A-Rod and Madonna - a lecherous pair of adulterers

So is it me or is anyone else fed up with hearing news about Alex Rodriguez and Madonna? Seriously. I find it upsetting that the media is promoting this relationship like it's some sort of Christmas gift to the world.

A-Rod was married for almost all of 6 years. His ex-wife just gave birth to his child months ago. And during that marriage he also had no problem dating (call it what it is, sex with) Madonna. Madonna for her part was married for virtually 8 years. So both of them are adulterers. Isn't that a positive image to be showboating to kids.

Now I realize I could have spoken about this earlier. But I hoped that some in the media would have the good taste to denounce this and make a point of refusing to cover it. But ratings trump the concept of marital fidelity it seems. Gossip is more important than respect and a touch of decency.

The very least Alex Rodriguez and Madonna could have done is be quiet about this whole thing. Both of them owed that to their ex-spouses and their children. But in a world where marriages are more a form of extended dating than a commitment lasting a lifetime, I should not be surprised.

Yes both of these 2 are now divorced. Good for them. But the damage is done. To their kids and to all those youths that followed the gossip columns, ESPN, Entertainment whatever and so on. Just one more example of people with too much money and too little respect doing whatever they please, screw everyone else.

I'm just waiting for whenever one of these 2 gets caught with yet another person. Given their promiscuous pasts it's just a matter of time before it happens. The only real sad part is that their kids have to grow up with the world reminding them of just how loose their parent is.

Until then, I wouldn't mind if the major media kept they current tryst off the screens.

Booty augmentation, what's next - 1.20.2007.1

There was some news yesterday that caught my attention. It was reported on Mr. Neil Cavuto’s show on Fox News at 4:50pm that there is a new trend in plastic surgery. The trend, which is like wildfire now, is for augmentation of the buttocks. Bigger and firmer butts are the rage, and plastic or cosmetic surgery is the answer that many are using to fill out those designer jeans.

Now this is kind of sad. Spending $25,000 dollars to make your bottom emulate Beyonce or Mrs. Jennifer Lopez is just a waste of money. Sure there are millions of women that could use the improvement, but it just seems like a waste of money. It also makes me feel a little ill thinking of what that could feel like. There’s no silicon in this process, they use body fat from the stomach it seems. According to the experts discussion of the process and the number of procedures a week he is doing (3) I am led to believe that this is being done for ‘larger’ people. I say people because men are getting this done as well, though in far fewer numbers, I say larger because of the liposuction that is involved. Of course the age range on this is like breast augmentation going from young women to those in their 60’s.

Listening to this bit of news I could not help but think that this is yet another example of White America trying to be Black, but not admitting it. Seriously, it’s just one more example. Madonna never inspired anyone to get a butt like hers. Cher may have helped promote cosmetic surgery (debatable) but no one is out trying to emulate her. Yet ‘J-Lo’ and Beyonce definitely have as has the desire to be called ‘bootylicious.’ How many billions are spent each year to get a tan, whether it’s real or from a bottle? How far do people travel to get to a beach or other tropical locations just to get a touch of deeper color to the skin.

Think of the language used sometimes. How many women speak of wanting a “tall dark handsome” man? Or the compliment for having a “healthy glow” because they have a tan. These are just a few.

Then I must ponder how there are so many kids today that want to, safely, live the “thug” “ghettofabulous” life proffered by rappers. I think of the fact that rap, hip hop and hip hop clothing could never make as much money as they do without the cross-cultural buying makes a statement. Listening to the slang and quasi-uneducated eubonics of non-African Americans highlights the undercurrent of admiration.

Still with all these various statements, actions and emulation there is the fear of Black Americans. Perhaps fear is too strong, but I think its accurate. I know it’s a generalized statement. Many do not isolate or discriminate. Yet the American culture does find that having too much color is bad. You can have Beyonce’s butt, wear Apple Bottom Jeans, listen to Jay – Z and Snoop Dogg on your Ipod and speak like you have a third grade education if you do it when you’re not on duty at work as a doctor (for example) if you are White and there is no consequence. But I can be in a suit, speak perfect English, prefer to listen to Rock and Roll, don’t own an Ipod, and own my own businesses and people think I’m a drug dealer, or walk up to me and speak to me about how wearing a suit must “help me pick up hoes.”
It’s just an observation. Some of you may have seen the same things, wondered the same thoughts. What does it mean? I don’t know. But I do find it ironic that there is this dichotomy in the society. I wonder what cosmetic surgery will be next?

This is what I think, what do you think?

Belated birthday, Paul Sorvino, and Madonna - 1.18.2007.1

Yesterday was the birthday of The Greatest. No other title or additional words need to be said to describe him. I have no doubt that he is the most famous and loved athlete in the world in the last century, at the least. He has conversed and humbled royalty, while being humble himself. Well at least when he wasn’t at work.

Have you guessed whom I’m speaking of? It’s Mr. Muhammad Ali. He turned 65. Like many of my generation, and those before us, the name conjures an image of a powerful, healthy Black man who’s strength of will seemed to be matched only by the speed of his mind and the abilities he displayed in the boxing ring. Many focus on his boxing abilities, which are no small thing, but it’s only one aspect of the man. His efforts to release the hostages in Iran, his humanitarian work that continues today, the worldwide respect for his actions cannot be limited to so small a space as a ring. Parkinson’s disease and many incredible battles have taken their toll on his body, but friends and family state his mind has never dulled. They say he is happy and enjoying life. I hope that is true. Because The Greatest deserves no less.

In thoughts of another man I respect I want to mention Mr. Paul Sorvino. In news that I have not seen catch any attention, Mr. Sorvino pulled a gun on a man. Well I don’t know if I’d call the other guy a man. Let me explain. The ex-boyfriend of one of Mr. Sorvino’s daughters was threatening to kill her and break into a hotel room she was staying at. Ms. Amanda Sorvino called the police and her father. Mr. Sorvino arrived and he had a gun. No one was shot, no charges against Mr. Sorvino were made. And that’s how it should be. I commend Mr. Sorvino for protecting his child and standing up to a man that also threatened to kill him, allegedly.

That is what fathers should do. That is what a man should do. Especially as opposed to the cowardly and ill-formed actions of this other guy, whom I won’t even bother to mention. This wasn’t some kind of attempt to show off, or draw publicity. It wasn’t some kind of misplaced bravado or self-aggrandizement. The gun wasn’t some accessory or fashion statement. There’s more to being a man than being a ‘baby-daddy’. This might not have been the best example, and it wasn’t intended to be one. Yes it’s an example all the same. And there’s more than a few young boys that need to learn.

As for the next item, I have mixed feelings. While I am glad that the Malawi boy adopted by Madonna will have a great life, I don’t like how and potentially why she adopted him. I don’t like the apparently growing trend of entertainers and celebrities adopting children from 3rd world nations (especially African ones) because of the ease or lack of laws in the process. I’m glad those individual children will live better, though thousands, perhaps millions, of others will not. I’m disturbed that Madonna would suggest anyone should adopt a child on the basis of ease, like it’s online shopping or Ebay. The fact that millions of children in the U.S. could go on without a family due to Madonna suggesting people should go for ease over anything else is troubling.

It further makes me wonder about her motivation. And one has to question the intent. Is Madonna saying that this same child wasn’t worth a bit of extra effort if he had lived in America or another African nation that had formal laws on adoption? Did she make the donation just to ensure the, relative, ease of the process she went through [which I commented on, in a post previously, violates established laws]. Does the process that Madonna has brought to light mean that anyone with enough money deserves to get a child, quickly without any real checks to see if they are mentally stable or a pedophile? And why is Madonna talking and promoting the ease of the process in adopting the boy, instead of about the boy himself? [I didn’t see the David Letterman show she was on so I don’t know if she did]

I don’t know, but this whole event has made me feel unsettled.

This is what I think, what do you think?