Rantings of a Creole Princess

Dating Marrieds

I was having a conversation with someone recently and they shared they are in a relationship that isn't traditional.  They constantly repeated that they were happy. The nature of the relationship/s made me cringe but hey...not my circus...not my monkeys.  Stay away from my damn husband and we won't end up on an episode of "Snapped."

I thought about it afterwards and wondered...why do we automatically assume that someone isn't happy if they are doing something we'd never do because we feel it is super wrong?

Take dating someone married for instance.  Now...yall know how I feel about that.  If folks are married...leave married folks the hell alone.  Married folks...if you're married...stay your azz out other folks' faces kee-keeing and shoe-shooing.  HOWEVER...I've heard a lot of people say they are happy in their relationship with a married person.  I know one person in particular who, upon learning that people who love them disapprove of their relationship, go all out to state that as long as she is happy why should anyone else care?  And hey...I guess she's right.

Right?

What about the woman who is about to marry a guy in jail?  She obviously loves him right?  Why can't we be happy for her?  Why would we sit there with our lips perched waiting on someone to ask our opinion?

So are there limits about caring for another person or friend?  Can you want them to be happy but only as YOU'D wish to be happy?  Can you wish that they are healthy without focusing on their spiritual health too?  Can you understand that even though you know it's DEAD.DAMN.WRONG to be sleeping with a man or woman who is CLEARLY married...that you can still want that person to be happy even if you don't personally condone their relationship?

Or...does caring about another person mean that you automatically want better for them so you're well within your boundaries to express disappointment in their choice?  Sure...it won't mean a thing will change but I'm not going to sit here and let you think I condone this crap.

Holla.

 

HotNESS or HotMESS? (SM): The Beard Weave

 

So...your man wants to be a hipster for a day.  You good?

 

Scenario from real life...

A teacher unlocks her phone to allow a student to use it to call his/her parents.

While the student has the phone, he/she goes through the teacher's phone and finds nude selfies of the teacher.

The student shows other students and they take pictures of the nude pictures and post them online.

A student eventually tells the teacher about it and the teacher tries to get to the bottom of it on her own.

The school ends up finding out about it and the teacher is fired for being irresponsible with her phone, etc.

You good?

From:  Terminated Savannah teacher speaks out about nude cellphone photos

 

SIP:  WHY DO PEOPLE KEEP TAKING NUDE PICTURES OF THEMSELVES?????????????????????????

Joy.

Listen as Desperate Comcast Rep Refuses to Cancel a Customer’s Service

This was UNBELIEVABLE!

Oh the Outrage!

The outrage on these here internets behind this picture has brought me so much joy I should be shamed.

But I ain't.

People are REALLY that.dumb.

We in trouble.

No, Steven Spielberg did not poach a dinosaur, despite viral photo

Missing Detroit Boy Found: What's your theory?

 http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2014/06/26/missing-detroit-boy-charlie-bothuell_n_5532164.html?utm_hp_ref=tw

How do you think this went down? We'll revisit once the truth comes out.

Say Bruh...

The other night I returned home from dinner and saw a young lady I know who is 15 years old walking.  I stopped her and asked her where in the world was she going at that time of night by herself.  She told me she was going to a friend's house.  I asked if her mother knew and she said yes and then I asked if the friend lived in the neighborhood and she told me where the friend lived.

It was a good piece away.

It was like 9:30 at night.

I told her to get in and drove her to the friend's house basically making small talk with her asking her about grades and her summer plans.  She directed me to a park and told me I could let her out there.

Me:  Um...no.  Where does your friend live?  

Her:  Down the street...but I'm meeting her in the park because we're going to another friend's house.

Me:  Call her.

Her:  I don't have my phone.

Me:  Where is your phone?

Her:  Being shipped.

Me:  I'm not dropping you off at some park this time of night.  If your lil azz comes up missing...Ms. Monica is prime suspect numero uno.

Exasperated...she directed me to the friend's house.

I'm still annoyed about that.  15 year old girls should not be allowed to walk the streets at night alone.  I mean...I know I wasn't allowed to do that.

So...I was thinking that maybe I'm just too old school and simply don't know how teenagers today roll.  That said...PARENTS...is your 15 year old allowed to roam alone at night walking?  Is this something normal and I'm just tripping?

Or am I right in side eying ALL.OF.THAT?

Dear Robin Thicke:

Can we talk about Robin Thicke?  

What do yall think about his attempts to get his wife back?  

Did yall see that video?  

If those are really their text messages, do you think that helps or hurts his case?

On Rihanna and THAT Dress

I posted it and simply said...Rihanna won.

That dress there is absolutely STUNNING.

But then...other pictures surfaced and it became clear to me that whomever posted this picture first added shadows quickly so it would be appropriate to post online.  A piece of her arm is even missing which also goes to show how quickly the person did what they did to the pic.

Well...then other pics started popping up and um...erra...my opinion on the dress changed.

DRASTICALLY.

I just finished reading an article that states she made the most important feminist statement in pop culture history.

*BLINK*

Looked like she was just walking around butt azz nekkid like some lil fast tail azz girl who doesn't listen to her mama to me.

But hey...I'm old.

What did YOU think?  Be honest.  The paparazzi don't come 'round here.

What say YOU about Willow Smith pic?

Blown out of proportion or fundamentally wrong?  The story:  http://www.tmz.com/2014/05/06/willow-smith-moises-arias-instagram-photo-in-bed/

Bright Light on Mars

Um...Images From NASA Mars Rover Include Bright Spots

Whatchall think?

Insurance Anyone?

I was talking to a young man who was mad about having to buy healthcare insurance.  He was going IN!  Says he hasn't been to the doctor in over three years so why should he HAVE to have insurance.

I asked him if he had insurance on his car and on his cellphone.

He said it's not the same thing.

I asked what does he think will happen if he left and got into a horrible accident in his insured car and he said he's sure he'd be taken to the emergency room.

Well...who's going to pay for that if you don't have insurance?

Him:  But why does medical treatment cost so much?  It shouldn't cost that much!

Me:  But it does.  That's not going to change while you're in the hospital having major surgery.  Hopefully the doctors working on you have had the best education money can buy and they're using the best equipment money can buy and the nurses are stellar and the facility is top notch...you see where I'm going here.

Him:  But that's a bit if.  IF I get in an accident.

Me:  Or IF you get cancer.  I got cancer when I was in my early 20s.  Thank God I had insurance back then or I'd certainly be dead.  

Him:  You had cancer?

Me:  Yeah...but that's neither here nor there.  If you got in a bad accident or got cancer or something else bad, the hospital social worker person would come to your room with a stack of papers and get you and your mother to fill them out so you can get some government assistance to help pay for your hospital bills.  And you know who pays for that?  Me.  That guy over there.  Probably that woman.  Your teacher from grade school.  Your mom who has worked her entire life.  We pay for that with our taxes and honestly...we're sick of it.  So...pay your own way and then your bitching about what the government makes you do might get more than an eyeroll from us.  You probably pay more per month for your phone than you'd have to pay for insurance so I'm not even trying to hear it.  Shit.

The deadline is today and I'm certain that young man didn't sign up.  Do YOU know anyone mad about having to get insurance?  Do you agree with them?  If you don't have insurance...what's your plan in the event of an emergency?  

 

Scenario...

You're sitting on a plane next to someone.

They start a bit of small talk.

You know...the norm.  

Where you going, yada, yada...

They ask what you do and you tell them.

They tell you it sounds cool and not high stress like their job is.

You ask what kind of work do they do.

They tell you they're an assassin.

How do you react?

Weird...

Does it weird you out when a man you don't know touches you unexpectedly?  I was talking to a man recently and he was trying to explain something and put his hand on my arm.  It was a "Say bruh..." moment.

Isn't that just ODD?

"Eat the cake, Anna Mae!"

Everyone who hears, "Eat the cake, Anna Mae," knows where it came from.  Many of us have said it in jest in the years since we first saw the movie, "What's Love Got to do With It."  

What do you think?  Is is disrespectful and promotes violence against women?  Or...is it simply one of those catchy one liners that stuck with all of us after watching the movie?

Is it a big deal?

Openly Gay Journalist Attacked??????

Journalist Attacked in Midtown Escalated Fight by Kicking Woman, DA Says

So...this was kinda confusing so let me see if I have it right:

A woman bumped into a journalist on the sidewalk.
Journalist went off.
Woman threw purse at his head.
Journalist kicked her in the chest.
Young man in car sees a man kick a woman in the chest.
Young man jumps out of his car and rushes over.
Journalist kicked young man in the stomach.
Young man then punches journalist in the face.
The punch knocked journalist out and cracked his skull.
Police arrest young man and journalist goes to hospital.
They investigate to make sure it wasn't hate crime since journalist is openly gay.

Young man is released without bail.

Okay...I think I got it now. I'm good.

This title sucks.  The journalist wasn't attacked.  He was out there being Billy Bad Azz kicking people and messed around and got Debo'd.

Moral of the story? Stop kicking people. You might mess around and kick Mike Tyson light.

 

Whoa...

The Ugly Truth About the Women of "Being Mary Jane"

That green blouse was everything.

I'm really loving Gabby's performances.  

SIP:  I'm trying to unhinge my jaw that there are ONLY two dramas with Black women leads and both the women are KNOWINGLY sleeping with married men and both the shows are written by Black women.  

Okay...moving on.

If you haven't watched and plan on watching...don't read further.

Black women and reality tv...

When will Black women learn that reality television is not their friend?  No matter how lovely a person they COULD be in real life...they're not considered entertainment worthy unless their bitch claws are out.  You can't be sweet and nice and make an impact in reality television...you have to "come for people" to be celebrated.

Why is that okay with so many people?  Why are so many people so entertained by seeing Black women be so damn nasty all the time?  If you knew Black women like that in real life you'd stear clear of their azzes so why is the shit considered entertainment?

Just a vent that it seems folks I've always thought had good sense and were lovely people have to be painted with their bitch light on full blast in order for them to be reality tv worthy.  I didn't watch the show but just watched some clips this morning after reading folks flipping a head gasket over it.  

*sigh*

Did you watch?  What did YOU think?

Now THAT'S a headline...

Oregon Man High On Meth Allegedly Fights Off 15 Cops While Masturbating

Now...how in the world did he fight them all off using only one hand?  Seriously.

What say YOU?

War on Black Santa and Black Jesus

Caroline Berg VS. Maria Kang: Abs by Baby

Remember this?  You Mad at Maria Kang?

We established that we weren't mad at Maria Kang.

Yesterday Caroline Berg Eriksen posted the picture of herself 4 days after the birth of her baby.  Folks were going IN on her.  I read in the Yahoo! article that one of Caroline's critics said, "This is not a selfie. This is an act of war."  

*BLINK*

Okay.  War.

I've felt sorry for the backlash Maria Kang received but I felt some kinda way when I read that on her FB wall last night.  It's like...she's doing the same thing to this woman that she claims everyone else it doing to her.  Why in the world would she think that's okay to do?  Like...she seems to feel like this woman needs to be taken down a notch for posting that picture and isn't that the same thing she's been saying women have been doing to her?????????

What do YOU think?   

Dear Kim, Kanye, Kimye, Kimmycakes, Yeezy...ALL YALL!

And you know it.  

Dude has the mother of his daughter damn near naked gyrating on a crotch rocket.

No.  Just...no.

Let's not even PRETEND this is cute, the in thing to do or in any way a deep representation of true love.

Cuz it ain't.  

The hell wrong witchall?????????

And Ellen...I'm sideeying you too for premiering that mess on your show.  UGH!

#StrugglePublicity

Um...

Strange affair: Meet the husband, wife and lover living under the SAME roof

UPDATED! Chinese Husband Wins $120k from Wife Over "Ugly" Daughter

Yes.  You read all that right.  He won.  Just...wow.

Man sues over ugly baby: Jian Feng, Chinese man, sues wife after she has 'extremely ugly baby girl'

What say you????????

*****UPDATED!  HuffPo is reporting this story could be a hoax.  Let's hope it is!  http://www.huffingtonpost.co.uk/2012/10/29/chinese-man-divorces-ugly-wife_n_2037141.html

Bringing All the Boys to the Yard

I was somewhere recently and asked where I'm from.

LOUISIANA IN THE HIZ-OUSE PLAYA!

I shared that I was a PROUD Louisiana girl.

Lolo Jones vs. Natural Hair

A fan of Lolo's dressed as Lolo for Halloween, posted a pic and said all she needed was a hurdle.

Lolo's response:

What do YOU think about what Lolo said?  Rude for no damn reason or real with it?

Only Slim Trick or Treaters Allowed

Woman Handing Out Letters, Not Halloween Candy

If this woman lived in your neighborhood and your kids weren't overweight...would you let them Trick or Treat at her house?  Or would you give her a WIDE berth?  

If your kid was overweight...how would YOU handle Halloween?  The same?

Shiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiit...

I wouldn't have been able to tell yall NOTHING about how this ended cuz the kid woulda been ghost within SECONDS of this going down. I'm talking back in Deuce and damn near down the Beltway before it was complete. Idda checked Twitter for the update on the situation later.

SIP: WHY IN THE FUG ARE THEY JUST STANDING THERE WATCHING??????? RUN FOOLS RUN!!!!! YOU COULD BE NEXT!

No.

"I'm too old to start working out."

LIES, LIES, ALL LIES!

This was said to me recently and I chewed the head off the person.  You're never too old to start an exercise routine.  You're never too old to learn something new.  You're never too old to STOP BAD HABITS!

Now...you need to be extra careful so you don't hurt yourself but every gym I've ever been to has a trainer available to help and answer your questions.  Also...the internet is chock full of information.  Just find a trusted website and get your read on, open the front door and GET TO IT!

Start working out over 40.

Terrorists on 9/11 tried to shut down our government...

...they were unsuccessful.  

But the Tea Party has been successful.

Domestic terrorism with a racist outlook.

They have succeeded in shutting down our government protesting AN ALREADY SIGNED LAW WHICH GIVES AMERICANS MORE AFFORDABLE AND WIDELY AVAILABLE HEALTH CARE.

The Tea Party is America's public enemy number 1.  They need to be stopped.  Democrats and Republicans need to stand together and shut them down.  NOW!  Ted Cruz?  PUHLEEZE!  That man shouldn't lead carnival won fish.

Yall...we have to stop this.  You need to find out what's going on in your state and work to keep them out of office.  We're stuck with some for now...but they will have to be re-elected.  DON'T LET THAT ISH HAPPEN!  VOTE THEIR AZZES OUT WHENEVER YOU HAVE THE OPPORTUNITY!

I can't believe this ish is going down.  I can't believe we are being held hostage by domestic terrorists and folks expect us to negotiate through this ish.  We don't negotiate with terrorists right?  

At least that's what I always thought as an American.

Obama...I need yall to stand oak mighty.  Don't negotiate with them.  THEY ARE TERRORISTS.  Let the American people, at large, finally see those fuckers as they really and truly are.  A bunch of ignorant bullies who only give a damn about what they want, which is NOT what the majority CLEARLY wants.  

Grrrrrrrrrrrrrr...

So...who's been furloughed?  

 

GIRL.BYE.HELL.

Q. Help Me Tell Him!: 

 I found out a few weeks ago that I'm expecting a child. My husband has two children from a previous marriage. About two years ago I got pregnant and my husband went into a violent depression. He didn't speak to me for weeks except to tell me how I had ruined his life. Then, when I miscarried he celebrated. I started bleeding in the grocery store, and he fell to his knees and "praised God" for this wonderful blessing. After months of therapy, we decided to try to make the marriage work, under the agreement that we would never have a child together. However, I now find myself pregnant again. And, I want this baby as much as I wanted the last one. The trouble is, I decided back then that I would never want a child with my husband. There is a very good chance that my husband will divorce me and leave a man-shaped hole in the front door as he grabs his two kids and runs as far away as he can. I am not ready for the end of the marriage I have put so many years and so much work into. But, I'm even more not ready to hear my husband try to talk me into an abortion—which is not an option. And, I think it would be traumatic for my stepchildren to watch me carry a baby to term and then put it up for adoption. They are well old enough to know what's happening. Plus, I could never part with my child. I have to tell him. But how?

What advice would YOU give to her?

From:  A Little Bundle of Fear

You Good?

"Men, I know you think your woman isn't the type who wants to be taken. But trust me, she is. Every girl wants to get her hair pulled once in a while. If your wife says "no," turn her around, and rip her clothes off. She wants to be dominated."

'Real Housewife' Melissa Gorga's New Book Advocates Marital Rape

 

Dear Shelly:

Scenario from real life...

Your vacation home is trashed by 300 partying teenagers.

You find out via Twitter.

You track down some of the teens using social media and post your findings on a website.

The parents of some of the teens are now threatening to sue you for putting their kid's names on the internet which could ruin their chances of getting into a good college.

Do you feel bad?

Or are you still mad?

No.

And in other side eye worthy news...

If Everyone "Dropped Out of School," Society Would Be "More Intelligent"

Jaden Smith

Soooooooooooo...Erica B?  He's probably still on your shit list huh?  LOL!

 

On Katherine Heigl

Yall already know why I didn't care for old girl on Grey's. I'm sure I don't have to say it.

And yeah...once she did that bullshit about the Emmy...I was completely done with her.

After she won an Emmy in 2007, the next year she refused to submit herself, publicly bashing the writers for not giving her good enough material. And if that weren’t enough, she fought with Shonda over her contract, and once she was let out of it — she failed to show up for her last day of work!

Girl...AIN'T NOBODY GOT TIME FOR THAT AND YOU KILLED DENNY SO GO SIT DOWN SOMEWHERE HELL!

So...even though she was all out in public being unprofessional and whatnot with her boss and colleagues, folks still kept giving her roles and big money to play those roles.  I guess they thought it was Shonda and NOT little miss sunshine huh?

Well...they started learning their lessons at the box office:  Box Office Poison

So now...she's back to television with a new drama coming on NBC.  She's going to be a CIA agent with a complicated personal life.  *YAWN*

Okay then.

I think I'm busy that night.

Then...The Hollywood Reporter put her on blast so tough...Shonda probably read it, folded it neatly, and put it to the side without nary a chuckle because a woman with class would not gloat over the final checkmate of the game she ended YEARS ago and kept it moving.  

From 'Knocked Up' to Nyquil Ads, Can TV Save Katherine Heigl's Career?

So what are YOUR thoughts?  Do you think had Hollywood paid attention to how SKD treated Shonda/Grey's they wouldn't have lost so much money playing around with her?  Do you think she's just getting a bad rap because she stands up for herself and has uncompromising standards as it relates to her work and career?

Whatcha got?

 

Toast 2 My Haters

SIP:  Um...well...see...I gots nothing.

What would YOU tell him?

Desperate Liaisons

My wife hasn't wanted sex since her mastectomy. So I ended up sleeping with a man.

By Emily Yoffe|Posted Thursday, Sept. 12, 2013, at 6:15 AM

Dear Prudence,
I'm a 50-year-old professional man. I married my college sweetheart and we've been happily married for almost 30 years. We have two grown children who are doing well. About four years ago, my wife had breast cancer, a mastectomy, and chemotherapy. It was traumatic and after her treatment she told me that she was no longer interested in sex. I figured the experience, understandably, might make her shy away from intimacy for a while. I've said that I still love her more than anyone in the world, and that she's beautiful to me, which is true. From time to time, I've told her that I miss intimacy with her. She's thanked me for the compliment, but it hasn't gone any further than that. One of my hobbies is photography, and sometimes I've been asked to take pictures of rock bands. Three weeks ago I was at a club and a twentysomething man walked up to me. He said, "This band has a large gay following. Are you gay?" I said, “No. I'm married. I'm just here to take photos." He said, “Well, I think you're hot. If you're bi-curious, my apartments is nearby." Nothing like that had ever happened to me before. He was young, and handsome. I thought, "Why the hell not?" We went to his place and had (safe) sex. I'd never had sex with a man before. I found it to be interesting and enjoyable, but not something I'd been longing for all of my life. What I did I find that I longed for was the passion. Three times that night, he said, "You are such a sexy man." No one had ever said to me before and I keep hearing those words in my head. Since then, I've had a bunch of conflicted feelings. I feel sad about betraying my wife. I also keep scanning crowds to see if I can find that guy again. I don't think that it's the sex that I want, so much as the passion and appreciation. I would like to find some way to explain my feelings to my wife, but I can't tell her about the one-night stand. She's not homophobic, but the fact that I've strayed outside of marriage would be painful for her. Your thoughts?

—Confused

No.

O Hell Nawl just posted this.  I'm mad.  I mean...I know he prolly just doing what he can with what he has...but hotdogs and corn together?  Same skillet?  

Okay.

Bishop Madea

"Lay hands suddenly on no man, neither be partaker of other men’s sins: keep thyself pure." 1 Timothy 5:22

Aiight...yall know I'm not big  on organized religion.  It's just...well...a lot and my experiences with the leaders within organized religion have been such that I decided I'm good without it.  I get my church on tv style, read my own bible, use my own brain and experiences to decide what's what and have thoughtful and insightful conversations about religion with friends I trust in this area.

T.D. Jakes was one of the few "men of God" in organized religion that I respected and trusted.  Sure...his lavish lifestyle makes me feel some kinda way knowing there are plenty poor parishioners in his church but hey...he makes it honest so spend it as he wishes right?

Right.

Tyler Perry makes movies.  We all know this.  And he's made a LOT of money doing so.  He's an entertainer.

T.D. Jakes is a "man of God."

So when an ENTERTAINER "lays hands" on a "man of God" and the "man of God" starts talking in tongues (SIDE EYE SIDE EYE SIDE EYE) from the ENTERTAINER'S touch...JESUS TAKE THE WHEEL.

Yeah I said it.

Now we all know that if Tyler Perry gave me a million dollars and put his hand on me I'd be tongue twisted and couldn't speak correct english for a few minutes too.  I'd be twitching and jumping and shouting too.

But I'm not a respected "man of God" who leads MANY in his flock.

I'm feeling some kinda way and know it's a private, personal thing I have to figure out how to justify the man I respected with the caricature of who he was on that stage as Tyler Perry "laid hands" on him like in a damn vaudeville show.

SIDE.FLIPPING.EYE.

But it's probably just me.  

What say YOU?

What did YOU think when you saw it and/or heard about it?

Drunk Guy Meets SIP

This summer I was somewhere with some friends enjoying life.  We were sitting near a group of people who were also enjoying life.  One guy was drunk.

And he was already obnoxious BEFORE he got drunk I'm sure.

Drunk guy decided I was going to be his BFF and kept trying to high five me and ish.  I just wanted to have a good time with my friends so I wasn't trying to get annoyed and high fived him.

No biggie.

The ish got annoying.

Quickly.

Morgan Freeman on Twerking

I used to hate it when...

...my mother used to tell me there are children starving in Africa or my father used to call me inside to change the channel cuz he didn't want to move.

SIP:  o_0

What about you?  What did you used to HATE that your parents said or did to you?

Shittens

 

 

Shittens

SIP: I quit life for real this time.

Kardashian / Couric Lamb (Cuz it sure ain't beef.)

Katie Couric said she didn't understand why them people famous.  

Then...she supposedly sent Kim this gift.

Kim posted the above pic to Instagram with this hashtag:

 #IHateFakeMediaFriends#MayIHumblySuggestYouNotSendGiftsThenTalkShit

What say you?  Who's wronger?  LOL!  (I can't even believe I typed that about a layette from Barneys.  ROFL!)