Remembering

I am young, but I used to be younger. When I was younger I thought that (the rapper) Method Man and I had a chance at a life together. I was beyond what most would call a “tomboy;” I was a young man with a pair of tits and no penis. In his video “All [...]

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Incense Burners

Another group of people I like to make fun of. Like Hipsters, Incense Burners (IB) occupy their own special place within society and likewise within the larger community of “alternative” cliques (or more adequately–clichés). One must be careful when attempting to identify an IB. Rather than distinguishing IBs based on their style of dress or [...]

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Race Consciousness/Meaning

Yesterday (Tuesday 25) I took my nephews and Angie to the movie theater. We went to see Ice Age 2. Stephen is 8 and Angie is 5. Her mother is Kuna (indigenous peoples of Panama) and Spanish. Stephen would be considered Afrolatino, although he probably identifies mostly as an American. In the car was a [...]

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Why i like the south

Cornbread baked in ole’ black skillets, collard greens with fat back juice in ‘em, black eyed peas, the fact that every vegetable is overcooked, can be creamed, and has pieces of meat in it. Squash casserole, fried okra, biscuits with gravy in da mornin’. All of the beautiful faces on see on MARTA everyday. The [...]

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Dancing on table tops is not my thing

Tim Brantley and the Tenth Street Boys is a very good Atlanta band. I went to their show last night. Sometimes the worst thing about bands isn’t their music or stage presence. Sometimes it’s the fans. Everything else is great about this band–except that. Over 90% of the crowd is either a member of some [...]

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Vending Machines, Capitalism & Force Feeding

Sounds deep don’t it? Twenty minutes to class and I am on a writing rampage, which is good because I have a 3-page paper due in 20 minutes and I’ve only written one so far. But it’s okay, I can type it up in class and hand it in at the end 4:30–so technically I [...]

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What Would Prince Do (War in Iraq)?

The war in Iraq has been a controversial issue for many years. It seems that no one has the answer to the question: should Americans withdraw? It’s as if we’ve forgotten about this country’s greatest political/social problem solver–Prince. Now there’s someone who knows a thing or two about withdrawal.
Prince would say to the [...]

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People at the Airport

The people at the airports are the same people who walk the city streets among us everyday. They take our orders and give us orders. Most of the time they sit around and watch people around them as we watch them. On a normal day, they might reply with a smile if you send one [...]

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Senate Bill 529 Immigration Bill Passed in Georgia

The good ole’ down-home southern governor, Sunny Purdue signed SB 529. He says, it’s not an anti-immigration bill. He says it’s not racist. He says it’s an act of “southern hospitality.” I say he can kiss my ass.
“Georgia Security and Immigration Compliance Act.” Under the SB 529, Georgia officials will be able to tax monies [...]

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Why Hipsters are Kewl (with a capital “K”)

…Because they stick together like sushi rice. Who is a hipster? After the whole grunge phase, there was an entire generation of individuals who had anger but who also had developed a strong affinity to the hipsters of the 40s and 50s. Mostly, these kids thought that Buddy Holly’s was the ideal look. They also [...]

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