My Top 5 Odd Teen Sci-Fi/Fantasy Movies

There are some odd Teen-aged Sci-Fi/Fantasy flicks out there; and I probably seen every one of them. But today, I will post my top 5 freaky ones.

Solarbabies - this was weird and kinda sexy (Jason Patric & Peter DeLuise)to watch


Deadly Friend - cute nerd makes a cyborg from a dead girl


Prayer for the Rollerboys - Corey was hot in this flick and the concept was orginial


The Wraith - I fell in love with Charlie Sheen because of this movie


Zapped - Scott Baio with mental powers

Study: Half of all High School students have Bullied someone within the Past Year

This is disturbing news about our teens. Half of all high school students say they have bullied someone within the past year, and most of them have been the victims of bullying.

The study of the "Ethics of American Youth" released Tuesday surveyed more than 40,000 high school students and has been conducted every other year since 1992.

The study by the non-profit Josephson Institute of Ethics also found that one-third of all high school students say that violence is a big problem at their school, and nearly one in four say they do not feel very safe there. The problem is much less pronounced at private schools, where the figures drop to less than 10 percent in those two categories.

Weapons are also a part of the mix with 10 percent of all students saying they took a weapon to school at least once in the past 12 months, and 16 percent admitting that they have been intoxicated at school. More than half admit to hitting someone within the last year because they were upset.

"The combination of bullying, a penchant toward violence when one is angry, the availability of weapons, and the possibility of intoxication at school increases significantly the likelihood of retaliatory violence," said Michael Josephson, founder and president of the Institute.

Schools need to get on it and get this issue under control. Our teens need the support!

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Day the Geekdom Died

Why? Whyyyyyyy? Christina get out of that bed!

Okay, I just had a Mommie Dearest moment after seeing this mess!

Vampires and werewolves have vanquished a dark knight. "The Twilight Saga: New Moon" took in $72.7 million in its first day to break the single day domestic box office record previously held by "The Dark Knight," which had a $67.2 million opening day last year.

The Friday haul for the "Twilight" sequel includes a record $26.3 million from midnight screenings alone.

If "New Moon" maintains its pace, it might have a shot at the all-time best opening weekend record of $158.4 million, also held by "The Dark Knight."

Fangirls must be banned from everything until they are 21 and responsible for their actions.

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LGBT Teens suffer more from binge-eating and purging than Straight Teens

Research shows that LGBT teens suffers from binge-eating and purging more than their heterosexual teen counterparts.

For the new study, researchers at Harvard University and Children's Hospital Boston used data from a U.S. survey of nearly 14,000 12- to 23-year-olds to look at the relationship between sexual orientation and binge-eating and purging. "

We found clear and concerning signs of higher rates of eating disorder symptoms in sexual-minority youth compared to their heterosexual peers even at ages as young as 12, 13 or 14 years old," lead researcher S. Bryn Austin, an assistant professor of pediatrics, told Reuters Health in an email.

Among females, lesbian, bisexual and mostly heterosexual respondents were all about twice as likely as their heterosexual counterparts to report binge-eating at least once per month in the past year.

Bisexual and mostly heterosexual girls and women were also more likely to say they had purged in the past year in order to control their weight. Among males, the highest risks were seen among homosexuals -- who were seven times more likely to report bingeing and nearly 12 times more likely to report purging than heterosexual males.

Bisexual and mostly heterosexual boys and men also had elevated risks of both problems -- with rates anywhere from three to seven times higher than those of their heterosexual counterparts.

This is not a surprise, but it's still sad. But the interesting piece is this statement by S. Bryn Austin:

"We know that gay, lesbian, and other sexual-minority kids are often under a lot of pressure," Austin said, noting that these teens are often "treated like outsiders" in their own families and schools, and may be excluded, harassed or victimized by bullies.

"This kind of isolation and victimization can take its toll on a young person and one of ways it can play out is in vulnerability to eating-disorder symptoms and a host of other stress-related health problems."

Austin should look into the pressures the LGBT community contribute to this as well. Let's be real, the shallowness that plagues our community is very dangerous. I know many of us have felt the pressures of looking hot, thin, young and beautiful to fit in.

Imagine what a questioning teen goes through and when they try to reach out the LGBT community, they may not be cute enough for someone to care. This is not the regular scenario, but I know it happens. I know there are LGBT teens feeling alienated from LGBT community because they don't fit into the idea gay look.

But that's another post for another time.

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Educators are Failing our LGBT Students of Color

I got some not-so-good news about our LGBT teens of color and their experiences in school.

The report, "Shared Differences" reveals some interesting info:

• Biased barbs: More than 80 percent of LGBT youth of color often heard the phrase "that's so gay" or similar uses of "gay" at school to put people down. Two-thirds heard "faggot," "dyke" and other anti-gay name-calling.

In a particularly alarming finding, more than half of these students said they had heard teachers, principals or other adults at their school make homophobic remarks.

• Ignored cries for help: Only about one-fifth of students reported that school officials "most of the time" or "always" stepped in when anti-gay remarks were made in their presence.

Report co-author Joseph Kosciw says some educators are sending the message that anti-gay remarks "aren't just tolerated in school but acceptable."

Only about one in 10 students of color said other students stepped in when they heard anti-gay comments.

• Frightened: More than half of these students said they felt unsafe at school because of their sexual orientation; one-third said they felt unsafe because of how they express their gender.

Close to half of the students surveyed said they had been physically harassed or assaulted in the past year in school because of their sexual orientation.

But this experience varied widely by race and ethnicity: 33 percent of LGBT African Americans said they'd been subject to physical violence in school. Among LGBT Native American students, the percentage was 54 percent.

• Who am I? : Fourteen percent of LGBT students of color said their school books include information about gay issues, and only 11 percent said their school work has included positive portrayals of gay people.

This is very disheartening and very telling about why HIV is running wild in our community. Why the their self-esteem is severely damaged, and why many LGBT people of color are not out and proud.

This has to change.

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Basically, You're a Hooker, Melody

Desperate Married Men and stupid teenage girls are classic mix of a hot mess. But I can't help to wonder... Are women losing their damn minds? Watch this clip to understand my question.


We need a Feminist movement like a year ago.

Trouble for LGBT Teens of Color

Not so news about LGBT teens. The study: Shared Differences: The Experiences of Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual and Transgender Students of Color in Our Nation’s Schools found out that LGBT kids of color have it pretty bad.

More than four out of five students within each racial/ethnic group, reported verbal harassment in school because of sexual orientation; about two-thirds reported harassment because of gender expression.

At least a third of each group reported physical violence in school because of sexual orientation.

More than half of African American, Latino, Asian and multiracial students also reported verbal harassment in school based on their race or ethnicity. Native American students were less likely than other students to report experiencing racially motivated verbal harassment.

About a quarter of African American/Black and Asian/Pacific Islander students had missed class or days of school in the past month because they felt unsafe. Latino, Native American, and multiracial students were even more likely to be absent for for safety reasons – about a third or more skipped class at least once or missed at least one day of school in the past month for safety reasons.

Native American students experienced particularly high levels of victimization because of their religion, with more than half reporting the highest levels of verbal harassment, and a quarter experiencing physical violence.

There's more, but I wanted to show some of the problems our youth are experiencing. It's scary to see our youth going through the mess we went through as kids. It needs to stop and we need to make a change for our future's sake.

Twilight...It wasn't so bad.

So I did it...I saw Twilight. Yes, I talked about it, trashed it, and mocked it, however it wasn't half bad.

I'm still not a fan, but I can see how folks gravitate to it. To be 17 and lost in so many emotions is tough time in a teen's life. When I think about the things I was going through, I'm surprised I'm not in the loony bin. But anyway, when you find someone who gets you the world completely changes and nothing's the same.

Seeing Bella go through that was an instant reminder of my teen years. Having someone understand you, accept you, and cherish everything about you is very overwhelming, especially and wonderful at that age. I appreciated that part about the movie and Bella, but the rest of it needed a little more work. The actors were just going through their lines sometimes, the FX were okay, and the connection between Bella and Edward was awkward at times. But in all, it was a fair movie. Maybe the sequel will be better.

Someone lay hands on Normandy High School in St. Louis, Missouri

This is heart shattering to read.

Students at a suburban St. Louis high school headed to the gymnasium for HIV testing this week after an infected person told health officials as many as 50 teenagers might have been exposed to the virus that causes AIDS.

Officials refused to give details on who the person was or how the students at Normandy High School might have been exposed, but the district is consulting with national AIDS organizations as it tries to minimize the fallout and prevent the infection -- and misinformation -- from spreading.

"There's potential for stigma for all students regardless of whether they're positive or negative," Normandy School District spokesman Doug Hochstedler said Thursday. "The board wants to be sure all children are fully educated."

A teacher in a neighboring district singled out a girl who dates someone at Normandy High and instructed her to get tested, Hochstedler said. A competing school's football team initially balked at playing Normandy's 8-0 team.

Jasmine Lane, a 16-year-old sophomore, said her boyfriend from a neighboring high school broke up with her on learning of the news -- after she bought them tickets to homecoming.

"I cried so hard," she said.

Sad stuff, y'all. My heart goes out to them.

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Please keep your day jobs

This is the next wave of Hollywood stars, according to Vanity Fair. Which is very interesting since they have such a great track record naming the future stars (Lindsay L. and Rachel Evan Wood).

Anyway, they have a huge list of 20 young stars, which includes 2 measly young folks of color (no surprise there). One is Zoe Kravitz, the daughter of Lenny and the Goddess known as Lisa Bonet, and Rob Brown.

But what gets me is the cast of Gossip Girl, really, this cast? Please, there will be no stars from this show. Remember the OC, no? Well, I don't either and they had 5 years under their belts. Basically from this article, VF told me that falling TV shows stars with cute faces, waify girls and men-boys are the future of Hollywood. And no kids of color have a chance. Hmm, I guess the future is doomed.

However, VF was right about one of the Young Hollywood kids, Raven-Symone. She's worth $400 million which is more than this year's entire list combined.

So VF, picking Hollywood's future isn't your cup of tea, now predicting future train wrecks and career meltdowns could be your forte.

Let's create a campaign to destroy Gossip Girl, it's time has passed.