The ULTIMATE Facebook Faux Pas

Umm out of respect for my readers I will give you the option of clicking this link. Please be forewarned that this is very graphic in nature.

And for those who chose not to look. Please take away from this post that you are NEVER to post pictures of your placenta on facebook. TRUE STORY

CNN Black in America?

Sorry people until I become a professional writer my paying job takes precedence over this. I didn't mean to leave you hanging.

CNN's Black in America

Well this may upset some people but I'm Black and I'm in America so I didn't think CNN especially Soledad O'Brien could tell me too much more about this. Mind you, Soledad calls into the Howard radio station here in DC every once in a while. They usually play a little trivia game where they play an old school black song and she has to name it. I haven't heard her get one right YET! Her credibility on the subject matter is on E (empty).

Anyways...I did catch some random feedback on Facebook and through conversations with friends. My personal favorite status update was "CNN needs to catch-up, I have been watching Gangland on A&E for years". I have no further comment on that except a nice *snicker, snicker*

I was then alerted to a website discussed on the segment regarding the Black family and Single Mothers. Please check-out this website regarding Marry Your Baby Daddy Day. As a non-married, college educated, single woman with no plans for children until marriage, I applaud the intentions of this site. But I know for a FACT this escaped the very audience that it was intended for which is people with "baby's daddys" and those trying to understand the phenomenon (IE others outside of the Black race).

I can't really speak too much because like I said I didn't watch and don't plan to watch. I dont think any one group of people can tell me what is like to be ANY one race in ANY country. Everyone has unique experiences and to label certain issues as Black is very disturbing to me.

That being said the general consensus I got was HATED IT.

Social Networking Violations

Admittedly I have an addiction to Facebook and MySpace. I love to update my status, post fun pictures and add quotes from both meaningful and silly sources. However, due to the relative novelty of these sites people don't quite have a grasp of acceptable versus unacceptable behavior.

Violation #1-Hood Fab Pictures

Ok you scraped up some change to buy a bottle of Moet. Please we don't need to see 59 pics of you holding the bottle much less drinking straight from it.*GASP*

Another common occurence is the "I was able to afford something besides chicken at the grocery store pic". This is when people take pictures of plates of food that they have prepared at home to show us that they can afford a steak, some shrimp or the ultimate a LOBSTER tail. *WOW*

-this is a real picture from facebook

Violation #2-Posting Your Sonogram Pics

Yea...no. ..Peace and Blessing to you and yours but that is def not something we ALL need to check out.

Violation #3-Making a Group to Invite me to Your Wedding

Yes...true story. If you can't afford printed invitations, I need you to reassess this very monumental step in your life.