Friday, April 11, 2008

Is It Because I'm Black?



So now tabloids are saying Beyonce and Jay-Z's wedding is not that big of a deal and will not sell covers because they're black. A tabloid source says: "We have a saying, 'Only Oprah.' Oprah is the only black celebrity big enough to put on our cover." While a top editor at another tabloid magazine says: "Eva Longoria can get $1 million for wedding photos, but without the expectation of cover sales, Beyoncé might have gotten as little as $250,000 if she had sold hers,". It seems racism is still alive and breathing in Hollywood. The last time I checked Beyonce & Jay-Z were one of the hottest couples in Hollywood- period and Beyonce is one of the top selling female artists out! In the words of Jay-Z "men lie, women lie, number's don't" so with that lets re-cap.
Mariah Carey (African-American and Caucasian; R&B) recently tied with Elvis for most number one singles, she is now 3 singles away from beating the Beatles.
Jay-Z (African-American; Hip-Hop) tied with Elvis for the most number one albums, he is now right behind The Beatles
Beyonce Knowles (African-American & Creole; R&B/Soul) the first black woman to grace Vanity Fair since Tina Turner. She was also the first female artist to shut the Grammy's down in '03 taking home 5 awards.... that has never been done before and hasn't been done since!
Oprah Winfrey (African-American).... need I say more?
Hip-Hop (the most underestimated genre of music).... started on a street corner in the Bronx and was put into the mainstream by Russell Simmons, is now a Billion dollar business that generates sales from records, clothing, movies and more

So to them I say.... KISS MY ASS and any other black Hollywood celeb that you seem to down play as if their not doing their thing. Get it together because we here to stay and we are raising the damn bar, but you don't see that though because now everyone has cataracts

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