ulterior motives for such an affluence of benevolence. His “not giving a fuck,” for example, drops a listener a hint towards the path to understanding Baby’s true self. He cannot keep up this facade for long.”
Excerpt from the Critical Analysis of Bling Bling
http://www.supz.org/bling/
I believe this is the compass you seek.
Posted by Our Hardvarkian Oceanographer on 08/14/03 at 11:43 AMI *knew* I could count on you.
Posted by Claire on 08/14/03 at 12:08 PMMy Dearest Lucy:
First: *knew*
What does * * mean? Is it like :-_-: ?
Second thru Fourth:
Recent Hardvark Posts you might like (excerpts):
On Problems:
no matter how great and destructive your problems may seem now, remember, you’ve probably only seen the tip of them
Qualities: Each person is much appreciated by the others for their personal qualities and skills—although each has very strong reservations about the limitations and blindspots associated with these skills Interpersonal skills: Each person favours, and uses very skilfully, a different interpersonal style—which others appreciate in many situations but find totally inappropriate in othersOf course all of this revolves (revolution ne1) the same problem: to whit, I need a Job!
e-claire though I find myself disagreeing with you on more than one occasion I can not but link to a thoughtful persons blog. Here’s to the Persian Version without whom I would never have known the pleasures of considering our post-millenial intra-connection. Well that and Amr too.
May Elvis rest on your pillow.
Posted by Ricky Ricardo on 08/14/03 at 12:50 PMAhh, Sweet Ricky,
You are a scholar, a gentleman, and a nut-bucket, and I mean that in the fondest of ways.
I am in deepest agreement with you, you *do* need a job.
[What is this :-_-: of which you speak?]Let us lift our Cuba Libres in toast to Persian Version, and Amr, too.
May Cher sing up your drain pipes,
Posted by Lucky Lucy on 08/14/03 at 01:06 PMLucious,
In the parlance of we comp *dorkchops* (my sisters’ affectionate nickname for me. The symbol in question if someone is rofl (rolling on the floor laughing) and you are not amused you respond with:
“Isn’t that funny?”
:-_-: (implication: we (royal) are not amused)
Usually used in the various forms of instant messenger.
As we turn to the east and toast communist fundamentalism in all its forms let me say:
May the best of our pasts be the worst of our futures.
Here’s to community in the bl0g0sphere.
Posted by Rico of the Copacabana on 08/14/03 at 02:25 PM-
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