| Lo Fun Fact #1 |
| "Lolita Files" is my real name. It is not a pen name, as incredible as that may seem. There are plenty of Files family members and people who have known me for years capable of validating this. As for the "Lolita" part, my mother named me after the movie based on Nabokov's book, although she saw or read neither. To this day, she has no idea what a "Lolita" is. |
| Lo Fun Fact #2 |
| I love fried chicken and fabulous shoes. If you ever want to get on my good side, send Popeye's or Mr. Chicken (my favorite spot in Cleveland) and a pair of
Christian Louboutins. |
| Lo Fun Fact #3 |
| Never show up unannounced or without a Pepsi (preferably Pepsi Jazz Caramel Cream). Better yet, how about not show up at all? |
| Lo Fun Fact #4 |
| I hate the telephone. Don't get mad if I don't call you. I don't call anyone. Don't call me asking why I don't call. Just don't call, okay? |
| Lo Fun Fact #5 |
| I love the internet!!! I love communicating through the internet!!! You can e-mail me and odds are I'll e-mail you right back (if I'm not in the middle of a major project). Makes up for my hangup about the phone, doesn't it? See, I'm not so bad after all!!! |
| Lo Fun Fact #6 |
| I can't stand IMing. Please don't IM me. You will get the cold shoulder. I don't like giving people the cold shoulder, so please don't put me in that position. |
| Lo Fun Fact #7 |
I have four five six wonderful, slap-happy dogs, a bird (some kind of dove/pigeon mix), and a cat, all of whom I love to pieces. If you meet me and ask me about my dogs, bird, and cat, we'll be instant friends. If you meet me and ask me why the f*ck I have four five six dogs, a bird, and a cat, see the above fun fact for how I will respond. |
|
| What's your take? |
| Friday, February 16, 2007 |
I decided against music this week because I wasn't sure if you all were really feeling the selections. I may pick it back up, depending on how I feel. But we'll see. Right now I listen to either Gospel or Hip-Hop (what a combination, right) and I don't have any old school Gospel that I'm interested in sharing; I've done enough hip hop for now. So, I decided I'd share an opinion and let you give your take.
Today's opinion:
Whatever happened to being able to say what you feel regardless of if someone gets offended? I hate it when the press, public officials, or anyone for that matter pressures someone into back peddling a previous statement that they made. I’m more than happy to allow someone to play their cards and reveal their true self. It makes it better for all parties when you have a clear picture of who a person is. I say, we should move to repeal the entire notion of “politically correct” and allow people to remove the masks.
Do you agree/disagree?
Case in point #1: Tim Hardaway (retired NBA player) comments “I Hate Gay’s”
In my opinion he makes a big enough fool out of himself, so why make him take it back, regardless of his affiliation with the NBA. Let him wear his comments. He's only sorry because no one else would stand with him on the comments. He still means it.
Case in point #2: Beauty and The Geek Contestant puts foot in mouth.
I watched the season finale of “Beauty and the Geek” and in the end the winner of the $250,000 prize was going to be awarded based on how much the process changed the final Beauty/Geek pairings. This threw a monkey wrench in the program because one of the contestants schemed, connived, and just basically threw salt in the game to get to the end. However, it was her own partner who convinced the panel of judges not to vote for them, because she basically balked about hating everyone and not wanting to kiss their “donkeys”. Had she been more politically correct during the show they probably would have won, because the guy she paired with, everyone loved. So my point is, in the end, she showed just how much of a butt-hole she was and she didn’t get rewarded for it, she paid for it, to the tune of a quarter of a million dollars.
How do you feel about the subject in general? Do you think we should encourage censorship or just allow people to speak their piece and “watch the ice break”? |
posted by R. Fitzgerald @ 7:15 AM   |
|
| 3 Comments: |
-
I guess when you are taken out of context as in this case:
http://news.yahoo.com/s/uc/20070214/cm_uc_crmmax/op_19625;_ylt=AnG4jn5EOjTwV_EyvxPyh8nq188F
It's necessary to back peddle
-
here it is again:
http://news.yahoo.com/s/uc/20070214/
cm_uc_crmmax/
op_19625;_ylt=AnG4jn5EOjT
wV_EyvxPyh8nq188F
-
People are entitled to their opinions; however there's a time and place for everything. If I said everything I think, oh my, I would be in trouble with a whole lot of people :) I've learned to be tactful and respectful of others regardless if I agree or disagree with their lifestyle or viewpoints on a subject.
|
| |
| << Home |
| |
|
|
|
|
I guess when you are taken out of context as in this case:
http://news.yahoo.com/s/uc/20070214/cm_uc_crmmax/op_19625;_ylt=AnG4jn5EOjTwV_EyvxPyh8nq188F
It's necessary to back peddle