As described in the previous post, this is the first in a series of rant's by Huey..
(*Disclaimer - There will be superfluous use of derogatory terms, curse words, and racial slurs.. but it is all for the sake of art and creativity. I really don't speak like this, actually I do but for the sake of being politically correct let's say I dont..and Oh..Black women may not like this first part)
Man, Deuce, I've had it for real. I'm done looking for the right girl; there just aren't any eligible, beautiful, intelligent, humble, afrocentric, and classy African American women out there. It's like they might satisfy one of the qualities I'm looking for, but they can never live up to the full spectrum of the qualities a good African-American woman should possess. They all seem to be about the same shit; they all own at least one trait that most niggas would consider negative, but still wonder why niggas treat them like shit. African-American women are actually starting to fit the profile of a fucking rap video - they are ego-centric, narcissistic, ignorant, promiscuous, weak-minded, shallow, materialistic, money-hungry.. and the list goes on. What happened to the fucking Maya Angelou's, Erykah Badu's, Taraji P. Hensons, the Michelle Obama's?? The only bitches I meet are hoodrats, skeezers, or bourgeios wanna-be fucking divas - and yeah, thats right, Bitches! They degrade themselves amongst eachother, will bump and grind to the lyrics "Bitch, give me dat pussy!", hunt for money so they can get new Louis Vuitton handbags, and rotate niggas as often as they change clothes - yet we are all meant to respect them and approach them like they aren't bitches, and ho's?! Fuck that, I only respect a woman who respects herself; call me a hypocrite if you want. I might as well go fuck with a white chick.
Riley's ignorant ass loves it; they cater to exactly what that nigga wants - a mindless female to do as he pleases. To hear that nigga talk about his girls' is like hearing Snoop's "Ain't No Fun (If The Homies Can't Have None)" on repeat all day. I can't even berate him for it; these women make it easy, it's like this nigga might learn something if these bitches would demand that he treat them the right way. I am in a constant struggle with my identity. I want to stand for my morals and what I represent, but it's becoming impossible, sometimes I find myself doing the same shit to women that Riley does. This diva shit particularly makes me nauseous; if I could count on my fingers how many bitches I've met that had the nerve to boldly proclaim themselves a diva, I'd need thirty fucking hands. You a diva huh? Then how come I heard you've satisfied more horny men than Heidi Fleiss??! It's like, shut the fuck up! Be humble, be secure, be classy - there's nothing wrong with exuding confidence.. just do it silently. If you were really a fucking diva you wouldn't feel the need to shout it from the rooftops; the finger-wagging and bobble heading is fucking unnecessary, all your doing is making yourself look like an imbecile.. You ain't fucking Beyonce.
I'm sorry, I just went on an impromptu rant. In all seriousness, contemporaneous African-American culture has typecast our relationships with each other to the acting out of three, equally ignoble roles - the pimp, the ho, and the trick. You've got your pimps - the Riley's of the world, praised by their peers for their bastardly, undignified behavior; defined by the degradation, and manipulation of our women. You've got your ho's; defined by their own insecurities, promiscuity, and lifetime of hurt at the hands of the pimps. Lastly, the tricks, who are there to fulfill the ho's sick desire for vengeance; endlessly, and blindly "trickin" on the ho's restoring their fractured self-worth. My complaint is about more than the demeanor, and lifestyle African-American women portray - it's about the system that has made this behavior so widespread and acceptable. I can't just blame the women, I would be downplaying the real issue if I did. The underlying predicament is the lack of intellectual, moral, and head-strong African-American men and women, looking for a significant other characterized by the same endearing virtues; and the plethora of pimps, ho's, and tricks. Until that changes, my search for the right woman will continue to be a discouraging task.
Alright I'm out, Riley's talking about going to the strib club and making it "rain more than Hurricane Katrina". I gotta go watch his dumbass, you know how he can get.
Huey
Friday, May 29, 2009
Thursday, May 28, 2009
Introduction "The Grown, Really Pissed Off Huey"
Since I've been back in Liberia I haven't been watching that much television, as you can probably imagine. Satellite television is nicknamed "fair weather tv" because it goes out when the weather is shitty, and Liberia is in its rainy season. Plus, television here sucks anyway, besides decent movies here and there and great reruns of Cheaters - it doesn't offer much else.. and no this post isn't about the incompetency of Liberian satellite television. I barely watch TV anyway besides news and sports news..unless I'm with my girl. I find myself developing a guilty pleasure for reality television such as Tough Love, For the Love of Ray J, and Tyson's Beckford's Make Me a Supermodel (I guess I should say No Homo after that..so, No Homo) because of her ass; it sickens me to my stomach.
Enough with the rambling. Point is, when my girl and I got bored the first week we were here before I started work, we watched countless episodes of The Boondocks. She recently bought both seasons on DVD, and it is one of the few times we both can mutually enjoy a television show together. We are both huge fans because we agree with the premise behind Aaron McGruder's inspiration for the animated series. See, McGruder hates his own people, but in a loving kind of way. As an African-American he wishes we all could see our potential; in the process he is highly critical of our present state. It is a social satire that I personally feel is ingenious; using comedy as a backdrop, McGruder manages to provide the most accurate assessment of the current ills, and plights of the African American community within the greater context of American society. My connection to what The Boondocks represents is what provided the inspiration for this post.
I am going to give you all a little bit of background info just to give you an idea of what this post is about. The series revolves around the lives of the Freeman family - ten year old Huey, eight year old Riley, and their grandfather Robert. Huey's character was named for the famous African-American revolutionary Huey P. Newton, co-founder of The Black Panther Party, and his personality is a reflection of his namesake. Huey is defined by his intelligence, contemporary Afrocentrism, and his support for any cause related to the struggle of African-Americans. He laments African-American pop culture popularized in the media for glamorizing excessive extravagance and ignorance. Huey narrates the show from a cynical, angry perspective, wishing his people would look in the mirror and see how mindless they portray themselves; He never smiles. Riley is the polar opposite; despite being bright and artistic, he loves "Gangsta Rap" and African-American pop culture and this influences everything in his life - from his choice of language, to his clothing, to his lifestyle decisions. Essentially McGruder uses Riley's character to display exactly what is wrong with the African-American community; Huey to demonstrate his own sentiment. The show is a battle between the conflicting personalities of the two brothers; Robert Freeman is there to reign in his grandsons.
Now with that background information in mind let's hypothetically assume Huey has grown up, is my age - the ripe old age of twenty-two. Nothing has changed in our community; Huey is still pissed off, but lets amp it up a couple notches. Ain't shit changed, Huey's angry, still cynical as ever - and I am going to take on his persona and give him a means to express himself through my blog. A guest blogger, if you will. Now, there you have it.. "The Grown, Really Pissed Off Huey", so let's get to it...
(If your into race-related humor check out the show, it's hilarious)
www.boondockstv.com
Enough with the rambling. Point is, when my girl and I got bored the first week we were here before I started work, we watched countless episodes of The Boondocks. She recently bought both seasons on DVD, and it is one of the few times we both can mutually enjoy a television show together. We are both huge fans because we agree with the premise behind Aaron McGruder's inspiration for the animated series. See, McGruder hates his own people, but in a loving kind of way. As an African-American he wishes we all could see our potential; in the process he is highly critical of our present state. It is a social satire that I personally feel is ingenious; using comedy as a backdrop, McGruder manages to provide the most accurate assessment of the current ills, and plights of the African American community within the greater context of American society. My connection to what The Boondocks represents is what provided the inspiration for this post.
I am going to give you all a little bit of background info just to give you an idea of what this post is about. The series revolves around the lives of the Freeman family - ten year old Huey, eight year old Riley, and their grandfather Robert. Huey's character was named for the famous African-American revolutionary Huey P. Newton, co-founder of The Black Panther Party, and his personality is a reflection of his namesake. Huey is defined by his intelligence, contemporary Afrocentrism, and his support for any cause related to the struggle of African-Americans. He laments African-American pop culture popularized in the media for glamorizing excessive extravagance and ignorance. Huey narrates the show from a cynical, angry perspective, wishing his people would look in the mirror and see how mindless they portray themselves; He never smiles. Riley is the polar opposite; despite being bright and artistic, he loves "Gangsta Rap" and African-American pop culture and this influences everything in his life - from his choice of language, to his clothing, to his lifestyle decisions. Essentially McGruder uses Riley's character to display exactly what is wrong with the African-American community; Huey to demonstrate his own sentiment. The show is a battle between the conflicting personalities of the two brothers; Robert Freeman is there to reign in his grandsons.
Now with that background information in mind let's hypothetically assume Huey has grown up, is my age - the ripe old age of twenty-two. Nothing has changed in our community; Huey is still pissed off, but lets amp it up a couple notches. Ain't shit changed, Huey's angry, still cynical as ever - and I am going to take on his persona and give him a means to express himself through my blog. A guest blogger, if you will. Now, there you have it.. "The Grown, Really Pissed Off Huey", so let's get to it...
(If your into race-related humor check out the show, it's hilarious)
www.boondockstv.com
Tuesday, May 26, 2009
Public Service Announcement
I'm going to use these Public Service Announcements to put my boys on, and introduce ya'll to shit that I'm feeling. My boy Justin Leonard has been getting his feet wet in the poetry game, and since I'm a fan, and this blog was inspired by a book of poetry; I wanted to give him an avenue to share it with ya'll. So check it out, and let him know what ya'll think.
Thoughts to Ponder…
What would life be if mom and dad never split
and we remained a family?
What would life be if there was no self-expression
no true individuality?
What would life be if my eyelids shut blind
unable to see the worlds beauty?
What would life be
if I was born into a life
forced to live in poverty?
What would life be if everyday I woke
I witnessed tragedy?
What would life be
if all nations
lived in perfect harmony?
What would life be
if people forgot
the essence of humanity?
What would life be
if bombs scorched the earth
and our existence was lost in history?
What would life be?
Thoughts to Ponder…
What would life be if mom and dad never split
and we remained a family?
What would life be if there was no self-expression
no true individuality?
What would life be if my eyelids shut blind
unable to see the worlds beauty?
What would life be
if I was born into a life
forced to live in poverty?
What would life be if everyday I woke
I witnessed tragedy?
What would life be
if all nations
lived in perfect harmony?
What would life be
if people forgot
the essence of humanity?
What would life be
if bombs scorched the earth
and our existence was lost in history?
What would life be?
Sports Chatter
Allow me to re-introduce myself..! lol.
I'm back, I know it has been a minute. I was so busy catching up on school work that I procrastinated on all semester, preparing for graduation, graduating, celebrating(a little too much), moving out, moving on...etc, that I didn't really have the time to sit down and write like I want to. Now, I'm in Liberia for the summer - plotting my next move, working, studying for the LSAT, and mooching off my folks (c'mon, you know you all did it at some point). I've got nothing but time on my hands to search for inspiration and get my creative juices flowing - so on to the post..
I used to want to be a sports journalist - the next Michael Wilbon - until I realized to be successful it required more harassing, annoying, and pissing people off than I was willing to do (I've got this disdain for media types in general, definitely wasn't my cup of tea). However, my fascination with sports has not diminished at all. I probably spend more of my day looking up stats and reading sports articles than I do anything else (if you ask my girl she'll probably tell you that I spend more time on espn.com than I do with her..lol). This blog would be incomplete if it did not encompass my sports' obsession, so 'Sports Chatter' is my first foray into sports blogging - sports geeks should enjoy..
The NBA Playoffs has been dominating the sports circuit for the past month or so, with the prevailing topic of discussion being the anticipation of a dream finals matchup between Kobe and LeBron. David Stern is salivating over it, all fans (besides Nuggets and Magic fans) want it, and the media is begging for it. There is the vitamin water ads, the MVPuppet commercials, the countless atricles online and sports shows debating who's the better player.. really in the past couple weeks, I guarantee even if you hated basketball and avoided it like it was the bubonic plague you still have managed to see something pitting Kobe Bryant versus LeBron James.. and that brings me to the question.. Who is the better player?
Ultimately it's a matter of opinion, and if you ask any of the niggas who hang around me they will probably say my opinion is biased. So with that being said.. YES, I am a Kobe dick rider, and proud of it. If I was a white woman working at a hotel in Colorado and Kobe came in I would've willingly let him rape me, lol. At least I can admit it, some of my boys meat-ride LeBron so hard it borders on the fine line between heterosexuality and homosexuality, yet they claim to be just casual fans (Yes, you PJ....naah sike, you my nigga). I still feel like I can objectively debate the merits of the arguments for each player, so here goes..
See, The Black Mamba, is the definition of beauty on the basketball court. Bryant's work ethic, intensity, myriad of moves, impeccable fundamentals, and exceptional footwork is what seperates him from LeBron James and every other basketball player on the planet. I would argue that you could rank his footwork up at the top in terms of the best of all time. He has grown into an incredibly cerebral player, no longer just relying on his athleticism. However you want it, Kobe can give it to you. You can't resort to fouling him because he's wet from the charity stripe (Sidenote.. *Wet- lingo my boys and I use to describe just about anything.. a silky smooth J, how drunk we are - "Damn niggas was WET last night!", the degree of a female's arousal.. you get the point). To top it off, Kobe has the mentality of a mass murderer - he is Charles Manson on the basketball court. That killer instinct combined with his skills make him such a dangerous basketball player, ask just about anyone in the league who they fear most in games that matter and the answer would overwhelmingly be Bryant. He is as close to a lockdown defender as you'll get in an age of pro basketball defined by rules changes to boost offense (Even though surprisingly I think his defense is a little overrated - he roams too often, doesn't collect that many steals, and has a tendency to disrespect his man.. it's like c'mon Kobe these niggas are in the NBA, they can hit an open 12-footer. He's lockdown, but nowhere near lockdown in an M.J. or Scottie sense, or an Artest sense for that matter). Kobe's only weaknesses are himself and his sometimes questionable shot selection. His shot selection I can live with, I blame it on overconfidence; he attempts difficult shots because he feels he can make them (which a lot of the time he can), fact is though, that kind of shot selection isn't always conducive to efficiency on the basketball court. I can't live with his attitude; his attitude is what holds him back and gives credence to the arguments of his detractors. He has quit on his teammates, can become disengaged in any given game, and is quite frankly, universally recognized as an asshole.
Now on to LeBron. He is the only nigga who could tattoo "The Chosen One" on his body, and it literally be legit. It's as if God sat around one day and was like "Im bored, I'm going to create the prototypical basketball player - Jordan was an asshole, anyway". He is huge, strong, and fast as shit. Seriously, the man is probably 6'9" 270 pounds, and basket to basket with the ball in his hands might be fastest guy in the league. His athleticism is just fucking ridiculous - there is no way to even describe it, he's just a beast. Combine that with an incredible feel for the game, excellent court vision, unlimited range, and a love for the team concept and you've got the basketball Jesus. The man can play all five positions on the floor, defend all of them - and do it WELL. Everyone thinks I hate LeBron but I really don't (he is going to be better than Kobe to the point that it won't be an argument anymore, it's not a matter of if but when). He dominates games like we haven't seen since Shaq was in his prime. The easiest way to get a bucket is a dunk or layup, and LeBron can get to the hoop pretty much whenever he wants, making LeBron an incredibly efficient basketball player - Kobe doesn't have that luxury. However, I see it as a gift and a curse. LeBron gets so many easy buckets because of his athleticism that I think it is hindering the development of his overall offensive repertoire. While as when Kobe can't slash to the hoop to get easy buckets, he can kill you with his post game and the mid-range, LeBron can't do that.. and don't even get me started on the free throws (I just feel like for a player of his caliber it is inexcusable to shoot less than 80% from the free throw line..he missed five free throws in the fourth quarter of the last game, five! In a hotly contested game you can pretty much guarantee he'll start to brick them from the line, soon your going to start seeing Hack-A-Bron, you heard it here first). His offensive skill set is still somewhat in it's rudimentary stages.. his footwork definitely could use some development. His killer instinct is somewhat lacking in comparison to Kobe also - while LeBron treats games as if he is doing his own skit show, Kobe has the face of a gladiator in the coliseum. LeBron is by leaps and bounds a better teammate though, and can give you a lot more on the court than Kobe. He is a constant triple double threat, and will probably be the only player to even come close to Oscar Robertson's incredible feat of averaging a triple double for a whole season.
What the argument boils down to is the beauty or the beast, and in my case I've got to take the beauty. While you can attribute a lot of LeBron's skills to sheer athletic ability, the same cannot be said for Kobe. One game, One shot, One series.. in every hypothetical sense I'm taking Kobe over LeBron. But that's just me, the argument for LeBron is just as credible, and eventually at the end of his career we will be asking who is better Jordan or Bron Bron? ..but right now, The Black Mamba is still the king of the jungle.
What do you think? Check out this article, great in-depth piece, a couple of bloggers debating the arguments for each - http://myespn.go.com/blogs/truehoop/0-40-80/The-State-of-the-Great-Debate--Kobe-vs--LeBron-2009.html.
I'm back, I know it has been a minute. I was so busy catching up on school work that I procrastinated on all semester, preparing for graduation, graduating, celebrating(a little too much), moving out, moving on...etc, that I didn't really have the time to sit down and write like I want to. Now, I'm in Liberia for the summer - plotting my next move, working, studying for the LSAT, and mooching off my folks (c'mon, you know you all did it at some point). I've got nothing but time on my hands to search for inspiration and get my creative juices flowing - so on to the post..
I used to want to be a sports journalist - the next Michael Wilbon - until I realized to be successful it required more harassing, annoying, and pissing people off than I was willing to do (I've got this disdain for media types in general, definitely wasn't my cup of tea). However, my fascination with sports has not diminished at all. I probably spend more of my day looking up stats and reading sports articles than I do anything else (if you ask my girl she'll probably tell you that I spend more time on espn.com than I do with her..lol). This blog would be incomplete if it did not encompass my sports' obsession, so 'Sports Chatter' is my first foray into sports blogging - sports geeks should enjoy..
The NBA Playoffs has been dominating the sports circuit for the past month or so, with the prevailing topic of discussion being the anticipation of a dream finals matchup between Kobe and LeBron. David Stern is salivating over it, all fans (besides Nuggets and Magic fans) want it, and the media is begging for it. There is the vitamin water ads, the MVPuppet commercials, the countless atricles online and sports shows debating who's the better player.. really in the past couple weeks, I guarantee even if you hated basketball and avoided it like it was the bubonic plague you still have managed to see something pitting Kobe Bryant versus LeBron James.. and that brings me to the question.. Who is the better player?
Ultimately it's a matter of opinion, and if you ask any of the niggas who hang around me they will probably say my opinion is biased. So with that being said.. YES, I am a Kobe dick rider, and proud of it. If I was a white woman working at a hotel in Colorado and Kobe came in I would've willingly let him rape me, lol. At least I can admit it, some of my boys meat-ride LeBron so hard it borders on the fine line between heterosexuality and homosexuality, yet they claim to be just casual fans (Yes, you PJ....naah sike, you my nigga). I still feel like I can objectively debate the merits of the arguments for each player, so here goes..
See, The Black Mamba, is the definition of beauty on the basketball court. Bryant's work ethic, intensity, myriad of moves, impeccable fundamentals, and exceptional footwork is what seperates him from LeBron James and every other basketball player on the planet. I would argue that you could rank his footwork up at the top in terms of the best of all time. He has grown into an incredibly cerebral player, no longer just relying on his athleticism. However you want it, Kobe can give it to you. You can't resort to fouling him because he's wet from the charity stripe (Sidenote.. *Wet- lingo my boys and I use to describe just about anything.. a silky smooth J, how drunk we are - "Damn niggas was WET last night!", the degree of a female's arousal.. you get the point). To top it off, Kobe has the mentality of a mass murderer - he is Charles Manson on the basketball court. That killer instinct combined with his skills make him such a dangerous basketball player, ask just about anyone in the league who they fear most in games that matter and the answer would overwhelmingly be Bryant. He is as close to a lockdown defender as you'll get in an age of pro basketball defined by rules changes to boost offense (Even though surprisingly I think his defense is a little overrated - he roams too often, doesn't collect that many steals, and has a tendency to disrespect his man.. it's like c'mon Kobe these niggas are in the NBA, they can hit an open 12-footer. He's lockdown, but nowhere near lockdown in an M.J. or Scottie sense, or an Artest sense for that matter). Kobe's only weaknesses are himself and his sometimes questionable shot selection. His shot selection I can live with, I blame it on overconfidence; he attempts difficult shots because he feels he can make them (which a lot of the time he can), fact is though, that kind of shot selection isn't always conducive to efficiency on the basketball court. I can't live with his attitude; his attitude is what holds him back and gives credence to the arguments of his detractors. He has quit on his teammates, can become disengaged in any given game, and is quite frankly, universally recognized as an asshole.
Now on to LeBron. He is the only nigga who could tattoo "The Chosen One" on his body, and it literally be legit. It's as if God sat around one day and was like "Im bored, I'm going to create the prototypical basketball player - Jordan was an asshole, anyway". He is huge, strong, and fast as shit. Seriously, the man is probably 6'9" 270 pounds, and basket to basket with the ball in his hands might be fastest guy in the league. His athleticism is just fucking ridiculous - there is no way to even describe it, he's just a beast. Combine that with an incredible feel for the game, excellent court vision, unlimited range, and a love for the team concept and you've got the basketball Jesus. The man can play all five positions on the floor, defend all of them - and do it WELL. Everyone thinks I hate LeBron but I really don't (he is going to be better than Kobe to the point that it won't be an argument anymore, it's not a matter of if but when). He dominates games like we haven't seen since Shaq was in his prime. The easiest way to get a bucket is a dunk or layup, and LeBron can get to the hoop pretty much whenever he wants, making LeBron an incredibly efficient basketball player - Kobe doesn't have that luxury. However, I see it as a gift and a curse. LeBron gets so many easy buckets because of his athleticism that I think it is hindering the development of his overall offensive repertoire. While as when Kobe can't slash to the hoop to get easy buckets, he can kill you with his post game and the mid-range, LeBron can't do that.. and don't even get me started on the free throws (I just feel like for a player of his caliber it is inexcusable to shoot less than 80% from the free throw line..he missed five free throws in the fourth quarter of the last game, five! In a hotly contested game you can pretty much guarantee he'll start to brick them from the line, soon your going to start seeing Hack-A-Bron, you heard it here first). His offensive skill set is still somewhat in it's rudimentary stages.. his footwork definitely could use some development. His killer instinct is somewhat lacking in comparison to Kobe also - while LeBron treats games as if he is doing his own skit show, Kobe has the face of a gladiator in the coliseum. LeBron is by leaps and bounds a better teammate though, and can give you a lot more on the court than Kobe. He is a constant triple double threat, and will probably be the only player to even come close to Oscar Robertson's incredible feat of averaging a triple double for a whole season.
What the argument boils down to is the beauty or the beast, and in my case I've got to take the beauty. While you can attribute a lot of LeBron's skills to sheer athletic ability, the same cannot be said for Kobe. One game, One shot, One series.. in every hypothetical sense I'm taking Kobe over LeBron. But that's just me, the argument for LeBron is just as credible, and eventually at the end of his career we will be asking who is better Jordan or Bron Bron? ..but right now, The Black Mamba is still the king of the jungle.
What do you think? Check out this article, great in-depth piece, a couple of bloggers debating the arguments for each - http://myespn.go.com/blogs/truehoop/0-40-80/The-State-of-the-Great-Debate--Kobe-vs--LeBron-2009.html.
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