I Know I Had a Typo in My Previous Title, But Whatever

Yeah, I forgot the 's' in 'reason.' But, whatever. You probably didn't notice it anyway.

I would like to strongly recommend a movie - The Great Debaters. It is a fantastic film about an African American debate team in the 1930's in Texas working its way to greatness. They have to fight against prejudice, of course, and their own internal struggles.

I know what you're thinking, "not another Remember the Titans." This one is different. The Great Debaters discusses even broader ideas than Civil Rights, and that is not necessarily the main focus. It is historical, intellectual, and enjoyable.

So, if you live up here in Provo, get your four quarters and head over to the Dollar Movie. That's where I just saw it.

I do not recommend movies that often, especially on a blog. So, this must be a big deal. Do it.

Kathy Griffin is Hilarious, but I Can't Decide What Celebrities Think of Her

It's late, and I'm rambling.

I love Kathy Griffin. I think she is a hilarious comedienne, and I really like the commentary she gives on the celebrity community.

While she exaggerates her stories, I find that she is pretty real in her evaluations of them. I think she is gaining a large fan base because it is easy to connect with since she doesn't pamper celebrities in her act and doesn't seem to "fear" them. She says what she thinks, the way we as "not famous" people say in our homes, and since it's the same we love it.

Example, Ryan Seacrest. I don't like that guy at all. I find him to be annoying, not talented, and I'm not really sure why he's famous or hosting American Idol with no singing credentials. And AH HA! Kathy hates him! And she hates him for the same reasons (with the added bitterness from when he ripped her top open on an awards show, but whatev). And Paula Abdul, Kathy called her out in her act for being totally wacked out on drugs while filming American Idol. It's actually a pretty funny clip, so I'll embed it here. The video afterwards is a clip of Paula drugged up on Idol :D





For the record, I don't like American Idol. It is a mean show. However, you'll find me watching So You Think You Can Dance as soon as the openning episode for this season airs.

And I still love/miss black people. Here's a cute clip of a black baby (who are the cutest babies on the planet, and that means a lot coming from me because I tend to not be a fan of kids) giving the evil eye.

I'm Going to Be Honest with You, Utah Is Not Ghetto-fabulous

Obviously.

The reason - there are no black people. Okay, well there are some. Not enough, though. I heard a statistic from a black friend the other day that at BYU, a school of over 30,000 undergraduates, there are 158 African Americans. And I know that about half of them are really from Africa.

I want ghetto booty! I freaking miss black people, especially girls. The hilarious big sista's, the skinny ones with attitude, and the older sweet black ladies.

Utah would have no flavor except for what I have deemed the New black for the area: Polynesians. That's right, polies. They can be just as fantastic.

But I miss my Lakeisha's and Kimyatta's and Shanigua's. Oh, and Latoya's.

Nobody is Utah can move it like these girls.



Dey iz black as hell.

But yes. I miss black people! And their ghetto booties!