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Re: Nidal Malik Hasan: The Madness Time

Guns3000 — Fri, 06 Nov 2009 13:19:34 -0000

Put a fork in Chris Brown after that interview.

Re: Nidal Malik Hasan: The Madness Time

heartsandflowers — Fri, 06 Nov 2009 13:08:42 -0000

New From AOFBlog: Rihanna Waited 9 Months To Speak About Her Abuse So Let’s Listen To Wh.. http://bit.ly/3McJnh

New From AOFBlog: Can You Believe Sesame Street Is 40? http://bit.ly/Ss8jz

Re: Evening Open Thread

heartsandflowers — Wed, 04 Nov 2009 20:59:21 -0000

Daily Post Rewind It Was The End Of The World (As We Knew It) And We Felt Fine! http://ow.ly/15ZvzS

Re: Afternoon Open Thread

heartsandflowers — Mon, 02 Nov 2009 17:29:11 -0000

New From AOFBlog: Why You Should Participate in NaNoWriteMo – Yeah You! http://bit.ly/adQkm

Re: Afternoon Open Thread

heartsandflowers — Mon, 02 Nov 2009 17:28:10 -0000

Karzai is yet another BUSH appointee being allowed to retain their position in the Obama administration. He was selected for President just like...erm Bush was!

Re: Sunday Open Thread

heartsandflowers — Sun, 01 Nov 2009 13:41:53 -0000

New From AOFBlog: Do That Many People Care About The Obama Marriage? http://bit.ly/16sawS

Re: Afternoon Open Thread

shanti2 — Sat, 31 Oct 2009 21:39:22 -0000

Speaking women's empowerment and since October is Breast Cancer Awareness Month, and thhis is the last day of October, here's a link to some important information to about breast cancer:

http://weeseeyou.com/2009/10/31/breast-cancer-a...

Feel free to pass it the link on to friends and family. Thank you!

Re: Afternoon Open Thread

heartsandflowers — Sat, 31 Oct 2009 14:14:54 -0000

New From AOFBlog: Mary J Blige Opens Women’s Empowerment Center http://bit.ly/2OpkYk

Re: Friday Open Thread

heartsandflowers — Fri, 30 Oct 2009 11:49:58 -0000

New From AOFBlog: Blogger Beware: David Merfield of Upload Robots Uses Twitter and Social Media To Exploit People http://bit.ly/4uzPQE

Re: Thursday Open Thread

heartsandflowers — Thu, 29 Oct 2009 12:12:18 -0000

New From AOFBlog: When “Give A Brotha A Chance” Goes Wrong http://bit.ly/4qz8Ep

Re: Afternoon Open Thread

heartsandflowers — Wed, 28 Oct 2009 14:22:07 -0000

New From AOFBlog: Meet Your New Social Media Examiner http://bit.ly/lDgwA

Re: Tuesday Open Thread

heartsandflowers — Tue, 27 Oct 2009 12:56:13 -0000

New From AOFBlog: In The “Battle” Of The Sexes Women Win Says Maria Shriver http://bit.ly/RRy3b

Re: Afternoon Open Thread

heartsandflowers — Mon, 26 Oct 2009 15:06:18 -0000

New From AOFBlog: Where the Criminal-Minded Can Go http://bit.ly/inqSC

Re: Afternoon Open Thread

pluky — Mon, 26 Oct 2009 11:03:01 -0000

co-sign. But as the owner of two porties, this picture is troublesome. These dogs SHOULD NOT be encouraged to 'counter surf'. Trust me, those long tongues can reach an amazing distance.

Re: Afternoon Open Thread

heartsandflowers — Sun, 25 Oct 2009 16:21:09 -0000

Bo Obama has to be one of the happiest dogs ever!

New From AOFBlog: Sunday Dinner Ideas http://bit.ly/4ddRO4

Re: Afternoon Open Thread

heartsandflowers — Fri, 23 Oct 2009 14:41:00 -0000

New From AOFBlog: When Your Primary Influencers Fail You http://bit.ly/2JCYnw

Re: Chris Rock’s New Movie: Good Hair

khrish — Thu, 22 Oct 2009 12:36:23 -0000

Why do we always get so uptight about such silly things. So what if we choose to do certain things to our hair. What's the big deal. Is it such a big deal that someone decides to talk about it? Is it supposed to be a secret that we choose to change the styles and colors and textures of our hair. As Wanda Sykes said "white people are watching us" is that the reason. I, myself, can't understand why a woman would spend so many hours at a hair salon just for a hair style and I'm Black. I never knew that men weren't allowed to touch our hair until I started seeing the reactions on TV sitcoms. If we do things to change the texture of our hair because we want to do them, that's our right. If, on the other hand, we are doing it to pretend to others that this is really our hair or hair texture, then I can understand that we get so upset. Chris Rock is a comic, he does things in a comical way. I don't have a problem with it and I need to understand why we get so bent out of shape about it. It's like he has exposed some deep dark secret about us. Tyra showed some Black women who actually bleach their skin to be lighter and no one seemed to get upset about that. I just don't get it......We don't like Tyler Perry's movies because.....we don't like Spike Lee's directing because.......How dare Chris Rock talk about our hair publicly. We go to the movies and laugh or cry and share many emotions, but when it's about us.......everything must be serious. We say that because we are Black, we don't think, speak, believe, vote as a one mind group; but we jump all over others that show this as truth; leading to the belief that we are of one mind. Why are we so touchy about everything? Maybe I'm lost in what I am seeing, so I need to have it explained to me. On many of the websites that i have visited, predominatly where Blacks post; I am especially upset with the postings of young Blacks always interested in skin color and hair textures. When I stay among my own group who talk about other things, it surprises me to find on those websites that the younger folk are still caught up, continuing to spread and accept these age old ideals of color and hair texture among many other things. I'm much more concerned about the reality shows that BET and Bravo are showcasing about our women. Housewives of Atlanta, that portrays "so called" the elite of our community (what a joke) Black people are not putting on these shows yet few have anything to say about these and the ratings are through the roof. When we were going thru summer tv schedule and I had a chance to see a couple episodes of these two show, I was appalled at the material that was presented of Black women, even how we who are more financially fortunate are showcased; and our young folk are eating it up. Now that bothers me. I truly don't think that Chris is giving his opinion on Black women's hair, it's just a fun documentary. Why are we so upset and "insulted" about this. All the first ladies have been made fun of by many comedians, that's normal. We know better......Wanda Sykes made jokes about the first lady but it was just a joke.....We know better. or is it that "white people are watching". Come on people, must we dissect everything done by Blacks celebrities in show business? They are celebrities and we are moving them to a higher status than they deserve. Many were upset when Denzel won the Oscar by playing a dirty cop and we wanted to know why he had not won when he played good guys. I saw it as the versatility of Denzel as a actor. Who would have ever thought that he could play a role so different that the usual roles he is so good at. Not I. I was blown away at his portrayal in that film. That's why I though he was the winner of the Oscar. He stepped out of the comfort role and he nailed it. When will we stop caring about what some white folk think of us. My goodness with their history in this country, I couldn't care less what many of them think about me; cause it could never compare with what I think about many of them. I just don't feel that this documentary by Chris merits the attention and controversy that we are giving it. It's just hair, not the secret to success.

Re: Thursday Open Thread

heartsandflowers — Thu, 22 Oct 2009 10:20:04 -0000

New From AOFBlog: Why Being A Woman Shouldn’t Be A Pre-Existing Condition http://bit.ly/qlWmI

Re: Evening Open Thread

heartsandflowers — Wed, 21 Oct 2009 21:39:17 -0000

Today's Conversation I'm In A New Wave State of Mind http://bit.ly/6iJhV

Re: Tuesday Open Thread

heartsandflowers — Tue, 20 Oct 2009 11:40:05 -0000

Today's Conversation From Homeowner To Homeless, Technical Issues & Why We Need to Deploy "Stone Soup" Techniques http://bit.ly/iBf6j

Re: "The Lost Generation"

Muzikal203 — Tue, 20 Oct 2009 09:33:00 -0000

Thanks for stopping by!

My problem is I don't have an "entrepreneurial spirit" I never wanted to start a business or work for a business. I'm also not that creative, what I want is a list of potential jobs to check out, and I haven' t been able to find one. So I guess I am going to have to sit down and make up a job. I may talk to my brother about how to better market myself. And yeah, CA is pretty bad from what I've heard. Actually, I don't think it's going "great" or even "good" anywhere.

I think I remember contemplating moving to another country, but I don't think I was serious because it was based on the election. LOL. But that may be something to think about. I just don't want to be TOO far from home or in a place where I don't know anyone, which is why for a while I was considering Chicago since my two best friends are there.

Re the SN: Yeah, I know. I have this thing where sometimes I try to please everyone, but I still have my pride. I think I know what you're talking about with that statement. Sometimes you just have to walk away and stop dealing with people, it's the Internet, it's not that damn serious. :o)

Re: Afternoon Open Thread

heartsandflowers — Mon, 19 Oct 2009 15:49:41 -0000

Today's Conversation: A Change IS Gonna Come! http://bit.ly/Fozv1

Re: "The Lost Generation"

heartsandflowers — Sun, 18 Oct 2009 12:09:43 -0000

Hey I had to come check out your blog! I attended a wealth management/empowerment conference. The one thing that stuck out was how everyone was told to have multiple income streams and to start a side business - preferably something internet based that requires no start up costs. I've been unemployed for 2 years now and am in the process of leaving CA because it's getting even worse. Your law degree is still a good thing regardless of whether you use it. You can do paralegal work, work as an assistant (I know but...), move into marketing. Basically...you have many many options and shouldn't feel too discouraged. Your education is NEVER an impediment. You could also do consulting work for bloggers or even apply for a UK or EU residency to work there as a highly-skilled worker. You could take a TOEFL course and go abroad teaching English as a second language. You could also consult with foreign companies about the US laws related to your field of expertise. If I can come up with that off the top of my head I know you can find something. Actually, I think that's the key: you have to CREATE something that is unique to your skill set. On a side note: those other commentors at various blogs don't always agree or use any discretion or nuance in how they respond to people. Sometimes it's best to just ignore them because they're not really interested in having a dialog but of telling you what to do, what to write and derailing discourse.

Re: Sunday Open Thread

heartsandflowers — Sun, 18 Oct 2009 11:57:59 -0000

Today's Conversation Revisiting the Tale of Banita Jacks: How Unsupported Mothers Fall Through the Cracks. http://bit.ly/4uCKd

Re: Chris Rock’s New Movie: Good Hair

Rhondacoca — Sat, 17 Oct 2009 12:13:25 -0000

"I also find it rather strange that so many black women have taken it upon themselves to tell others why they need to pay to be insulted - and that they're not really being insulted because it's Rock. As if hearing a man's opinion about other women has more value. Why are so many still eating this up?"

Bullseye!!

I co-sign. It is beyong comprehension that some black women still don't get it.