Bossip’s Who To Watch in 09′: A Preview

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grillfixer

12/29/08, 14:44:pm

1st



danny

12/29/08, 14:45:pm

o *****. a post without SMH?



S&J

12/29/08, 14:46:pm

Taraji and Idris get a thumbs up.



PURPPLE

12/29/08, 14:47:pm

Hey Idris secret lover boo…..



bogman1

12/29/08, 14:47:pm

Jacky’s been calling this for a minute now!

http://diaryofahollywoodstreetking.com



Re

12/29/08, 14:48:pm

Benjamin Button was a beautiful movie.

But it made my eyes hurt. It was 3 HOURS long!
People left the theater complaining about a headache.



PURPPLE

12/29/08, 14:48:pm

who’s that third cornball…



S&J

12/29/08, 14:49:pm

BENJAMIN BUTTON is one of the best films this year! Go see!!!



jjj / Proud Jamaican

12/29/08, 14:52:pm

I am most definitely watching Taraji P. Henson at least until Oscar and Academy awards night. I want to see if this fly chicka will be awarded.



Dina

12/29/08, 14:52:pm

the third “cornball” is Malcolm Gladwell, but you’d have to pick up a book once in a while to know that.



me888

12/29/08, 14:57:pm

I have one of Malcolm Gladwell’s books. It’s good. He has the kind of ‘duh’ genius. Simple, but very lucrative.



Slide Like A Fresh Pair of Gators (Keepin' It Real - D'Original)

12/29/08, 14:57:pm

@Bossip

WOW at least one of you clowns over there knows a little something (JUST KIDDING!!!) and can be intellectual when y’all chose to be

Yeah, that book by Malcom Gladwell is a good read…

I haven’t read it yet however in a recent interview he gave discussed his book, his research and his findings… Basically, he says those at the top of their game have AT LEAST 10 years of “practice” in whatever they’re doing (*and most of the notable ones we know about start when they’re young) and that they stay on top because they continue to better themselves by continuing to grow via improving on their weak areas and the example he gave was “Tiger” Woods because “Eldrick” continues to get new teachers to help him with his golf game EVEN THOUGH he’s golf’s #1 player…

I plan on having my teenage nephew read this so he can grasp the concept of “practice makes perfect”…

In our community we need to start teaching the youth about = aiming for excellence and that’s how you do it = long hours of dedication, hard work & practice…



Kigali (Roughly 70% of USA Black females suffer from cognitive dissonance)

12/29/08, 14:59:pm

Benjamin Button reminded me of Forest Gump except that Forest Gump stayed interesting after two hours. Taraji was very good in BB.

My favorite movie of the year was “Vicky Christinia Barcelona.” Love Woody Allen movies.



This I Know

12/29/08, 15:00:pm

(Bossip at least spell Idris ELBA’s last name correctly if you’re going to give him props.)

Luv Idris, but hopefully he will get into better movies this year I won’t feel embar*****ed to watch in a public theatre. Hey, maybe he might come out the closet this year!

Taraji is cool and a fab actress.

Malcolm Gladwell writes good books.

John McWorter, well, he just leaves much to be desired.



Re

12/29/08, 15:00:pm

Be honest, Taraji didn’t do anything spectacular in Benjamin Button. She played a pleasant woman throughout the whole movie, and nothing in her script called for her to truly act.

Although I would LOVE to see her rewarded, she’s played in movies where she’s really had to play different characters and really put herself in character mode.

Nevertheless….Benjamin Button was awesome. But damn, 3 hours though? I almost cried in the theater, wishing the movie to end.



Slide Like A Fresh Pair of Gators (Keepin' It Real - D'Original)

12/29/08, 15:00:pm

Oh yeah, Malcolm Gladwell’s Mother is from “The Rock” = Jamaica…



toocute

12/29/08, 15:01:pm

Taraji P. Henson is the best luv her ,shes the next big upcomming actress,luv Idris Alba also



Re

12/29/08, 15:02:pm

^^

The above statement is to say, she should have recieved Oscars for OTHER movies she’s done. This one in particular was nothing that really blew me out the water.



ms thang

12/29/08, 15:03:pm

Malcolm Gladwell. His stuff is amazing. He’s not only nerdy but he is completely sexy, yummy. He’s got the most smooth, sexy voice. I’d doo him for days. I’d sit on his face for hours!



ms thang

12/29/08, 15:04:pm

Oh, yeah Malcolm Gladwell – is the new intellectual “IT” boy. You’ve got to read his books. Youtube him regarding Outliders. Great book. He also wrote Tipping Point and Blink. Both excellent. Malcolm will you marry me?!!



BlackLADYDoctor

12/29/08, 15:05:pm

The Age of American Unreason, by Susan Jacoby.



tiff

12/29/08, 15:13:pm

so once you have a role in a white movie that’s considered breaking out funny ya want to talk about racism and what’s considered breaking out in the same post



Christmas Time aka ATXChick

12/29/08, 15:14:pm

Taraji P. Henson all the way (no homo) but im digging her (no homo) she is a great actor and i just love her in jamie foxx just like me video



No More Victimization

12/29/08, 15:15:pm

I agree, the age of unreason is over. People have to start thinking with their minds and not their emotions. Just reading about the rampant murder of Black men by young Black men is appalling. I can just imagine the homes they came from where *****ody reads and a positive male role model is non-existent.Stop the blame and accept the challenge for your own life. Ignore and ***** the haters who will be here until the earth explodes, make it anyway because success is the best revenge. No more following blind the PIMPS< PREACHERS & POLITICANS!



net freak

12/29/08, 15:16:pm

Two great black tennis players to watch: Gael Monfils and J.W. Tsonga. American Donald Young will get some attention too.



Christmas Time aka ATXChick

12/29/08, 15:16:pm

“jody my jody he just a mamma boy thats all…..”
“im tired of you cheating on my jody….(slap)”



Vee (its Bossladee if u nasty)

12/29/08, 15:19:pm

I scanned the comments cuz I havent seen Benjamin Button yet and I don’t wanna hear about it. That being said, I think Taraji is making a major come-up in Hollywood. Congrats to her. I wanna see what Idris does too.



Jay

12/29/08, 15:20:pm

I agree, Benjamin B. did remind me of Forrest Gump. It was a great movie non the less. Taraji has been slept on for way too long. Did anyone else see “Talk to Me”…she KILLED it. Love her.



blaq

12/29/08, 15:23:pm

@Jay

YES! Talk to me was an excellent movie, she really stole the show and that’s saying a lot with Don Cheadle in it.



Slide Like A Fresh Pair of Gators (Keepin' it Real - D'Original)

12/29/08, 15:26:pm

@Bossip

I come to this website because of the foolishness and for a few laughs…

But I like when y’all do this = give the lesser known Black Folks doing something big a little limelight & love

Good job… I know y’all gonna disappoint me like you always do a little later (JUST KIDDING!!!), but I just had to let y’all know I like a little positivity (JUST A LITTLE BIT – I know what this website is about and it’s purpose)…



grace

12/29/08, 15:27:pm

Oh, please, Bossip. McWhorter is an *****hole. His knee jerk reaction to anything young and black is so tiring…what a clown.



ha ha

12/29/08, 15:27:pm

Tarji Henson is definitely an actress to look out for.

she is already raising Oscar buzz for her performance in secret life of Benjamin Buttons



blackprofit

12/29/08, 15:28:pm

JOHN MCWHORTER!!! Have you read anything by McWhorter? Have you ever seen him speak in person or on Fox News? McWhorter is nothing new and neither are his self-hating ideologies about race. He’s made a career of off spreading stereotypes and unfounded, harsh criticism about African Americans without any fresh solutions or ideas? Have you ever read Losing the Race? Google or Youtube this guy! BOSSIP SHOULD BE ASHAMED! At least do some research before you put up crap like this…



It's Me

12/29/08, 15:30:pm

Taraji and Idris are great actors. but i don’t know if Idris can “compete for higher profile roles” if he is going to star in a moronic movie with beyonce. he should stay in the closet too if he doesn’t want to disappoint and lose his female fan base. then again, gay is in these days.



grace

12/29/08, 15:32:pm

Preach, blackprofit!!



grace

12/29/08, 15:36:pm

Shame on you, Bossip for putting McWhorter on this list. Shame on you. He’s a Tom (btw: he lives in my neighborhood).



Redd Tony

12/29/08, 15:38:pm

Im a Taraji fan to tha fullest…I gotta support my DC girl…



intuitivepisces

12/29/08, 15:51:pm

@ RE

I felt the same way when Denzel was awarded his 2nd Oscar for Training Day. Although, I was thrilled that he won, I felt his performances in Hurricane and John Q were more award-worthy.



PURPPLE

12/29/08, 15:56:pm

didnt know she was from DC Redd…



intuitivepisces

12/29/08, 16:06:pm

@ Redd Tony

yeah, I recently read that she was from around the way. She’s also related to Matthew Henson the famous explorer.



blackprofit

12/29/08, 16:11:pm

thanks Grace…SMH…LAST COMMENT….BOSSIP should revise this post and take McWhorter off! This man works for the (ULTRA CONSERVATIVE) Manhattan Institute (look them up and see who they’re down with…it’s not pretty) and is nothing more than an attack dog attempting to diminsh every action of African Americans. Bossip can’t justifiably support Obama and then back this clown. What a joke? The way Pastor Manning attacks Obama w/o any basis is akin to McWhorter’s bashing of A. Americans. Dude gets paid to be Black, write opinion pieces, and make appearances on the radio/tv to spread myths about Black people. He’s a clown…point blank. Say it ain’t so BOSSIP…why don’t you post some YouTube footage of your boy spitting his nonsense for the world to see? SMMFH



Shaahn

12/29/08, 16:19:pm

I would have to disagree with looking out for Taraji. Her role in BB was not deep, or controversial. It didnt require her to do anything but shuffle around and play “grandmom”. Hardly an oscar-worthy role at all.

As far as the three hours. I enjoyed every minute of the movie. And for 11.50 a ticket, movies better be three damn hours long.



sweetie pie

12/29/08, 16:24:pm

I hope Taraji gets that Oscar nod.



PhillyGrownWoman

12/29/08, 16:24:pm

idris elba…..say no more



Kigali (Roughly 70% of USA Black females suffer from cognitive dissonance)

12/29/08, 16:36:pm

@black profit,

That he doesnt offer any solutions isnt exactly a criticism of McWhorters work. He offers up a lot of ideas, you just dont agree with them.



Hannibal

12/29/08, 16:43:pm

THAT LAST ***** LOOK LIKE KID FROM KID N PLAY…



The one

12/29/08, 16:54:pm

Idris’ last name is Elba, get it right? It only takes a second of research.



Laila

12/29/08, 17:26:pm

Will definitely be watching all of them..

don’t forget my baby mama LAUREN LONDON!
i heard she is taking some more mainstream roles this year, (as in “white”) movies..so i’m sure she’ll blow up.



BKLYNZ OWN (back on my grizzley)

12/29/08, 17:28:pm

LOVE TARAJI P.SO HOOD YET SO STAR STUDDED..IDRIS IS A REAL MCCOY



Sydney

12/29/08, 17:29:pm

Wow @ this post

Has anyone read “Outliers” yet?

And I haven’t read any of John McWhorter’s books yet, but he’s done a number of bloggers discussions on nytimes.com and he does have a few books scheduled to come out this year: “All About the Beat: Why Hip-Hop Can’t Save Black America” and “Our Magnificent ***** Tongue: Untold Stories in the History of the English Language.”



Sydney

12/29/08, 17:32:pm

Yes, Taraji went to Howard, if I’m not mistaken.

Also, I would add Viola Davis, who had a pivotal, powerful scene in “Doubt” and is nominated for a Golden Globe and has generated Oscar buzz.

And I think some of the black political commentators who were all over the news during the election are worth noting as well — Roland Martin of CNN among them.



Sydney

12/29/08, 17:33:pm

Oh, and definitely Gwen Ifill, who has a book on black politicians coming out soon.



Laila

12/29/08, 17:36:pm

Thanks Sydney, i will look up this John McWhorter character right now…



Domonic

12/29/08, 17:36:pm

Spare me with McWhorter the race hustler. He is playing the same game that Jesse and Sharpton have played, except he does it for the conservative set.

Keep your eye on Ta-Nesisi Coates at the Atlantic. His blog is thoughtful and a must read!



Sydney

12/29/08, 17:38:pm

^^^ You’re right. Ta-Nahesi Coates has a very good blog at theatlantic.com, and he writes commentaries for The Washington Post and other publications. Very smart brother.



Sydney

12/29/08, 17:43:pm

No problem, Laila. McWhorter also wrote recently about Juneteenth on theroot.com. Excerpt below:

http://www.theroot.com/id/46902

Juneteenth has also always left me a little cold because of what happened after slaves were freed.

I have often written that truly understanding black strength means keeping in mind the all-black business districts that thrived in the late 19th and early 20th century—when lynching was a national sport and no one needed to have their inner racist carefully teased out with canny psychological studies, since pretty much everybody thought of blacks as lesser beings.



If I had a dollar for every TOKEN NEGRO I could make CHANGE

12/29/08, 17:52:pm

I’ve found that most people who subscribe to Black, White, Asian, and Latino Nationalism are the most sexist and bigoted people in the American population. If most people used more than 6% of their brains potential perhaps it would be a better place. There are Black Mensa’s.



Laila

12/29/08, 18:00:pm

You know as much as i ( most of the time) can’t stand reading racial views of others, i (FOR NOW) think that John McWhorter makes a lot of sense..now i have to finish reading–i just might recant that statement.



Sydney

12/29/08, 18:10:pm

@Laila

Are you referring to the Juneteenth article?

I think he makes some cogent points — For example, he points out that black Americans had more of a hand in ensuring the p*****age of the Civil Rights Act of 1964.



Txhustla15 (Austin's Finest)

12/29/08, 18:12:pm

@Sydney- whats good , hmm good read one Juneteenth I kinda agree with some of his views regarding that..lol that cat does look like kid wheres the jammy jam



Sydney

12/29/08, 18:13:pm

McWhorter also has an interesting commentary on Proposition 8 on the The New Republic’s site as well:

http://www.tnr.com/politics/story.html?id=9aeb2e37-c8ac-45d1-a4d3-9409ef43ab5b



Sydney

12/29/08, 18:13:pm

Hey Txhustla! Did you have a good holiday?



tj

12/29/08, 18:15:pm

The Best of the year was Slumdog Millionaire by far. Although Revolutionary Road was fantastic and so was Milk Slumdog is tops. Benjamin Button is in that next tier along with Happy go Lucky and Vick Christina.

I work for a mag so I do get screenings. I don’t believe Revolutionary Road is officially out yet but if you’re a real movie buff I don’t think I need to tell you how to find it on the internet.



tj

12/29/08, 18:16:pm

The best picture is Slumdog Millionaire. Although Revolutionary Road was fantastic and so was Milk Slumdog is tops. Benjamin Button is in that next tier along with Happy go Lucky and Vick Christina.

I work for a mag so I do get screenings. I don’t believe Revolutionary Road is officially out yet but if you’re a real movie buff I don’t think I need to tell you how to find it on the internet.



Sydney

12/29/08, 18:20:pm

I saw a preview for Revolutionary Road over the weekend, and it looked interesting. I like Kate Winslet’s work.

Have you seen The Reader yet?



Sydney

12/29/08, 18:22:pm

Here’s more on McWhorter, by the way. The brother has a Ph.D. in linguistics from Stanford.

http://www.manhattan-institute.org/html/mcwhorter.htm



Txhustla15 (Austin's Finest)

12/29/08, 18:23:pm

@Sydney – Haha yes luckily this year was quiet and no drama occurred , thank goodness for open bar and christmas music.



tj

12/29/08, 18:23:pm

I’ve had my eye on McWhorter for a long time. He’s def the future of black thought… not beholden to rich white liberals (m*****a) like the Ivy league crew. West, Lacewell, Glaude, Gates etc..



tj

12/29/08, 18:25:pm

I haven’t seen the Reader yet actually. I believed their is a screening scheduled for Tuesday night in Manhattan. I’m an editor’s *****istant so I don’t have to be at the screenings I just like to go in order to prove I can handle it when my time comes. Always gotta go that extra mile…always twice the work for half the credit.



My two cents

12/29/08, 18:27:pm

good lawd! Have the conservatives taken over this website? The only reason to watch out for John McWhorter is to make sure he doesn’t try to take out Obama! The next thing you know it, Bossip will declare that war criminal Condi Rice to best thing to come out the Bush administration.

Moving on I like Taraji Henson, but if she gets an Oscar, it should be for her other acting roles. I’m not a hater but her role in Benjamin Button was typical mammy nonsense if you ask me. If would be nice to have a black actress for once win for NOT playing some stereotype.

As for Idris Elba, somebody please give him a decent role to play for once. It is so painful to watch the straight to dvd disasters he has been in since he left The Wire. If you watch some of his acting parts he did on the BBC before coming to the US, you can see he has talent. I hope for his own sake that he is not depending on his good looks to carry him forever in hollywood because hollywood is full of good looking men who could take his place at any moment. Eventually he has to do a movie that is actually watchable.



Sydney

12/29/08, 18:28:pm

This looks like an interesting piece from McWhorter on black nerds:

http://www.manhattan-institute.org/html/miarticle.htm?id=3450

The first was some years ago, when I was on a panel with Ronald Ferguson of the Harvard Kennedy School. Ferguson, who is black, argued that black nerds should re*****ure the teasers that they don’t think they’re better than they are.

More recently, in response to a piece I wrote noting how “Is Barack Obama white?” could now be a useful retort for black nerds, Ta-Nehisi Coates at The Atlantic supposes that this would “get you slapped-up, beat-down and snapped-on for like a week straight,” or at least dismissed with the likes of “Baracka-these-nuts *****!!!”

Coates’ suggestion is, “Get your tips on how to defend yourself from kids who know how to defend themselves,” and points to an occasion when a second-grader threatened teasers by swinging his heavy backpack around.



tj

12/29/08, 18:31:pm

I also would recommend Rachel Getting Married which was written by Jenny Lumet (Lena horne’s daughter with legendary french director Sidney Lumet)
Anne Hathaway (devil wears prada, and brokeback mountain) will probably be recieving and Oscar nom for that.

I missed the “Doubt” (Streep and Hoffman) screening but look forward to it leaking on the net



Sydney

12/29/08, 18:31:pm

@tj

You’re not a fan of Henry Louis Gates? lol

I like Melissa Harris Lacewell’s blog, and I read her past pieces on theroot.com, and she has appeared on The Rachel Maddow Show several times.

BTW, what a great job to get to go to screenings!



Sydney

12/29/08, 18:33:pm

I heard about Rachel Getting Married, but I didn’t know Lena Horne’s daughter wrote it. Very interesting!

I really liked Doubt, and I actually think Viola Davis has a bigger shot at winning an Oscar than Taraji. Just my opinion.



tj

12/29/08, 18:36:pm

to two cents

Can you explain to me how Condi is a war criminal? She did not make Iraq foreign policy she just did her job which is secretary of Defense (at the time) not even Secretary of State yet.

Why is that when a black person is conservative they get called all these vicious names. Why be a slave to liberals. White libs think people have the right to be anything (gay, drug dealers, prostitutes) except conservative. It’s really quite ridiculous. And I say this as a life long dem and self identifying liberal. I just think its ridiculous to keep putting black people in a box. You don’t have to be anything.



Sydney

12/29/08, 18:37:pm

@Txhustla

I know you enjoyed the open bar!

@tj

I just looked up Jenny Lumet’s photo, and she does resemble her mother.



tj

12/29/08, 18:42:pm

Sydney
I’ve heard the same things about Viola Davis (fingers crossed). It’s not that I don’t like Gates its just that like the others I named they seem to be very distant from the community. LIKE VERY DISTANT!!! Harris Lacewell for instance lives in a (somewhat blackish) fairy tale land filled with liberal propaganda. I just think where is the conservative response to this nonsense and why can’t it have a public forum. So I’m really interested in Gladwell and McWhorter I don’t believe in Affirmative action, and I support tougher drug laws I want to hear more about these points of view.

As for my job… girl it’s rough I happen to be finishing up a degree as well so it’s a lot of back and forth and when you add on that extra mile to impress it’s running around all day. Still our parent dropped a bunch of jobs and I was able to keep mine. It’ll get better.



brightseat_bully

12/29/08, 18:45:pm

WOW. Bossip must be smoking that GOOD ish, talkin bout “let’s hear what McWhorter has to say.” Color me disappointed at bossip makin all the sellouts (see above post) feel comfortable comin out of the woodwork.



DR.FUNK

12/29/08, 18:47:pm

@TJ:

Big ups to you Sista’.I like what I hear from McWhorter…and Dr.Rice has handled foreign policy exponentially better than most of her predecessors.Under the most pressure filled of cir*****stances I might add.Black people adhering to some tired liberal talking points can’t disappear fast enough.



Sydney

12/29/08, 18:48:pm

@tj

Yes, if you catch “Doubt,” you’ll see what I’m talking about.

I laughed at your post because I had an issue with Gates while watching his African-American Lives series on PBS. In one segment, it seemed to me that he was focused on proving that he had white ancestors. I just found it a little unsettling. Overall, I did find the do*****entary very interesting.

I also have mixed views on Dr. West. I’ve seen him in person and on TV, and I sometimes wonder about his presentation.

Hang in there, girl! Yes, it will be worth it and good luck with your studies.

So you recommend Slumdog Millionaire. It does look very interesting, and I like foreign movies.



DR.FUNK

12/29/08, 18:49:pm

Off topic…Israel is handing Hamas it’s *****…EXCELLENT!



Sydney

12/29/08, 18:53:pm

Not so excellent (re: the Israeli attack) — This could quickly spiral out of control. . .



grace

12/29/08, 18:53:pm

Nice, Dr. Funk — nothing like blowing men, women and children to bits. And you’re not fooling anyone by the way: black folks don’t express pleasure by saying the valley girl rooted EXCELLENT. Get out of here intruder.



tj

12/29/08, 18:55:pm

To Dr. Funk
Thank you. The thing of it is there are more of us blacks who question these liberal remedies for our community (which clearly haven’t worked for the past 40 years) then most would think. I’m not saying McWhorter is absolutely correct I’m just saying he has to be a whole lot closer than Lacewell (you really would not believe the stuff she says if I told you)

To Brightseat
What’s so bad about public discourse. Why not hear what the man has to say? As for the sellout thing. He may be selling out liberals but whoever said that was a black thing. BLACK PEOPLE DO NOT HAVE TO BE ANYTHING!



tj

12/29/08, 18:58:pm

To Dr. Funk
It’s always hard to fight a terrorist organization I don’t know if I believe the Israeli response is effective or exacerbating.

Sydney
Thanks for the support sis. Slumdog Millionaire has actually leaked to the internet. I would put up a link if they wouldn’t have my a** for it. LOL.
I will say if you google search ovguide and go from there it shouldnt be too hard to find just about whatever movie you want to see.



DR.FUNK

12/29/08, 19:00:pm

@TJ:

Indeed.I don’t go lock-step with any ideology…but there are points of conservatism that I find appealing and more useful to the human condition.



Sydney

12/29/08, 19:02:pm

Thanks for the tip, TJ.

I’ll have to explore this in a clandestine fashion, lol.



tj

12/29/08, 19:04:pm

I used to be a staunch liberal but following politics a lil closer and becoming really informed about the issues put an end to that. And then studying under Harris-Lacewell sort of put the nail in the coffin I’m very sure liberal ideology in respect to the black community is outdated illogical and useless.
Put it like this
Hillary Clinton- Liberal
Malcolm X- Conservative.

George Wallace-Democrat
Abraham Lincoln- republican.



momo

12/29/08, 19:05:pm

love Malcolm Gladwell … I liked Blink and I am looking fwd to reading his latest … happy authours/books are being talked about … what are folks reading?



DR.FUNK

12/29/08, 19:05:pm

@TJ:

BTW-the Israel/Hamas thing was’nt for you.I’m baiting someone.;^D



Sydney

12/29/08, 19:07:pm

Why would you “bait” someone?

Drama. . .SMH.



Junk

12/29/08, 19:08:pm

I’ve always thought that McWhorter had a point. It definitely would be in our best interest to consider the likelihood that what he’s saying is true and that our destiny is largely in our own hands. We really have to stop blaming outside forces for all of our struggles as a community. Now is the time for self-evaluation. We have to take responsibility for the state our community is in.

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Aries Chica

12/29/08, 19:12:pm

WOW Suprosed Bossip was up on Malcolm Gladwell he has been out a minute I have TWO of his books but his most famous is TIPPING POINT…and I have Blink.

Good bizness he is up there.

Now I am not familiar with the last cat. I will have to go check him out!



DR.FUNK

12/29/08, 19:12:pm

@SYDNEY:

Yeah…kinda’ silly.I’m outta’ here.Gotta’ finish billing.



Sydney

12/29/08, 19:15:pm

Yes, it is silly. Good night

*waving*



tj

12/29/08, 19:21:pm

Momo I am reading Toni Morrison’s latest “A Mercy” It hasn’t really gotten going yet but I will reserve judgement for right now.



tj

12/29/08, 19:24:pm

@ Net freak

I have to disagree with you on Donald Young. I played USTA and first saw him play in Okemos when he was 8. I thought he was over rated then and I still think he is over rated now. Tsonga and Monfils will make big moves this year tho I hear Monfils has been working like a maniac.



Kigali (Roughly 70% of USA Black females suffer from cognitive dissonance)

12/29/08, 19:35:pm

@tj,

Organic fallacies. The lot of them. So what if Abe was a Republican? What does the Republican party represent today? Barack the Magic Negro? Tell the Republican party that the Southern Strategy isnt going to work anymore. If they want a more inclusive party they need to lay off the race baiting.

Instead encourage blacks to be more independent.



brightseat_bully

12/29/08, 19:38:pm

TJ,

To set it straight, I never said that Black people had to be liberal or conservative. However, Black folks that don’t agree with affirmative action and/or speak poorly about black people on the whole in the presence of white people are selling out THEIR RACE (present company included).
You’re right, BLACK PEOPLE DON’T HAVE TO BE ANYTHING… except true to their race.



Kigali (Roughly 70% of USA Black females suffer from cognitive dissonance)

12/29/08, 19:38:pm

@Dr Funk,

Instead of *****ing off to a conflict involving neighbors you dont have on behalf of a people you dont belong to, worry about issues more closer to home. Do you know how many black boys were murdered in this country this year?



brooklyn_writer

12/29/08, 19:40:pm

If I had my pick, I would add Aaron McGruder to the list, in addition to Sistah Soldier. Her new book Midnight, is going to be the buzz of 2009. On the acting scene, we should keep a watchful eye on Dania Ramirez. She’s a great dramatic actress.



Sydney

12/29/08, 19:46:pm

I can’t believe I’m saying this, but I agree with some of your points, Kigali. . .

*eyes wide*



tj

12/29/08, 19:48:pm

@ kigali
I was merely trying to point out complexities in absolute arguments. As I said I am a democrat I even consider myself liberal I do however believe I have the right to evaluate every issue on a individual basis and figure out where I stand without one ideology or personage establishing my stance on my behalf.

The southern strategy in the Republican party is just that. Politics is regional sweety. Do I need to remind you what the Clinton’s tried to pull in South Carolina- does that mean anything about all democrats- about Obama? So why would the actions of a lowly improbable southern candidate for the chairmanship mean anything about all republicans if a former president and founder of the DLC doesn’t speak for all dems?

Like I said these things are a lil more complicated and I urge to research each and every issue that is important to you on an individual basis.

to the other poster.
Affirmative Action is broken and has been for years. It’s helped women and wealthy blacks who frankly didn’t need it and casted a stigma upon African American educational success stories. I support socio-economic affirmative action with a racial component I do not support Race based initiatives with alledged socio-economic components. Why should Sascha and Malia have a leg up on some white girl from the trailor parks. Are we saying blacks are inherently inferior or are we saying that the system is F-ed. I we are saying the latter and not the former then AA has to be revised.



tj

12/29/08, 19:53:pm

And also I’ve never spoken poorly of black people. I spoke poorly of white liberals controlling the black intelligencia and those people in turn controlling the black m*****es. I really think you should read the Mcwhorter article it provides a far more eloquent in depth *****ysis than I am capable of.



Sydney

12/29/08, 20:00:pm

On a side note, TJ, I think Jenny Lumet is actually Lena Horne’s granddaughter, not daughter (her mother is Horne’s daughter, Gail Buckley):

http://www.blackvoices.com/blogs/2008/10/02/screenwriter-jenny-lumet-talks-about-rachel-getting-married/

I’m out. Have a good night!



tj

12/29/08, 20:02:pm

Thanks Sydney. Woulda had my feelings hurt trying to discuss this in a professional setting and being wrong. Good looking out. have a great night.



Kigali (Roughly 70% of USA Black females suffer from cognitive dissonance)

12/29/08, 20:10:pm

@tj,

The idea that there is a white intelligencia controling blacks is saying very little about black people. Would you rather they be controlled by a conservative intelligencia? ***** Cheney, Rumsfeild, Kristol, Feith, et al? BTW there is nothing local about those conservatives, and blacks and everyone else benefit from centrism and moderation. Blacks should be indepedent. Not beholden to anyone.



tj

12/29/08, 20:33:pm

Kigal
you really need to read my post if you are going to engage me in conversation from now on. There is a white liberal agenda that implicitly controls the black intelligencia through the American University system. These people are being brain washed they clearly believe what they present and would do so without white input the problem I have is that white liberals are the people who grant access to the black intelligencia and therefore black conservatives do not have the same platform. In other words I fully support black scholarship I don’t support the white liberal (often Ivy league) power structures that restrict access based on a liberal litmus test and arbitrary factors like showmanship (West) outrageousness (Lacewell) or verbosity (Dyson).



tj

12/29/08, 20:34:pm

Just to clarify the white liberals are the ones being brainwashed not the black professors.



persona

12/29/08, 20:55:pm

Does anyone feel as if Malcolm Gladwell believes the DNA of whites makes you destined for success?



tscombo

12/29/08, 20:59:pm

White liberals like to reduce black people to their race and the majority of the black population welcomes it even though its proven to be self-destructive.



tj

12/29/08, 21:24:pm

tscombo.
I 100 percent agree. I’m not saying black liberals shouldn’t exist I’m just saying black conservatives have every right to speak. Let’s have an open debate and let the people decide as individuals.



tscombo

12/29/08, 22:03:pm

@ tj
Agreed. It would be great if people were that open-minded. The group labels stand, black liberals (real black) and black conservatives (uncle Toms) even though black people are socially conservative.



tj

12/29/08, 22:08:pm

@tscombo
I just don’t understand what people are so afraid of. It cheapens a collective black political position when a majority of the people have been pathologically prevented from exploring all sides of every argument.



BE

12/29/08, 22:09:pm

Clapping for Bossip!!

Nice Post! A good intellectual conversation went on in this thread..



Kigali (Roughly 70% of USA Black females suffer from cognitive dissonance)

12/29/08, 22:11:pm

@tj,

I think you need to read my post. Institions of higher learning are Liberal overwhelimngly. Tell us something we dont know. Its Liberal for white, black, Asian or Latino. There are few blacks in the Ivy League and there are even fewer black conservatives to teach at them. How many high profile black conservative intellectuals are there? Rice taught at Stanford, Ward Connerly advanced the career of precisely zero black conservative academics in California but instead, it is argued, he helped craft policies that significantly reduced the number of black enrollements in the UC system, to which I am apart of. Two of my very deserving cousins went to a UC school during socalled affirmitive action and I went to a UC after. I know there were more blacks on campus during their time than mine. Thanks Ward!!!

You black conservatives are always in favor of debates except when you like to exploit the emotional history of slavery and remind us that Lincoln was Republican and the Democrats were the “slavery party,” which has nothing to do with the parties of today and even less to do with the interest and concerns of black people.

So yeah, remind us again about what Wallace and Lincoln had to say about health care and education since they are soooo important to the debate?



tj

12/29/08, 22:56:pm

Well it seems we agree on the need for diversity of opinion in the black community. I’m sorry if the Lincoln point really hurt you that much. I was simply trying to show how complex these issues can be and that parties re-align all the time. It would be a mistake to right off an intelligent argument just because black people aren’t supposed to listen to conservatives.

And for the last time I do not identify as conservative. I do however agree with conservative stances on a variety of issues involving the black community.

Have a nice night.



HANNAH ARENDT

12/29/08, 23:16:pm

Who wants to be a Republican? These people are just stupid, they stick to their ideology and are serious race baters.

I have no problem with being a conservative or liberal, I just hate the stupidity..

And as for Malcolm Gladwell, that man is awesome.. Read the TIPPING POINT! Great read. But you have to have a little knowledge in something. I am in the process of starting “BLINK” by Gladwell..



MissAlesha

12/29/08, 23:20:pm

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Mock Rock Star

12/29/08, 23:25:pm

Check for Mock Rock Star in the ‘09

“The world is Mine”



bogman1

12/30/08, 03:56:am

Dr. Funkenstein

http://diaryofahollywoodstreetking.com



Urbanfix.net

12/30/08, 04:44:am

Taraji P Henson is definitely going to be making a few waves in 09, thats if this Janet and Beyonce beef doesnt absorb the entire internet before then LOL



Mike D.

12/30/08, 05:14:am

For a long time, I only knew Taraji as THAT Fly chick in all those black movies. She has become one of my favorites in Hollyweird along with Nia and Sanaa. Go on, Girl. Do your thang.



J.J

12/30/08, 08:02:am

John McWhorter is an *****hole



Mitch

12/30/08, 10:29:am

Wow. Do we really need a Black conservative? What is a Black conservative? What is their true stance? How closely are these folks to the Black community? How often do they visit the poor Black communities. Do we see Shelby Steele, John McWhorter, Ken Blackwell, and their few friends working in poor communities? No. These few talking heads live farther from the poor Black communities than the liberal Whites a few of you have dissed. Bottom line, we live in a racists society. Republicans/conservatives have not progressed or improved their ideas over the last 30 years. They continue to push the false lie of “pulling yourself up by your bootstraps.” We all know that is a lie. People succeed because of other peoples help. No one achieves great success without help from others.



Jesus is black

12/30/08, 12:43:pm

Bossip u guys are pushing these white supremacy (racist) tactics hard lately.
Hopefully some of the black people on here are seeing your hyprocracy for what it is.
BOSSIP=KKK



BOSSIP HAS HIDDEN AGENDA

12/30/08, 12:58:pm

the fact that bossip is a gossip site but they misspells Idris Elba name shows they are not really concered with black celebrities but have a hidden agenda. No real black site would pick James Mc Whorter as a person to watch. SMH at ur tactics bossip.



MzLee

12/30/08, 13:25:pm

yes i love me some Idris Elba he is so so sexy and a great actor he could play a mute and i would watch that movie @ 4 3hrs lol i’m glad brad wasnt lookn like a old man 4 the whole 3hrs of the movie cuz that would have been unbearable lol but Tariji did great in the movie i really like her and Kerry Washington i think she is 1 to watch in 09 as well



brightseat_bully

12/30/08, 19:58:pm

“Hidden agenda?” REALLY? after all the bullsh*t we access this site to hear and talk, you think there’s some ulterior motive to bossip because they mispelled a dude’s name and big upped a Tom that they dissed last year? c’mon man…



gmommy

12/30/08, 21:51:pm

Taraji would be the best bet for a movie on Eartha Kitt. You know that is coming. She is a great actress. I love all her movies. Looking forward to the movie with her and Morris Chestnut.



SigmaQT

12/30/08, 23:10:pm

I think Idris should be the first black James Bond! The man is fine and a great actor. Taraji is an excellent actress.