Mel Hopkins

3 hours ago, Greg said:

peeped” ????

Not sure what you mean by “hood” talk.  I have no need for “sheets” to hide my identity.   - “but you do you, boo”. <- Now, In case you’re wondering about that phrase, it is called a “colloquialism” 

23 hours ago, Pioneer1 said:

Never been a fan of big clitorises....lol.

That’s probably because you already know the difference between the “C” and the “P” is - inny and outty - and becomes erect with mental / physical stimulation. 

54 minutes ago, Delano said:

He didn't feel a thing

Nope.  

Twin, I peeped “Greg’s” pink card when he made his first post

16 hours ago, Troy said:

I really have no choice today if I want to profit off the sale of eBooks.

 

As always, I'm open to comments.

I buy my digital books from Apple.  They come in an ePUB format that I believe is open. You can even read an epub file in  DropBox ePub viewer.   Not sure who has the better content media affiliate program - but Apple has one for their content media https://performance-partners.apple.com/program-overview

16 hours ago, Troy said:

Has anyone noticed that the Google ads are gone? 

I have! It is so much easier to get on the site/forum now!

7 hours ago, Delano said:

I spoke too soon.

Really?

12 hours ago, ProfD said:

 

Neither China nor the US wants any smoke with the other. China is the US labor force.  America does not want to pay its own labor force a decent living wage to produce  goods. The most wealthy folks are happy with the arrangement. 

I just read this same "thesis" in the Atlantic. At first, I thought I was so sick of white folks telling the story after the fact, and then I realized his article was prognostication just like yours. I was preparing to answer one of your comments yesterday, but I got all tied up in my words. The point I would have illustrated (if I didn't have to get back to work) is "there's nothing new under the sun."  Every modern political strategy dates back to African Antiquity. So they're not ahead of Black/African/Afro Americans. We just forgot our history. I feel like I'm back in my 5 percenter days - when we sang "Study your Lessons, It's the only way to Learn."...today I would add "know your history" to the"Love is the Message" tune. In fact, I realize even my topic sentence should ask, "What African Political strateg(ies)y should we resurrect."

12 hours ago, Stefan said:

Text deleted because this comment was essentially a hijacking of this excellent thread. 

Oh dang I missed it! @Stefan @ProfD please feel free to hijack the thread.. I tend to bring it back by incorporating the new thoughts and concepts into the main thesis .

16 hours ago, Pioneer1 said:

What I found REALLY interesting was that the second woman was Asian (of Japanese descent). But she was raised in Oakland California so perhaps that influenced her a bit...lol

See!  Black Men know, or should know they are "Most Wanted".

16 hours ago, Greg said:

Historically black women have found White men to be much more attractive and being better providers than black men.

Oh snap! So, that had to hurt you. You know, with you being a Black man, and all.

16 hours ago, Pioneer1 said:

I have a double standard:

I have MUCH more of a problem with Black women having sex with White men than I do with Black men having sex with White women.
Especially attractive well mannered Black women.

Heh heh heh...

18 hours ago, Cynique said:

So fortunate to have my life enriched by crossing paths with you 2 delightful unicorns!

Thank you! I feel exactly the same way!

4 hours ago, Delano said:

Cats were for and some of the trash talking was next level.

After one game this guy puts on cologne. The other brother says that works better with soap and water.

Yes, Quick witted too!   Good Times!  Very good times!

8 hours ago, Cynique said:

fione

Yes, Yes, Yes!

 “Stop-the-love-you-save-may-be-your-own Fine Black Men?”  The fine Black men that trigger the lip-licking-I-want-to-eat-you-like -a-cookie response?  I  used to see them  in “The Cage” at West 4th. 

Mmm, those brothers are next-level beautiful!   

Now my heart is racing! 

5 minutes ago, Delano said:

wouldn't you take that Black Man to stay?

 It was a pun.  But you’re correct. 

Welp - as they say, "The thirst is real"

42 minutes ago, ProfD said:

With those feelings it seems to me they should not have taken the day off. 

Someone has to be mentally impaired to hate on a federal holiday.  Dang. 

Justin Edmund, recognized as one of the top digital product designers in the world, help create the world's largest vision board "Pinterest."  Justin was Pinterest’s 7th employee. Today he is one of the most sought-after digital designers. When he's not working on his own projects, he's fielding consulting request from the top global software companies.   

Here's what Business Insider wrote about him in their 2019 Top 75 Designers article.

"Product Designer, Pinterest
Social bookmarking site Pinterest has sparked a major revolution in web design, with many sites blatantly copying Pinterest's style because it simply works in attracting users. Justin Edmund got his start in 2010 when he interned on Facebook's design team during college. After graduating from Carnegie Mellon University, Edmund landed a job at Pinterest where he has played a crucial role in the building the site's look and feel."

2 minutes ago, richardmurray said:

I don't know what you mean by access,

OFF-TOPIC

Is English your second language? I've dated men from other parts of the world. I've noticed when English is a second language, they have a different connotation for North American English words and colloquialism. 

Further, as a broadcast journalist, I've never had that problem presenting news to people whose first (and only language) is English. The most I've had is an elderly English teacher calling the TV station to correct my grammar. But they never had a problem understanding my content. And yes, I am a wordsmith, but I do my best to keep it simple. I'll continue to work on it.

PLEASE STOP ASSUMING; just ask . And yes, I figured as much, which is why I mentioned I recognized your contribution. 

ON TOPIC

Access in this context is an extension of privilege, meaning "freedom of movement" The K-J clan can go where they decide without restriction. And no. there's plenty of evidence that women don't marry or procreate within their financial and/or social class.  The fact that money or even social class isn't a motivating factor for women makes it even more clear the destination is Black Men.

15 minutes ago, richardmurray said:

I have to mention one small point. if kardashians represent the so called better class woman, ala privileged,  who the black guy quoted seems to think is white t

WHOA, Stop! You are making way too many assumptions based on something I WROTE. 

1. I wrote the prose. If someone else wrote it. I would have put it in quotes and provided attribution.

2. Privilege doesn't mean better class...it means privilege: a special right, advantage, or immunity granted or available only to a particular person or group. 

3. Kardashians' mom descended from Europe - which forms the basis of the social construct of white. 

4. I used the Kardashians -Jenner clan to point out that women who have access choose Black men. Black Women, even if they suffer financially, choose BLACK MEN to procreate. 

I recognize your cautionary tale to the brothers. But this post is about how WOMEN see Black Men - and because of it - white men and some black men are threatened by it. 

And what man wouldn't be. Especially if no woman wants to gestate their genetic material.

18 hours ago, Pioneer1 said:

but in Belgium where women of all races who were raised there simply sleep with the men they find attractive regardless of their social status or race.

You mean like here in the U.S. LOL  (I think Black women don't kiss and tell men about their escapades - but we tell each other LOL)

18 hours ago, Pioneer1 said:

find it interesting that she referred to him as "beautiful".
A term that isn't used for men much, except for Black men.

I know I do, as do my daughters.  We all say "beautiful" when describing aesthetically pleasing Black men. I hadn't noticed until you wrote this passage. After I read this I asked my mother and she said, "you know what, that's true"... So I'm with you because it is puzzling but it is a term women reserve for Black men.  I saw an instagram post, (I wish I saved it - because the OP said, "why are you Black men so beautiful? and the man responded, "because we come from you."  #blownaway

From youtube: Iddris Sandu discusses his journey from a young aspiring engineer to a technologist, as well as the role of technology as an agent for sustainable change in the Black Lives Matter movement (in the US, the diaspora, and across the continent of Africa). Paving the way for those who might one day be deemed an "Architectural Technologist", Iddris Sandu is a pioneering young technologist seeking to level the playing field for fellow African youth & other marginalized groups. Having worked with the likes of creatives such as Nipsey Hussle and Louis Vuitton & Off-White's Virgil Abloh, Iddris has been making waves since before he turned 18. Not only is Iddris breaking ground in the use of emerging technology in creative spaces, but also in creating unique and sustainable designs to impact some of the most vulnerable populations in society.

I follow this trend but since "clayton bigsby" pop up in the forum time to time, I think I'll maintain this thread when I discover new information about technologists from the African Diaspora...

Meet Alan Emtage, the Black Technologist Who Invented ARCHIE, the First Internet Search Engine

Internet search has had a profound impact on our own internal makeup—on how we learn, and how we think.
https://daily.jstor.org/alan-emtage-first-internet-search-engine/#:~:text=But it's worth revisiting that,FTP servers%3A “ARCHIE.”

"At a time when “googling” has become the generic term for conducting an internet search, it can be hard to remember that search had a long history before Google came along. But it’s worth revisiting that past during Black History Month, because the pre-Google era saw one of the most momentous black contributions to the development of the internet: the invention of internet search itself, by Alan Emtage."

14 hours ago, Delano said:

I feel that curiosity and creativity are crucial. However without critical thinking how can you revaluate your options?

Note: this is a theory - something I'd been thinking about recently. 

Consider this: 

Critical thinking may be a sculpting tool of 90 percent - creativity and imagination—the beyond reality, quixotic that makes up our intelligence. 

Critical thinking, inductive and deductive reasoning, allows us to use the information for solutions in the current paradigm. 

Maybe this is why 

"the species that survives is the one that is able best to adapt and adjust to the changing environment in which it finds itself." ~Leon C. Megginson 

I think a closed mind will communicate to manipulate. Still, an open mind will relate (commune) with others and adjust their perspective to the other's wavelength.

BTW, I love how we've been (consciously/subconsciously) exploring communing vs. communication. Thank you for the initial observation! 

2 minutes ago, ProfD said:

Beyond racism, strong, intelligent black men are taking arrows from all directions including our own brothas and sistas too. 

Exactly! That's what caught my attention in that thread! 

I thought, wait, this dude is allegedly a Black man, and he decides' another Black man's worth? And then condemns the entire group of Black women for our mating decisions?

He seemed to be jealous. It was an odd take. Kind of like those men who call themselves "Incels" - they don't understand why "women don't like "good guys" LOL. They forget women are hardwired for the continuation of civilization...and there are certain biological traits, including "strength, intelligence, etc., that we need to make that happen. 

Even though Emily objectified that man, her honesty was inspiring.

I was about to say you need to be curious to have an open mind - and then I looked at the article and curiosity was number 1!  I used to believe critical thinking was key to intelligence - but now I’m leaning towards curiosity and creativity. In fact, if it’s true we only use 10 percent of the brain’s capacity -then 90 percent is iMAGInation.

On 6/20/2022 at 12:12 PM, Cynique said:

.  What's a girl to do? If I make it to August, I'll be 89. Instead of getting older, I'm getting a second wind! Help! Hopefully, the Universe will have mercy on me, and call me home! 

No, ET, not yet!   You have so much to share and I’m glad you are sharing it with us!

Baby Girl got her father shook!

We know who Emily is bringing home for dinner once she's old enough. 

And what she saw is exactly what the rest of the world sees - and FEARS. 

So, let's flip the script here and recognize the power of the Black man. 

When a Black man speaks, everyone listens.

I don't even know if we're aware of it. But I saw three women, powerhouses in publishing, all shut up when Troy, the only black person on the WSJ panel, started speaking.

Image consultant and multimillionaire Kevin Samuels passed away last month and is still trending on Twitter. 

Women will take to the streets and protest a state-sanctioned execution of a Black man.

Every time. 

If the Supreme Court overturns Roe, these legislators better prepare for all the "beige" babies about to come into the world. 

We already know - we already see it. Even privileged women select "chocolate."

Kardashians. 

And I get it…

Black women with much less will go into debt to give birth to and raise a black man's child by any means necessary.  

I couldn't figure out why there's been a lot of derogatory talk on this forum about Black Men lately… One dude even wrote he couldn't believe Black women could be so stupid for loving Black Men. 

But it couldn't be more evident through all the propaganda, rhetoric, hate, and jealousy. 

Emily got it right.