Chris does stuff.. (and other exciting things)

Trust me its needed. And feels great.

Mon, 20 May 2013 16:35:45 -0400

Trust me its needed. And feels great.

Down in the Pocanos…

Mon, 20 May 2013 16:27:55 -0400

Down in the Pocanos…

She’s trying to bite my style #signsofagoodrelationship

Mon, 20 May 2013 16:25:49 -0400

She’s trying to bite my style #signsofagoodrelationship

THE HOLLA COURSE The what? I pray he hasn’t brought any...

Sun, 19 May 2013 08:24:13 -0400

THE HOLLA COURSE

The what? I pray he hasn’t brought any dumb ass kids into this world.

adictaalchocolate: Payback is a bitch

Sat, 18 May 2013 07:17:34 -0400

adictaalchocolate:

Payback is a bitch

#strugglelifeisthemotto

Fri, 17 May 2013 07:29:48 -0400

#strugglelifeisthemotto

mdtepsic: Marvin Gaye by Annie Leibovitz, 1972

Wed, 15 May 2013 21:17:32 -0400

mdtepsic:

Marvin Gaye by Annie Leibovitz, 1972

I am posting these for 2 reasons. 1. to let the world know how...

Wed, 15 May 2013 17:38:45 -0400

I am posting these for 2 reasons. 1. to let the world know how beautiful my girlfriend is. 2. to ask the world if you think she might be a bit vain??

Here are some pictures of my cousin’s prom. she is smart...

Wed, 15 May 2013 17:31:09 -0400

Here are some pictures of my cousin’s prom. she is smart so I Guess it’s cool that she went. hopefully she took part in senior skip day as well. My motto is don’t underdo fun. congratulations on your future.

Feel Good.

Wed, 15 May 2013 17:21:02 -0400

I haven’t written anything on this blog for a while. No good reason really. But I just want to...

Done, done.

Tue, 14 May 2013 22:43:34 -0400

Done, done.

Currently trying to finish this book. I’ve gotten to the...

Tue, 14 May 2013 20:50:27 -0400

Currently trying to finish this book. I’ve gotten to the part where he talks about dating erykah. She is cold to say the least. (at Barnes & Noble)

So these are from my day trip to the eastern shore.

Mon, 13 May 2013 13:06:40 -0400

So these are from my day trip to the eastern shore.

If you keep her guessing she will always be happy. (at...

Fri, 10 May 2013 19:48:56 -0400

If you keep her guessing she will always be happy. (at AT&T)

I was shocked when I got my package pause this afternoon and...

Thu, 09 May 2013 23:29:17 -0400

I was shocked when I got my package *pause* this afternoon and broke it open to find some a-1 heat that my girl hooked up for me. I’m not used to gifts like this so I am overwhelmed with joy, not only because the 5zs are my favorite Jordan, but my girl got them for me. Thanks for the heat. #kicks #kickgame @mzmollyanne

Her first wash… (at Mighty Wash Auto Detailing)

Thu, 09 May 2013 15:56:48 -0400

Her first wash…
(at Mighty Wash Auto Detailing)

thepeoplesrecord: The troubling viral trend of the “hilarious”...

Thu, 09 May 2013 09:25:16 -0400

thepeoplesrecord:

The troubling viral trend of the “hilarious” Black poor person
May 7, 2013

Charles Ramsey, the man who helped rescue three Cleveland women presumed dead after going missing a decade ago, has become an instant Internet meme. It’s hardly surprising—the interviews he gave yesterday provide plenty of fodder for a viral video, including memorable soundbites (“I was eatin’ my McDonald’s”) and lots of enthusiastic gestures. But as Miles Klee and Connor Simpson have noted, Ramsey’s heroism is quickly being overshadowed by the public’s desire to laugh at and autotune his story, and that’s a shame. Ramsey has become the latest in a fairly recent trend of “hilarious” black neighbors, unwitting Internet celebrities whose appeal seems rooted in a “colorful” style that is always immediately recognizable as poor or working-class.

Before Ramsey, there was Antoine Dodson, who saved his younger sister from an intruder, only to wind up famous for his flamboyant recounting of the story to a reporter. Since Dodson’s rise to fame, there have been others: Sweet Brown, a woman who barely escaped her apartment complex during a fire last year, and Michelle Clarke, who couldn’t fathom the hailstorm that rained down in her hometown of Houston, and in turn became “the next Sweet Brown.”

Granted, the buzzworthy tactic of reporters interviewing the most loquacious witnesses to a crime or other event is nothing new, and YouTube has countless examples of people of all ethnicities saying ridiculous things. One woman, for instance, saw fit to casually mention her breasts while discussing a local accident, while another man described a car crash with theatrical flair. Earlier this year, a “hatchet-wielding hitchhiker” named Kai matched Dodson’s fame with his astonishing account of rescuing a woman from a racist attacker. But none of those people have been subjected to quite the same level of derisive memeification as Brown, Clark, and now, perhaps, Ramsey—the inescapable echoes of “Hide yo’ kids, hide yo’ wife!” and “Kabooyaw,” the tens of millions of YouTube hits and cameos in other viral videos, even commercials.

It’s difficult to watch these videos and not sense that their popularity has something to do with a persistent, if unconscious, desire to see black people perform. Even before the genuinely heroic Ramsey came along, some viewers had expressed concern that the laughter directed at people like Sweet Brown plays into the most basic stereotyping of blacks as simple-minded ramblers living in the “ghetto,” socially out of step with the rest of educated America. Black or white, seeing Clark and Dodson merely as funny instances of random poor people talking nonsense is disrespectful at best. And shushing away the question of race seems like wishful thinking.

Ramsey is particularly striking in this regard, since, for a moment at least, he put the issue of race front and center himself. Describing the rescue of Amanda Berry and her fellow captives, he says, “I knew something was wrong when a little pretty white girl ran into a black man’s arms. Something is wrong here. Dead giveaway!”

The candid statement seems to catch the reporter off guard; he ends the interview shortly afterward. And it’s notable that among the many memorable things Ramsey said on camera, this one has gotten less meme-attention than most. Those who are simply having fun with the footage of Ramsey might pause for a second to actually listen to the man. He clearly knows a thing or two about the way racism prevents us from seeing each other as people.

Source

Now that you know this is a thing, please stop sharing these memes. Poor Black people speaking candidly about various serious incidents isn’t a hilarious joke.

Finally. Something that I can post on this situation.

Wednesday work anthem. (at AT&T)

Wed, 08 May 2013 13:33:54 -0400

Wednesday work anthem. (at AT&T)

sportsnetny: Spike Lee Photobombs Reggie Miller Win

Tue, 07 May 2013 21:40:38 -0400

sportsnetny:

Spike Lee Photobombs Reggie Miller

Win

For all of the pti fans out there. The gift that keeps on...

Mon, 06 May 2013 07:28:30 -0400

For all of the pti fans out there. The gift that keeps on giving.

Chris does stuff.. (and other exciting things)

Trust me its needed. And feels great.

Down in the Pocanos…

She’s trying to bite my style #signsofagoodrelationship

THE HOLLA COURSE The what? I pray he hasn’t brought any...

adictaalchocolate: Payback is a bitch

#strugglelifeisthemotto

mdtepsic: Marvin Gaye by Annie Leibovitz, 1972

I am posting these for 2 reasons. 1. to let the world know how...

Here are some pictures of my cousin’s prom. she is smart...

Feel Good.

Done, done.

Currently trying to finish this book. I’ve gotten to the...

So these are from my day trip to the eastern shore.

If you keep her guessing she will always be happy. (at...

I was shocked when I got my package *pause* this afternoon and...

Her first wash… (at Mighty Wash Auto Detailing)

thepeoplesrecord: The troubling viral trend of the “hilarious”...

Wednesday work anthem. (at AT&T)

sportsnetny: Spike Lee Photobombs Reggie Miller Win

For all of the pti fans out there. The gift that keeps on...

I was shocked when I got my package pause this afternoon and...