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Jay-Z Has 99 Problems But Using B*tch Ain’t One (Anymore)

Let me be the first to say, I use the word *bitch* quite often.  I’ve called several women bitches in my lifetime & probably will after writing this post.  Allow me to be just a tad bit double standardish for a moment. I typically equate the word bitch and it being used by women, the same way people equate the “n” word being used by white people.  Sure, I can use the “b” word all I want, because I’m a woman, just like certain black people feeling that it’s ok for them to use the “n” word, but not white people. Duh. For the record, I’ve never called someone a “N” word, ending in ‘gga or ‘er.

Let me be the first (and probably not last) to say big fucking deal Jay-Z, you’re not going to use the word *bitch* any more, because Rosemary’s Baby Blue Ivy Carter has now graced the world with her presence.  You’ve now vowed in your freshly penned song after the birth of Blue Ivy to  never use the word:

He writes: “Before I got in the game, made a change, and got rich/ I didn’t think hard about using the word b**ch/ I rapped, I flipped it, I sold it, I lived it/ Now with my daughter in this word I curse those that give it. No man will degrade her or call her name/ I’m so focused on your future, the degradation has passed.”

So now that you’ve had a daughter, it’s no longer ok for you to use the word bitch?

Aww, how cute & sentimental.

So what would have happened if your daughter happened to be a son? Would that mean no more use of the word “nigga”, but still the freedom to use the word *bitch* regardless of you having being birthed by a mother? Having aunts and a sister?

Yeah, you must have forgot about all of those women that came before Blue Ivy. How convenient & marketable.

In all honesty,  I’m not going to back bite my way out of using the “b” word now.  I’m sure I’ll probably call someone bitch by the end of the week. I’m taking issue with his “jesus come to meeting” revelation after so many  years of using it.  I can only assume that if  he hadn’t have given birth to his  “prodigal daughter”, he’d still feel justified in using it.

Jay-Z has 99 problems, being a hypocrite is one.

*If by chance if this ‘poem’ or song, or whatever it is isn’t real…the bitch who wrote it sucks*

*Edited 1/18- Yup, the story is fake! Jay-Z will use “BITCH” as much as he wants:

When asked by the NY Daily News about the “poem”, he responded by saying, “That poem and story are fake”. YAY! He’ll continue to use the word as much as he wants! This is a win win situation…umm nevermind.


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Mariah, Jennifer, Janet & Charles: Celebrity Weight Loss Overkill

One of the first celebrities I can recall endorsing a weight loss system was Sarah Ferguson aka “Fergie The Duchess of York”. Before her endorsement of Weight Watchers and after her divorce from Prince Andrew, the 2nd son of Queen Elizabeth II, she was commonly referred to as “The Duchess of PORK”. During her “reign” as spokesperson for Weight Watchers, she also “wrote” several books that were backed by Weight Watchers. Who says you need monarchy backed dollars when you’re pulling in Weight Watchers money?

Most recently the airwaves, tv & internet have been inundated with diet commercials. From Jennifer Hudson’s god awful annoying commercials with her singing to her former fat self, to Janet Jackson’s whispery Nutri-System commercials, Mariah Carey’s “Post Dem Babies” Jenny Craig ads and finally Mr. Mumbles himself, Charles Barkley attempting to garner Weight Watchers some male clientele.

Every time I see one of these commercials I feel like Susan Powter & want to scream:

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Serena Williams: The Outbursts & Backlash

Serena Williams is no stranger to controversy when it comes to her outbursts on the tennis court. Two years ago during the 2009 US Open, Serena Williams issued an apology to a  lineswoman, who was on the receiving end of her outburst, as well as her opponent, and also received fines from the United States Tennis Association (USTA).

What seemed to be a bit of deja vu with her infamous outbursts, last night at the 2011 US Open, Serena once again voiced her displeasure in a call made by umpire Eva Asderaki.

Code violation for this? I expressed who I am! We’re in America last time I checked,”

“I despise you. You’re not only out of control, you’re a hater, and you’re just unattractive inside,”

As I wrote last year, one of the main reasons I started watching tennis as a kid was because of John McEnroe, the original bad boy of tennis. McEnroe’s outbursts were legendary. You knew the moment he hit that court that not only were you in for a hell of a match, but you could probably assume he’d lose his temper as well.  McEnroe did every thing from curse, yell and break rackets. In his total career, he received over $91,000 worth of fines, which is nothing in comparison to the fines that Serena have already received.  His larger than life attitude also became immortalized in various rap songs, as well as joke punchlines through out several Hollywood movies.

Granted the age of anonymous comments on blogs/news sites weren’t around in McEnroe’s era, but he definitely had his share of “haters” back then as well, but the amount of hate that is spewed online towards Serena Williams pales in comparison.

So far today, I’ve seen her being called:

Man’ish

Boorish

Ape-like

Ugly

Aggressive

Overweight

…and those are the less harsh terms.

I think it’s a sad commentary on society’s views about black women in general.  I understand everyone has a freedom of speech and opinion, but to discount the fact that Serena Williams is one of the greatest tennis players ever, to only negate her physical attributes is just ridiculous.

As of this afternoon, Serena Williams has been cited for verbal abuse and the USTA has fined her $2,000 for verbal abuse toward the umpire. Maybe the issue isn’t with Serena’s outbursts but with the archaic ideologies surrounding the rules of tennis. Imagine if you couldn’t express any type of emotion in football, hockey, baseball, basketball? They’d make for pretty boring games.  Serena’s intensity and competitiveness is what has gotten her this far in tennis and it’s why she’ll remain a force to be reckoned with.

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