This song is catchy, but...when I think about what it means, it kinda tears at some of my morals. I hate that music has messages in it that I don't necessarily agree with, but my foot manages to tap to the beat. It spills into dancing and such, which I've already had my tangent about, but it is what it is. I'm sure I'll continue to listen to the music, possibly look further into Kid Cudi's stuff, and continue to cringe and tap my foot at the same time.

Wisdom, Respect, and the Fool

Quotes that were perfectly timed.

HBO: Brave New Voices

My next few posts I'm sure will be me obsessing over spoken word and Brave New Voices. It's easy to spend a lot of time on YouTube watching video after video. A lot of time being blown away, or sometimes being disappointed, but I think that's all a part of the experience.
But, I'm okay with that. :-)

So a bit back I put a B. Yung spoken word performance on a blog, and it's the same poem that's featured on his page on the HBO page.

"I can't stomach being whipped and or being stripped because the color of my skin so every time I write a slave poem my paper bleeds."

There are six Brave New Voices Teams for me to dive into, and I think I'm going to surface with a new excitement and possibly an inspiration to write.

Apparently, Russell Simmons is producing Brave New Voices on HBO.
It'll be younger spoken word artists that are featured. I'm excited because I continue to deepen my obsession with spoken word. It saddens me that I do not write myself, but that can always change.

Joshua Bennett is a part of the show, and I got to see him at the World Poetry Slam this past December. He didn't perform Tamara's Opus there, but his other work is awesome as well.

"Just listen as I play you a symphony on the strings of my heart made for no other ears on this Earth but yours."

From the first time someone says, Who do you think you are? we learn how to repress.

--Lauryn Hill

"It's like watching the 700 Club and the Weather Channel at the same time."
--Stephen Colbert

Pope, in Africa, Says Condoms Aren't the Way to Fight H.I.V.

This video (link below) takes on the point that the Pope is against condoms, but Jesus would be fine with them. I think it is a hot topic, and it all depends on individual beliefs and personal values.

http://appetiteforequalrights.blogspot.com/2009/04/jesus-vs-pope.html

Suffragette

I was watching Mary Poppins over the weekend, and before it really started I blurted to my sister "Mrs. Banks is a suffragette!" I think I was a bit too happy about that, but, I love watching children's movies and seeing things that I didn't see as a child.

I found it interesting that Michael and Ellen are some of the worst behaved kids and their mother is a feminist. I asked myself in 1964 was Disney trying to say that feminist mummy=out of control children. Hence the point of the movie, Mary Poppins had to come in and turn their behavior around, the family dynamic, etc.

Mrs. Banks is also very wishy-washy. She believes in women's rights but always lets Mr. Banks overshadow her and make the "important" decisions. His ego is more important than her beliefs which are crucial enough for her to sing a song about. I find it interesting that although Mr. Banks literally spends 3 minutes with his kids a day (do the math, it's in his first song), and shooes them off whenever they enter the room, he is able to make choices for them and the family. Family roles...not always the best idea ever created.

Nonetheless, I love me some Mary Poppins.

And He Gets the Girl--Lupe

Combination of N.E.R.D.'s Maybe and Lupe

Take One


Lupe Fiasco's And He Gets the Girl from Matthew Metoyer on Vimeo.

Take Two


Antoine Bandele's And He Gets The Girl from Antoine Bandele on Vimeo.

Van crashes in Midtown; kills pregnant woman driver allegedly attempted to flirt with

Unnecessary catcalling gone wrong.