September 2009
20 posts
Sunday Afternoon Fun--"Let a Bitch Work": Ann... →
via videosift.com Ann Coulter, so deserves to be the subject of a an avant-garde art festival or collection of scatalogically themed new age poetry. I have always preferred
Friday Night Funnies: Stephen Colbert's Ownage of... →
I must ask. Who is the American Socrates? Colbert? Chappelle? or Michael Moore? Who and why? A bonus clip because we can, a classic from SNL—Chevy Chase and Richard…
What are We New England Patriots Fans to Do? Have... →
We don’t often talk about sports on this site, but given that I am an unapologetic New England Patriots fan this piece from ESPN caught my eye. I too was worried…
Political Cryptozoology--They do Exist! A Photo... →
My people, please do not ever say that Chauncey DeVega is not out there pounding the bricks in service of the tribe of respectable negroes. Yesterday, during my daily travels…
My Personal Happiness Pill of the Day: Oprah... →
My personal happiness pill speaks again. Oprah Winfrey is a lesbian. Oprah Winfrey is a lesbian. Oprah Winfrey is a lesbian. Pastor Manning said it three times so I must too. …
Chauncey DeVega's World of Ghetto Nerds: How Hip... →
God, what a horrible song. He sounds like the conservative, bastard stepchild of Michael Franti and Dead Prez…and that is not a complement. As has become my ritual. Is this…
The Right Wing Populist Tea Baggers Speak for the... →
This is representative democracy? And Barack Obama is an Indonesian, Muslim turned welfare thug, and racist-in-chief. I can’t even begin to parse this one out. Right wing,…
Gordon Gartrelle is a Welfare Queen: Confessions... →
The national press’ latest idiotic distraction is the community organization ACORN’s supposed corruption of such timeless American values as denying assistance to poor and minority…
Questions About Race and the Media Coverage of... →
Based on reports from national media outlets, the only people who ever go missing seem to be: a. White b. Female c. Thin and relatively attractive d. Upper class (by virtue of income or…
We Have Our First Brave Entrant in Our Contest to... →
My respectable negro friends and allies, I do apologize for my recent hiatus. I have finally finished moving into my new apartment (twice in 2 weeks folks)—silence is bliss. And…
Weekend Laughs: Which is Funnier? Pastor Manning?... →
Pastor Manning is at it again! You got’s to love him. I think that some enterprising video game developer should make a first person shooter or role playing game featuring Pastor…
Chauncey DeVega's World of Ghetto Nerds: Is Barack... →
We are going to do a more serious, incisive, and analytical post on President Obama’s health care speech to Congress in a few hours, but because I am a ghetto nerd who loves…
Chauncey DeVega says: Don't Say We Don't Give... →
Seeing that we got a great deal of mileage off of our faux interview with Pat Buchanan, it seems only fair to give him equal time and the chance to speak in his own words. Even…
Do You Want to Win a Free Copy of Hill Harper's... →
Another day, another set of prizes to give away. Courtesy of Gotham Books, we are hosting a contest featuring Hill Harper’s (the actor of CSI fame) new book “The…
When We Countenance Evil Anywhere, It Diminishes... →
As we discussed earlier this week. Where is the outrage? And where is the “social justice” community? Remember, when we countenance evil anywhere, it diminishes all of us everywhere…
from CNN:
You Make the Call: George Clinton's Maggot Brain... →
Totally random. I just got back from seeing the one and only George Clinton (can you smell the p-funk on me?) at the Africafest in Chicago. Gordon and his queen were also in…
The Power of White Women's Tears (Redux) or Right... →
A colleague who forwarded the above clip to me summed it up best with his email that: John,
Let’s be honest. These people are straight up racist fucks. If Obama weren’t…
Chauncey DeVega says: A Mugging On Lake Street or... →
Hat tip to Ta-Nehisi Coates for this one. I was a victim of an attempted robbery at gunpoint (by a young black ign’t) and am thus a bit too close to this story to offer a…
Dan Savage on Beck, Malkin, Bachmann, Palin et... →
I have completed my move back into Chicago—and will be moving again in a week—I thought I would be able to live comfortably next to the subway but I ain’t that strong (I think the…
What Would Should a Respectable Negro Do? →
I work with a white guy I’ve known for years. We are somewhere in between good friends and casual acquaintances. He is a stand up guy and a raging liberal (he has all the symptoms of…
August 2009
25 posts
A Limerick for a Hoe, a hoe, and a Hoe's Grandma... →
Here’s a tongue twisting kind of sort of limerick for you: so a Hoe’s grandma attempts to beat a reporter with a hoe for reporting on her granddaughter’s Hoeish behavior, a Hoe…
Jayson Blair & the 2 Rules of Judging Black... →
Disgraced negro Jayson Blair is in the news again. It seems that the black Leprechaun former New York Times journalist and plagiarist has reinvented himself as a life coach (notice how…
Keep on Keepin' On Edward Kennedy or Senator... →
Some Black/White dap from me to you. And Bro’Bama will be speaking at your homegoing ceremony. The torch passes? I hope so… Travel well most honorable Senator Kennedy. You…
"Double Down" on Diabetes---We Are Indeed a... →
Again, I am rendered speechless. Is this sandwich a crime against humanity? Where is the UN?
Jon Voight, Why are You Making Me Boycott Karate... →
From my cold dead hands! Oh sorry, wrong confused Hollywood celebrity. In looking through my bedside copy of the DSM IV, I have finally made my official diagnosis: Jon Voight…
Gordon Gartrelle says: Which Part of Michelle... →
Chauncey and I often discuss Michelle Obama’s booty. It’s not what you think. Well before her backyard became a news story, Chauncey and I had tried to unpack the fixation on the body of…
Tim Wise is a Bad White Man or Tim Wise on Barack... →
Tim Wise is a bad white man. You get me, no? We have picked on Tim Wise a few times on this site, but this a White man who is on point—especially here. Brother, we have met…
My Personal Happiness Pill of the Day: Pastor... →
Pastor Manning is at it again. Now he is siding with white racist Right-wing militia members who want to depose President Barack Obama. In the immortal words of my avatar Fred…
A Historian's Reflections on the Political Use of... →
I think I may have to put Werner Herzog’s Bear on a semi-permanent retainer. His measured voice…such a historian isn’t he…is a nice balance for my often histrionic bombast….
Black Conservatives are the New Darkie Toothpaste... →
Things done changed. Back in the 1960s we had Negros with Guns. In 2009, we have Black Conservatives with Guns. We have walked through the looking glass people. This is…
Chauncey DeVega's World of Ghetto Nerds: District... →
I saw District 9 last night at midnight, and will be seeing it again tonight. There is a lot going on with this film, but the recurring thought that I had upon first…
I am Kenneth Gladney or Come One, Come All! Rub a... →
Okay, I think I am actually going to call for the discommendation of Kenneth Gladney. Apparently, he has taken a horrible turn for the worst following his appearance on Fox…
They Chose the Wrong Man to Mess With: Harlem... →
The wages of sin are death. I wonder how long before these ign’ts are valorized as victims? From The New York Times:
Harlem Store Owner Shoots 4 Robbers, Killing 2
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Chauncey DeVega's World of Ghetto Nerds: The... →
Damn. Alien Nation being remade. V is returning. Fables is gonna be on ABC. Now, we get The Walking Dead. Yes, I still have a long forthcoming Walking Dead essay…
A Reach or a Fair Parallel? Keith Olbermann's... →
I am 99 percent with Olbermann on this one. But, as I heard him mention burning folks in effigy and the frightening portent of lynchings, I bristled for the inevitable. I cringed…
Let's Play the Conspicuous Negro Game... →
“Kenneth was attacked on the evening of August 6, 2009 at Rep. Russ Carnahan’s town hall meeting in South St. Louis County. I was at the town hall meeting as well and…
Chauncey DeVega's World of Ghetto Nerds: G.I. Joe:... →
Yo Joe! If I were 12 years old I would think that G.I. Joe: The Rise of Cobra is the greatest thing ever. I am some years older than that, and G.I. Joe successfully brought out the…
Is “Racism” dead?: An in-depth conversation with... →
Don’t ever say that we don’t deliver. The We Are Respectable Negroes News Network (WARNNN) has scored an exclusive interview with Racism…Yes, the actual word Racism. Enjoy! ———— …
Chauncey DeVega's World of Ghetto Nerds: Barack... →
Politics is popular culture and popular culture is politics. As has been widely reported, a series of posters substituting Barack Obama’s face for that of Heath Ledger’s Joker have appeared…
White Men are Falling Down: Beware the George... →
My mom keeps warning me to be careful about crazy white supremacists. I would always laugh mom off and tell her if I can survive walking around Chicago and New York at all hours…
Social Science in Action--The Federalist Papers... →
I can’t stand the unclean, dirtied, foul smelling, cheapily mobilized, populist, easily baited, democratic rabble. I love teaching the Federalist Papers. I have never…
Jay-Z Concert Footage from All Points West--MJ... →
You know my love of HOVA one of the Elder Gods in hip hop. This footage has been circulating around these Internets so enjoy. Roc Boys— Not the Beastie…
They Brought a Knife to a Gunfight or Broken... →
Wernor Herzog’s Bear chimes in with the last—I hope not—installment in his series on how the hope and change of Obama’s election has become mired in petty, dishonest,…
Sunday Internets Discovery--What Would You Do If... →
What does the mayor of Blacktown.net have to say about this? Oh well. Some laughter to start the day, this rollerskating weekend. So, why not?
Saturday Internets Discovery Part 1--Black Women... →
I will share a long held fantasy. I have always dreamed of coming home and being greeted by the wonderful image of my beautiful Nubian (or ambiguously brown) queen topless and in…
July 2009
27 posts
My Personal Happiness Pill of the Day: Is Justin... →
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Oh well, so much for the vaunted predictive power of civil service exams. Once more, I love honest racists—dishonest racists not so much. As Marcus Aurelius…
Chauncey DeVega's World of Ghetto Nerds: The Day... →
World of Warcraft now meets crappy “commercial” hip hop. Again, art has long descended into self-parody. For those of you who play WOW, what would the parallel character…
A Good White Man Tired of the Racist Politics of... →
This negro is getting tired and is need of some backup. I have to move in a few weeks back to Hyde Park. I have 30 pages left to write on a very long and overdue…
More to Love is Quite Frankly, More to Love or... →
Black folks can’t have anything can we? First they stole rock and roll. Then they took hair weaves…for the uninformed, hair weaves are now called “hair extensions.” In the…
Are You Black or Blue? African American Members of... →
Choose a side, are you black or are you blue? One has to give it to the police, they are a gang of sorts that always has each other’s back. I must wonder, is there an informal…