I thought I told you The Dreams won’t stop…the ladies were in the UK yesterday for the uptenth premiere of ‘Dreamgirls’. Good to see Anika back, I absolutely love her.
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Wassup with Bee and that pose? | Anika & Jenn looking classy
I thought I told you The Dreams won’t stop…the ladies were in the UK yesterday for the uptenth premiere of ‘Dreamgirls’. Good to see Anika back, I absolutely love her.
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Wassup with Bee and that pose? | Anika & Jenn looking classy
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All this hating is bad for your health
Anger linked to women’s heart problems
NEW YORK (Reuters Health) – Some women who make a habit of venting their anger may be more likely to develop blockages in the heart arteries, new research suggests.
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Past studies have linked anger and hostility to a greater risk of heart disease, but most of those have focused on men.
These latest findings, published in the Journal of Women’s Health, suggest that there is a relationship between anger and heart health in women, but it’s complex.
Researchers found that women who tended to outwardly express their anger had a higher risk of artery blockages if they also had one of several other heart risk factors: older age, diabetes or high cholesterol. Other measures of hostility, like suppressed anger and hostile temperament in general, were unrelated to the risk of coronary artery disease.
It’s possible that expressed anger was the most “toxic” aspect of a hostile temperament, according to the study authors, led by Dr. David S. Krantz of the Uniformed Services University of the Health Science in Bethesda, Maryland.
On the other hand, it’s not clear that anger actually contributed to the development of their heart disease.
In fact, the study found that the highest levels of anger and hostility — expressed or not — were seen in women with more severe symptoms but no evidence of blockages in their heart arteries.
It’s possible that this finding reflects the women’s frustration at not having a diagnosis for their chest pain and other symptoms, according to Merz and her colleagues.
The results are based on 636 women taking part in the government-funded Women’s Ischemia Syndrome Evaluation (WISE) study, an investigation aimed at improving heart disease diagnosis in women.
All of the study participants had chest pain or other potential symptoms of coronary artery disease, and underwent angiography to look for blockages in the heart arteries.
The women also completed standard measures of anger and hostility. The questionnaires gauge whether a person has an anger-prone temperament, and how he or she deals with it — outwardly expressing it or keeping it inside.
Only expressed anger was linked to the risk of showing objective artery blockages on an angiogram, but women who had more symptoms scored higher on all measures of anger and hostility than women with fewer symptoms.
A better understanding of how anger and other emotions affect heart health could eventually aid in diagnosing coronary heart disease, according to the researchers.
Moreover, they add, the findings suggest that women with unexplained chest pain may need help in dealing with the psychological effects of remaining undiagnosed.
SOURCE: Journal of Women’s Health, December 2006.
All this Hating – WOW
Ne Yo!? He wrote a silly song saying some funny isht ‘to the left to the left’ and everybody mat at Beyonce for singing it. Get over it. It’s not all that…lol
Please show me where Beyonce has gained weight b/c I don’t see it! She doesn’t look as skinny as when she was filming Dreamgirls but she hasn’t gained much weight at all! I like the old B!
@sweetjazz21,
Oh, Please that is not what some people would say. They’d be more like, “I wonder how much Daddy Knowles & Voodoo Priestess Tina had to pay, for all those Scientists and Doctors to say Beyonce found the cure. We all know she has to have Voodoo Priestess Tina speak for her because she is dumb as hell; so there is no way she could’ve made a cure for AIDS.” LOL, You are right the good does come with the bad.
Honestly, not everyone is going to like Beyonce. On most blogs that I have been on they don’t and if you say something in her defense, “you are a stan” and if you say something negative, “you are a hater” In my opinion everyone should have the right to say what they want/how they feel without having to defend their comments, even if other people disagree. God is my only idol and nobody else. But I do love me some Mary J. lol
There are people who are going to hate just because that is how they are. Beyonce isn’t the only entertainer who gets dogged out. But she gets it the most, you really have some people who say things about this girl that I wouldn’t wish on someone I hated. Everybody doesn’t believe in GOD and that is their right. I do and I just don’t think that GOD would bless someone who wants to see another person fail. Supporting your favorite entertainer and wanting someone else to get some shine is one thing but wishing someone fails is another. Karma is a bytch.
I can just see some people, “Oh I hope Beyonce doesn’t win any awards, but later on that night, Lord you see I’m coming up for a promotion or job interview and I’m asking that you open up the right doors for me to get it.” Whatever!!! MY OPINION IS “you reap what you sow, don’t expect to be blessed by GOD with a successful career, if you are gloating over someone else’s failures in their career.” And that’s with anyone celebrity or not. I think it’s just mean as hell to wish something bad about someone.
Bee……… what the hell………… love jenn hudson.
–random–
Beyonce cant sing as good as hudson
–that is all
Jhud is nominated for an Oscar!!!!! Wow, and for her first film! Cool. And the movie itself got something like 8 other nods? Fantastic for the entire cast and crew!
I WAS AT THE PREMIERE AND I MUST SAY THEY LOOKED STUNNING. ALL THE CP-STAR ARRIVED AND THEN WHEN BEE ARRIVED THE PAPARAZZI WENT WILD. EVERYONE WAS SCREAMING BEYONCE.
I MUST SAY IN REAL LIFE SHE IS SOMETHING, SHE GAVE ME THE CHILL ON MY SKIN. SHE HAS SUCH STRONG PRESENCE AND HER BEAUTY IS UNBELIVABLE.
NEXT DAY AFTER THE PREMIERE. NEWSPAPER SUCH AS THE METRO, LONDON LITE AND MANY OTHERS PUBLISHED UPCLOSE PICS OF BEYONCE WIG SHOWING EXTREME CLOSE UP OF THE WIG TRANSPARENT NET. HOW SAD IS THAT.
THEY ALSO DID CLOSE UP OF HER DEODORANT ARMPET STAIN. IS NOT HER FAULT SHE WAS DRESSED BY STYLIST AND THEY PUT TOO MUCH SURE SPRAY ON HER.
IS SAD HOW THEY HAD TO LOOK FOR IMPERFECTION ON HER AND THOSE WHERE THE BEST THEY COULD FIND. PLEASE SHE IS HUMAN BUT YET THEY HAD NOTHING BETTER TO COME UP WITH.
HER WIG WAS NEWS HERE IN LONDON ON ALL THE FRONT PAGE MAGAZINE.
IS VERY SAD THAT THEY DID NOT MENTION NAOMY WIG OR ANY OTHER STAR THERE WHO HAD EXTENSION OR WHATEVER ON. NO THEY HAD TO ATTACK BEYONCE WITH EXTREME CLOSE UP SHOT TO FIND SOMETHING WRONG.
NAOMI LOOKED A HOT MESS BUT YET THEY SAID NOTHING ABOUT IT. THEY ONLY SAID BEYONCE MADE NAOMI LOOK GOOD.
IF A WIG AND A DEODORANT SPRAY IS THE BEST THEY COULD FIND ON BEE THEN THEY TERRIBLE.
BEYONCE IS PERFECT
I ALSO REMEMBER BEING IN THE TRAIN THE DAY AFTER THE PREMIERE AND ALL THESE PEOPLE WHERE JUST STARING AT THE EXTREME CLOSE UP SHOT OF BEE WIG. IT WAS VERY SAD, I AINT BLACK BUT I FELT BAD FOR BLACK PEOPLE AS THE MEDIA USED BEYONCE TO APPEAR AS IF ALL BLACK GIRLS ARE FAKE.
I HEARD ONE WHITE WOMEN IN THE TRAIN SAY, OH BLOODY HELL, THEY FINALLY FOUND SOMTHING WRONG ON HER, I STARTED THINKING SHE WAS NOT HUMAN. IT MADE ME REALISE HOW MUCH BEYONCE LOOK MAKE MANY FEMALE OF DIFFERENT RACE FEEL INSECURE ABOUT THEMSELFE.
NO NEED TO HAT IF BEYONCE IS CLOSE TO PERFECTION AS IT SEEMS.
BTW I LOVED THE MOVIE I RECOMEND IT TO ANYONE. JENNIFER HUDSON ACTING WAS OVER THE TOP, AMAZING
BEYONCE ACTING IMPROVED FROM HER PREVIOUS FILMS, I WAS PLEASED WITH HER TOO.
Fiance… (damn this is hilarious)
Ahem… Sorry–fiance. What London paper are you referring to, might I ask?
I find it hard to believe Naomi looked a mess.
She’s been in this game for a very long time and is always on point.
How come we don’t see the tabloids ragging on her?
And no one can say its b/c she’s SWEET. She’s a bytch and everyone knows it.
Hmnnn. Do you thinks it’s b/c regardless, Naomi is a REAL bytch and doesn’t try to hide it? She’s real.
Y’all love to hate on BEYONCE!!! she is soooo important in this world, the fact that people cant survive without her name in their mouth.. Her dress her pose, her weave, her voice, her additude, and it’s always the sisters flappin their gums, why not congratulate your sister for making it in a white mail dominated industry.. nothing ever positive.
It must be nice..
She’s Rich, and ya’ll bitches are still broke..Go Bee keep iggin them haters..they love 2 hate ya..cuz they wish they was u..
Breaking news just reported from the fly on the wall at the Knowles compound:
Papa Knowles: It’s 2007 and the Good Old Boys still at work. Trying to keep Black people down. It’s a damn shame. Meryl Streep and them don’t even have to wear deodorant because they don’t do nothing! My baby has to wear extra deodorant because she works so damn hard!
Mama Knowles: Baby they just jealous of you. They jealous because you brought some flavor to the red carpet. All of them looking stiff and over-dressed with the same tired poses.
Kelly: Yeah B that pose was killing it!
B: I don’t understand why I wasn’t nominated in the best actress category? I have been working so hard non stop. I am on tv more than any of those other celebs. It takes a lot of hard work to get in my tight dresses. I shouldn’t have held back in DG. I just didn’t want to embarrass Jenny because I know my voice is stronger than hers.
Solange: They just jealous because you’re light skinned.
Jay-Z: Them mother***** know they some @%$&**. Them bit*** be smiling they ugly &**$#@ all over the mother*** town. All of them are a bunch of &*%%$#.
Moma Knowles: Amen Jay. Don’t worry baby. We gone pray to Jesus that you will get revenge at the Grammys. Jesus is gone help you get on that stage and shake like never before! I’m warming up my sewing machine right now and pray that Jesus will help me make a Freak um dress so short that when you get on that stage they’ll get a glimpse of your kitty kat! Hallelujah!
STAN: They just hating. They hateful people. They full of so much hate. Just a bunch of haters. The only thing haters know how to do is hate. Did I mention that they are just haters.
Moma Knowles: You right. My baby been dealing with haters for years now. Well, we’re about to eat so you can take your stan-check and go back to your post.
STAN: OH, I am going immediately to my stan-post. Because B is the most beautiful woman in the world. She is the best entertainer that has ever lived. She was the star of DG, she (interrupted by moma)
Moma Knowles: Baby. We bout to say grace.
STAN: Oh, I’m sorry. (Walks out)
Jay-Z: Damn babe, you got the goofiest mothe***** fans (laughs).
B: Ahhh, leave them alone. They’re sweet.
People really hate to hear the truth on here and its so sad! Its funny what I read so for for this particular blog. ” I can say what I want, its my opinion”. “Not everyone is going to like her”. ” All these Stans on here.”. It just makes no sense to me, I mean, If I didn’t like someone..I wouldn’t give them the time of day. IF you mention jealousy or negative thinking, that is out of the question! Wow! Some people on here need to look up both words in the dictionary to get a clear understanding, because if they think that most of the comments on here is just basic gossip, then they are wayyyyy to the Left!! But that is just me. Beyonce, girl..you are outstanding, no matter what anyone has to say about you…you are doing your thing ma. Live your life to the fullest…because that is exactly what I’m doing!
No J-scene, you havent hit a sour spot. To let you know my long post was directed to everybody but I called you out and another person because I feel comments like that arent neccassary to a person you know nothing about. Im getting my education, so I can have a bank account like or bigger than Beyonce’s. Im not a stan nor do I have low self esteem just because I find her a hardworking woman. I have my opinion just like you call yours an opinion. I have no hard feelings towards you just to let you know,I would not berate you like you do others or demean myself in such a way to prove a point,dig.
Love,Peace,&&Honeyy
@308 & 309 FIANCE
WHEN YOU TRY TO ACT PERFECT, PEOPLE EXPECT PERFECTION ALL THE TIME AND ARE HYPERCRITICAL WHEN YOU DON’T LIVE UP TO THE PICTURE YOU ORIGINALLY PAINTED. BUT SHE STARTED THAT UNREALISTIC EXPECTATION – SO THE FACT THAT PEOPLE WILL BLOW UP PICURES OF A BAD WIG, OR TALK ABOUT DEODORANT SPOTS ON A DRESS IS NOT UNHEARD OF, IT’S TO BE EXPECTED. SHOULDN’T START ANYTHING YOU CAN’T FINISH. IT’S BEEN MY EXPERIENCE THAT PEOPLE DETEST FAKE PEOPLE. IT’S ALWAYS GOOD TO SHOW THE HUMAN SIDE OF YOU, THE REAL SIDE.
NO ONE HATES BEYONCE, BUT I DO BELIEVE PEOPLE EXPECT HER TO FAIL BECAUSE HER AND HER FAMILY HAS BUILT THIS UNREALISTIC PICTURE OF HER. THEY SPEAK HARSHLY OF HER BECAUSE SHE HAS BUILT THIS FAKE FACADE THAT IS OFFENSIVE CAUSE IT’S A LIE – PEOPLE BEGIN TO FEEL DUPPED, ESPECIALLY WHEN THEY ARE RESPONSIBLE FOR YOUR SUCCESS (IF WE DON’T BUY CD’S OR BUY MOVIE TICKETS, SHE DOESN’T GET PAID). IT APPEARS SHE’S TREATED INHUMANE AT TIMES BECAUSE SHE PRESENTS HERSELF THAT WAY, INHUMAN. WE ALL LIVE LIFE EVERYDAY AND WE KNOW LIFE ISN’T THAT PERFECT. WHEN YOU’RE A STAR THERE HAS TO BE TRUE HUMILITY ON THE PART OF THE STAR. YOU CAN’T BE ALL SMILES AND “IM BLESSED” AND “I’M HAPPY FOR JENNIFER” ONE MINUTE, AND THEN THE NEXT, “I’M ALREADY A STAR – I HAVE 9 GRAMMYS,” AND “I COULD HAVE PLAYED EFFIE” THE NEXT. IT JUST CEMENTS WHAT PEOPLE HAVE KNOWN/FELT/SUSPECTED ABOUT BEYONCE ALL ALONG. THE GIRL IS TALENTED AS A SINGER, BUT THERE’S ALSO A HEIR OF FAKENESS, SHIESTY BUSINESS DEALINGS, AND INSINCERITY PRESENT; AND YOU GET THE SENSE SHE’S NOT ALL SHE’S CRACKED UP TO BE. SORRY, YOU MAY DISAGREE, BUT SOME PEOPLE ARE JUST GOOD JUDGES OF CHARACTER THAT WAY. CALL IT HATE, CALL IT WHAT YOU WILL.
THERE ARE OTHER ENTERTAINERS THAT ARE TALENTED AND CONSIDERED ATTRACTIVE, YET PEOPLE ARE NOT VERY CRITICAL OF THEM. WHY? CAUSE THEY HAVE A TRUE HEIR OF HUMILITY, SO WHEN THEY FAIL AT SOMETHING YOU ACTUALLY FEEL SORRY FOR THEM AND CAN RELATE CAUSE WE ALL BEEN THERE. AND IT’S NOT BECAUSE BEYONCE IS SO TALENTED, BUT IT’S BECAUSE HER WHOLE CAREER STARTED OUT SURROUNDED BY NEGATIVE MYSTERY (WHOLE LATAVIA / LETOYA SITUATION) AND THE FACT THAT THE GROUP WAS NOT STABLE EVEN AFTER REPLACING NEW MEMBERS, JUST GREW A LOT OF PUBLICITY, THEN WHEN HER FATHER AND HER DID ALL THAT NEGATIVE STUFF IN THE GROUP, WELL, THEY HAD THE MEDIA ATTENTION SINCE THEN. SO THEY GOT THE MEDIA’S ATTENTION IN A NEGATIVE WAY, IT STARTED OUT NEGATIVE, AND I BELIEVE THAT’S HOW IT WILL END.
A GOOD MARKETING PLAN IS TO HAVE PEOPLE BELIEVE WHAT THEY WILL, AND TELL THE PEOPLE VERY LITTLE ABOUT YOURSELF, AND LET THEM DRAW THEIR OWN CONCLUSIONS, WHILE PAINTING THE PERFECT PICTURE OTHERWISE. SOUNDS LIKE A WINNING PLAN, UNTIL PEOPLE START TO GROW TIRED OF THAT PERSONA.
NOW THAT SOMEONE ELSE HAS STEPPED UP, BEYONCE SEEMS TO BE HAVING A HARDER TIME KEEPING UP THE FAKE PERFECT FACADE AND SEEMS TO BE TRYING TO CHANGE HER IMAGE TO A FAKE MARILYN MONROE TYPE, WITH THE EXAGGERATED POSES AND FAKE BREASTS. I DO BELIEVE SHE’S TAKING THIS OPPORTUNITY TO REINVENT HERSELF. JUST MY HYPOTHESIS, CAUSE SHE’S ACTING A BIT STRANGE. SHE’S NOT HER NORMAL COMPOSED SELF, AND THE POSES ARE A LITTLE ODD.
I DON’T WISH ANYTHING BAD FOR BEYONCE, BUT I BELIEVE HER APPEAL WILL DECLINE. SHE’LL ALWAYS HAVE STANS CAUSE WHEN SHE CAME ON THE SCENE, SHE WAS EXTREMELY ENERGETIC AND HER DRIVE IS ALMOST UNMATCHED. BOTTOM LINE, WHILE I DON’T BELIEVE EVERY BAD RUMOR ABOUT HER, I DON’T BELIEVE EVERYONE’S LYING ON HER EITHER; JUST DON’T BELIEVE SHE’S A ANGEL.
I WILL NOT RESPOND TO ANYMORE POSTINGS ABOUT BEYONCE CAUSE QUITE FRANKLY, I JUST NOTICED THE SAME THINGS ARE BEING SAID AND IT’S GETTIN REAL OLD! I’M TIRED OF TYPING THE SAME OLD SHIT TOO!
@315
I wasn’t trying to demean you or hurt your feelings. However, i have a strong reaction to people coming on a blog site trying to direct and mediate conversation cause that’s not what blogs are for or about. It’s just a shame people get attacked for their opinions, and then when they are called out on it, they then state their opinion – whose to say who’s opinion is right, so live and let live. And i don’t know beyonce to be hardworking, i just see her everywhere, so that tells me that someone is working hard behind the scene on her behalf. Like i said, won’t comment on beyonce anymore cause it’s getting old and tired, and who really cares in the long run. Much better things to talk/debate about, like global warming, and why the hell it’s snowing in vegas (scary), you know, things of that nature.
I do apologize if i used any overly critical words. I was surprised though cause i usually agree with your comments. Took me a little by surprise, but i do apologize if i offended you in any way.
Louise I totally get your point ( I hope Im talking to the real one) but You have your opinion. I read your posts and I agree to an extent. I dont know much about her, I dont know her but from the looks of it,I know she works hard. Her looks and her talent I dont just dont base her upon, its Her work ethic. Most people should look and see how successful people get where they are today, so they can make it there too instead of just criticising them. I know it is hard as hell to get to where ever you want to go and If you know a person who has made it, I would make sure to get some valueable tips to make it to whereever I desperately need to be,dig.
Love,Peace,&&Honeyy
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Okay J-scene. You’re right. You feel and have diff. opinions and that is ok my friend. There are bigger issues,like you said it snowed in vegas, it was 72 degrees in January in frickin’ Nyc. So I completely understand and agree.
Love,Peace,&&Honeyy
It is sad how hard the hater work to point out any blemish on Beyonce; they act as if she’s Mary, the mother of Jesus.
News flash, Beyonce is just one entertainer. Move on people, move on….
And I am telling you was not nominated because it was written for the play back in 1981. The only songs that qualify were the new ones that were written for the movie.
okay..how come jennifer and anika are wearing black outfits and beyonce is wearing that glittery dress!
also .. beyonce’s left homegirl is out of that dress.
#318
POINTS WELL TAKEN
I SECOND J SCENE BY SAYING THIS IS OLD.
I WILL LET THE LAST THING I SAY ABOUT BEYONCE BE TRUTHFUL AND FROM THE HEART AND MOST OF ALL POSITIVE INSPITE OF ALL THE “CONTRAVERSIAL” THINGS THAT I’VE OBSERVED ABOUT HER AND HER CAMP.
SHE IS VERY TALENTED, BEAUTIFUL AND DRIVEN.
I WISH HER THE BEST.
AND ALL OF YOU POSTERS ON THIS SITE TOO.
GOD BLESS ALL OF HIS CHILDREN.
Agree with 256!why don´t you just stop hatin n give the girl her props!!!NOT A STAN,but c´mon,the girl did her thang!!!Maybe not as good as lauryn or Jhud,but she played an important role in getting that movie where it is now!I´m not sayin that SHE is THE key to its success,but ONE OF´em!I don´t think that movie would get that much recognition if it wasn´t for descent Black people like her,Jamie and the rest!!!She´s reppin well,and we should be proud!!!I not against someone giving his opinion,but if you want to discuss her,find smth else than minor things like HER POSE or that PHOTOSHOPPED pic,cuz I can see clearly that it´s fake.THIS WHOLE THING IS SO STUPID.
GROW UP.
Agree with 256!why don´t you just stop hatin n give the girl her props!!!NOT A STAN,but c´mon,the girl did her thang!!!Maybe not as good as lauryn or Jhud,but she played an important role in getting that movie where it is now!I´m not sayin that SHE is THE key to its success,but ONE OF´em!I don´t think that movie would get that much recognition if it wasn´t for descent Black people like her,Jamie and the rest!!!She´s reppin well,and we should be proud!!!I not against someone giving his opinion,but if you want to discuss her,find smth else than minor things like HER POSE or that PHOTOSHOPPED pic.THIS WHOLE THING IS SO STUPID.
GROW UP.
@221 Sexy:
Take a bow babe! You did that!
I totally concur with your ENTIRE statement!
But only MATURE adults can relate!
I LOVE IT, LOVE IT, LOVE IT. Check out B with that sexy pose, she’s really feeling it. NOW, WE ARE READY FOR THE OSCARS AND SISTERS LET’S GO OUT IN GRAND STYLE JUST LOOKING PRETTY AND SMILING. LET’S SHOW THEM HOW WE DO IT.
Seriously, is Beyonce okay? Something has been telling me that her mind isnt all there lately. I usually love her choice of clothing, but here lately she has been going for the more “stank” look. That not like her. That pose? No comment…if yall remember thats the type of stuff Whitney Houston was doing before she fell off!
Is it just me or does Beyonce love smelling her underarms these days??
I AM SO SICK OF THIS HO…………..
ROFLMAO at that last pic of B! Poor thing!
jen know she working it…damn
poboi is a bey stan….i jus notice that
smh
Wow, I agree with #233. Beyonce can’t take the fact that that Jennifer Hudson is getting all the attention. And why couldn’t Beyonce wear a black just like everyone else? She had to come in wearing silver dress that had her boobs popping out. Can someone say “ATTENTION SEEKER” damn. Same shit she pulled of at the Golden Globe Award…Everyone is dressed in black and looking classy…She the only wearing a gold tight ass hoochie dress. smh….
The girls look good. Beyonce’s knowles are about to pop that dress though.BOOIINNGG!
That pose…the typical glitter dress…the bags of weave…so predictable…NEXT! Jennifer dresses too old for her age. The hair is also way too big. She could also tone it down a little on the make-up. Anika-PERFECT.
MESSA…LMAO at you using the words “Beyonce” and “smart” in the same sentence. I couldn’t help it folks. It was too easy.
PLEEZE…Finally someone agrees with me regarding Jamie being OVERRATED. He’s just a good IMPERSONATOR.
Damn.. I would love to see B and Jhud in like a bootytalk jumpoff!
beyonce looks wicked in that last pic like a cokehead.
All the ladies look nice overall. But is B falling off her pose game? Hope she don’t have a Whitney moment.
I am mad that Anika is not getting the recognition she deserves. She was great in that movie too!! And her voice is beautiful!! GOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO ANIKA!!!!
in the last pic of bey she looks like she just farted and smelled it ewwwwwwwwwwwww nasty hoe
BLACK people, WE need to wake up! WE are the only people who do not stand behind our own. WE are too busy worrying about what the next person has instead of being happy and looking to the person for a blueprint on how to get ahead in this world. As soon as a BLACK person becomes successful or has continued success, WE are tired of seeing them, WE do not support their products, WE find every reason to be critical, WE look for ways to bring each other down. I don’t see Asians, Whites,Latinos, Mexicans etc.. verbally attacking their celebrities. Its rare you go to websites and see people discussing J.Lo, Madonna, Shakira(and all the rest) in a negative manner. That’s not to say these artist are not criticized by their own kind, but its no comparison to what WE put OUR own through. 80% of comments posted here are absolutely ridiculous and uncalled for. WE think its cool to be “street”, WE disrespect our elders, WE do not uplift one another when we do something positive. They are laughing at us. WE have so much power and demand, but we don’t know what to do with it. OUR mentality has to change. Beyonce is a hot commodity right now. She is “The It Girl” of the moment. White, Black, Purple, Brown… she is it! She is in a position where companies are beating her door down to promote their products. She doesn’t have to go out seeking them, nor does she have to do something underhanded to fend off competitors. When Monica and Fantasia’s cds came out, they were too hood and wouldn’t appeal to mainstream. Beyonce is too mainstream with too much exposure. Mary isn’t sad anymore and her music isn’t as good. Kelis is too alternative. Ashanti is wack. Keysha Cole is a bitch. Alicia Keys isn’t feminine enough… What do WE want people??? It’s time to grow. WE are our worst enemies!
February 15, 2007 11:43 PM