As do I. :)

What in the bootleg Remember The Time fuckery is this?

I surely hope that Lupi doesn't live down to some folks' (lack of) standards by hooking up with that faithless floozy. Lord knows she can do much better than what Page Six is trying to sell.

After seeing that trifling single cover that desecrated the image of Malcolm X - one of the greatest men to ever rosm the Earth - with her coonery, I have no problem in saying and standing by my that this heifer gets hit by a bus.

at you for having the temerity to dis the past, present, future, and forever Mrs. Kermit the Frog.

Thank you all for:
1. Filling me in on Patsy & Dennis
2. Bringing up the loaded possibilities of Leather Weapon part whatever.

Well, that explains why I hadn't heard of Dennis before or after this movie (I don't watch L&O).

Was she in the second Lethal Weapon as Mad Mel's love interest?

That was the first and only time that I ever heard of or saw Patsy Kensit and Dennis Boutsikaris.

As far as I'm concerned, she's pretty much reiterating what has been peddled throughout the majority of this century when it comes to Black female singers who have enjoyed massive success. While she can be an asshole for actually believing in it, I don't think that she is one for stating it in the first place.

One of the main complaints about The Rise of Lupi that I've heard is from certain African Americans (as in the descendants of American slaves) who argue that she is being hyped by Hollywood because they find it easier (as they've also used with her costar, Chiwetel, as well as my future ex-hubby, Idris, as other…

Yep.

If you aren't strong enough / don't have the conviction to maintain your cultural ties within that environment, yes.

Considering that I've seen that shit in too many beauty supply stores to count, it isn't exactly that far-fetched to come to her conclusion that African Americans are buying that shit as well. Whether they're buying more than Africans is debatable, but I do know that this self-loathing mess extends far beyond the…

Absolutely. It's a slippery slope in trying to interact within Western/American society successfully while maintaining ties to your culture. I honestly can't blame the older generation for being steadfast in maintaining and defending their culture and wanting their children and descendants to do the same if that is…

Nope, they truly don't, which is why their impassioned defense - and I truly believe that some are - is being wasted on a male that thinks that being an independent woman makee them undesirable to every "good" man.

I think some bought into the notion that this is a post-racial world where any semblance of pride & empowerment in one's race / culture is considered an outdated concept that is best left in the 90s. Sadly, they've passed that line of thinking down to this generation of POC teens & 20-somethings, which results in…

I like to think that they're prepping for Lupi's solo cover.

My only issue with this is that some people will use that as an excuse to bash Lupita, rather than the very people that the author of that article is calling out.

Race is irrelevant for teens & 20-somethings?