I very rarely

wish misfortune upon others*, but I sincerely hope that anyone involved with the Westboro Baptist Church's protest at Heath's funeral develops a debilitating facial tick and uncontrollable Irritable Bowel Syndrome.

WWJD? Not protest at fucking funerals...

*because I believe in a thing called KARMA

Regarding the MTV Music Awards

There are certain artists that should only be enjoyed in a recorded format. Britney Spears is one of them. Her voice is thin at best, and best heard on her brilliantly produced albums. Love Max Martin. (Yes, I'm a production nerd)

Her performance was a complete trainwreck from start to finish- she looked like a deer in the headlights....

However, if I hear one more person call her fat, I will rain down hellfire upon them. Shit, I wish I was that "chubby."

And what Rebecca Traister said......

via

I love this man

May I point out this is 2000 and fucking 7? Good LORD. Good for you, Mos Def. This is complete bullshit. (And I wouldn't consider a noose a "racial slur," but more an out-and-out threat)

Mos Def has written an open letter seeking support for six black students who face serious charges resulting from an attack on a white schoolmate in Louisiana. Def is asking "African-Americans of influence, and all concerned parties" to join him the "fight against racial inequality and show solidarity for these young people, who are being treated very harshly by the law".

The 'Jena Six' were arrested after beating up a white fellow high-school student after the student reportedly taunted them with racial slurs. They were originally charged with attempted second-degree murder but following protests from civil rights advocates, some of the charges were reduced.

Charges against Carwin Jones, Mychael Bell and Theo Shaw were reduced to aggravated second-degree battery and conspiracy. Bell has already had his trial, was found guilty, and will be sentenced on September 20, the day Mos Def will attend the rally. Robert Bailey Jr. and Bryant Purvis are still facing attempted murder charges, while the sixth student, an unidentified juvenile, faces undisclosed juvenile charges.

The beating happened after a black student sat under a particular tree in the school grounds in Jena, Louisiana, where white students traditionally sit. After the student sat there, three nooses were hung from the tree and the students accused of hanging the nooses were suspended from school.

This? Effing appalling.

Since there was no mention of New Orleans in the SOTU, the nation would not know that 300 children have been "wait listed" because for the forgotten Americans there is neither enough room or teachers.....

In an exceedingly rare move for a public school system, hundreds of children seeking spots in the city's schools have been turned away -- "wait-listed" -- and told that the campuses have no room, school officials said Tuesday.

In the state-run Recovery School District, where 300 students have been placed on a waiting list since Jan. 8, officials are scrambling to open additional buildings and hire more teachers.

Meanwhile, an unknown number of students have been turned away from the various other types of public schools in the emerging system, including 31 independent charter schools and five still run by the Orleans Parish School Board.