Hi, my name is...Tai aka Sweets.
20 years old. Strong Island. College Student.
Cupcakes. Music. Family. Love. Basketball. Sneakers. Jay-Z.
July 3rd, 2011
Planking. Why are WE so upset?
Many African Americans/Blacks are upset about planking. Their argument is this
“Slaves were chained & attached to plank beds. They were forced to lay face down w/ their arms by their side & their wrist chained to their waist. Some were even stacked on top of each other with no room to move. Not many of the slaves survived, many dying from dehydration & disease.”
Slaves slept on plank beds. Wooden boards. It was never called “planking”. That’s neo-psych propaganda.
Slaves were treated as property not royalty. They did not have plush bedding, five star meals, water and a medical unit.
Now because people are planking they are deemed racist and a follower and uneducated.
Why must WE always have to relate things back to slavery? I’m tired of our people pulling the race card.
Black people please do not do the following things because it is a form of slavery:
1. Don’t call your car a “whip”. That’s from slavery.
2. Don’t wear jewelry. It’s symbolic of chains. That’s from slavery.
3. Don’t go on cruises. They transported slaves on boats.
4. Black Parents: Don’t let your kids walk in a single file line. That’s from slavery.
5. Don’t eat pancakes because that is what the slave masters fed the slaves.
6. Don’t wear any clothes that has cotton in them. Slaves picked cotton.
7. Don’t use the word hanging.
8. Don’t own a dog because dogs were used to chase runaway slaves.
9. Do not partake in Yoga. There is a position called planking.
10. You know what? Everything you do and and say, Its a form of slavery.
We are sitting here arguing about the racism of a game. What would should be worried about is what’s going on in the news today. Obesity is rising in our children, homelessness, public school systems and education, the terrible job market for college grads, our school budgets are being cut back and people are losing their jobs, healthcare, I can go on and on. No one wants to protest and stand up for these things or even educate themselves about it. In the meantime, while people continue to argue about this, I am going to continue on with my life. At the end of the day, this is not going to get me my 40 acres and a mule.
March 30th, 2011
Question of the Day 3.30.11
if your 17 year old child kidnapped you, pistol whipped you, then at gunpoint made you go to the dealership to get them a car. Would you call the cops?
March 20th, 2011
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March 20th, 2011
Red Sweets 30 Day Photo Challenge
Day #3: A picture of a person you’d love to trade places with for a day
We would love to trade places with Jay-Z & Beyonce…but we would rather hang out with them more than anything.
March 20th, 2011
Red Sweets 30 Day Photo Challenge
Day 5 - A picture of your favorite book
The Rose That Grew From Concrete by Tupac Shakur
March 20th, 2011
In a relationship she wants 3 things:
1. Eyes that won’t cry
2. Lips that won’t lie
3. Love that won’t die
March 19th, 2011
Cat. Im a kitty cat. And i dance dance dance. And i dance dance dance.
Lean wit it, rock wit it!
March 17th, 2011
story of my love life.
Same ^
indeed
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March 17th, 2011
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March 17th, 2011
March 17th, 2011
One night President Obama and his wife Michelle decided to do something out of routine and go for a casual dinner at a restaurant that wasn’t too luxurious. When they were seated, the owner of the restaurant asked the president’s secret service if he could please speak to the First Lady in private. They obliged and Michelle had a conversation with the owner. Following this conversation President Obama asked Michelle, “Why was he so interested in talking to you.” She mentioned that in her teenage years, he had been madly in love with her. President Obama then said, “So if you had married him, you would now be the owner of this lovely restaurant,” to which Michelle responded, “No. If I had married him, he would now be the President.”
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March 17th, 2011
Photo Courtesy: ifyouseekayee
#TRUTH #TRUTH #TRUTH #TRUTH #TRUTH #TRUTH #TRUTH #TRUTH #TRUTH
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March 17th, 2011
March 17th, 2011
I MISS FALL OUT BOY!
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March 17th, 2011
That’s how I felt from May 2007 to September 29, 2010…whew! lol
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