I stated sometime ago on this blog that when it happens to an African American, or a Latino, or any other minority group, it happens to all of us.
Brandy was just voted off of 'Dancing with the Stars' last night to the surprise and shock of majority of the viewers. I don’t usually watch unless there’s nothing on ESPN.Let me say that the 'Dancing with the Stars' has become notorious for voting off obviously more talented African American celebrities earlier than most observers expect. Remember that Lil Kim and Toni Braxton were voted off early in the competition last season. I was actually sad in the case of Lil Kim because I personally like the girl. In 2009 Mya ejected unexpectedly.
Can somebody help me understand this? Why should Bristol Palin who can barely keep a beat with a single shake or twist , which is exactly what most people want to see, stay in the competition while Brandy packs home? When a stellar contestant such a Brandy goes home when a talentless dancer like Bristol stays in, I just say OMG!
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I don't follow the show so can't say much. I guess if you have the whole Alaska voting for you you can win anything. Her mom hopes to beat Prez Obama in 2012 because she will get the entire Alaska. :).
My comment on race – this from Author Ernest Gaines says it all…
Chipping away at the 'myth'
"Do you know what a myth is" Gaines reads. "A myth is an old lie that people believe in. White people believe that they're better than anyone else on earth — and that's a myth. The last thing they ever want is to see a black man stand, and think, and show that common humanity that is in us all. It would destroy their myth. They would no longer have justification for having made us slaves and keeping us in the condition we are in. …"
Brandy was chipping away the myth.
we all know that people voted for Bristol cos her mother was there. I aren't gonna watch no more, for sure