All Entries Tagged With: "Media"
Pick Up the Phone! Don’t Text Date!
The invention of the text message was a Godsend for quick and easy communication. You can find the whereabouts of anyone in seconds, say wassup, and set up an event in seconds. However, it has greatly contributed to the downfall of dating. We no longer have to have meaningful conversations with our boo of the moment. We can send cryptic [...]
Beyonce’s New Feria Ad: Who is it Really For?
I never talk about beauty a lot on P.O.S.H. yet. So here is my first random stab. Here is Beyonce’s new ad for L’oreal. First of all, I know Beyonce’s stylist is not using Feria on her lacefront wig or her 800 Indian Remy weave hair. You know that Feria is store brand and Beyonce [...]
Jennifer Hudson: It Ain’t All Airbrushing
There has been a large amount of back and forth
surrounding Jennifer Hudson’s original album cover and whether or not it was airbrushed. It appears that her record label was very concerned with her image and decided to visibly shave a few pounds off the former American Idol star. I understand the photos not being accurate [...]
Jeezy Says No to Keyshia: Top 10 Reasons Why Men Won’t Jump The Broom
I stumbled on a rumored report that Keyshia Cole asked Young Jeezy to marry her and Jeezy declined. He cited the reason for his denial was his focus on his career and making money. I have heard from a few guys that women need to step up and get their holler game together since [...]
I’m Not Fat, I’m Thick: Black Women in Media (Toccara, Beyonce, Queen Latifah, Monique)
Black women are constantly told through images in the media about what is beautiful. We are constantly shown what images of beauty are through music videos, hip hop music, movies and television. Everyone wants to fit their butts in some Apple Bottom Jeans, be Bootylicious, and to make your butt cheeks clap for a man. [...]
Buffy the Body: The Modern Day Hottentot Venus
In my last post I’m Not Fat, I’m Thick: What Black Men Are Saying, I briefly glossed over Buffy the Body, modern day video vixen. As soon as I saw her picture I was reminded of Saartjie Baartman: The Hottentot Venus. Baartman lived during Dutch colonization in South Africa. Whites, unfamiliar with the bodies [...]
Michelle Obama and the Politics of Hair
Here is some food for thought for a Monday.
Michelle Obama wears her hair in flips and bobs reminiscent of Kennedy First Lady Jackie O and of June Cleaver, the ’60s suburban housewife of “Leave It to Beaver” fame.
In her own role as potential First Lady, Michelle Obama’s hair is politically correct.
America expects the wife of [...]
The Black Health Disparity according to CNN: What Role Do You Play?
I was watching CNN’s Black in America tonight. Several things were disturbing to me in this documentary. However the most glaring, due to my writings for P.O.S.H., was the health disparity experienced by Blacks in America. There are several things I came to realize regarding African- Americans and being healthy like our white counter-parts. [...]
