tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-40759651084262280382011-07-29T05:55:01.214-04:00The world the way I see it...Dr. Greenehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03237303932753671331noreply@blogger.comBlogger141100tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4075965108426228038.post-27451696763265216952009-11-04T20:58:00.000-05:002009-11-04T20:59:34.704-05:00

Everytime I start writing this...I keep wanting to add stuff. But from who?Chunky LoveThis is an area very near and dear to me because I’m chunky/thick/big/big-boned/large/heavy-sat/fat. There are plenty of people who have both been attracted to and repelled by my size. Weight for me has always been an issue. I was never really a small or skinny kid. You come to accept that. With size comes

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So, it’s fall - my second favorite season. The leaves change, classes start, and you say goodbye to your summer dalliances and flings. For some people this is also “boo-ship” season- the time where you begin the process of investigating serious prospects in your romantic life. Whether it’s the new guy or girl in your class/dorm/job or someone who you knew previously but never quite made it to

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Part 3 (Niggaz and Bitches) One of the most interesting social phenomena of Hip-Hop is the ability to transmogrify words in context. (Yes, I just wanted to use a new word I picked up right there. I’m so showing off.) . As evidence of this occurrence, I offer you two words that are wildly different from their original intent today, bitch and nigga (-er, -uh, nicca, nucca).In first looking at the

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Part 1 of Hip Hop (In Social Application); Part 2 of Hip HopYou really are on your own...maybe?In the social sciences, the clearest demarkation in cultures is how women are treated in society. So I thought I'd begin with that part in examining the social applications of Hip-Hop.“I used to be clean in my Expedition. A girl see me and she'll be wishin'. That I'd stop and spit some pimpin'. It's

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I was reflecting on my musical influences and just life in general as usual. I've been working on this "ode to Hip-Hop." In also reflecting on my past notes, I decided to break this into two pieces because it was getting kinda long. Please comment and tell me what you think...here goes:Part I (Reminiscence) Hip Hop Lives(I Come Back) by KRS-ONE Hip means to knowIt's a form of intelligenceTo be

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RightsRelationships to me are hilarious. It's not really the actual relationship that's funny but the delicate dance that goes into making it happen and sustaining it. What happens when your dance partner steps on your toes or takes a crazy solo in the middle of the dance, or decides to toss you in the air and flip you around. How far is too far? How much trust do you have in your partner to be a

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A Curious PropositionThe most intriguing paradox in life is how real the unreal can get like the rumor that's completely untrue that gets a life of its own, the casual comment, which becomes your life's footnote, that one day that you're off your game that becomes your legacy (see Marion Barry). I was talking to my friend Nicole the other night as we sat in Hooters and watched the Redskins lose

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So SexualOne of the most interesting and subverted side notes of this presidential election process has been the interplay of race and gender. As a male who defines himself as a man, there is a certain gender bias and privilege that I must be actively aware of as I write this particular entry. A friend of mine, one of her friends and I were having a conversation on the yard under the Caribbean

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There's something about the light of innocence that glimmers in the eyes of a child. I've wondered about how my life would end, what twists and turns would occur, what adventures would I have but one thing I've always wanted is children. It's always been non-negotiable. I love kids. Watching them succeed and fail, stand and fall, and just develop as the years go by just brings a tear to my eye.

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Politics As I sat on the bus, on my way home from another excursion into the land of Black Academia, I started reading this article in the Post that posed the question, “Is Obama too liberal?” In the article, the author discussed how both the Clinton camp and the Republican Party assailed Obama’s left-leaning politics and cast aspersions on his ability to lead and to distance himself from

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The Question:This question popped in my head as I was coming home the movies. I went to go see "War," starring Jet Li and Jason Statham. Pretty good movie. But that's not really germain to the subject matter...Anyway, I was on the train coming back home and a group of Caucasian people were being very raucous and were completely drowning out my conversation. So I thought maybe if I got just as

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In reading some other notes by several other Howard students, I've come to realize that we all think the same thoughts but the difference is in the actions subsequent. In waxing philosophic about the merit of action, it brings me back to the same notions of leadership and who gets the credit. At the end of the day most of us, people that is, want to be appropriately acknowledged for our

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I was sitting inside on Sunday night just musing about life and thinking about what was most important to me. Of course, the answer is love. In thinking about love especially in the Black community, I wanted to focus on 3 specific areas, love in terms of family, relationships, and religion. So this is like part one of a three part series, if I get to it. Please comment and tell me if you

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In my travels across the internet, the vast expanse of nothingness that it is, I stumbled upon something very interesting. The following names:Burt Reynolds, Cher, Kim Bassigner, Jessica Biel, Benjamin Bratt, Rita Coolidge, Cameron Diaz, Shannon Elizabeth, Ava Gardner, Val Kilmer, Della Reese, Maria Tallchief, Tina Turner, Johnny Depp, Keanu Reeves, Tommy Lee Jones, Heather Locklear, Chuck Norris

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