Baloney Sandwich is Officially Insane

Much ado About a Dress

Remember when I blogged about Amnau Eele, the co-founder of the Black Artists Association, who was upset that Lady Michelle didn't pick a Black designer. Well, she back, claiming that she's getting death threats for her views.

I'm a little skeptical about the death threats, I can't imagine somebody threatening you over a dress...well, I can actually. But I wonder if this 'made up'.

Also, B. Michael, another member of BAA feels different about the issue.

“I understand their sensitivity and respect their right to express it,” he said. “I personally believe it is an unfair expectation to place on the First Lady. Fashion is subjective and a matter of personal choice.

As a designer of color, I would encourage the fashion industry, editors and media to lead the way and be more inclusive. True change in America is going to be a collective effort. As an American designer, I am excited that Mrs. Obama, in her role as the First Lady, will heighten the awareness of American style, which resonates into business and jobs in the fashion industry. I applaud Mrs. Obama for her style and her choices. Most of all for wearing what really matters: dignity and grace.”

Amnau fired back: “B. Michael has a right to issue a statement. It doesn’t change the fact that he’s an excellent designer and he deserves to be considered to dress the First Lady, whether he stands with BAA or not. We don’t represent designers, we represent painters. We spoke up for black designers because we felt it was the right thing to do.”

Really? Or the right thing for attention. Not feeling this one, Amnau.

Now, they want to Get To Know Us

I learning from Joe.My.God, KABC will air the GetToKnowUsFirst.org Gay ad they dissed last week.

This past Friday, GLAAD & the GetToKnowUsFirst group met with the station to talk about the ad. After the meeting, KABC agreed to air the ad in primetime starting last night.

GLAAD's prez Neil Giuliano said:
“We are pleased that KABC was willing to meet and discuss this serious issue with us so quickly and that this important message about our families will be seen by KABC’s audiences in the days and weeks to come.”


This is a good move and maybe we can see more of these ads in the future

More about the change of heart is here

Bad GOP joke?

What is this pulp free MESS? The RNC chairmanship is creating serious drama as the race heats up.

This was being circulated in some GOP's email, which proves how ugly this is getting. I wonder if they are trying to call out Katon Dawson, who was a member of a whites only club (yes they exist) or any other member with a similar situation.

South Carolina GOP spokesperson Rob Godfrey response:

Members of the national committee have come to disregard these anonymous attacks as sad attempts by cynical political insiders to manipulate the outcome of the chairman’s race. These attacks have proven to be as ineffective as they are uncreative. Those responsible for these attacks are clearly not interested in a Republican renewal and appear ready to embrace the failed political playbooks of the past. I hope candidates for chairman continue to hold their campaigns teams to higher standards than to circulate this material.

70 Sci-fi lives again

i09.com posted this great image of the 70 sci-fi stars. So fun...do y'all recognize anyone from this?
Click on the pic to enlarge

Equality Summit pt 2: Highlights

Youtube has several moments from the Equality Summit, please enjoy.





Love Eva!




Thanks to Japhy/Queerty for the vids

This is Rocky?

Wow...Sly's 62 and can still get it.

Sammy's staying

Portland's sex scandal mayor, Sam Adams has decided to stay put in his role as mayor. Perhaps the rally fueled his spirit after 100s showed up to support him.

Randy Leonard, the city commissioner, said that Sammy left a phone message on Sunday saying he will stay in office.

Good for you, Sammy, however be aware...This will not be easy. With more GOP drama growing and Breedlove giving interviews to any and everyone, this can be a bad move. The media will not be kind and I'm afraid, Sammy's good works will diminished within a month.

Stay strong, Sammy because Katrina-like storm is coming.

Breedlove's Tale

Beau Breedlove is the other man in this Days of Our Lives gay drama. He finally talks about what happened with his former lover-ish, Sam Adams.

He said that Adams kissed him twice when he was 17 and they had "crossed the line" toward romance earlier than Adams has mentioned. Which is not so good for Adams.

Beau went into detail about their 'moments', saying they kissed on the lips on two occasions, once in a car and the other in the men's room in City Hall after a party.

Now, they didn't have sexual stuff until he was 18, and Beau welcomed the relationship. So in some ways, he knew what he wanted. I mentioned before if I had any chance with my older crushes, I would've done it. Hell, at 14 and had relations with a 19 year old. So I could understand Beau's point of view.

Still Adams should have known better. Here's more from Beau:

Breedlove on Saturday said the two met at the state Capitol while he was an intern at the Legislature and Adams, then a city commissioner, was meeting with lawmakers. He said they exchanged numbers and Adams eventually invited him to lunch in Portland.

They ate at Macaroni Grill in downtown Portland in May 2005. Breedlove says Adams asked him how old he was, and Breedlove told him 17.

Adams was surprised. "I don't date people that young," Adams says he told him. Adams has said that once he learned Breedlove's age, he told Breedlove that he wouldn't get romantically involved.

Breedlove, however, says that after the lunch, Adams offered to drive him to Union Station so he could catch a train back to Salem. He says that while stopped at a red light, Adams leaned over and kissed him.

"I saw it as a friendship that had crossed the line a couple of times, but I saw it as a friendship," Breedlove said. "When I say cross the line, I don't mean as an unwarranted or unwanted affection. I just didn't see it as something with any potential. ... I saw it as that was the line that we had crossed a couple of times, was 'friends' to 'friends with benefits.' "

"Friends with benefits" is usually slang for friends who engage in sex. Breedlove reiterated that the sexual part of their relationship didn't begin until after he turned 18.

Breedlove celebrated his 18th birthday on June 25, 2005, at his parents' house in Salem. He invited Adams, who arrived with a friend.

Breedlove says he and Adams agreed to have Breedlove come to Portland for the night two weeks after his birthday. He said they went out to dinner and spent the night at Adams' home on July 9, 2005. Breedlove said he planned to leave the next day, but his plans changed and he remained in Portland. He stayed at Adams' house a second night. Breedlove says their only sexual encounters took place that weekend.

Source

Old Skool Crush

Back in the day, when Wrestling was 'real'. I had a crush on Jerry 'The King' Lawler.


Yes, I like the Bears