Should Black people be supporting Mexican illegals ? Black Woman Goes On Expletive Rant About Unaccompanied Mexican Illegals Via The Right Scoop reports: Bernadette Lancelin is very upset that the unaccompanied minors flooding across the border aren’t being sent back home. Instead they are being put in detention centers around the country. Lancelin is out with the local news in Houston because a closed middle school that hasn’t been used in years is now on the list to become another detention center. And she, among others, is furious about it. She says: It’s not right. Now billions of dollars want to be borrowed from the White House to help feed and house them. What about the kids here? In our neighborhood? In our country? Not just in this neighborhood but in our country. All these kids? Really? Why can’t they go back? I’m sorry that their parents are in poor living conditions or surroundings or whatever’s going on out there. I don’t care. I care about what’s going on right here in my own back yard, my neighborhood. Am i the only one in this community that’s out here that watches the news this morning. Oh, my god! I feel alone right now this this, and I’m very saddened by it. Discuss…
Mariah Carey’s Biggest Photoshop Fails There’s no doubting Mimi’s golden legacy but she’s the BIGGEST (and lumpiest) Catfish in the game who refuses to live in reality. At 44, she’s one of the most Photoshopped celebs alive who probably doesn’t even know what she really looks like anymore. Hit the jump for a complete history of Mariah’s Photoshop sorcery .
Do y’all watch “Shahs of Sunset? “ “Shahs Of Sunset” Star “GG” AKA Golnesa Gharachedaghi Gets Fat Transfer To Boost Butt Looks like GG made some improvements in anticipation of the upcoming fourth season…. According to TMZ reports: “Shahs of Sunset” star Golnesa “GG” Gharachedaghi orchestrated a fat trade between her stomach and her a$$ … and it looks like both parts came up winners in the deal. GG hit up Dr. Rollins at Elite Body Sculpture in Beverly Hills recently — same place Shanna Moakler went last year — where she received a Brazilian butt lift and an Airsculpt Laser Liposculpture to suck fat out of her abdomen … then had it transferred into her butt. In all, we’re told the quickie procedure took three inches off her waistline and removed 1 liter of pure fat. Seems like she’s making money, if that’s what she wants to spend it on who are we to judge. Do you think doing reality TV puts pressure on people to make the decision to go under the knife? Hit the flip to see GG’s own words about her surgery as well as to see what other procedures she’s had done and for some bathing suit photos.
Should this law be put in place? Or does the responsibility lie within the black community to decrease unjust criminalization? Congress Rejects New Law That Would Decrease Criminalizatoin Of Black People In D.C. A recently rejected law in Washington D.C. has many in the black community convinced that Congress purposely blocked the legislation because it would have greatly minimized the criminalization of black people in the district. via Kulture Kritic Despite the recent vote by Washington D.C.’s Council to decriminalize possession of small amounts of marijuana, the law will not go into effect. Alternet is reporting that Congress has exercised its right to review the law. This is despite the fact that D.C. has no voting representatives in Congress. Maryland Republican Representative Andy Harris is responsible for introducing an amendment to the District of Columbia Appropriations Bill that effectively negates the decriminalization law. In a press release from the ACLU, executive director Monica Hopkins-Maxwell states, “By any measure, the war on drugs, particularly on marijuana, has been a failure and severely impacted black communities and communities of color. Today’s rider passage is a detrimental blow in the D.C. Council’s attempt to enact smarter, fairer laws that address racial disparities and the mass incarceration of communities of color.” According to a 2013 ACLU-NCA study, D.C. law enforcement made 5,393 marijuana related arrests in 2010 with 91 percent of those arrested being black. The study also found that black people were eight times more likely to be arrested for pot possession in D.C. than whites. The decriminalization law would have reduced these outcomes by no longer allowing prosecution for possession of small amounts of marijuana, which clearly have a disproportionate impact on people of color. After reading over the details of the law and the potential effects of its’ implementation, do you see a connection between Congress blocking the law and the high level of criminalization of black people in D.C? Let’s discuss. Shutterstock
Porsha has moved on to a new boo! Porsha Williams Reveals New Boyfriend On Instagram Porsha Williams started RHOA last year and bragged about how perfect her life was. The Atlanta Peach was married to former NFL player Kordell Stewart and seemed to be happy with her lavish life. Unfortunately, the season ended in disaster after it was announced her marriage had crumbled before our very eyes . So, has Porsha found new love? Recently the star posted a distorted picture to Instagram of what looks to her new boyfriend: She later added: Looks like Porsha has a new boo and an even newer storyline for RHOA next season. Hit the flip to peep more pics of Porsha and her new boo next…
Why are Black men failing? ? Study Shows Black Men Are Failing In School While Black Female Are Succeeding Black women are currently attending universities at historically high rates . While such achievements must be applauded, it brings to light a blaring inconsistency between the level of black male achievement to black female achievement from the same socio-economic backgrounds. Via Thy Black Man reports: Why are black women attending universities at historic highs while their male counterparts are both attending university at historic lows, since integration, and graduating at rates of 2/3 the graduation rate of black women? Admittedly, the trend in black female achievement aligns with female educational success across the states with women now attending universities at a higher rate than men. Graduation rates for women as a whole are also statistically greater than graduation rates of men as whole. However, it is the degree of difference between the genders in the African American community compared to other ethnic communities that areAfrican American father helping son with homework truly startling. One explanation for these discrepancies is a difference of socialization, even within the same home environments. Over half of African American homes are single mother led households. As a result, many black men lack male role models within their household. While at the same time, the sisters of these same men grow up under a matriarch that whether by circumstance or choice, practice self-sufficiency. While black males and females may arise from the same households and socioeconomic classes, the way they view their gender roles vis a vis society and vis a vis each other are affected by the presence of their or lack there of gender specific parental role model. In addition to not having black male role models in the home, black male role models are also lacking within the educational environment with less than two percent of educators being both black and male. Without black male role models in the home and in schools, black men often resort to seeking out black male role models as represented by popular media, many of whom occupy admirable social positions not as a result of education but as a result of another sort of prowess, such as athletic or musical ability. Taking cues from their role models or peer group, education becomes a non-priority in the minds of many black men. The difference between the role of education in the lives of the different genders is further seen to be representative of the gender differences. Consequently, educational attainment is seen as girly or feminine, and the exact opposite of the black masculine ideal. The system that originally derives from a lack of black male role models that prioritize education becomes perpetuated by gender stereotyping, an influence which is especially strong throughout the black community. Why are Black men failing behind while Black women are achieving?? Discuss…
Dear White Gays : Stop Stealing Black Female Culture… Time Magazine Writer Tells Gay White Men To Stop Acting Like Black Women Via Time Magazine reports: You are not a black woman, and you do not get to claim either blackness or womanhood. There is a clear line between appreciation and appropriation I need some of you to cut it the hell out. Maybe, for some of you, it’s a presumed mutual appreciation for Beyoncé and weaves that has you thinking that I’m going to be amused by you approaching me in your best “Shanequa from around the way” voice. I don’t know. What I do know is that I don’t care how well you can quote Madea, who told you that your booty was getting bigger than hers, how cute you think it is to call yourself a strong black woman, who taught you to twerk, how funny you think it is to call yourself Quita or Keisha or for which black male you’ve been bottoming — you are not a black woman, and you do not get to claim either blackness or womanhood. It is not yours. It is not for you. White people are not racially oppressed in the United States of America. Nothing about whiteness will get a white person in trouble the way blackness can get a black person shot down in his tracks. These are just facts. It’s not entirely the fault of white people. It’s not as if you can help being born white in America, any more than I can help being born black in America. The truth is that America is a country that operates on systems of racism in which we all participate, whether consciously or unconsciously, to our benefit or to our detriment, and that system allows white people to succeed. This system also creates barriers so that minorities, such as black people, have a much harder time being able to do things like vote and get houses and not have to deal with racists and stuff. You know. Casual. At the end of the day, if you are a white male, gay or not, you retain so much privilege. What is extremely unfairly denied you because of your sexuality could float back to you, if no one knew that you preferred the romantic and sexual company of men over women. (You know what I’m talking about. Those “anonymous” torsos on Grindr, Jack’d and Adam4Adam, show very familiar heterosexual faces to the public.) The difference is that the black women with whom you think you align so well, whose language you use and stereotypical mannerisms you adopt, cannot hide their blackness and womanhood to protect themselves the way that you can hide your homosexuality. We have no place to hide, or means to do it even if we desired them. All of this being said, you should not have to stop liking the things you like. This is not an attempt to try to suck the fun out of your life. Appreciating a culture and appropriating one are very, very different things, with a much thicker line than some people think, if you use all of the three seconds it takes to be considerate before you open your mouth. If you love some of the same things that some black women love, by all means, you and your black girlfriends go ahead and rock the hell out. Regardless of what our privileges and lack of privileges are, regardless of the laws and rhetoric that have attempted to divide us, we are equal, even though we aren’t the same, and that is okay. Claiming our identity for what’s sweet without ever having to taste its sour is not. Breathing fire behind ugly stereotypes that reduce black females to loud caricatures for you to emulate isn’t, either. So, you aren’t a strong black woman, or a ghetto girl, or any of that other foolery that some of you with trash Vine accounts try to be. It’s okay. You don’t have to be. No one asked you to be. You weren’t ever meant to be. What you can be, however, is part of the solution. Check your privilege. Try to strengthen the people around you. Discuss…..
Dear White Gays : Stop Stealing Black Female Culture… Time Magazine Writer Tells Gay White Men To Stop Acting Like Black Women Via Time Magazine reports: You are not a black woman, and you do not get to claim either blackness or womanhood. There is a clear line between appreciation and appropriation I need some of you to cut it the hell out. Maybe, for some of you, it’s a presumed mutual appreciation for Beyoncé and weaves that has you thinking that I’m going to be amused by you approaching me in your best “Shanequa from around the way” voice. I don’t know. What I do know is that I don’t care how well you can quote Madea, who told you that your booty was getting bigger than hers, how cute you think it is to call yourself a strong black woman, who taught you to twerk, how funny you think it is to call yourself Quita or Keisha or for which black male you’ve been bottoming — you are not a black woman, and you do not get to claim either blackness or womanhood. It is not yours. It is not for you. White people are not racially oppressed in the United States of America. Nothing about whiteness will get a white person in trouble the way blackness can get a black person shot down in his tracks. These are just facts. It’s not entirely the fault of white people. It’s not as if you can help being born white in America, any more than I can help being born black in America. The truth is that America is a country that operates on systems of racism in which we all participate, whether consciously or unconsciously, to our benefit or to our detriment, and that system allows white people to succeed. This system also creates barriers so that minorities, such as black people, have a much harder time being able to do things like vote and get houses and not have to deal with racists and stuff. You know. Casual. At the end of the day, if you are a white male, gay or not, you retain so much privilege. What is extremely unfairly denied you because of your sexuality could float back to you, if no one knew that you preferred the romantic and sexual company of men over women. (You know what I’m talking about. Those “anonymous” torsos on Grindr, Jack’d and Adam4Adam, show very familiar heterosexual faces to the public.) The difference is that the black women with whom you think you align so well, whose language you use and stereotypical mannerisms you adopt, cannot hide their blackness and womanhood to protect themselves the way that you can hide your homosexuality. We have no place to hide, or means to do it even if we desired them. All of this being said, you should not have to stop liking the things you like. This is not an attempt to try to suck the fun out of your life. Appreciating a culture and appropriating one are very, very different things, with a much thicker line than some people think, if you use all of the three seconds it takes to be considerate before you open your mouth. If you love some of the same things that some black women love, by all means, you and your black girlfriends go ahead and rock the hell out. Regardless of what our privileges and lack of privileges are, regardless of the laws and rhetoric that have attempted to divide us, we are equal, even though we aren’t the same, and that is okay. Claiming our identity for what’s sweet without ever having to taste its sour is not. Breathing fire behind ugly stereotypes that reduce black females to loud caricatures for you to emulate isn’t, either. So, you aren’t a strong black woman, or a ghetto girl, or any of that other foolery that some of you with trash Vine accounts try to be. It’s okay. You don’t have to be. No one asked you to be. You weren’t ever meant to be. What you can be, however, is part of the solution. Check your privilege. Try to strengthen the people around you. Discuss…..
Weezy is still engaged despite leaving the club with Christina Milian…. Lil Wayne Spends 4th Of July Weekend With Fianceé Dhea Last week we reported that rapper Lil Wayne spent the night with singer Christina Milian after leaving a BET Awards event with her. Via Daily Mail reports: On Sunday night, the pair added fuel to the fire as they were once again seen enjoying each other’s company at the BET Awards afterparty. Indeed, the pair were seen leaving Hollywood’s Playhouse nightclub together as they eventually called it a night. Both appeared coy as they were snapped leaving the hotspot together, with the stunning 32-year-old holding her hand up to her mouth in an apparent sign of nervousness, while the rapper attempted to sneak along stealthily behind her with a funny ‘sprung’ look on his face. They then piled into the back seat of a sleek black car, with Tunechi hunkering down low on the tan leather upholstery as his date happily giggled away with a huge smile on her face. The songstress recently recorded two songs on Tenechi’s highly-anticipated upcoming album Tha Carter V. Though both parties – who enjoy a close working relationship with Christina signed to her pal’s Young Money record label – have been in long-term relationships, it hasn’t stopped the constant whispers that their relationship is far from platonic. Indeed, the relentless speculation certainly could have contributed to the recent demise of Christina’s relationship with Jas Prince, whom she had been with since September 2010. Meanwhile, Lil Wayne has been dating Dhea Sodano since early 2011, while the couple got engaged in February 2012. Is C-Mili headed dow the same path as Nivea and Wayne’s other baby mamas? Not so fast! A pic of Lil Wayne spending the July 4th holiday with his fianceé Dhea and her family was found on Instagram and Dhea is still rocking her engagement ring too: So would this make Christina a public side-chick?? IG/WENN
A Gallery Of The Funniest, Craziest & Messiest IG Comments More hilariously disrespectful Instagram comments for your Fourth of July weekend enjoyment? Why not? Hit the jump for another classic compilation of DISRESPECTFUL IG comments .
