Monday, December 14, 2009
Crazy: Are we made that way?
"You have managed to turn me from a woman of substance, into a brick flying, calling too damn much, crying and crying, spying way down low with flats on, from the opposite side of the bar, easy off, load on the top of your car chick." -Jill ScottA little bit tired of the image of the "crazy chick." I would say that this construct is an overplayed media stereotype, but even in the real life conversations that I have with my guy friends, way too many of our dialogues end with, "I'm telling you ... that chick is crazy." Where did we get saddled with this label? Is it the few psychos who ruin it for the rest of us? Or is it that perfectly rational women are driven to states of delirium by the antics of their significant or insignificant others (as the Jill Scott lyrics suggest)?
So the title of this particular entry is a bit of a play on words. Is it simply in our genetic make-up to be slightly unstable, or does the behavior of men force us to states of hysteria? Both of these explanations sound pretty sexist to me, so I'm going to vote for the couple of women who bring down an otherwise sane gender. You all know the ones I mean - I could describe them, but it's a lot more fun to see what you have to contribute. ;-)
Friday, December 04, 2009
Masterful Mocking: Giving Haters Credit Where Credit is Due
I always had an unwritten rule as a teacher that if a student could make fun of me in class without being disrespectful and while being extraordinarily clever, then he/she should feel free to shout out a good zinger every once in a while (my former students can feel free to chime in on whether you felt like this was true).
Should Beyonce be amused or offended? Post away.
So as I watched the video below outlining the thirteen most ridiculous things about Beyonce's I Am...Yours tour (a concert I saw twice over the summer, in two different cities, because I may be a wee bit of a fan), I had to chuckle. She is the best performer in the game, period (I can already hear the haters planning their responses), but you have to laugh at the skillful editing of the clip below.
Should Beyonce be amused or offended? Post away.
