Front Street

2009-10-09T15:50:00.000-07:00

AN ODE TO THE SAGGING JEANS
By Gigi

As usual, I was running late and impatiently waiting for the always packed, number 36 cross town bus. The bus stop was starting to get a little crowded. So I positioned myself to the approximate spot to where the bus might stop. As I continued to read my newspaper, I was approached by a handsome young man that I’ve seen several times before around the neighborhood. He murmured, “good morning”. And I responded, “hello”. I shook my newspaper slightly, turned the page and buried my face deeper between the pages. I was in a bad mood and really wasn’t looking for conversation to pass the time. But he took no notice of this and pressed on. “I’ve seen you around the ‘hood before. Um, my name is…” Before he could finish, I stopped him. I took a deep breath, smiled softly and said that I wasn’t interested. I went back to my paper, but felt his eyes on me. I asked how old he was, and he said, “twenty-five”. I smiled again but felt my lips spreading even further until I was practically howling in his face. “You are the same age as my son”, I stated. “I might be old enough to be your patient, more experienced lover, but I’m not desperate like Madonna to even phantom about dating a boy two and a half decades younger than myself, and I have too much respect for myself; never mind the fact that I’m still married…I waved my wedding ring in his face.

I looked at his attire and was mildly disgusted; so I felt that I needed to school him on some things; first if he wanted to capture the interest of an older, sophisticated woman, he would have to stop speaking Ebonics or what I call ghetto-ese. And next, for him to dress better or at least pull up his sagging jeans. He stated he like wearing them that way and he never received complaints before, that even his mother doesn’t say anything. I took a pen out of my purse and ask him to spell the word sagging on my newspaper…he spelled it correctly, but left off the ‘g’ at the end. Then I asked him to write it backwards, and he did; it spelled N-I-G-G-A-S. He was floored. I told him that the origin of the look that he was so fond of came from back during slavery. Slave owners demoralized the field workers by forbidding them to wear a belt as they worked the fields. The field workers resorted to wearing rope to keep their pants from falling down. Also, in prison, pants are worn low for when a prisoner is ‘spoken for’. But belts are forbidden to deter suicide and to prevent you from running away. I told him that as a young Black adult, his entire generation will have to effect.

The media has made a mockery of their generation and Africans from Africa don’t take them seriously either. They must start by pulling up their pants and hold their head up high; that can make such a big difference in the world’s perception of us. Then perhaps, maybe…they will get respect. I looked up and the bus was baring down Webster Avenue and stopped right in front of me. I smiled. As people stepped off the bus, I turned slightly and said. “We need to love and respect ourselves more; no one is going to do that for us. If you take nothing else from this conversation…well, you know the rest.”

2009-06-24T19:27:00.000-07:00

THE SENATE FINALLY APOLOGIZES FOR SLAVERY…BUT SORRY, WE AIN”T PAYING YOU BLACK PEOPLE!!!!!!
By Gigi

The United States Congress is saying “sorry” for slavery. The Senate voted unanimously for a “resolution” acknowledging the fundamental injustice, cruelty, brutality and inhumanity of slavery and Jim Crow laws”, which authorized the segregation that followed the Civil War. If the House passes a similar measure by June 30th, as expected, it would mark the highest official mea culpa for the hundreds of years of brutality and discrimination that had been enshrined by the Constitution and courts.

Slavery and Jim Crow, and their continuing consequences, are not the historical baggage of one state, one region or one company; they are an enduring national and institutionalize shame, and in some instances persists to this very day of 2009. Presidents Bill Clinton and George W. Bush had both expressed remorse for slavery…how nice. And Congress has recognized other injustices, such as the internment or prolonged detainment of Japanese Americans during World War II. The slaughtering of indigenous Indians and the extermination of Jewish people during the holocaust, which didn’t occur in America but still, the aforementioned were all compensated in some form or another.

No one pretends that a mere apology or any words of remorse can right the wrongs of the most heinous crimes committed against Black people in the United States. The apology only represents the United States recognition of the past and its commitment to fully live up to our nation’s promise…and that is to never, NEVER EVER, allow this to happen again. The apology does have one caveat…it does not intend to compensate or pay reparations in any form, the apology is simply enough.

2009-04-15T18:56:00.000-07:00

BLOOD IN…BLOOD OUT
By Gigi
There’s a drug war that’s brewing in Mexico and Columbia between rival cartels. The Mexican authorities think that it’s America’s fault, since there’s a growing demand for illegal drugs in various forms and they want the United States to do something about it. People are being murdered over the sale of drugs which continues to underline the fact that billions of dollars in profit are at stake and create a level of greed so addictive, that in its cold bloodedness is not only incalculable, but rivals the greed on Wall Street! Yes, the two comparisons may be a bit extreme, but we have seen all of this before…remember the bootlegging Prohibition years? When politicians and religious zealots thought that outlawing the sale of liquor would bring an end to drinking and the worst excesses connected to it such as organized crime, but instead, the streets ran red with people murdered. Crime syndicates killed until legislation changed its tune. So I see the same thing happening here. Hundreds of people so far have been murdered in Mexico, from high government officials to innocent people caught in drug cross fires.

Pablo Escobar, one of the leaders of the Mexican cartel, declared war on Colombia by ordering entire city blocks to be blown up in order to defend his territory and cocaine profits. The drug trade needs to be broken, it needs to be broken in the same way the back of the bootlegging business was broken…by legalization. Perhaps significant legislative changes will put a permanent hole in the bucket of illegal drug dealing. Mexico is teetering on the brink of collapse; tourism is down because of all the bloodshed. Since Escobar’s greed is matched by his ruthlessness, and threats of doing prison have not run him or others like him out of business, we have to change the game until the game is destroyed. The dealers are trying to meet the massive American appetite for chemical fun in a time when the market is driven by middle to higher class “social users”, not addicts.

Our economy can use all the tax money it can get. We need to look at what legalization would do for us. The tax money would surpass the billions already spent on a drug war we never come close to winning. Also, the tobacco companies have the machinery in place to mass produce marijuana cigarettes on a sliding scale from light to very strong; and the pharmaceutical companies could handle all of the other drugs. The drug dealers will then have to compete against the big pharmaceutical and Phillip Morris-type companies that would not only take over the trade, but will have lower prices, ensure that the potency of the product will be safe and legal and they will pay billions of dollars in taxes. Yes, I hate it too, but I see no other way out of this mess and you can’t stop people from willingly spending billions of dollars of their own money to entertain them selves.

2009-03-12T15:36:00.000-07:00

OFFICE BACK STABBERS: WHY WOMEN BETRAY OTHER WOMEN AT WORK?
By Gigi

CONTINUATION….
To be sure, real progress must come through social policy changes to improve maternity leave and daycare, and to equalize women’s pay. But women can begin by talking about this with each other. The office environment is built around confrontation, and women must learn to engage in it with respect and full disclosure. Women should learn to fight their urge to share too much with female colleagues, a trait that can make them vulnerable. Emotional availability should be an asset, not a detriment, and competition can be healthy. Women can strike the balance between ambition and collaboration in part by discarding the old lie that competition is for men. Here are some tips if you feel that you’re at risk of being betrayed by a female colleague: you protect yourself hopefully without making enemies.

 As stated before, communication is key, deal with problems openly and directly

 Remember, being respected isn’t the same as being liked…you don’t have to be friends with other women on the job

 Keep the professional, professional: revealing too much can make you vulnerable. This isn’t high school and there’s no need to share every intimate detail of your private life with colleagues.

 Be sensitive to personality and value differences: before jumping to judge, put yourself in her shoes. Just because you’re both women doesn’t mean you think and act alike.

 Be generous with your time, your knowledge, and your resources: Teach the women who come under you how to handle conflict and to work together respectfully

 Stand up for yourself: be respectful, but be heard…no workplace I know offers a “Biggest Doormat” award

2009-01-01T16:01:00.000-08:00

OFFICE BACK STABBERS: WHY WOMEN BETRAY OTHER WOMEN AT WORK?
By Gigi

Working women and mothers are the norm these days. But as the number of professional women increases, so do the proverbial elephants in the office. The issue that no one seems eager to discuss is the phenomenon of women sabotaging each other in the work place…and why they do it.

Professional men have been merrily swiping at each other for years. But when it comes to women, it seems most of the stabbing is done in the back. We get opposing messages from the workplace about being ambitious and successful. In addition, we’re caught between ambition and social views of femininity, a working woman may subvert her competitive nature for more passive forms of aggression. We’re afraid to come across as ‘bad women’, as if we should always be bonding together and supporting one another. This fear not only keeps women from addressing the issue, but is also the crux of the problem. Women often still get strong messages that in our relationships with each other, we must put the other woman before ourselves.

Then you get some women, who think like men and want to excel professionally and don’t give a damn about being kind or a generous person and prefer to fight dirty. They will tell lies, withhold critical information, finger point and blame you for mistakes that are not of your making to the big bosses. They’re nice to your face, while boldly presenting your ideas as their own.

So what is the cause, aside from professional ambition which causes women to clash so fiercely at work? We can argue all day long about differences in race and class for bringing working women into conflict. There’s also competition over looks and sexual appeal if you can believe that! Such as co-workers being jealous of the attention you get in the workplace by the men on staff.

The first step to dealing with a difficult female at work?

Communication.

TO BE CONTINUED….

2008-11-28T14:47:00.000-08:00

HISTORY IN THE MAKING: SMILES, TENSION AND RESENTMENT
By Gigi

Happy Thanksgiving!! Three weeks ago, President-elect Barack Obama was voted into the nation’s highest office and is now the most powerful man on the planet. He will ascend the steps of the U.S. capitol January 20th 2009, to take the oath of office, as the first African-American president of the United States. Wow, those steps…those steps have an interesting history of their own—they were built by Black slaves…but that’s a topic for another time. What everyone is still discussing and bandying about? What the hell happened to the Republican Party? They lost this presidential election by a landslide, and from a Black man!!!! What happened during the aftermath of this historical election? Now Republicans are coming out in droves—like attack dogs, denigrating poor Sarah Palin; not that I feel sorry for her in the very least. She is no innocent. She is arrogantly ignorant and should never have seen the light of day beyond the woods of the Alaskan wilderness from which she was dragged. She should have never been standing next to John McCain!!!!

In the beginning, when they found Sarah Palin, they hiked all the way up to Alaska, and once they found her, they had to pry the high powered rifle from her hands, get her out of the lumber jack clothes and make her shiny and new for all the Hillary Clinton “sour grapes” feminists who were still angry that Hillary lost to Obama. Once presented as McCain’s running mate, the press and the Republicans fell in love with her; after all, she was shiny and new and rode high with their adoring adulation. But how the tides have turned!!! These same Republicans now curse her name. They touted her common quality and her “straight talk” and small town “goodness”; all this were suppose to be the Republican’s answer to the snotty, educated democrats complexity, sophistication and elitism. Too bad she wasn’t good enough. The love affair with Sarah Palin lasted all of 4 weeks; simply put…Sarah just didn’t know certain things…things that were supposed to be combined with real skills, imagination and resilience. Simply put, Sarah needed geographical lessons and civics lessons—even elocution lessons would’ve helped. Again, simply put, Sarah Palin wasn’t smart enough or knew enough to be vice-president.

Sarah, frightened people with her “straight talk”. She started to sound really dumb and simple. The American people don’t need any more dumb presidents like Bush. So the Republican Party scapegoat her; but the real problems of the Republican Party started way before Sarah…no matter what or how they’re trying to spin it now that they’ve lost. We can talk about Sarah Palin, Joe the Plumber and all the sideshow psychodrama of feminist rage and elite loathing that had little to do with politics and everything to do with cultural prejudices. So these are my thoughts…my pearls of wisdom, and they should take heed.

1. The Republican Party needs to get rid of the virus that is the Christian Coalition. Because their influence and intolerance disguised as a social agenda continues to drive potential voters away in droves. They need to focus on issues such as balanced budgets, the national debt, etc.

2. They need to get back to their true conservative principles of fiscal responsibility and small government. The Republican Party that I remember used to be filled with intelligent people. That was before Ronald Reagan. So what happened? They just let anybody in.

3. Also, and this is a biggie…they have to stop relying on the White racist vote to get them elected and promote a platform of inclusion like Barack did, instead of hate-mongering politics they’ve gotten so good at over the decades. Sarah Palin was doing this, which is why you heard things like, “kill Obama”, “bomb Obama” at the Republican/KKK rallies. McCain allowed her to do this out of desperation and it cost him dearly. So the Republican Party needs to get away from the bible-thumping, backwoods racist freaks that hijacked the party.

4. Stop excluding Blacks; when you look at the Republican Party rallies, they were predominantly White. Barack’s rallies were a rainbow of races and nationalities coming together…INCLUSION, that’s a new word for the Republican Party to embrace…learn it…live it.

In Barack Obama, we get a President that’s politically intelligent with a steely self-discipline and who is valiant in his splendid elegance; also, with the election of Barack, history has been made. It will take time but we must be confident as Americans that he will get the economy moving, solve the credit and housing mess, reduce unemployment as well as reduce forces fighting in Iraq and Afghanistan. May God bless him and his family and his cabinet members as well as the rest of his administration.

And as an after thought, the rest of America who did not vote for Barack Obama will have to get over it. Stop hating on Blacks, because Blacks helped to build America to what it is today…for free!!! And we’re not going anywhere and will no longer be denied.

2008-10-08T19:44:00.000-07:00

PARTY LINES: PARTY OVER HERE!!!!!
When discussing politics…

By Gigi

…Always keep in mind that you’re conversing, not campaigning. I’m usually guilty of the latter because of my zeal to be heard and understood. The presidential election is less than one short month away and I’m having conniption fits and migraines as a chaser. For me, talking politics in social life has become very tricky. It’s bad enough that I have newspaper cutouts of Obama’s face gracing the front page of several newspapers taped to my office wall, in plain view of every feminist in my office who voted for Hillary Clinton. I ignore the looks of derision and distain, why? Because as a Director of my unit, they don’t dare say anything to me—and as for me…it isn’t meant to be personal.
Plus I’m cool. I respect boundaries; I don’t ask whom someone is voting for, because that is invasive and intrusive (you know, nosy?) Usually I’ll ask something along the lines of “So how do you feel the election is going?” See? That will allow discussion to unfold in a general way, because it will become more personal soon enough, but in a mutually agreeable manner (gulp!! I hope). The reason politics can become so contentious with most people (with alcoholic drinks), especially at social gatherings, is that we confuse it with values. Politics is theoretical, historical, scholarly and impersonal—or at least it should be. But values are different; values are emotional, personal and tethered to our moral fiber…they define us as human beings.
Telling people they are wrong about something—anything, from their candidate of choice to Iran, Iraq, health care, the Supreme Court, etc. etc., will feel like an attack if we are talking personal values, not politics. And in response, we find ourselves defending our beliefs to the bitter end because one’s definition of self, unwittingly or not, seems to depend on being found right. It’s difficult some times, but I try to be impartial, by guiding the conversation away or simply changing the subject, when you can’t simmer down a loud mouth know it all. And God forbid if fisticuffs ensues, because I’m down…just kidding.
If you are talking to someone younger, try not to condescend to them and if you’re talking to someone older, try to back up your feelings with facts. Also, don’t forget the art of listening. Most importantly, never judge a person’s politics by how he or she is dressed. Such as, if he or she is dressed dull-looking, it doesn’t mean that they’re professorial, cerebral and an intelligent liberal who is too serious to care about clothes or fashion OR if someone is dressed sophisticated that they’re a conspicuous consumptive conservative. Politics can set off fiery debates, so tread softly…and carry mace…just kidding.

2008-09-16T13:49:00.000-07:00

FIGHTING TERROR IN HIGH HEELS: KEEP YOUR GUARD UP NEW YORK!!!
By Gigi

I’ve always prided myself as an independent thinker and sharp, intelligent woman. That being said, there are those who thought that Osama Bin Laden’s coven of homicidal murderers comprised ONLY of males…but I knew better. I knew that the danger was much broader than the image we have and were fed of terrorists: uneducated, stupid, impressionable, and backward males with a lot of time on their hands. And here comes Aafia Siddiqui captured in Afghanistan in July; Aafia Siddiqui’s hatred for the United States runs so deep, it’s visceral. Yet and still, she was educated at MIT. The United States is too free and easy with its ports. We’re so busy keeping out other immigrants like the Mexicans, who have no history of violent terrorists acts, but instead, we let in Al Qaeda’s “Mata Hari”.

Siddiqui was captured with a list of likely New York targets; also in her possession, were documents describing the creation of explosives, chemical weapons, and other weapons involving biological material and radioactive agents. She also carried with her excerpts from bomb-making bible, “The Anarchist Arsenal” and one gig-byte portable hard drive. We educated this 36 year old, Pakistani, religious zealot, who hates America and made her a neuroscientist with a Biology degree and a doctorate from Brandeis. I AM SO SICK AND TIRED OF THIS!!!! We shelter, educate, and give them free health care, and they hate us still!!!! A lot of people don’t know this, but about 12-15 years ago, Osama Bin Laden came to our country for free health care: we gave him a new kidney and dialysis treatments. If we didn’t he would’ve died and 9/11 probably wouldn’t have happened. Now he’s hale and hearty enough to do us damage.

Siddiqui’s apparent target list is a reminder to us all, that the fanatics are still out to get us; and they are patient, methodical and vigilant. Siddiqui was on the federal authorities radar shortly after 9/11. Khalid Sheik Mohammed, another mastermind being held at Guantanamo Bay, named her as a possible Al Qaeda operative, plus she used to be married to his nephew. But before she could be captured and questioned, she disappeared for a few years, and only re-surfaced this summer in time for the anniversary of 9/11, just 2 months away. Now she’s griping about not getting the proper medical treatment. Okay sidebar: Siddiqui was shot in Afghanistan; she grabbed a federal workers gun and fired at him, he fired back wounding her. That is when they discovered the documents, et.al. on her person. So she’s here in the U.S. facing federal charges. ONLY IN NEW YORK FOLKS…ONLY IN NEW YORK…..stay tuned.

2008-08-04T17:47:00.000-07:00

AMERICA FOR SALE: THE UNITED STATES IS ON THE AUCTION BLOCK
By Gigi

America is for sale, and the buyers of some of our most iconic corporate assets are a bunch of Mid-east oil sheiks (who are Muslim and may have terrorist ties), Asian government investment funds and market Marxists…and they all hate us! The United States is sinking fast and growing desperate; some of the biggest U.S. corporations have been grabbing foreign dollars by selling off chunks of themselves to foreign economic powerhouses that were once second and third tier states. Amid a historic sell off of the city’s bluest blue chips, Uncle Sam has been a bystander, lowering interest rates and peddling Treasury bonds as critics cry that the wheels are starting to fly off the U.S. economy.

I am not a financial analyst or won’t even pretend to fully understand all the inner workings of high finance. But from my limited understanding, what I’m seeing is that the United States is borrowing from the rest of the world and that means to me, that larger and larger fractions of the U.S. asset base are going to be owned by companies that are not headquartered in the United States and individuals who are not citizens of the U.S. The city has faced runs on its holdings before; the most famous one that I can remember is when the Japanese giant Mitsubishi bought Rockefeller Center in 1989. And that started the trend. Earlier this year, Citigroup sold a $12.5 billion stake to investors from Kuwait, Singapore and Saudi Arabia’s Prince Alwaleed bin Talal. The mighty Merrill Lynch, once a financial titan, crawled and scoured the world to come up with $20 billion to maintain their business and ALL of the cash are from funds associated with foreign governments.

Wall Street banks have raised $59 billion to keep their doors open and most of the monies are from investors in the Middle East and Asia. And among them, are government related entities of Singapore, Kuwait, Abu Dhabi and China. Two years ago, remember the hysteria that erupted when Dubai put up money to invest in U.S. port operations and wound up driven from these shores? Today, given the chance again, we would gladly sell to them and naysayers be damned!!! Because now, we have no qualms about peddling stakes in the pillars of American finance because, to put it quite frankly…beggars can’t be choosers. A United Arab Emirates investment group bought the upscale clothier Barneys. An arm of Abu Dhabi purchased a major chunk of microchip maker Advanced Micro Devices and Dubai is sinking money into the MGM Mirage. The equation: they’ve got the dollars…we need the dollars and will take the dollars at a price.

Who’s to blame? Politicians? Greedy, crude oil producers? Who? All I know is that the U.S. never got serious about reducing dependence on foreign oil. Too many homeowners got in too deep using homes as ATMs; too many bankers threw money at borrowers whether or not they had the means to make payments. And federal regulators looked the other way. It was a hell of a party!!!! And now the hangover is a monster. Job creation has slowed, the housing industry is in the tank, economic stimulus checks were mailed to U.S. citizens to help jump-start the economy and to get us to start spending again. Because hard times on Wall Street mean hard times all around. I for one will not be looking for a return of the property tax cut for homeowners; because we have American bastions of capitalism scouring the globe for cash.

2008-07-01T15:22:00.000-07:00

ODE TO THE UNITED STATES
By Gigi

The fourth of July is almost here and I want to thank God Almighty for the greatest country in the world. And yes, we do have some problems, like our national policies, but everybody is still trying to come here…land of the free, home of the brave. You don’t see a run on visas to Madagascar do you? Pleeeezzzee… The USA is having problems because we’re too great; the USA is too openhearted and welcoming. We take everybody. Go to ANY hospital, USA, you will get an Italian doctor, a Filipino nurse and the EKG technician will be Indian or Jamaican.

The way we’re going, English will be our second language. A gift from France, Miss Liberty’s arms were open to all—give me your tired, your poor and your green cards. We’re in danger of losing our Americanism. Over the generations, America has taken in too many boarders—except of course the indigenous Indians who were here first and the transatlantic African slaves stolen from the country of their birth and who helped built this country.

So I salute the United States with the crappy potato salad that someone made, warm iced tea, cold hot coffee, soggy tuna fish, underdone franks, overdone and burnt hamburgers, burnt spare ribs, corn on the cob with ants stuck to the butter, macaroni that’s limp. Cheap and damp paper plates that’s NOT Chinet. Have a Happy Fourth of July.

2008-06-17T17:54:00.000-07:00

THIRTY SOMETHING GRANDMOTHERS
By Gigi

Young grandmothers in poor minority neighborhoods; this trend is getting so sickening and clichéd. In my Bronx neighborhood which is predominantly Black and Hispanic, you have grandmothers still in their thirties, getting tattoos, listening to hip hop, going to Jay-Z concerts and wearing the same fashions as their 15 year old teenage daughter. The sad reality is, the conditions that results in teen pregnancy don’t change from one generation to the other; children of teen moms are more likely to be teen moms themselves. It is a vicious cycle—like welfare. Teenage girls have babies in communities where teen pregnancies are the highest. Why is this happening? Is it lack of adult supervision? Not knowing whom your children are hanging with? Poverty? Limited education? It’s easy to place blame on these variables, but the sad reality is teenage girls emulate each other in clothes, behavior, etc. And the biggest culprit? Their mothers. Yes, their mother had them very young, so they don’t see anything wrong with it...and neither do their mothers!!!

One young grandmother age, 28 stated to me a while back, that one of the advantages of being a grandmother before 40, is that she has more energy to deal with her grandchild and to help out her middle school daughter, age 14, when she has too much homework, by watching her grandchild for her. How sweet…and that she doesn’t think that it’s the end of the world to have a baby at a young age. Where do these people come from? As long as you have ignorant young mothers with teenage children that think it’s okay to get pregnant at a young age, the numbers will continue to skyrocket. I’m not saying that it’s all gloom and doom when teenage girls have babies. But they are missing out on their most formative years as carefree teens and will never get that back. Misguided parents usually gave out terrible advice to their children based on their own sad experiences…or sometimes it’s cultural, like in the Hispanic communities.

Also, besides pregnancy, no one is taking heed on STD’s and HIV; which is highest in the Black and Hispanic communities. So these young grandmothers that’s running around and bragging about how young they look to be a grandmother and sanctioning their teenage daughter’s (and sons too) behavior, will get more than a grandchild. Their teenager might contract the monster!!! Take heed—take heed.

2008-05-07T18:16:00.000-07:00

ROCKET SCIENCE: SIGN OF THE TIMES
By Gigi

Let’s see a show of hands if you agree: Many of us in New York are concerned that Arab schools are popping up and teaching more than Arab culture. We aren’t able to see the school’s full curriculum or list of text books used? If all that is being taught is Arabic, couldn’t that be done in the classroom of any public high school, in the same way that Spanish and French are taught? Why is it necessary to provide public funding for schools that emphasize any language or culture other than ours? Our tax dollars are being used to fund Arab-themed separatist schools. If such an accommodation were ever made for a Jewish or Christian community, the left leaning New York Times would be the first to scream its objections. The City’s public school system cannot even manage to effectively provide a minimal education to its extended student body, so why on earth is it expending time and resources on this folly in Brooklyn, New York? If the frigging Arab community values a madrassa education for its children, it is free to establish and fund their own private schools...preferably back wherever the hell they come from!!!!

New Yorkers are desperate for common-sense leadership and political correctness has gone too far!!!! Common sense once was the order of the day; but today, using common sense now brands us as racists and bigots. The reason for pushing through such schools is so that immigrant families may continue in their own culture without assimilating into America. So let’s get this straight—they willingly come here, so they must love our country, right? Because we live in the greatest country in the world; so why are they promoting education that teaches separatism and foments anger and hatred of American values and plants the seed for potential violence and terror in impressionable youth? Do you think Americans can do the same in their country, HELL NO!!!!

We need education that emphasizes our commonality; uplifts people and bring them together. And if they don’t agree, they are free to leave America.

2008-04-25T17:46:00.000-07:00

I’M OFFICIALLY OLD….
By Gigi

Not chronologically old, because I look great. But lately, I’ve looked around and realized…I no longer “get” what the teenagers are into. It would appear that in the last 5 years or so, pop culture or maybe what’s left of it is no longer interesting or intriguing—except for poor grammar, comprised mostly of pidgin (not pigeon, which is a flying rodent) English and abbreviations. And of course, blogging, where you can anonymously and with narcissistic delight make hateful comments about people you don’t know, while utilizing crude photo shop skills to draw horns, tail and blacken their teeth.

Then there’s TV; I find the majority of current programming either completely insulting or “dumb down” for the illiterate masses. And these are the same 2 characteristics that have taken up permanent, symbiotic residence on MTV, BET and VH1. These stations main goal is bent on showing kids how to spread herpes faster. I’m still trying to pinpoint and isolate the exact moment things turned sour for me and I became a fuddy-duddy. Was it that we’re raising our children to be collective button-pushing monkeys? Was it when I needed earplugs to survive today’s rap music or was it that every time I want to go to see a blockbuster movie at the local teenager-plex on the night it opens, I get a wicked involuntary twitch which attacks my left eye?

Oh sure, I consider myself still cool and I can drop it like it’s hot as well as ANY 25 year old…okay I’m lying, maybe I drop it like it’s luke warm; but I’m telling you, if I hear the name KIM KARDASHIAN or hear anymore nonsensical crap about televised dance competitions or Flavor Of Love reality shows, I will go into a rage spiral! The kids on my block already talk about me being a cranky old bitch. And it gets worst from here. Soon I’ll be eating dinner at 4:30 pm…God, I’m old.

2008-02-29T14:37:00.000-08:00

AFTER BUSH LEAVES, WILL AMERICA BE LIKED?
By Gigi

I say no…why? For one thing, it’s nonsense to say George Bush caused all the problems that the U.S. is currently facing. Most of the world’s current problems are either already getting better or not our fault. The second thing is this—the U.S. promotes global democratic capitalism and our military might ensures international free commerce in the air, land and sea. And because this is so, it bothers regional dictators and terrorists eager to carve out their own sphere of influence, regardless if it’s Hillary, Barack or Donald Duck sitting in the Oval Office. When the next president takes office in January 2009, he or she will be confronted by a world that either understandably appreciates America or for self-interested reasons will challenge it.

For starters, the next American president will have to deal with Vladimir Putin’s Russia, which is proud, jealous and angry for reasons that go well beyond the Bush administration. Russia is flush with petro dollars, still pissed over lost empire and sick and tired of American lectures about human rights over impotent European states. Iran, which repeatedly snubbed the efforts of the Clinton administration to normalize relations, still wants its bomb built and continue to intimidate Israel. And now that Pakistan is nuclear, they’ve said “up yours” to the U.S. and is more friendlier to the jihads. China is peeved at us too, because the U.S. is demanding that they clean up their export trade practices and also grant basic human rights to it’s own citizens. If the U.S. isn’t careful, we will see hundreds of billions of dollars in Chinese-held US government bonds sold off. And so it goes.

They’ve all envied the U.S. for centuries; ever since the U.S. gained it’s independence from England and as the youngest nation on the planet, have grown to be the world’s sole formidable super power in a matter of a few hundred years. Everything from the U.S is copied by other countries, from: how American business is conducted, our culture and way of life. So much so, that India, Russia, China, Asia and Latin America are demanding the same good life that Americans take for granted. They think that the U.S. is ‘played’ out, short of energy, long on debt and hogging the world’s best resources. They see no reason to stop pushing just because of our past strength and reputation. They think the future is theirs, and the past was ours. So they will challenge the next president, no matter how nice the next president is.

2008-02-20T13:24:00.000-08:00

BEYOND RACE: THE CLINTON – OBAMA, BLACK AND HISPANIC SPLIT
By Gigi

This is a battle royal; fierce fighting over African-American and the Hispanic vote has turned out to be the biggest surprise of the 2008 Democratic race. But here’s the kicker: Blacks are gravitating to Sen. Barack Obama and Hispanics to Sen. Hillary Clinton. I don’t know about y’all, but I wasn’t surprised. Not in the least. The same thing occurred over 12 years ago when Rudolph Guiliani, who is White received most of the Hispanic vote in New York over David Dinkins for Mayor, who is Black… The tension between Hispanics and Blacks has many sources: like the immigration issue.

Growing anger over the way Hispanic immigration is changing the Black neighborhoods has prompted many Blacks to re-think the notion of a “rainbow coalition”.

Surveys show that many Hispanics mistrust Blacks and see themselves as more White than like Blacks. And Blacks feel that the only time Hispanics see themselves as minorities, is when they’re being persecuted by White law enforcement and look towards an “Al Sharpton or Jesse Jackson” to fight their battles for them. But when everything is okay in their community, they hate us again and think that they’re better than Blacks.

Hispanics have been riding the coattails of Blacks due to Affirmative Action for decades, a movement that was started by Blacks. Rev. Martin Luther King Jr. believed that Blacks and poor immigrants could become political allies. Later on, Rev. Jesse Jackson heralded the arrival of the mighty “rainbow coalition” of Blacks and immigrants and touted such liberal policies as amnesty for illegals; which soften anti-immigration attitudes in the African-American community. But since immigration re-ignited as a national issue in 2006, Black anger has clearly grown. Blacks—that is American Blacks, not newly arrived Africans or Blacks from other countries benefiting from my transatlantic slave ancestors, and are in favor of cutting immigration levels.

Behind the anger is the rapid change that Hispanic immigration is working on longtime black locales. Places like South Los Angeles have transformed almost overnight into majority Latino communities, what with all the sneaking across the borders that’s been going on. Hispanic population has exploded…the majority of which are Mexicans and Ecuadorians. The Latino in-pouring has intensified the feeling among Blacks that they’re losing economic ground to Hispanic immigrants, especially in LA. You would be hard-pressed to find a Black face on a construction site or in a fast-food restaurant.

The Latino influx into formerly Black-majority urban neighborhoods has sparked deadlier kinds of conflict. While most violent crime in these areas is still Black on Black or Latino on Latino, inter-ethnic violence is mounting. In LA, Blacks were the victims of most of the racially motivated attacks in 2006 by Hispanics. Black anger is also rising because they realize that many Latinos hold intensely negative, and in fact racists stereotypes about them. Latinos don’t think that Blacks are hard working or cannot be trusted. Perhaps someone should school them on Slavery in this damn country, and how my ancestors built this country for FREE!!!! Latino political gains are coming at the expense of Blacks. Hillary Clinton knows this, which is why she’s courting for their votes in heavily populated Latino states...and she’s getting them.

The Republicans with positions on immigration that would resonate in the Black community haven’t tried to take advantage of black anger on immigration…they’re missing an opportunity. American Blacks and non-American Blacks did not participate in the Latino marches and protests in favor of amnesty last spring. I know I didn’t!! I couldn’t even cross the street, because there was so many of them. I was hoping for Immigration to back up 50 or 60 large vans to pile in all the illegals demanding things from us Americans. Because I feel, if they didn’t like our policies and you’re illegal in this country, then they should return to their own countries.

Many of the Hispanic women have as many babies as they can to be American born in order to remain here. And many get on the public welfare rolls the minute they hit our shores, because they’re largely un-educated and un-skilled. And if our political leaders felt threatened enough, they could actively pursue tougher immigration policies. STAY TUNED……..

2008-02-05T13:25:00.000-08:00

CLINTON VS. OBAMA
By Gigi

I need to vent; I voted this morning; I voted for someone that I stated on FRONT STREET just a year ago, that I wouldn’t vote for. That’s right…Barack Obama. Why? Because just 2 weeks ago, Hillary Clinton’s husband, “Slick Willy” also known as Ex-President, Bill Clinton, was in South Carolina using divisive and racial language, scaring White people of the thought of having a Black President and coercing them to vote for his wife. You don’t see Obama’s wife, Michelle sticking her foot in her mouth, raising the ire of White people. Bill needs to let Hillary convey her platform without his help. Because it looks like she can’t fight for herself; like the typical woman who need the help of a man. This shows that she needs a man to defend her. Another example, when things weren’t going well in New Hampshire two weeks ago, she “cried”. And she teared up again in New Haven, Connecticut last night, Feb 4, 2008. Whenever Obama picks up steam, she seems to open up the waterworks, which to me is starting to look contrived.

I’ve heard Black people in the past say that Bill Clinton is our “first Black President”. This was first heard over 10 years ago in jest and still being said today. And because of Slick Willy’s popularity with Black people, he has enjoyed our divine love and protection from fault because Black people truly felt that he “understood” us. So of course, Hillary is hoping to ride that wagon until the wheels fall off; after all, by extension she’s Mrs. Slick Willy.

People didn’t know that Hillary had a plan 10 years ago, which is why she stuck it out with Bill through the many and countless infidelities, lying, conniving and embarrassments. Yes, her plan all along was to be president herself; but first, she had to test the waters by running for Senator…she of course won by default. Because Guiliani dropped out due to being diagnosed with prostate cancer; not that New Yorkers would’ve voted for him anyway—since most of us hate him; especially Black people, whom he treated with such dismissive distain. But Hillary used the Senatorial post as a stepping-stone for bigger and better things. She knew all along that she wouldn’t remain in that job. In South Carolina, Bill Clinton threw everything at Obama, including the kitchen sink and garbage can and still, that didn’t help Hillary. When things don’t go the Clinton’s way, they collectively will attack with negative comments and try to dig up dirt to smear you. Over the years, I’ve watched how the Clintons operate to get what they want. And now, today, as of this moment, I don’t like either one of them very much.

Anyway, people please, go out to vote; it is your duty. This means YOU especially Black people. Because your ancestors died for you to exercise this right.

2008-01-08T18:41:00.000-08:00

PERFECTION: VIOLATORS WILL BE HUMILIATED
By Gigi

We reside in a status conscious, name-dropping, celebrity obsessed and designer label seeking culture. I’m guilty of the latter, but that’s it. Now, I’ve met my fair share of celebrities—but my relationship with celebrities is generally simple: although I am dazzled by certain stars who appear to have unattainable good looks and glamour, I do not envy or dutifully worship any of them. Because since they are in the limelight, they are supposed to be everything that I’m not: thin, beautiful, rich…in other words: flawless. Why? Because that’s their job. So while I may, from time to time be glued to my computer processing contracts and other boring work, while munching vending machine candy bars—the stars are getting facials and doing pilates. I hold up my end of the bargain by purchasing over-priced movie tickets and tabloid magazines. And they hold up their end by being fabulous and remaining perfect.

But alas, us mere mortal nobody’s…we’re a snide and venomous bunch, are we not? When the contract is broken, out come the daggers. Just recently, several of these gorgeous women have had the audacity to gain weight and even (oh sugar, honey, ice tea…) exhibit cellulite. WHAT NERVE!! THAT IS NOT ALLOWED!!! That is a violation of the most sacred of celebrity rules! Oprah, Tyra Banks, Britney Spears (add also crazy) Kirstie Alley and Jennifer Love Hewitt, listen up. In the past, fans had no recourse other than to turn the page, change the channel or vent to friends over lunch. But now, with the rise of 24-hour gossip cycles and web sites, anger is given a new and very public venue to vent. Blogs and message boards are allowing fans to spew bile anonymously. How dare these stars approach “normal”…who do they think they are? US? All must be sacrificed to the great God of skinny. Celebrities are supposed to be perfect, because I’m not. So if that’s what a slightly pudgy celebrity’s butt looks like in a bikini, how bad is mine? And ‘no’ Tyra…your comment of, “kiss my fat ass”, doesn’t help.

2007-12-28T15:45:00.000-08:00

FOR THE OTHER WOMAN…
BY GIGI

Another New Year’s Eve is fast approaching and the married man that you were creeping with for most of 2007 won’t be spending it with you! MmmmHmmm…Christmas, if he spent a few hours with you, it was just a holiday string-along. I bet he told the missus that he was running out for batteries—for 6 hours. So feeling like a big fat loser (and I’m emphasizing the fat here) this holiday season, just remember…girl it could be worse.

Holidays are typically very emotional and very hard for the other woman. It reminds you that it is the end of the year and he still hasn’t done anything to change his circumstances—but hope is a very powerful emotion. Because no matter how suicidal or homicidal you feel this holiday season, there is a bright side…I think. You can dump him because you deserve better; and mark the New Year coming as a brand new start and a new beginning. OR, you can continue being alone, this time of year…sweatpants clad, frequently drunk (I’ve heard…) and potentially enraged!

Girls, know this—that the married man will do and say anything, especially during the holidays to hang on to you. “If only I’d met you years ago” to an emotionally needy woman sounds like a hugely flattering line. And he can morph into, “I wish I was waking up to you on Christmas Day.” Ladies, just remember, IT WILL NEVER HAPPEN AND IT’S NEVER GOING TO HAPPEN!

Christmas, New Years, Valentine’s Day, Father’s Day and even his birthday; these occasions are most difficult because they follow each other and they’re all reserved for family and this leaves you the other woman, out in the cold…and to all, a good night.

2007-12-15T19:04:00.000-08:00

GREAT SEX…ARE YOU GETTING ANY?
By Gigi

Before I begin, I have to say that I agree with Bill Maher. Star Jones-Reynolds looked prettier when she was fat. She should put the weight back on, because I prefer the old Star…you know, the sassy one that used to say, “Talk to the hand,” and the hand was covered in powdered sugar…

Okay ladies, this is a continuation, from September’s blog. I’m giving you diamonds and pearls here, so please pay close attention. I will try to address most of the sexual problems here and if not, there’s always next month’s blog to continue, for however long it takes to resolve these issues, such as:
1. speed demons in bed
2. robots
3. spitty kissers
4. nipple pinchers, and so on...

Suffer no more. I will share some strategies for turning a so-so lover into a lover who will rock your world, with a few carefully laid hints. Trust mother, I’ve been there. You meet a guy, you’re into him—he’s into you, things are going so well, until…he sucks in bed. His technique is lacking and he’s doing that annoying thing with his tongue/hand/leg (take your pick). You finally ask yourself, “How did he get this far knowing so little?” Finally you’re thinking about the last slice of pineapple cheesecake in the refrigerator and you want to get to it before your greedy son beats you to it or the cute expensive boots you saw in Bloomingdale’s. It’s never a good sign when your mind leaves the bedroom and into a department store. Then, you hope that your boring lover will turn out the lights and lock up when he’s done so that you can get some sleep, because you’ve got things to do tomorrow.

But what’s a girl to do? Twenty something years ago, the immature me would’ve thrown him back into the dating pool and kept it moving.

A lot of women usually suffer in silence, tsk-tsk. OR you can teach an old dog some new tricks. Let’s get one thing straight! Making a guy better in bed is actually about making sex better for you, period. And believe it or not, despite the sexual revolution and women’s lib, a lot of women are still Victorian in their thinking and are afraid to ask for what they want.

Fortunately, there are women like myself who are bold and assertive and know how to ask for what we want instead of planning shopping sprees in the middle of sex. So now, pay attention, because basically, it’s all about honest communication:

The Spitty Kisser / Orally Challenged
A lot of guys do not know how to kiss, period. Some kiss with tight lips locked up like fort knox. Some kiss very drooly, like a teething baby. (are you dry-heaving yet?) You can do the immature thing during a make-out session and grab a towel to wipe your mouth…and if he continues, you fetch a mop…that being said, I like to also add that a lot of guys don’t know how to please a woman orally either. For most women, this flaw is a complete deal breaker. It’s not something you can teach. I of course disagree. You can’t go in thinking that you’re going to get perfect sex every time. Work with him…You have to let go of that feeling and simply ask him, “How do you like to be kissed?” Believe it or not, most guys are open and upfront about discussing it. Soon, after you do this, he’ll be eager to emulate and reciprocate. Once you have an open line of communication going, you can continue telling him what you like and how.

The Speed demon
I once had a boyfriend tell me he was done, while I was unlocking my front door to get into my apartment…just kidding. For a lot of men, anticipation is simply too much for them…more than they can handle. If he’s that way, maybe you shouldn’t build it up too much. If you’re going to see him that night, don’t send dirty emails or leave sexy phone messages, because as he watches you disrobe…one part schoolgirl outfit, one part striptease, he’s already ejaculated in his shorts and it’s good night Tyrone.

The Jack hammer
You ever had a guy nail you…literally? You feel like a piece of meat, right? Don’t hurt his feelings, girls. Guys feelings are not as resilient as they’d like to think, so go easy on him. Give subtle directions with compliments—it’s all in the way you approach it. Tell him gently to slow down or “Wow, that feels good when you’re gentle”, and quickly follow it up with, “but don’t stop”. The results will please you…and him.

Nipple Pinchers/ Biters
Apparently, some lying heifer…or Rottweiler puppy, told some guy, and he told some other guys, that it felt good to us for them to chew and suck on our nipples as hard as they can. Listen up girls, if you want to keep your nipples, you must show him what you like. Try it on him what you want done to you. Then, do it his way, rough and gnawing cannibal like…he’ll get the message.

When he thrusts your head
Women don’t you hate that? This is a pretty common move from most guys while you’re giving them Fellatio. Sometimes when you attempt to lift your head for air, they misinterpret that to mean you’re done; so they thrust your head harder, thereby gagging you with their member and making you dry heave. Soooo not sexy. So, this is what you should do. Get several scarves and tie his arms behind his back and also blindfold him. Whisper in his ear, “I run this show…you simply relax and enjoy the ride.” And he will.

2007-11-05T19:11:00.000-08:00

“I NEVER REALLY KNEW WHAT GREAT SEX WAS UNTIL…”
By Gigi

Before I get right into discussing about sex, there are a few things I need to say that women should never take for granted:

~ The bliss of vacation sex…never, and I mean NEVER conk out early on a hotel bed otherwise, you’ll never be invited again
~ The upper-body strength of men—hey, I’m a feminist, but that couch ain’t gonna move itself.
~Your fertile years…yea-yea, I know it’s un-P.C. to say so, but it’s true
~ The great guy who never takes YOU for granted
~ Your partner’s sex face…it may not be pretty, but at least you know he’s satisfied
~ Fork me, spoon me…get the picture?
~ Slightly dirty text messages throughout the day—it’s all about the buildup
~ And lastly, the Trojan Vibrating Ring. Fun and orgasm inducing.

Okay, so let’s get started. This is basically a continuation from the last blog posted. You know, I’ve got to say, I never really knew what great sex was until…I stopped trying to be sexy. That’s right...I thought that good sex relied on fundamentals like: steamy glares, artful hair whipping, and a myriad of passionate cries of ecstasy. And believe me, I had it all down to a science until I got serious with my husband (he’s an ex now). Prior to that, other guys had either enjoyed the show or were just too wrapped up in their own show to care about my pleasure. And ladies, especially you women with long hair; be very careful about whipping your hair around. Things might go awry and you might knock yourself unconscious; he will laugh at you, because now the act is more slapstick burlesque than sexual art.

Most men, believe it or not, espouse the virtues of simple, unadorned pleasure; they prefer true intimacy and bliss. So this is not the time to start stressing about whether your ass is well built or did you wax enough “down there” or if your breasts are sagging or not. Then there’s the smell factor: how one smells in bed could be a deal breaker. After a shower or bath, women tend to smother their natural scent with sprays and oils. This ritual has marred many a sex lives. First of all, if you spritz “down there” with perfume, it will irritate and burn your partner, especially if he’s not wearing a condom. And since you know that your partner will be “putting in work” by going down on you; you start worrying if “eau de stink” is wafting from your nether regions, so you spray “down there” with perfume…damn near killing him with poison; and/or his attempts are met with locked legs. Ladies, simply let your inhibitions go. Inhale deeply, and savor the musk of your mingling scents. To be continued……

2007-10-13T09:35:00.001-07:00

COVERBOYS AND CRYING MEN
By Gigi

Are some men becoming soft? …Ladies, if you’re sick of all the over-grooming that men are doing, please raise your hands. If you’re sick of all the men who pluck and shape their eyebrows and in fact, will nudge you in haste to get the last moisturizer at the Clinique counter...lets hear your searing wail!!! I’m so sick of men with their better complexions and manicures; all this metro sexual stuff has become annoying and has gone too far. And I’m blaming this on all the makeover reality shows, plastic surgery shows, Snoop Dogg, Ice T and the Southern pimps. What ever happened to real male machismo? Men should get back to having real huevos or cojones and stop all this nonsense. Better still, I prefer a man who is hombria or un verdadero hombre...which means manliness, courage, integrity, honesty and uprightness. Because if I see another African-American or Latino brother with pigtails, bouncing, permed, candy curls like Shirley Temple or afro puffs like Pam Grier, I don’t know what I’ll do.

2007-10-06T08:53:00.000-07:00

HAPPY BIRTHDAY TO ME….
By Gigi

My birthday this year landed on October 2nd, Tuesday; however I was feeling blue the day before and couldn’t muster up the energy or enthusiasm—in fact, I wasn’t looking forward to my birthday at all. At work, I received the requisite cake, flowers and card from my co-workers; but a good personal friend of mind had five additional gorgeous bouquets consisting of 3 dozen roses with baby’s breath (3 different colors), Birds of paradise bouquet and daisies with baby’s breath delivered to me, which I appreciated (thanks boo, XOXOXO).

I guess my feeling blue, stems from not yet being where I want to be professionally as a writer and artist. My horoscope stated that, it was important for me to continue to take things easy and let life come to me. And since I’m a writer, my horoscope further stated, to let my imagination roam because something I had visualized over and over, could turn out to be more than just another idle daydream. I’m not sure what that means exactly; but I’m not willing to be obsequious or climb the greasy pole to fame and fortune. I’d rather keep my hand clean, relatively speaking.

Success in this world is fleeting and often requires unwelcome sacrifices. But also, success appears to pick and choose who it is that will be celebrated and who won’t. It could be sour grapes on my part, but I see some “celebrities” undeserving of this honor; they basically ‘lucked up’ or they know people who know people…some of these people contribute nothing other than salacious gossip for reality TV or the celebrity rags. Oh hell, I’m rambling…never mind. Happy Birthday Gigi, you still look fabulous!!!

2007-09-27T13:21:00.000-07:00

DON’T ASK, DON’T TELL….
BY GIGI

“Let’s talk about sex baby…let’s talk about you and me…let’s talk about sex…” Well I think that’s how the refrain from that classic Salt ‘N Pepa rap song goes; anyway, my blog for this month—SEX and women.

Women in large numbers are lying about the amount of sex and or men they’re getting or seeing. The reason? For fear of being labeled a slut, ho, skank, doorknob…just pick any misogynist label…or create your own, that’s always fun. It’s common for women in New York (and other large cities in the U.S.) to lie about this part of their lives because as forward thinking we’d like to think that we are…we’re not really. It’s just not socially acceptable for women to sleep with a lot of men as it is for men to sleep with a lot of women. Most women will blatantly lie, by reducing the numbers down to a couple.

Just recently in the papers Angelina Jolie revealed that she slept with only 4 guys (yeah right…). I laughed hard at that one. With all her admitted drugging, drinking, cutting on her skin and other abhorrent behaviors—all is conducive to sexual promiscuity. And if it is true that she only slept with 4 guys, it’s only because she slept with mostly women since she’s an admitted bi-sexual/lesbian. Most women will tell a man that she’s serious about, that she only slept with 4-5 guys; but some guys are not as dumb as they look.

Generally, if a woman is in her 30’s-40’s, and make that claim, that means that she’s been married or in a committed relationship for a long time. If you make that claim and have never been married or in a long committed relationship AND been dating for over 20 years, please expect a few skeptical and raised eyebrows…especially if you’re an attractive woman. Yes-yes, I know that these are just blanket statements and opinions of mine, but it rings true…doesn’t it? Why do women have to lie to men about their sex lives? Because they’re afraid of being left; they don’t want that man to judge them or look at them disapprovingly. Also, maybe a small part of it is that they feel ashamed of themselves. Your mother’s voice telling you as a teenager, “Wait until your wedding night…don’t throw away your precious virginity like confetti…” Most men want an experienced woman…just not that experienced and one who’s been with numerous partners either.

So what’s an acceptable number to fib about? And why do men have to know how many guys you had sex with anyway? Well, guys usually ask when things start to get serious. Plus, guys are insecure; they want to know who has (had?) the biggest penis, which man pleasured you the best and all the other testosterone filled insecurities. There’s no acceptable number over 3 or 4. Women also try to justify their mistakes. “Well he doesn’t count because, I was drunk and it happened only that one time…I barely remember his name…”

For guys, it’s a totally different double standard story: Wilt “The Stilt” Chamberlain braggingly claimed to have had sex with 20,000 women. Charlie Sheen claimed to have slept with 5,000; Gene Simmons from the rock group KISS, said he slept with 4,600 and Diana Ross was one of his conquests. Men can boast and lie about large numbers of women they’ve bedded. It’s of course an old stereotype and double standard. Also men are supposed to be more experienced than women. But men—come on…? Do you seriously want a woman who can’t “slob a knob” correctly—I know you don’t!!! So stop complaining; unless she brings you a disease, you have nothing to complain about!!!

Better yet, stop asking these women their personal business. They had a life before you came into the picture…also men, lest we forget…where do you think you’re getting all of YOUR experience from? THAT’S RIGHT, WOMEN…YOU IDIOTS!!!

2007-08-01T13:19:00.000-07:00

SCHOOL DAZE
By Gigi

It’s August, school will be starting soon next month; and already homework is weighing heavily on elementary, middle and high school age children. Parents have complained for several years that teachers give out too much homework. Nightly homework from Monday to Friday for most students is more than two and sometimes three hours every night including weekends and holidays!!! And if your kid is in elementary school and sometimes middle school, you’re right there with them helping out. So family life is disrupted and parents are fed up and are rebelling. The parent’s claim that the amount of time spent nightly on homework, far exceed the ten minutes per grade level recommended by the National Education Association; because NEA claims there is zero co-relation between homework and scholastic achievement, especially for elementary school age children; for high school age children, the benefits of homework decline after two hours.

The New York City Department of Education DOES NOT have a strict homework policy…this is left up to individual teachers and most are ill-equip and the teachers are over-worked, that they barely have time to plan lessons. It’s time for parents to get together with the teachers during parent-teacher meetings and suggest decreasing the homework especially since it has been proven that homework has no value; why should children spend all day in school and then do tedious homework at home for another two to three hours? Parents should suggest to the teachers which assignment would benefit the child more and this way, time would be left over for the entire family to spend quality time together in the evening; which is the single strongest predictor of better achievement scores, according to the University of Michigan. Kids will have more time to spend with friends, family and they’ll be happier, healthier and more well-rounded.

2007-07-06T18:51:00.000-07:00

TRANS FAT…TRANS GENDER…NEW YORK IS TRULY CONFUSED
By Gigi

The trans fat ban in all restaurants and food manufacturers is not the only issue the health officials are grappling with. Cowardly City health officials have buckled under pressure from radical, special interest gay groups and have given in to a plan that would NOT have allowed New Yorkers to switch ‘willy-nilly’, the gender/sex on their birth certificates WITHOUT undergoing sex- change surgery. I don’t even agree if the individual is full on trans-gendered or not…you can’t AND shouldn’t fool or toy with nature. At first, City officials benignly stated that the issue needed further study and review to make certain that it didn’t conflict with federal laws currently being developed…such pretense…whatever. They can delay it until the next coming.

In the past, New York would allow individuals who have undergone sex-change surgery, to get a new birth certificate reflecting the change; but now, the policy was further liberalized to include people who had taken other steps short of actually undergoing surgery...such as taking hormones, wearing a dress and PASSING as a woman…the indignity! New York is truly confused. And of course, what New York doesn’t know, is that this is the only way for gay rights activists to circumvent the NYS marriage laws; how come only I can see this?