The NHL's Winter Classic was held yesterday and all I can recall from the entire telecast was the horrific defecation that took place before the puck was dropped...
Even though P.L.'s intro was a stark harbinger of what was to come, "...and winner of BET, NAACP and many other performing awards...", I foolishly remained hopeful the disembowelment would be tolerable. Oh how I was mistaken.
Now, granted, if you can look past the over-the-top vibrato (which makes it sound the VCR (callback?) is in the fritz with a modulation issue) - a technique now aped by every white singer on the planet (save maybe the dude fronting GWAR) - LaBelle holds relatively true to the actual notes/cadence until the bitter end...when things morph into a botched 3rd trimester abortion.
Yes, all cities are filled with, ahem, "minorities" (see: blacks)... but Philly has always been known as a town full of hard-working, blue collar honkies with generational axes to grind, even if against no one in particular. But things changed (see: Demographics), and by the mid 80s "they'd" elected "their" first black Mayor. Granted there was a brief 539 respite, but the place has now gone full blown Wesley Snipes, never to return.
The NHL and NBC did what was expected of them (what's expected of all of us): they held their nose and pocketed their sense of dignity in the name of progress. Dare I ask: can anyone stop the urbanization (Blacksploitation?) of our National Anthem?
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Aight, I haven't read the comments as I've been out of the loop.
I did get our first piece of legitimate hate mail in awhile the other day re: Vertigo's Trollops of Dallas article. I'm asking permission from its author to fashion into a counter-post of sorts. Lots of spice. Calls Vertigo, ahem, "PATHETIC!". Monday!!!
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Is it wrong that I think of other chicks to catch a load when banging out my significant other? Discuss.
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Wait. Other people read this site other than the commentors?
Shit.
*deletes profile*
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Let the e-battle begin!
I can't believe I just typed that. *gives self 20 lashes*
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Did the hate mail confirm or deny (read: confirm) that Candice Benjamin was formerly known as Benjamin Candice?
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Did they mention how funny the comments section was?!?!
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Which one of these worthless cockpockets felt it necessary to open her manpleaser and drone on about being mocked?
I will cuntpunch every motherfucking last one of them.
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