Ready Set Tan

I workout at a YMCA. Today while I was there someone was talking to the lifeguard about her tan. She looks in my direction and says I even have him beat. This has happen every year since I was a teen. Some white person lays out in the sun everyday in search of the perfect tan and then they want to compare it to the real thing that god made. Now I am not the darkest of black people. I'm more of a beige color. "High Yella" black folks would say which makes this even more dumb. Most of the time I run from the sun. I don't like to be out in it. Breaking News the sun is hot! I rather be inside where it is comfortable.

Why is tanning such a competition? Most tanners try to see who can get the darkest. I can't tell you how many times I've been asked "do you think I'm darker than her". Is there a prize I don't know about. If there is I'll start laying out tomorrow.

To me most tans look red. Next time you think your really brown. Put your arm next fairly dark black person. You'll see what I mean.

That's the Biz

I work in media. I'm not on TV or anything but I've seen many on air personalities come and go over the years. Some on their own terms some not. Like Star Jones for instance. Now I will be the first to say that I respect any African American that is doing something positive. Lord knows that there have been enough negative images of black people over the years. So, I appreciate the positive ones. However, that crap that she pulled this week WAS weak. Sometimes in this business you lose your job. You fall from grace. People decide they don't like you. I must say it doesn't surprise me that the research wasn't favorable for Star. The same thing happen to Oprah when she lost weight. I watch a show where viewers got to talk frankly to Oprah and some of them told her that they felt that she had changed after she lost weight. The difference (other than Oprah is her own boss) is attitude. Oprah is a very present person. Star oozes with attitude. I get the feeling that she thinks she craps sunshine. She comes across very full of herself. The way she went on and on about her wedding became nauseating. Does she think that this guy would have been at all interested in her in the first place if she wasn't on TV. Now, I am not a shallow person and I am cool with a woman being a little heavy but Star was obese and unhealthy looking. She also isn't a very attractive women fat or skinny in my opinion.

I'm happy that so far nobody has played the race card. Now if there was some funny business because of race by all means lets hear it. I was afraid that race would become an issue even if it wasn't.

Star suck it up. Get new job. Maybe have some babies. What ever you do get over yourself.