Blue Is The New Black

I read this article about women getting unhappier. Even though women have come a long way, achieving more rights which gave them more opportunity, this article says that they are more unhappier. The author asks, "Did the feminist revolution end up benefiting men more than women?"

Here are a few interesting points in the article. Okay maybe it's like the entire article but hey it's a good article.



See the entire article here.
Arianna Huffington points out in a blog post headlined “The Sad, Shocking Truth About How Women Are Feeling”: “It doesn’t matter what their marital status is, how much money they make, whether or not they have children, their ethnic background, or the country they live in. Women around the world are in a funk.”

(The one exception is black women in America, who are a bit happier than they were in 1972, but still not as happy as black men.)

“Though women begin their lives more fulfilled than men, as they age, they gradually become less happy,” Marcus Buckingham writes in his new blog on The Huffington Post, pointing out that this darker view covers feelings about marriage, money and material goods. “Men, in contrast, get happier as they get older.”

When women stepped into male- dominated realms, they put more demands — and stress — on themselves. If they once judged themselves on looks, kids, hubbies, gardens and dinner parties, now they judge themselves on looks, kids, hubbies, gardens, dinner parties — and grad school, work, office deadlines and meshing a two-career marriage.

Add this to the fact that women are hormonally more complicated and biologically more vulnerable. Women are much harder on themselves than men.

They [women] tend to attach to other people more strongly, beat themselves up more when they lose attachments, take things more personally at work and pop far more antidepressants.

America is more youth and looks obsessed than ever, with an array of expensive cosmetic procedures that allow women to be their own Frankenstein Barbies.

Men also tend to fare better romantically as time wears on. There are more widows than widowers, and men have an easier time getting younger mates.

Youtubeawhore: Lady Marmalade

I love Youtube. I mean I love Youtube. My BFF calls me a Youtubeawhore, because I am always on Youtube. So I am starting a series called Youtubeawhore with my all time favorite Youtube videos. I really can't rank them because they are all EXCELLENT. So I want to start off my series, with "a friend in my head." She's the kind of girl that brings ya to church and make ya do the stanky face. Please welcome FANTASIA singing for Patti LaBelle's UNCF Tribute.



~still chasing honey

The Plot Thickens . . .

Remember a while back when we spoke about Caster Semenya the South African sprinter whose gender was questioned. Well the IAAF say the test has determined that Semenya has no womb or ovaries. Semenya was also found to have internal testes and three times the amount of testosterone that a “normal” female would have. Thus, she is a hermaphrodite (someone with both male and female sexual characteristics). The IAAF has not ruled out stripping Semenya of her 800m world championships gold medal. But I doubt that they will.
 

Enlighten Me Please: T-Painin It?!

I kinda understand why Jay would be offended when T-Pain, uninvited and all, stood on the stage when Jay sang DOA. One can assume that T-Pain did it in arrogance. him standing on stage may read to a lot of people that despite Jay saying forget autotune I am the king of autotune and I'm chilling on your stage, now what? But anyways, when on says a person is T-Painin It that means that they are univited guest.


Okay Lil Mama jumps on the stage with Jay Z and Alicia Keys. What's the big deal? She's a young artist from Brooklyn (just like Jay) and has no beef with him. What about that is disrespectful? Enlighten me please.

When Keeping It Real Goes Wrong -- Kanye West Edition

Kanye's First Apology that he posted on his site.

Kanye’s 2nd apology he posted on his site.
"I feel like Ben Stiller in “Meet the Parents” when he messed up everything and Robert De Niro asked him to leave… That was Taylor’s moment and I had no right in any way to take it from her. I am truly sorry."


Kanye's 3rd Apology on Jay Leno.
Kanye's 4th and personal apology -- After Taylor appeared on the view.


What do I think?
Kanye got issues -- yes plural. He is a narcissist and he is known for these episodes. Everyone knows he is a brat. He must have it his way. What made this different from the other episodes is that he wasn't in the category. He wasn't nominated for Best Female Artist Video Award but he felt it was his duty to speak on Beyonce's behalf. He displayed what we call the Captain Save a Hoe syndrome. What makes him think that his opinion is law?

I do believe that his mother's death is the cause of his excessive drinking. An entire bottle of hennessy -- come on really. He didn't roll through there with a styrofoam cup filled with liquor he had an entire bottle. I don't think he has dealt with his mother's passing -- that's why he dates certain women (another topic for another day) and why he is a drunk.

On A Small Hiatus

sorry viewers, been a bit busy and now i have the flu. i have some things i need to talk about like the VMA's. And I have some cute pics to share with you. i'll post them later this evening or tmw. Take Care!

Mission Possible: AFRO BELLA VOL.

Meet Nina. I met her this summer while volunteering with College Summit in Miami. We got to know each other better during a car ride. Through those few minutes of conversation everything that I had previously observed about Nina had been confirmed. Nina is a confident yet sensitive woman. She is very open and is a great listener. She embraces life's lessons and is appreciative of every experience. I was elated when she wanted to be a part of this series because Nina is truly a Natural Beauty inside and out.