What Would Thembi Do? » Haterade

Regarding Online Dating Ads, St. Patrick’s Day, and Being A Black Lady

Thembi Ford — Mon, 15 Mar 2010 18:23:24 +0000

The whole online dating thing is beyond out of control. This weekend BlackPeopleMeet.com tried to break fly and use a picture of D'Angelo in a Facebook ad, so I roasted them appropriately and moved on. But then this morning I opened my e-mail to find this:

Direct your gaze to the upper left-hand corner. Did a Black Big Beautiful Women dating site just send me a St. Paddy's Day promotion? Let me explain. A few years ago I did an online dating experiment. I

This Week’s Love/Hate Relationship With Black Pop Culture

Thembi Ford — Fri, 05 Mar 2010 18:09:50 +0000

I don’t usually start with something I hate, but as you’ve surely heard by now hip-hop legend Guru is having serious health issues and is in the hospital after a string of crises involving a heart attack, asthma attack, and…

Celebrity Status: Five Truths About Wild Weaves

Thembi Ford — Tue, 02 Jun 2009 00:54:58 +0000

I guess she epitomizes the phrase “one track mind” (pause).

Is You Serious?!?!

Thembi Ford — Thu, 24 Apr 2008 00:33:00 +0000

Sometimes things happen that make me lose the ability to conjugate verbs properly.

I tried to write about Bob Johnson and his nonsense last week, but I was just in too good of a mood. Now that the world has…

The Only Black People I Can’t Stand Part I

Thembi Ford — Fri, 14 Mar 2008 15:22:00 +0000

This post has been a long time coming because I wanted to make THE definitive list of black people I can't stand. I quickly realized that to be realistic, I need more flexibility than that. There is so much hate to go 'round, especially since I've been really nice lately ... It may be MY problem that I can't stand them; they may have done nothing wrong but be themselves and try to make a little money and they may not bother you one bit. But to me, these people deserve at least a demerit.

Lies, Vivica! All Lies!

Thembi Ford — Fri, 07 Dec 2007 09:01:00 +0000

The folks at O Hell Nawl hipped me to the fraudulence of Vivica Fox’s booking sheet for her recent DUI arrest. If you look closely, it lists her weight at 115 pounds – she didn’t even weigh 115 back…

Your Outfit Makes No Sense. I Hate It.

Thembi Ford — Fri, 14 Sep 2007 17:04:00 +0000

I’m still in a hateful mood, so I’m just going to talk trash on people’s outfits and random photos to make myself feel superior.

I understand that people have always told you that you look like Frasier Crane…