The recession has people thinking on their feet.

Who says you need a computer or video camera to become a internet sensation.

Just head on down to your nearest Apple Store, plant yourself in front of a computer and make your own little slice of history.

Seriously, the Apple Store has a policy of not kicking people off machines unless they stink, argue or damage property.

After seeing Ms Charlette, they might want to revisit that.

- CH

We already knew that MJ was out of this world, but is he really from out of this world?

Visitors to Chicago’s Field Museum are doing a double take at the sight of a 3,000 year old Egyptian limestone bust of…a woman…who looks eerily like the late King of Pop.

The man hasn’t even been in the ground a week and his legend has reached a whole ‘nother level ($5 for the first person who can tell me what film or TV show that is from).

Maybe MJ was an alien like the he/she that played the alien god in Stargate. (Confession: I live for that move and anything Egypt related.) Think about it. MJ did wear a lot of gold and gold plated garb like an Egyptian king. He magically floated across the stage. He had the power to change his face seemingly overnight. He entered the hearts and was worshipped by millions. The man had the power to make other grown men faint!

Maybe he’s a time traveler or vampire (he did say he was sensitive to sunlight). I bet he and Godric are in the cut right now laughing at all the press.

Regardless, The Gloved One looks a hell of a lot like this Egyptian woman.

Go Figure.

-CH

After hearing, more like reading, about Drake’s debut video for “Breast I’ve Ever Had” I decided to take a look for myself.  Not so sure why people are so surprised. Anything that has Kanye West attached to it means there will be the objectification of women.

I wouldn’t call Mr. West a misogynist but rather a man who truly admires the female anatomy. He loves beautiful women. Its better if she’s damn near naked, big breasted and standing in pumps. He picks his girlfriends like a kid picks a toy in the store. She must attract his eye, keep his attention, make all the other boys (and girls) jealous and when she’s no longer shiny and new he tosses her in the junk pile.

To see all the bouncing mammaries at the start of the video just verified that this was Kanye’s homage to women, in his own special way. I wasn’t offended by this. If it wasn’t there, then I would be shocked.

You may take issue with what I did take issue with. As a (former) athlete, I was more offended by the awful depiction of women’s basketball.

In the clip, hip hop’s next coming of the messiah plays a basketball coach of big breasted, little waisted video girls who send the majority of the 5 minute and 29 second clip stretching and toweling themselves off. At the end they have a game and get crushed by some very unattractive, manly and not so skinny women.

Which me got to thinking: How do you react to a casting call that says “Unattractive women needed, flat chested, fat, acne for music video”. What makes you say “Hmmm, I’m not cute let me go for this job and be the butt of a distasteful joke”? Talk about being motivated by money.

We complain about pretty women being exploited. What about ugly women. Will BET do a special report on them? Can unattractive video girls get a reality show on E! Were each week they fight over who is the ugliest and why they book the most gigs?

Back to Drake and his bouncing breast cameos…

I’ve played ball since I was 14, played all through high school and half of my college years. When guys found out I played they were always shocked, “You don’t look like you play ball.” Another common line: “You’re pretty for a ball player.” The stereotypes that were shown in the video angered me. I don’t like to see people who can’t play ball, play ball. I wish more people realized that it’s not masculine for a woman to be good at sports. More importantly I hope everyone has learned never to let Kanye West direct your video unless you want it to look like an episode of Benny Hill and be lamp-blasted by everyone and their mother.

Drake, a lot of your female fans are pissed. A lot of real ballers are pissed as well.

To save you from the madness I did not post the video here. Go punish yourself on your own.