I’m not really feeling the whole idea but to each its own….I feel like they could’ve put a little more effort into finding someone who better fit the part.

If you didn’t tell me this post was about Angelina…I would have sworn I was looking at Jennifer Lopez.

At first it does seem a bit odd, because I am sure there are women of African American or Afro-Cuban descent who could play that role but I would not say this is modern day black-face. If it were some blond-hair, blue-eyed non-talented actress, I would really have a problem. However, I do think Angelina is a great actress and as a matter of fact Mariane Pearl wanted Angelina to portray her in the film. So shouldn’t her wishes be respected?

Even though the first pic is from a distance it looks like Angelina is pulling it off. Maybe they want the movie to be huge, and get a lot of attention, so that’s why they are using Angelina, to pull in crowds. What black actresses would you all suggest?

Well. Angelina Jolie SHOULD have earned her honorary pass in the Black Community by now….

Let us ask ourselves this question:

WHO would YOU have in the BLACK COMMUNITY play this role.

I SICK of seeing Halle Berry.

What HIGH YELLOW Black Women would be able to handle this particular role? I’m thinking Vanessa Williams (Miss USA), or Nicole Ari Parker

I don’t have a problem with it.

If anybody knows anything about African heritage. All Africans are not “black”. There are three groups of Africans that I know of so far. I’m sure there are more.

They are the Africans(sp)(pronounced AF RI CANS), Afrikhans(sp)(pronounced AF RI KHAANS) and the Coloreds (mixed with the Europeans, Dutch and Spanish decent and they live in Northern Africa).

I guessing that Mrs. Pearl is colored. And who to play a better part than Angelina. Hell I don’t know what creed or pedigree she is from.

could’nt they have asked halle berry to play this part?why does she have to be white?there is eva mendes,she or halle berry could pull this part off!!

I don’t see what the big deal is. Angelina looks like Mariane in that picture and she’s a great actress.

Mariane Pearl is bi-racial so it doesn’t make a difference if a black, white, or mixed woman plays the role.

I love my people but we are a little too sensitive.

I believe Halle is playing a white woman in a biopic. Although Halle may be half white, she’s further from the woman’s complexion than Angelina is from Marianne Pearl’s. I don’t hear white people complaining about that. Furthermore, and most importantly, I don’t hear either woman bitching about the actress that will be representing them on screen.

I kinda have mixed feelings about it too…

The film is being produced by Brad Pitt’s production company…when he was married to Jennifer Aniston, SHE was orignally gonna portray Mariane Pearl…could you picture that? However, when they got divorced, the role was then offered to Angelina Jolie…

From far away, she does resemble her in the first pic though.

Please people get a life. The only other “black”person that the directors would cast is Halle Berry. Sure there’s something awkward about it but not enough to loose sleep over it. Halle is playing the part of a white female politician and everybody applauded it—-MOVE ON!!

IF Alicia Keys could act, maybe….

The PRODUCER’s of this movie are probably spending a LOT of money, so they want to get Hugh Returns…

I’m sure it was purely a business decision in choosing Angelina Jolie…

An earlier poster (keke) stated that this was the ideal of Marianne Pearl to choose Angelina Jolie, so I’m cool with their choice !

Mika said: “I love my people but we are a little too sensitive.”
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Damn I feel ya on that one. Niggas know they can get in an uproar about anything!

Nicole Ari Parker is my favorite High yellow actress !!

Halle Berry is good, but she is so overworked…

I would like to see some new faces…

Hollywood seems to think that the only credible actors/actresses that we have are:
Denzel Washington
Jamie Fox
Samuel L. Jackson
Halle Berry

Where are all the GOOD BLACK(Oscar Calibur) actor’s & actressess at ????
Seriously……

Maybe thandie newton?

To THINK BLACK PEOPLE ARE SICK OF SEEING OTHER BLACK PEOPLE..Thats the problem with our culture.

I AM PISSED A WHITE WOMAN IS PLAYING HEr. IT IS HARD ENOUGH FOR BLACK ACTRESSES TO GET WORK AS IT IS. AND SOMEONE HAD THE NERVE TO SAY

“WHAT HIGH YELLOW ACTRESS”???? ANy BLack actress could have played that part. THEY GAVE IT TO A WHITE WOMAN SO WHY WOULD A BLACK ACTRESS HAVE TO BE HIGH YELLOW.

I THINK IT IS RIDICULOUS AND ANGELINA DOES NOT LOOK EXOTIC..She looks like a white woman actually she looks like her FATHER JOHN VOIGHT

SUCKS >>>IT REALLY SUCKS

Maybe Tracy Ellis Ross would have been a good pick.

#13 said:

Niggas know they can get in an uproar about anything!
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We are some marching, protestin’ muthaf#kas!

But we won’t take it to the house…….not the church house, but the WHITE House.

I also thought of Thandie Newton @ #15.

i’m soo glad to see all these posts. We need to be more open minded as a people and stop looking for things to throw the race card at. We have enough REAL problems in our community to deal with, without worrying about this. I say, if she does a convincing job, then so be it. It’s not like she’s playing Sojourner Truth or something. Besides, Angelina has a little black child of her own and perhaps she’d like to do a movie that can, even the slightest, relate to Zahara. I think the focus is more on the message of the movie and less on the “hey look it’s Angelina playing a 1/16th black woman.”

Even Survivor turned out to be less controversal than we’d all imagined it would be. Maybe this is a positive indication that race if FINALLY becoming less of a factor in the big picture. Baby steps, but steps non the less.

“this is a form of modern day blackface”….No…..
I don’t think that is the case here.

I doubt she sees herself in terms of color so having
Angelina Jolie (Ms We are the World Herself)play her life actually seems to be a perfect choice.

Had she identified herself more as a woman of african decent, then I would have been highly offended. But since she did not, I am not.

Look for this to come up again with Tiger Woods and Mariah Carey. lol

kind.

She’s a great actress.

With a film like this they need a big name to get people in the theater.

How many Dutch, Afro Cuba lead actresses are there with major star power?

People are really stupid if they are losing sleep over this bullshit.

WE NEED TO STOP GIVING PEOPLE OF OTHER RACES

PASSES!!!!!!

They dont give us a pass. Our culture is so tainted and we as a people are not evenmas close as other cultures. Most likely because we ARE SO WILLING TO LET OTHER IN.

SO ANGELINA ADOPTED AN AFRICAN BABY…..that does not give her a pass. 5 years ago when she was married to Billy Bob and had viles of blood around her neck..we wouldnt even be having this conversation….

A white woman can play the role, but a black woman would have to be high yellow…yall killing me.

And yes I do believe the woman did want Angelina playing her, honestly I dont know if she even has any respect for her African heritage…she seemed whitewashed in interviews. She did one in O magazine years back

Thats why its called acting who cares if she is white. Dnezel played some shakespere character who was supposed to be white. If she can play the role well who cares if she is white. and if u look at th epic she looks like the dam lady when done up anyways.

I love Angelina Jolie and I’m very excited about her portraying Mariane Pearl. We’re all not a pure anything when it comes to race, so what difference does it make? I think people just like to bitch about anything and everything.

Alot of black actress or bi-racial actress could have pulled this off.

Maya Rudolph from SNL, resembles Mariane Pearl.

If Mariane Pearl does not have a problem with it I don’t see why should I. For those who are offended by it then I guess white people should be offended that Halle Berry is about to play a white in a true-life story

Too-Tot…take the afro pic outta your hair and calm down. I don’t think it’s that serious.

Angelina looks convincing enough in that first pic, and I’m sure she’ll rock the role.

No I don’t think it’s modern blackface. That’s a bit strong.

As a few posts have said, Halle is already going to play a white female politician. I say if they can do their jobs properly, then who cares what color they are in real life?

i think she’s a good choice. i love her. she’s a great actress. marieane pearl WANTED angelina to play her

I agree with you #20 (Nakia). I think the whole survior thing was stupid to begin with. I don’t watch it but I heard about it and I was like what’s the point? As for Angelina Jolie playing an African-Cuban woman it won’t be the first time that they are having an actress play a part that does not portray their real origin.

I think that’s real fucked up to have a white actress in this role. Just like it was fucked up to get Elizabeth Taylor to play Cleopatra. I honestly think if the real Mariane wanted a white woman to portray her, then she has some serious issues herself. Angelina looks white, Mariane Pearl does not. It looks like make-up was used to make Angelina look darker, making this modern day black face. How many black actresses are portraying white women? Y’all say some of us are too sensitive. Well, some of us are also too damn passive. And while you’re naming actresses that could have played this role, what about Karyn Parsons (Hillary, FP of Bel Air). I’m sure there are many starving actresses out here to play this part. But they needed a big name. I find this SAD!!!

I think that if BLACK people wanted a BLACK female to play this role, then a BLACK person should’ve done the movie and found the right BLACK choice to satisfy the picky, civil rights niggas.

If Mariane Pearl doesn’t have a problem I don’t see why anybody should. If black people are offended by it then I guess white people should be offended that Halle Berry is set to play a white woman in a true-to life story.

AT THE RISK OF SOUNDING IGNORANT, what does Afro-Cuban mean? I know that’s what Christina Milian is but what does that mean? Does that necessarily mean black?

Plus Angelina’s mother was french and Iroquois(native american). I know that still makes her 3/4 white and 1/4 Indian but it looks like it counts for something. Angelina always looked somewhat ethnic to me.

high yella? such ignorance..i’m so disappointed with these remarks. I actually wanted to say I thought many black actresses could have pulled of this role…especially when there seems to be limited opportunities for minority actors in hollywood but after reading the comments….. i’m speechless..please stop using malcolm x’s picture..you know who you are!!!!!!!!!

This I the exact reason why I don’t like black people…if ignorance were bliss the majority of you all would be hopping and skipping to work! First off Angelina Jolie is mixed Her mother is from Persia or something like that. Second who are you people to get “up in arms” about someone elses life? Get this ish out of here “modern day blackface?” WTF? I swear some black are ignorant just plain ignorant. How can you find fault in this but you don’t find fault in R-kelly being a pedophile? Or the growing rate of HIV AIDs in our community? I mean get a life people it’s her life. If she wanted to have “Obie One Konobie” play the part who are some of you to even mention it? You either see the movie or you don’t that is how you voice your indifferences not like this. Because this way is ignorant and lowly!

is it really that big of a deal???? who really planned on watching this shit anyways????

Afro cuban are black cubans just like afro americans are black americans

Jada Pinkett.. Thandie Newton perhaps as long as it’s not Halle… Vivica Jessica Simpson or Lindsey Lohan! lol I could even see J Lopez Troy Beyer or Rosie Perez in that role *except rosie’s voice is too irritating* But they need a bankable actress and who better than Jolie? She does look a lil crazy with the curly hair.

on Tuesday, October 10, 2006 @ 3:05 pm

getalife said:
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i think she’s a good choice. i love her. she’s a great actress. marieane pearl WANTED angelina to play her

on Tuesday, October 10, 2006 @ 3:09 pm

BrightFuture said:
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I think that if BLACK people wanted a BLACK female to play this role, then a BLACK person should’ve done the movie and found the right BLACK choice to satisfy the picky, civil rights niggas.

on Tuesday, October 10, 2006 @ 2:45 pm

BrightFuture said:
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Mika said: “I love my people but we are a little too sensitive.”
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Damn I feel ya on that one. Niggas know they can get in an uproar about anything!

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Bill Said:

Negros allways protesting stuff that has no significance.

Think about this story the next time you purchase a Bootleg copy of A Black Movie, and then WONDER why Hollywood (Caucasians in Hollywood) won’t back us when it comes to major film project.

Negros wouldn’t go to Idelwild when it was out..
Everybody on the block brough a bootleg copy !

Beyonce can’t even go Platinum, because she ain’t selling a lot of CD’s..Everybody has a Bootleg version of B’Day !

Why you think she putting ou singles EVERY Month
It’s Ridiculous….

it doesnt make sense for her to be playing her but thats just my opinion. i think that thandie newton lady could play it but it is a done deal right?

Ohh I just remembered wasn’t there a similar outrage in the Latino community when Jenifer Lopez played Selena? Jenifer Lopez is Puerto Rican and Selena was Mexican, but Selena’s parents thought Jenifer Lopez was the best for the role.

And remember when Madonna played Eva Peron in the movie Evita?

on Tuesday, October 10, 2006 @ 3:12 pm

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high yella? such ignorance..i’m so disappointed with these remarks. I actually wanted to say I thought many black actresses could have pulled of this role…especially when there seems to be limited opportunities for minority actors in hollywood but after reading the comments….. i’m speechless..please stop using malcolm x’s picture..you know who you are!!!!!!!!!

Bill Said:
Scuse me, Your offended that I used the term “High Yella” ???

What’s wrong with that term ?

If I offended you, I apologize.

I honestly did not think that was a bad thing to say…

HOLLYWOOD WANTS THE MOVIE TO MAKE MONEY.

ANGELINA JOLIE BRINGS IN THE BUCKS. ROSIE PEREZ, TROY BEYER, CHRISTINA MILIAN OR WHOEVER ELSE DO NOT.

$$$$$$$$$$ THATS WHAT ITS ALL ABOUT. THERE ARE NO GOOD BLACK ACTRESSES IN HOLLYWOOD, THAT ARE BIG ENOUGH TO BRING IN THE BUCKS. THE ONLY ONE IS HALLE BERRY OR WHOOPI GOLDBERG OR OPRAH.

AND WE ALL KNOW WHOOPI CANT PLAY THE ROLE.

Well Halle Berry is playing a white woman in her upcoming movie, and they stated the reason was because she is a very talented actress who could pull it off… and so is Ms. Jolie if you seen some of her movies, i.e. Girl Interrupted and Gili(don’t really remember the correct spelling). But if Mrs. Pearl is cool with, fine by me.

I feel fine about Angie playing this part….Look at her! She’s got something in her, she’s not some Anglo white girl trying to pull a Showboat on us like Ava Garderner back in the day.

#45 Fiona

Whoopi Goldberg???????????????? WTF?????????

on Tuesday, October 10, 2006 @ 3:12 pm

TOOMUCHTOOHANDLE said:
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AT THE RISK OF SOUNDING IGNORANT, what does Afro-Cuban mean? I know that’s what Christina Milian is but what does that mean? Does that necessarily mean black?

Plus Angelina’s mother was french and Iroquois(native american). I know that still makes her 3/4 white and 1/4 Indian but it looks like it counts for something. Angelina always looked somewhat ethnic to me.

Bill Said:
Afro-Cuban Definition
From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

The term Afro-Cuban refers to Cubans of African ancestry, and to historical or cultural elements in Cuba thought to emanate from this community. The term can refer to the combining of African and other cultural elements found in Cuban society such as religion, music, language, the arts, and class culture.[1]

CO-sign 110% with Bill…sheesh, why do you even care?

Care about the AIDS epidemic that is affecting our African Community right now! All of these “downlow fags” bringing home aid to their wives and children. Care about that! Care about how they let a pedophile free because the same black people protested for his release. Care about that! Care about how we are still considered 3/5 human in the consitution. Care about that! Put love and concern in you heart for these causes. Not this! Black people need to wake up. Our mind are comdition to focus on rhetoric and tomfoolery. We never focus on what right, and that’s a damn shame!

Jennifer Aniston was originally supposed to play the part but after Brad (the movie was his idea) and Angelina got together, Angelina is instead going to play the part. I don’t really think I care about who plays it because Angelina looks just as convincing as any other woman, black or white could be! I think she looks great playing the part and isn’t Mrs. Pearl mixed woman so she could get just about anyone to play her in the movie.

Um…#6, Africans are all black…some may have other things in them, but they’re still black. I”m not talking about white south Africans eithers.
In fact, since civilization began in Africa, maybe that makes them black as well.

First, I must say that I am an extremely pro-black sista. And even I don’t see a problem with this. It’s acting. She’s playing a role based on SOMEONE ELSE. The requirement for the role was probably an “ethnic-looking” woman who can act. Angie is a white girl, but she has African like features, large lips, darker skin tone, big dark eyes, etc. I think it’s fine.

Um, and #8, it would make a difference if anyother white woman were playing a woman of color..What are you talking about?? I’m mixed myself, but I”m still black and a white woman playing me in a movie wouldn’t fly.

Should white people be offended that Halle Berry is playing a white lady in an upcoming movie…

*Halle Berry’s next movie role will center on the true story of Tierney Cahill, a teacher from Reno, Nev. who accepted a challenge from her sixth grade class to run for Congress in 2000.

The actress will portray Cahill in the DreamWorks drama, titled “Class Act.” The filmmakers have taken a rare turn in casting an African American actress to portray a woman who is white in real life. Sources close to the production tell Variety that it was more important to find the right actress for the role rather than the right white actress.

In 2000, Cahill decided to grant the wishes of her students and run for Congress on the condition that they would help with her campaign. The single mother ultimately lost her bid to an incumbent, but she ended up winning 35% of the popular vote.

DreamWorks recently acquired “Class Act” in turnaround from Revolution Studios with the goal of putting it into production in May or June.

In the meantime, Berry is currently filming the DreamWorks drama “Things We Lost In the Fire,” and will next be seen in the adult thriller “Perfect Stranger,” due in theaters May 2007 from Sony.

http://eurweb.com/story/eur29012.cfm

I’m just saying. It doesn’t bother me on both accounts. Maybe Angelina and Halle can switch roles…

TOOMUCHTOOHANDLE said:
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AT THE RISK OF SOUNDING IGNORANT, what does Afro-Cuban mean? I

the slave ships drop off slaves to many different Islands, e.g Jamaica, Haiti & Cuba …

The slave ships drop off slaves in cuba too !

thus the term Afro Cuban !

#23…You are right! Marianne Pearl doesn’t know or consider herself to be black. She’s walking around looking like me with bright skin and a kinky head, but she doesn’t relate to shit going on in my world…therefore I don’t care who the hell plays her.

on Tuesday, October 10, 2006 @ 3:30 pm

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CO-sign 110% with Bill…sheesh, why do you even care?

Care about the AIDS epidemic that is affecting our African Community right now! All of these “downlow fags” bringing home aid to their wives and children. Care about that! Care about how they let a pedophile free because the same black people protested for his release. Care about that! Care about how we are still considered 3/5 human in the consitution. Care about that! Put love and concern in you heart for these causes. Not this! Black people need to wake up. Our mind are comdition to focus on rhetoric and tomfoolery. We never focus on what right, and that’s a damn shame!

Bill Said:
Selah & Amen
Preach Sis !!!!

#27, I see what you’re saying, but black playing white is something that hasn’t been done a lot, so that’s why it’s kind of special for Halle to be playing this role. Whites have always played us in movies….Showboat anyone?

angelina is a good actress and i know she will bring somethiing special to the part. she also looks like her in that first pic. i dont see the problem.

if mariane isnt mad at it why should we be?

Consider this:

Marianne Pearl probably doesn’t identify with the black race…..just because she half black doesn’t mean that she’s hanging out with the brother & sisters.

And if she ASKED Angelina Jolie to represent her, that really should be the end of discussion.

Did Marianne Pearl email you and ask you for your opinion ?

I think the most important thing is that this woman’s story is properly told, and that requires great acting. I think that matters a whole lot more than just, “oh well, who cares if this woman can’t act. At least we got someone who is the same ethnicity.”

The movie is being produced by Brad Pitt….its only natural that he would want his woman playing the lead role (keeps money in the family), the studios are going to want a big name to bring in dollars. At the end of the day its all about money and lets face it only white folks are going to pay to see this movie. I’m sure there are quite a few black actresses (my fave is thandie newton or Sophie Okonedo) that could have portrayed Mrs. Pearl but hey…..One other thing, ask yourself this question, for all the outrage and what not how many of you are actually going to see this movie? How many people from the black community went out and paid money to see Hotel Rwanda (which was a beautifully acted, all black casted movie)? Hollywood goes where the money is folks.

Once again Bill, you’re right..
*Gives Bill a big hug*

If Marianne is confused….let her be! If someone hasn’t been taught about the joys of being a black woman, you really can’t get mad at them.
I’d be quite proud if Angelina wanted to play me in a movie though…She’s cute!

Bill asked: “Did Marianne Pearl email you and ask you for your opinion ?”
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Yes Bill, she emailed me and I gave her my blessings. She was afraid that “black people” would get their freedom rider panties in a bunch, but I told her to do her thing and don’t worry ’bout us niggas.’ :~)

I feel like whoever plays the part correctly. I don’t doubt that a black woman can do it but that is a minor part of the film. We need to pay attention to the story and not who plays the part. I believe that as long as Mariane Pearl doesn’t have a problem with it why should anyone else! As being a bi racial female with both black and hispanic in my blood it wouldn’t matter who played the part as long as they played it right and told my story well.

#33 BRIGHT FUTURE SAID:

I think that if BLACK people wanted a BLACK female to play this role, then a BLACK person should’ve done the movie and found the right BLACK choice to satisfy the picky, civil rights niggas.

Where would any of us be without those “civil rights niggas”?

Once again this shit is so SAD.

#52 and #54 Kendi:

I am not going to go there with you on this. But I must say just b/c someone was born and raised in Africa that does not automatically make them “black”. There are a group of Africans that are called COLOREDS.

You would be considered the same b/c you are as we say in America, “mixed”.

I bet you if your skin color had to play a factor in you getting a job or being on the street, there is no doubt in my mind that you wouldn’t play your “TRUMP” card!

I’m black, you can’t change that.

You on the other hand can go “half and half”, if you know what I mean.

WOW IT IS SAD THAT WE HAVE COME TO WHERE WE ARE….. AND BLACK PEOPLE ARE CONTENT

HOW CAN U SAY WHATS WRONG WITH A WHITE WOMAN PLAYING A BLACK ROLe…..YEARS AGO BLACKS FOUGHT TO EVEN BE ON THE SILVER SCREEN

i also doubt this woman is even in touch with her African culture…shes whitewashed anyway

HOW CAN U SAY WHATS WRONG WITH A WHITE WOMAN PLAYING A BLACK ROLe…..YEARS AGO BLACKS FOUGHT TO EVEN BE ON THE SILVER SCREEN

It keeps cutting off my statement–

HOW CAN U SAY WHATS WRONG WITH A WHITE WOMAN PLAYING A BLACK ROLe…..YEARS AGO BLACKS FOUGHT TO EVEN BE ON THE SILVER SCREEN

THEN ALL WE PLAYED WERE MAIDS AND BUTLERS

AND NOW IT IS HARD AS HELL FOR BLACK ACTRESSES TO GET DECENT ROLEs…that dont make us hos, on drugs, or ignorant.

LMAO @ ANGELINA BEING 1/4 NATIVE AMERICAN…THAT IS A FREAKIN JOKE, She doesnt look exotic she looks like plenty of white women I see evryday… For Chrissakes her dad is Joun Voight and her mother IS WHITE. SHIT WE ALL ARE PROBABLY 1/4 native american

ZOE SaLDANA - who is posted above here would have been great for the part.

SO ANGELINA BRINGS IN THE DOUGH…thats what people care about. NOT THAT We

AS BLACKS ARE ALWAYS

M-I-S-R-E-P-R-E-S-E-N-T-E-D

But yall slave niggas dont care….as long as its ok with master and brings in money.

YES THERE ARE GREATER ISSUES AND IF YOUR SO CONCERNED CREATE A WEBSITE THAT DOESNT HYPE GOSSIP

on Tuesday, October 10, 2006 @ 3:46 pm

BrightFuture said:
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Bill asked: “Did Marianne Pearl email you and ask you for your opinion ?”
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Yes Bill, she emailed me and I gave her my blessings. She was afraid that “black people” would get their freedom rider panties in a bunch, but I told her to do her thing and don’t worry ’bout us niggas.’ :~)

Bill Said:
My sister..behave yourself

lol…..