Justice for Elderly Florida Couple
Elderly couple Elain and David McClain are living in fear due to the actions of Marcus Davonne Higgins and director Spike Lee. On March 23, 2012, Marcus Davoone Higgins of Los Angeles, California Tweeted the address for a “George W. Zimmerman” with the message “Everybody repost this.”
Director Spike Lee did just that and re-tweeted the address to his 240,000 followers. Problem is, instigators Higgins and Lee didn’t realize there is more then one George Zimmerman in the world and now the 70 year old Elain and her husband are living in fear due to letters being sent to them. Elaines son William contacted Higgins asking him to stop using his mother’s address which Higgins responded, “Black power all day. No justice, no peace”.
The elderly couple have had to go into hiding in fear that they’re lives may be in danger due to the public uproar over the Zimmerman/Martin shooting.Elaine has a heart condition and at her age can’t afford the unnecessary and undeserved stress. It wasn’t until the heat of the media coverage did Higgins drop the tough guy act and apologize, now tweeting mostly nothing more then “God Bless” and “Amen” as if hiding behind religion will make up for his thoughtless endangerment of the McClains. But who is going to pay the financial loss the McClains endured due to Higgins hateful actions? Actions speak louder then words.
Still no word from Spike Lee.
UPDATE (03/28/2012): At approximately 7pm pst, Spike Lee has admitted negligence by apologizing on his twitter page. But still no word on who will make up for the financial hardship forced upon the McClains due to Spikes conscience decision to place innocent victims in harms way. Pretty hypocritical for someone who’s production company is named after a policy that intended to award people for unjust actions forced upon them. MLK is truly spinning in his grave.
Curvy vs. Healthy
This picture has been circulating the internet lately and has brought up the debate over “curvy” or healthy body types. As in most cases when extremists are tying to prove their point, the picture exaggerates their argument. In this case they unfairly picked a woman who appears far too skinny next to one of Americas most beloved sex symbols. It’s as if I were to post this:
Now I’m not a fan of Angelina Jolie but most of America is. That alone is enough for people to pick her over the “curvy” girl. But lets take it a step further. How about comparing Marylin to Marylin. Don’t forget she wasn’t always the “curvy” blond everyone reminisces about. She was once Norma Jean Baker, a much thinner redhead.
Some people are bigger framed and there is nothing wrong with that. I know plenty of big framed women who still don’t look like they put a Home Town Buffet out of business in one sitting. They may be taller and broader girls but they still have the self respect to care not only about their appearance but their health. Lets face it. Most girls who call themselves “curvy” are the same girls trying to lose weight so they can fit in that dress for a special occasion. If they were happy with their curves wouldn’t they just alter a dress to fit those curves rather then alter their body to fit the dress.
As I’ve said in most of my articles, what it really comes down to is self responsibility. Far too often fat girls are using the term “curvy” as a self esteem booster so they don’t feel the need to get off their lazy ass and get in shape. And like most undisciplined people, they don’t face the real issue until something big happens like a wedding or a breakup. Only then do they get off the couch, put down the remote, turn off the internet and start getting active. This leads to burning calories which leads to losing those “curves” which leads to new opportunities until they get comfortable again and they go right back to being “curvy”. And that’s the point.
Romance novels and movies are filled with imagery of couples doing romantic things like taking long walks on beaches, swimming in an exotic crystal clear ocean, having a silly snowball fight at a romantic cabin get away. But how do you expect to do these things when you’re out of breath just getting yourself to stand up. That’s unattractive. I’m sure people love them for their personality but who really wants to spend the rest of their life with someone whose only physical activity is getting fat. Knowing that your loved one might die at any moment because they refuse to not take that fifteenth trip to the buffet line is another big turn off. Most people like to know they’re gonna have a long life together.
And like I’ve said before, when men say “curves” they mean tits and ass. If that was true, strip clubs would be filled with plus size models. Sports Illustrated’s swim suit edition would look a whole lot different and the Cacique models would be all the rage instead of Victoria’s Secret models. But more body mass usually means more breast tissue which usually means bigger breasts. I’d be willing to bet that flat chested healthy girls are getting laid more then flat chested fat girls.
Its not just Hollywood that has branded in our brains that big is bad. It’s history. Don’t forget our ancestors didn’t have the luxuries we have today. Everything they did required physical activity and that kept them in shape. Maybe not supermodel thin but a lot thinner then most Americans today and definitely thinner then blond Marylin Monroe.
I have no problem with fat people who are truly comfortable with being fat. Sure I’m not attractive to them and probably would never date a fat person but that’s just as wrong as someone never wanting to go out with me for my physical appearance. Everyone has their tastes and interests and I respect that. But it disgusts me when people use excuses to cover up their insecurities. A monkey in a suit is still a monkey. Well calling a fat girl curvy doesn’t mean she isn’t fat. If you’re fine with being fat that’s fine, but if you’re not do something about it. But stop blaming society, Hollywood, sexism, fast food or anything other then yourself for letting yourself get that way. It’s your fault you can’t fit in that dress. It’s your fault your left standing in line at the clubs. It’s your fault you don’t fit in theatre or airplane seats. It’s your fault your boyfriends or husbands drool over “healthy” body types. It’s your fault that guy still wont leave his healthy girlfriend for you even after you slept with him. Grow up and stop sounding like a little kid telling their parents that the dog ate their homework. You’re not fooling anyone other then other fat people by calling yourself curvy. And most of all, stop attacking healthy people for having the discipline and self respect you don’t.
New Green Day Album’s Focus Announced
Ah, Green Day. What can you say about them? Well I can say that I like them so a new album being announced is good news to me. What of the focus though? Their last albums have been politically focused, will it be this time too? Nope, they’re taking a different approach this time.
Instead of being political they have decided to take the Fall Out Boy route and go sexual. I’m not even kidding. green day announced that the songs will all be about sex.
For the record the Fall Out Boy thing wasn’t a joke either. Take a look at Infinity on High or From Under the Cork Tree and pick out the songs that don’t mention sex somewhere. I can only find a few. That’s probably one of the reasons I like them so much though, so no issues with them there.
That’s about it, Green Day’s next album will be about sex. There is concern about whether or not it will got through and I admit myself a little wary at the fact that they announced it. Most rock songs involve sex, but they don’t market those aspects of it. Probably a major reason I like rock so much.
So it’ll be interesting to say the least.
Gaga To Cameo in MIB III
The last Men in Black movie had the late Michael Jackson in it as a celebrity cameo. MIB III boasts more celebrities, Lady Gaga among them.
This kind of series is the type where things like this would happen so I’m not surprised. Nor do i really take issue with it, Cameos can be pretty funny. Take Bruce Cambell’s cameo’s in the Spider-man movies, funny stuff.
Er, the old ones I mean.
Gaga is an interesting choice for a cameo I think. I mean it makes sense, she’s very popular and loves weird stuff. What is she going to be doing in the movie though? I hope it’s not a shameless plug for a political agenda and just something short, sweet, and funny.
Well no way to tell until the flick comes out, so time will tell I suppose.
Sex and the City Prequel.
I will admit that I have seen all episodes of Sex and the City. When I was younger I quite liked the show. I don’t hate it now, but there is a lot I can live without and only a few things are funny to me now.
I don’t think it’s a show that is absolutely awful that is doesn’t deserve its fame. There is a charm to it, but I have grown more snobbish over the years so i am difficult to please, I will admit. The movies on the other hand are just horrible; I can’t stand them.
Surpisingly the second one was better, despite the premise almost being worse.
Back to this prequel business though. Apparently the author wrote another book called The Carrie Diaries, talking about the main character before she moved to the city and all the shenanigans ensued. So basically Carrie Bradshaw, but in High School.
WHY?
Carrie, in my opinion, was the worst part of that show. The charm of the series is the conclusion where they all get their men and they live happily ever after until the movies came along. Why would we care about what happened before she moved to the city?
It just doesn’t sound all that appealing to me I guess. Well it’s going to air on CW eventually, fans of the show look out for it I guess.
Oscar Impressions
This year I wasn’t expecting much from the Academy this year and watched the show in order to mock it. Much to my surprise I did not mind the awards that much this year. Everything seemed deserved in terms of awards and I only had one issue.
Well two, I was expecting it to be funnier. My main complaint was that in the montage of celebrating movies Twlight was a clip in there, and Justin beiber cameoed and they tried to make him seem cool. I was with my friend and was being immature during the show while watching, but really? I’m shaking my head and just accepting it now, but still.
The Cique du soleil performance was honestly not too bad. It was weird and barely made sense in terms of context and theme, but I can appreciate the work that went into it. The Muppets actually ended up introducing the Cirque performace, Chris Rock presented Best Animated. I’m not sure why Tin Tin wasn’t a nominee, but Rango is a good movie from what I can tell so that’s a no brainer.
Hugo won a lot and it certrainly looks interesting and I admit myself curious. The Artist seemed like the best film, so that’s fair. Harry Potter needs recognition for effects and make up though, come on guys. Don’t lump the Harry Potter series with Twilight, these are actually good movies made with intelligence.
Certain parties may get upset about the lack of recogniton for their Lord's evil make up after all.
In the end I don’t have too much to complain about really. So that’s another Academy Awards Ceremony down, we’ll see what happens next year when Oscar turns 85.
Muppets To Present At Oscar’s.
This year just gets weirder and weirder. Actually I rather like this decision to have Ms. Piggy and Kermit the Frog. Well I would if it didn’t stem from guilt.
Apparently there was a short lived campaign to have the duo actually host, but that died out quickly. To appease the fans the duo will present an award. Most likely the Best Animated Feature Award. Lord knows we can’t show any respect to neither the category nor the presenters now can we?
They could at least have them present for best effects. Original song wouldn’t work because they’re nominated for that. By the way how did Rainbow Connection not win that award in its day? The Muppets are awesome entertainers, but the thing they’re best at is music. Show them respect, damn it!
I know I’m getting too upset at this, but come on. The Muppets intentions are to inform and charm the pants off you and by Jove they do. They are a staple in our pop culture in a positive way. In the beginning the movies and shows were very clever, I hear the new one was quite good actually. They promote good humor and music appreciation.
They have such a quality standard that they went to some big lengths back in the day of the original Muppet Movie. You know Rainbow Connection? They actually made a somewhat robotic Kermit to strum the banjo for that part.
He's no Terminator, but in my eyes just as awesome.
Anyway the Academy is pretentious with their publicity stunts blah blah blah. I suppose I’ll watch them this year, but to be honest there is not one movie I have seen this year. Beauty and the Beast in 3D was the only one in theaters I saw so it’s hard for me to care. Especially since no animated movies caught my eye to vote for.
Cirque de Soleil To Perform at Oscars.
Man they must really want people to watch this year. Considering every year more and more people are realizing that the Academy doesn’t exactly base their choices on quality. Apparently it’s to the point where they appealed to Cirque to have a performance for all of 3 minutes. Well they better make a damn good impression if it’s that short. Then again they are weird enough so I don’t think leaving an impression will be that much of a problem.
Yeah definitely weird enough
To be honest 3 minutes seems perfectly understandable to me. Considering how long the damn show is each year. With all the unintentional time wasted on the damn winners who take too long to thank them 3 minutes is quite generous. Seriously name a year where they didn’t go over their allotted time.
Well that’s that I suppose. This is going to be a one time thing according to Cirque and I certainly hope so. Nothing bad to the people that like them, but it’s too weird even for me. Performance art is just all over the place and doesn’t make much sense to me. I know a lot of thought and planning gos into their stunning choreography and all, but even ballets have stories I can follow which make me appreciate them more than this.
Saint Celebrity
If you haven’t heard by now, America’s current (but already fading) heartthrob Justin Bieber was witnessed flipping off excited fans at Disneyland on Valentines Day. Not to drag the issue on because according to certain websites, someone close to Bieber has already stated that Bieber is sorry for the incident which in my opinion is basically admitting guilt. But the uproar over the incident really got me thinking how pathetic people can get over someone they don’t and will never really know (aka celebrities). An army of devoted Justin Bieber fans called “Beliebers” tried to defend his reputation stating things like “he was just protecting his family”, “he’s only 17” or even worse “HE’S HUMAN!”. Let’s break these down.
#1 he was just protecting his family. What was he protecting his family from? All his defenders claim they or someone they know were there and witnessed the incident. Were lives threatened? Were things thrown? We have yet to hear any specific details other then Bieber might have been annoyed. But being annoyed is not even in the same universe as being threatened. I’ve seen people escorted from Disneyland just for exchanging harsh words. I’ve witness drug sniffing dogs used to find people of suspicious activity at the park. It’s no secret that Disneyland is filled with undercover security and yet these fans were able to get that close to Bieber and Gomez. Either Disneyland security sucks or they just didn’t feel the fans were a real threat.
#2 he’s only 17. The day before the Disneyland incident Bieber spent time with brain cancer patient Avalanna Routh (aka Mrs. Bieber). He’s old enough to handle such a serious situation as spending the day with a 6 year old cancer patient but fans want to take his picture at the happiest place on earth and all of a sudden “he’s just 17”. Plus it’s not like he just turned 17. On March 1st 2012 (16 days after the Disneyland incident) Bieber will be 18. That’s old enough to join the armed forces and fight for your freedom. Legally he will be an adult so when is he going to act like one.
#3 He’s Human. This is probably their best augment because after all to err is human. But as humans we’re suppose to learn from our mistakes. It’s what separates us from other animals. It’s why we’ve been able progress so quickly as a species. But if you do a Google search for “Justin Bieber Finger” you’re directed to links upon links of stories and pictures of Bieber apologizing for flipping people off in the past. Learning from your mistakes is human and that means not making those mistakes again. But to carelessly continue making the same mistakes usually means you’re incredibly stupid or plain and simply don’t care.
“Beliebers” claim to have seen video of Bieber kindly asking fans not to take pictures before responding with the vulgarity. I have yet to see or find any such video that “Beliebers” claim exist. You also never hear any specific facts. Everything every “Belieber” claims is so very vague. What were they wearing? What was their ethnicity? How many of them were there? Were they all female? What exactly was Bieber protecting his family from? What else was said besides references to Twitter? Why didn’t Disneyland security get involved?
“Beliebers” claim the fans weren’t legitimate fans because they not only invaded Biebers privacy, but they “blasted it on twitter”. Well this photo was found on
yfrog.com. The caption clearly reads “We’re hanging out with Justin Bieber at Disneyland”. The picture was taken in a very similar style as the fans who are being attacked by “Beliebers”. They obviously did not care to respect Biebers privacy or were fearful of receiving a vulgar response as well otherwise they would not feel the need to be so sneaky. In fact there’s websites filled with paparazzi styled photos of Bieber and Gomez that day and I’ve yet to see any negativity towards those sites for displaying them. If the issue is really about respecting Biebers privacy wouldn’t it be wrong for any one, personal or professional, to display pictures for the whole internet to have access to. “Beliebers” should be attacking these websites for diplaying these pictures and not respecting his privacy.
It really is sad when a celebrity can do no wrong. Everyone should be held to the same standards. And those who feel the need to protect celebrities should practice what you preach because one day your innocent star struck moment might quickly turn into an insulting embarrassment as well.
Fake Bieber
Last time I checked, in America we have the privilege of choosing what we do with our lives. It’s something that is bred into our brains as children especially when it comes to career paths. “You can be anything you want” is the mantra of most American parents and teachers. Discover what you love to do and make a career out of it. It wouldn’t make sense for someone afraid of flying to become a pilot. People who don’t like blood shouldn’t be surgeons and people who don’t like crowds shouldn’t take on jobs that put them in the spotlight. Make’s a lot of sense until you throw the celebrity factor in.
Celebrities make their money by marketing themselves to you. If they do it right, you become a fan who
begins to purchase their product (e.g. movies, television shows, music). Sometimes the product doesn’t even have anything to do with their profession like when they put their name/face on a fragrance bottle or toothbrush, people will still spend their hard earned money to support their favorite celebrity. And if they get enough fans, that’s a lot of hard earned money going towards that celebrity. So why would anyone who chooses this career be so rude and disrespectful towards those fans who give them the ability to make a living this way?
On February 13, 2012, Justin Bieber visited with a 6-year-old brain cancer patient. Something so personal and what most people would consider a private matter was blasted all over the media. Not surprisingly, with a celebrity like Bieber cameras were there and he didn’t seem to mind at all given the seriousness of the visit. Seems like a great guy until you realize it was nothing more then a publicity stunt to tug at the heart strings of his fans the day before Valentines. The same guy who is seen kissing Avalanna Routh for the whole world to see sure didn’t like being photographed at the happiest place on earth.
On Valentines Day 2012, Justin Bieber and girlfriend Selena Gomez were spotted at Anaheim California’s Disneyland. Celebrities as big as Bieber and Gomez honestly can’t expect to not bump into fans in public especially when they’re surrounded with Disneyland cast members following them everywhere. When fans took pictures of the duo, instead of being mature about it because it comes with the career they chose, Bieber and Gomez told the fans they had no soul and were mean. Then in the ultimate act of disrespectful immaturity, Bieber started giving fans the finger. It’s one thing to get annoyed, but to say such words to those who give you their hard earned money then insult them and everyone else (including innocent children who might have seen him) by giving the finger at the happiest place on earth is just wrong. Especially for someone with a portrait of Jesus on his leg. Performer M.I.A. was blasted all over the media for doing this at the Super bowl, an event targeted towards adults and Bieber did this at the biggest destination for children all over the world. What kind of role model is that?
The news of this spread fast as angered fans posted pictures and video on social networks sites like 
Facebook and Twitter. Bieber fans quickly came to his aide claiming that the victims were actually stalkers who were harassing the celebrity couple. But one wonders if these accusations of harassment were true, why did Disneyland Security allow them to get so close to Bieber and Gomez in the first place let alone close enough to take pictures and video. Personally I’m not a fan of Bieber or Gomez and feel that like all cookie cutter teen stars they will eventually fade away. But for those who support them by giving them their hard earned money, Bieber and Gomez owe all of them, including the innocent who witnessed his vulgar display of disrespect, a public apology.
I’m reminded of a quote by the late great John Wooden:“Be more concerned with your character than your reputation, because your character is what you really are, while your reputation is merely what others think you are.”
Just because you took public photos with a cancer patient the day before doesn’t give you the right to flip people off the next day. Are you really the caring person with the cancer patient or the disrespectful brat at Disneyland?
Click here to see Justin’s response to a fan telling him “I follow you on twitter”. Justin’s red hoodie (as seen in the above photos) can clearly be seen on the right of the Alice in Wonderland ride.
