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ProfD

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  1. Yeah. It is ridiculous. Thankfully, there are still brutally honest people like myself telling the truth. I have zero problems with saying...let that BS go to a brotha or sista. Don't look like a clown. Real women have a way of letting a man know there is nothing fake about them well before git down time. ๐Ÿ˜‰ In general, some Black folks tend to be loud & over-the-top in whatever they do. It's like they're screaming look at me. On the flip side, Black folks do bring the flavor & flair that makes life less dull & boring. We make it pop.๐Ÿ˜Ž
  2. Right. It is totally unnecessary & non-constructive for the New Black Media to spend so much time clowning other Black folks. It becomes juvenile at a certain point. I've been tempted to remind them of the words of Neely Fuller Jr. to whom many of are familiar. Seems they are ignoring the counter-racist code. FBA/AfroAmericans fear the dominant society & the violence & wrath of which they are capable of inflicting. Therefore, it is easier for oppressed people to target & victimize lower hanging fruit; people less powerful than themselves. Those within the New Black Media who insist on relentlessly clowning on & complaining about other Black & Brown people need to check themselves. Grow up.๐Ÿ˜Ž
  3. Nope. I was just quoting the scripture of believers.๐Ÿ˜ Right. There are many of us who cannot be bought for any amount of money to compromise ourselves. Thankfully, there is nothing on this planet that I want so badly I'd be willing to do anything to get it. Guess that means I'm blessed.๐Ÿ˜๐Ÿ˜Ž
  4. What does it profit a man to gain the world & lose his soul.๐Ÿคฃ Many people have a price at which they can be bought. It's usually less than thousands or millions of dollars.๐Ÿ˜๐Ÿ˜Ž
  5. ICE is deporting a variety of people who have illegally immigrated or over-stayed visas. There were a lot of Latinos here in the USA before illegal immigration increased it. White folks aren't really looking to deport their labor force. They certainly don't want to work farms & do construction themselves.๐Ÿ˜๐Ÿ˜Ž
  6. It's unfortunate money left Michigan when auto industry out-sourced but smoke stayed.๐Ÿคฃ๐Ÿ˜Ž
  7. Cool beans. I've seen Ashley Allison makes the rounds on CNN as a commentator. At some point, I'll tap into The Root just to see what they're talking about other than POTUS OJ is bad.๐Ÿ˜๐Ÿ˜Ž
  8. Man walks into a bar & sees an extremely attractive woman. Offers to buy her drink which she accepts. They engage in conversation clearly digging each other. Dude shoots his shot with...is there a possibility that at some point we can form a fornicative alliance.๐Ÿคฃ The woman looks confused for a minute before she finishes her drink & hits the dancefloor all by herself.๐Ÿ˜๐Ÿ˜Ž
  9. I appreciate the northern states for absorbing most of the smoke.๐Ÿคฃ๐Ÿ˜Ž
  10. I guess Black folks should be glad he has a good *job* with benefits. If he's impdisoned, he'll still have clothing, 3 meals & a cot.๐Ÿ˜ Otherwise, ICE officers are literally getting away with murder. Excellent job for racists & people who want to hurt & kill others. They claim that as a result of ongoing ICE efforts, there's not a soul trying to cross the US borders right now: Might see some tumbleweed at the fence but it's not even trying to cross.๐Ÿคฃ๐Ÿ˜Ž
  11. Well, Eddie Murphy & my homie Martin Lawrence have done it quite a bit. I've always thought Eddie Murphy might swing both ways like saloon doors.๐Ÿคฃ I believe Martin is straight up & plays rhe roles for comedic effect. Those Wayan Brothers don't have a problem wearing dresses either. Pulp Fiction is a trip. Samuel L. Jackson & John Travolta cut up in it. Tarantino does some modern day blaxploitation sh8t but otherwise his movies are watchable.๐Ÿ˜Ž
  12. Maybe so. I still see dye running done n8gglet faces especially when it's hot outside.๐Ÿคฃ When it comes to older dudes, just rock the salt & pepper or gray hair & cut that sh8t low or bald. Holding on to hair with paint, er, dye, is dumb...unintelligent. ๐Ÿ˜ Ask questions straight up & do a body search well before the git down. No confusion. I see similar n8gglets as waiters & hosts in restaurants & food places. It's always Black dudes.๐Ÿ™„ Every now & then, you'll see a white dude who forgot to take off his nail polish from the previous night.๐Ÿคฃ I'm impressed those n8gglets took the time to get a job in order to provide for themselves instead of living off others. Around the way girl, er, n8gglet.๐Ÿคฃ๐Ÿ˜Ž
  13. I didn't see Bigen hair-dyed tight-outlined n8gglets listed.๐Ÿคฃ๐Ÿ˜Ž
  14. Bro, they even put Ving Rhames through that Hollywood ritual of making a Black man playing as a woman. His role in Pulp Fiction was even worse.๐Ÿคฃ๐Ÿ˜Ž
  15. Two reasons I haven't made it my bizness to visit Denver...1) not enough Black folks & 2) weather. Doesn't matter how much the sun shines when it's cold as witch tits.๐Ÿคฃ๐Ÿ˜Ž
  16. Yessir. Walked outside & thought there was a huge fire nearby.๐Ÿ˜ Find out the smoke is coming from the 51st state...Canada.๐Ÿคฃ Crazy how that sh8t drifts southward. Otherwise, it's all good down here. Not feeling it in the lungs.๐Ÿ˜Ž
  17. D8mn bro...that was cold as h8ll but funny as sh8t.๐Ÿคฃ I was hoping Patrick Ewing would not look like a primate in his later years but alas it has come to pass.๐Ÿ˜๐Ÿ˜Ž
  18. Public schools are hit or miss when it comes to change &/or incorporating new ideas depending on location & funding. Private schools with better resources can more quickly embrace new technologies & methods of educating. That's why I wrote a fraction or less. ๐Ÿ˜‰ I know that people learn as much as their aptitude will allow whether it is inside or outside the classroom. Individuals get the knowledge, skills & abilities they need in order to function in life by any means necessary. It is not confined to a building.๐Ÿ˜Ž
  19. I believe educators will continue using the same pedagogy because it is job security & justifies their salaries. We already know most adults only use a fraction or less of whatever they learned in school.๐Ÿ˜ I'm always amused by gainfully employed people who have poor math skills & terrible writing ability.๐Ÿคฃ Profession/career will determine knowledge, skills & abilities most critical to employment &/or earning a living.๐Ÿ˜Ž
  20. Yep. Once I see the manager, I already have an idea of how the place is being run top to bottom; food safety to customer service. ๐Ÿ˜ Right. There are still Black farmers but nearly enough to sustain our population. Nor do we have a chain of Black-owned grocery stores & a system of ancillary businesses feeding into it. Integration pulled Black folks into white-owned businesses & workplaces to the detriment of maintaining our own institutions. Becoming consumers more than producers is a tough situation to course correct.๐Ÿ˜Ž
  21. This could be a great piece of legislation to increase homeownership in the USA. The comedic source material that jump out at me is manufactured modular housing: That is a fancy way of what is commonly called trailers.๐Ÿคฃ๐Ÿ˜Ž
  22. I read it. Didn't give my usual commentary because I'm waiting for AI to affect everyone & not just artists & creatives. It has only just begun.... Nope. There will always be musicians who can play in such a way that people will want to see & hear them. I'm not referring to the folks who haven't paid to see live music in decades. They will always he fine with whatever digital distribution feeds them. Right. Good luck stopping the folks with the most money from churning out content & keeping Black folks from consuming it. Sure. We need to pump a lot more money into those Black institutions so that they reach more of our people. in the age of easy access to information, we know exactly how Muskrat got it too.๐Ÿ˜๐Ÿ˜Ž
  23. The reach of AI (Artificial Intelligence) tools may not seems like much of a big deal if/until it affects someone's livelihood &/or business in a major way. Non-musicians don't care about AI-generated music. The average person is getting free music. No biggie. Nevermind the artists & musicians who may be put out of work. The attitude becomes that's their problem. Well, AI will jump the rubicon in many areas. Authoring books is not off limits. Capitalists...folks in the business of making lots of money will use whatever it takes to maximize profits to shareholders. Curating Black anything means building an infrastructure & having the resources (money) & marketing machine to make it viable & valuable to the Black community. IMO, the failure to build wealth-generating institutions before the technology takeover will be a huge missed opportunity & have a devasting impact on Black America.๐Ÿ˜Ž
  24. Don't know hw effective Sen. Warnock's bill will be in keeping Black Rock & other huge investors from buying up other real estate. They are creating a situation where many Americans will be living in rental properties. Either investors &/or insurance companies could see marriage as a viable market too. Give people incentives to marry;, er, start that bizness (LLC) & keep it going.๐Ÿคฃ๐Ÿ˜Ž
  25. Right. D8mn shame having to remind them of that. I blame the managers for not doing a better job of enforcing food safety rules. Black America does not own the farms & corporations that produce food in the USA. If Black America had its own farms & grocery stores & restaurants, etc., we would have more control over the process. Black America cannot snatch those money-making industries from white folks. ๐Ÿ˜Ž

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