I don’t know Maino’s music… all I know is he’s a rapper, he was in jail for 10 years, he dated one of Lil Kim’s previous faces and whatever else was on Wikipedia and some random hip hop blog I found. But this interview made me like him a lot. Who got his phone number?
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Since I’ve become a heavy user of the internet (over the past 3 years) I’ve seen one discussion pop up time and time again. It’s the whole conversation where people who had an ugly phase or are still having one talk about how their face’s lack of symmetry has contributed to them being a better person. I have never in my life heard that theory before the net.
Jessica Valenti wrote an article called “The Upside of Ugly” for The Nation in which she talks about the value of being one of the less attractive people in your peer group. She starts off by talking about a Georgia teen named Nadia Ilse who had her ears pinned back (something that a few girls did at my school when I was in jr high). The charity apparently pays for girls with “deformities” to get corrective surgery.
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Gabby’s features and abilities remind me of my childhood idol ice skater Surya Bonaly! So adorable.
The Fierce Five Team USA womens gymnastic team has spent the bulk of the week dazzling the entire world. The biggest surprise for this team was the emergence of Gabby Douglas who scored 1/3 of the team’s points in team competition and competed in all 4 events to quality for individuals where she went on to win the gold. Gabby has racked up such a number of accolades and through she and her mom’s story is doubtlessly inspiring lots of young girls to pursue their dreams (as corny as that may sound!)
That’s why it’s been disheartening to see people wallowing in the negative for ratings and clicks. In 1992, Kim Zmeskal was considered to be the star of the group. Unfortunately, Kim had a really bad showing. But on the bright side, Shannon Miller became a bonafide star. It took the media a little bit of time (including the Olympics announcers/directors) to shift the focus adequately to Miller and her battle with Tatiana Gutsu.
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Ravens Ed Reed feels a little misunderstood these days.
On this coming Monday and Tuesday Baltimore Ravens Safety Ed Reed will hold a football camp for kids in grades 6-12. It looks like they’re still taking registration so spread the word if you know of some people who would be interested. The sign up link is here.
I love when players hold camps like this because it lets the kids get up close and personal with their local heroes. Plus learn a lot football fundamentals in the process. Last year I visited free agent Visanthe Shiancoe’s camp on the campus of Morgan State University and it was definitely a great time for the kids. Like Shiancoe, Reed is also a class act.
He’s also a man with a lot on his mind. This week, Reed who is often publicly reserved was tweeting fans (well, detractors, mostly) on twitter and getting a few things off his chest about how football players are treated.
#edreedfoundation football camp for kids mon & tues July 16 & 17.. Get info & sign up http://www.edreedfoundation.org click camp banner. We tweet about our camps with kids throughout offseason why That never makes espn, http://nfl.com etc… This probably won’t get a RT. Build people up, not tear them down. Players that have2be smart business men,in a business that don’t care an inch about them though we grind for that inch-notalwaysrightbutreal. Y’all believe money really make a difference to the families that lost love1′s bc of football? Some people just want us to entertain them! $,it matters that’s y it’s a busines w/ two sides to it and the players r wrong, but we on the field and getting RELEASE at any point. [sic]
Still, I found all of it surprising. One of my favorite things about Reed is the fact that he’s candid without talking too much and you can tell he’s a team player and a positive person. So it bothered me to see him struggling publicly with fan reactions to the business aspect of football. I mean we all know the things that fans say about players are often ALARMING and sad. I’d rather see him ignore this stuff online and address it through traditional media (maybe even a statement of some sort?). Twitter is just such an insufficient place to engage on certain topics. Anyway, I’d love to talk to Reed about all of this. I have no idea if his reactions stem from a combination of dissatisfaction with not having being offered a long term deal, worries about possible brain problems, or just the general stress of having played for so long and juggling family responsibilities in the midst of everything.
But I do know this: Plenty of writers and bloggers (though not enough in my opinion) spent much of the lockout defending players and trying to get people to understand that the players are businessmen too and not just the owners. We tried to show people why it’s completely unfair to hold players to a different standard than owners. As Reed alluded to, fans throw hissy fits about players not being loyal or sacrificing money for the team, but have no issues with abrupt releases of players with time (and money) still left on their contracts.
I am not an online dater. I tried it one time back in 2005 and it was a terrible experience. It’s much much better for me to meet a man in person and see if we have chemistry before I get my hopes up only to realize he’s nothing like I wanted. And I’m nothing like he expected either cause who can really tell what is what over the innanet anyhow?
Well apparently men are fed up with bitches like me being picky as hell requiring them to do things like take baths or spell their name correctly. According to Buzz Feed men are putting disclaimers in their dating site bios to make sure you judgmental ass ladies understand what you’re not gonna get.
From one profile:
whats up im a 23 year old man yes ima juggalo or a hardcore fan of underground music im very family oriented and im looking for a girl who can accecpt me for me and not try and change me and these are things girls have tried to change about me in the past tried to get me to quit smokin weedn ( never gonna happen ) tried to get me to drop my music ( again never gonna happen ) and tried to get me to stop drinking ( never gonna happen i love to party ) so if your not some controling bitch feel free to message me back i beleave relationships are 50 / 50 you have to give a lil to get a lil when i a woman won’t change for a man then i don’t see the point in the man even making an atempt to change
p.s im very real i don’t mess around with fake ass ppl plus sex is important but its not the most important bare in mind i am a guy so sex is in my top 3 its not number 1 but its atleast number 3 i have to feel loved when im in a relationship.
There was also another example Buzz Feed gave of a guy who was upset that folks judge them based on how they look and what they’ve accomplished so far in life. I guess we should pick a mate based on how many breadcrumbs they leave in the jelly or whether they put the toilet seat down when they vomit after too much grey goose.
I don’t date anyway.