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Hat tip for video to: SoulfulBeauty.com I was so disturbed by a recent review of “Precious” (which I haven’t seen yet), based on the book “Push” (which I haven’t read yet), that I wrote: “Disturbed by reviews of “Precious” that call it “melodrama.” Melodrama is what some of us survivors of child abuse call REAL… Continue reading Precious Movie Stirs Controversy

Just discovered “Ill Doctrine,” a video blog by hip hopper Jay Smooth, and I thought I’d share this video on “How To Tell People They Sound Racist.” Be sure to check out his other videos if you like this one, “If Bill O’Reilly was a rapper” is another good one.  The trouble is that many… Continue reading How to Tell People They Sound Racist

Aliza: Mosquito!!! Lil’ Sister rolls her eyes and pushes it away with her magazine. Mosquito revolts and flies at Aliza. Aliza: Kill it! Kill it! Kill it! Lil’ Sister: Why? Hubby: Might have piglet flu.

Saturday night, I saw Watchmen…with a bunch of toddlers. Seriously, I think the kid next to me was about ten years old. Together we watched a giant blue man and his giant blue circumcised member fight to save the world. And just in case that taste of nudity wasn’t enough, there was plenty more. And… Continue reading Attack of the Big Blue Member

http://www.worldstarhiphop.com/videos/e/16711680/wshhu4klb3i378896oQ1 Here is that Tyra Banks show clip that I mentioned in previous comments. All the mixed race women on the show only identify with one of their races because they hate one part of their racial identity.

Welcome to “post-racial” America folks, where all anyone can seem to talk about is…race. “After the End of Race” “This is the crux of “white denial,” and [Tim] Wise points out in his essays that it remains at the heart of racial inequality in America. Members of the privileged group—in this case, whites—seem both unwilling… Continue reading Soundbites from articles on Racism

Yes, what does Aliza plan to be doing next Monday morning way too early in the AM for her? Jury duty! Jury duty! Yay, jury duty! Since my husband’s complaining I am “working” too much, this might be a good thing for me. Now I’m off to curl up with Patrick Dempsey in “Made of… Continue reading Aliza Does Jury Duty

I’ve watched every single James bond movie ever made. Even that Sean Connery one that isn’t considered part of the set. I am a Bond fanatic. Apparently, so is my grandmother so you could say that it’s in my genes. So, of course, after a late dinner, I still dragged myself out to see Quantum… Continue reading Bond, James Bond

I love having sisters. I don’t think I would have survived to adulthood if I had been an only child. I mean, it was tenuous anyway, what with one sister biting me, the other try to strangle me to death and the littlest sister pooping on me. But I have come to appreciate in my… Continue reading Ode to my little sister