http://www.whatwouldthembido.com/2007/07/lost-in-translation.html Pontifications, coonery, quips, blasphemy, miscegenation, freshness, concern for celebrity life, the beauty of blackness, the sorrow of work-life, the curse of brilliance, and sassy stories. [Pop culture criticism, entertainment reviews, and humor writing by Thembi Ford.] Wed, 05 Sep 2012 23:10:05 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.0.1 http://www.whatwouldthembido.com/2007/07/lost-in-translation.html/comment-page-1#comment-238 hottnikz Wed, 01 Aug 2007 23:20:00 +0000 http://www.whatwouldthembido.com/2007/07/lost-in-translation.html#comment-238 You can buy hot coffee & milk from the vending machine at my job. However, they have us beat with the drawers. You can buy hot coffee & milk from the vending machine at my job. However, they have us beat with the drawers.

]]> http://www.whatwouldthembido.com/2007/07/lost-in-translation.html/comment-page-1#comment-233 natural muze Wed, 01 Aug 2007 03:04:00 +0000 http://www.whatwouldthembido.com/2007/07/lost-in-translation.html#comment-233 you know what? i have a friend that lives there and she says that black people and culture are like rockstars to them. that's pretty hilarious. i think it's kind of flattering actually. i mean, it is stereotypical, yes, but at least they're not trying to be 50 cent and video girls and calling it 'black.' you know what? i have a friend that lives there and she says that black people and culture are like rockstars to them. that’s pretty hilarious. i think it’s kind of flattering actually. i mean, it is stereotypical, yes, but at least they’re not trying to be 50 cent and video girls and calling it ‘black.’

]]> http://www.whatwouldthembido.com/2007/07/lost-in-translation.html/comment-page-1#comment-229 Dara Tue, 31 Jul 2007 19:19:00 +0000 http://www.whatwouldthembido.com/2007/07/lost-in-translation.html#comment-229 i think its funny that this list suggests that its absurd to want your hair to be nappy...i mean, plenty of brown folks pay a hell of a lot more than that to get their hair bone straight and platinum. or to make it look like it grows as microscopic braids straight from the scalp. nappy hair is worth way more than a hundred bucks, i know if i lost my kinks tomorrow id be willing to dish out the big bucks to get em back. holler. i think its funny that this list suggests that its absurd to want your hair to be nappy…i mean, plenty of brown folks pay a hell of a lot more than that to get their hair bone straight and platinum. or to make it look like it grows as microscopic braids straight from the scalp. nappy hair is worth way more than a hundred bucks, i know if i lost my kinks tomorrow id be willing to dish out the big bucks to get em back. holler.

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