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How Come: Blunt Blog Honesty
How come I read some blogs every day because they're like road kill to me. You know it's nothing but a dead animal, but you keep on looking like all of a sudden it's not going to be a dead animal anymore. No surprises. Same old shit.
How come I be thinking some folks just straight up LIE in their blogs??? Like off the "Blair Witch" docu-drama tip.
How come I think that's sad? :-(
How come blogging is a serious addiction for me?
How come I think blogging is secretly narcissistic but none of us want to admit it?
How come sometimes I have a really strong desire to help folks edit their blogs?
(How come I used to have an editing/proofreading business on the side? Did y'all know that?)
How come I really, really enjoy the blogs of brothers over 40-45?
How come there is so much wisdom there that we can all learn from?
How come people go through some real life shit in their blogs?
How come that's sad, too?
How come I want to give them a hug?
How come y'all are still sleeping on the Salvador Gabor Project?
How come I really want Black Martha to really win something on the Black Weblog Awards?
How come her blog recently taught me how high quality bootleg DVDs hit the streets so soon after movies are released in the theaters?
How come leave it to black blogs...lol
How come Steven Fullwood and Larry Lyons MAKE ME SICK!!! LOL
But how come black gay love is a beautiful thing and their love makes me happy?
How come.....y'all, how come? :-)
Posted by Rashid on August 16, 2005 8:16 AM
Comments
How come I've asked myself some of these same questions? LOL.
I think we blog because we have a need to be heard. Perhaps we don't feel as though we are being heard enough in our offline lives. Blogs give us our own uncensored platform to speak whatever is on our minds. That's why it's so addictive.
And don't hate Steven and Larry. Hopefully we can all learn a thing or two from their relationship. But I am soooo jealous!
Commented by Bernie on August 16, 2005 9:44 AM
The Internet connected us and let us know that we are not alone. Blogs give us a voice to speak our thoughts, to share our hurts, and ultimately to grow stronger in a community of fellow believers. The question that remains is "What's next?" Shem hotep!
Commented by Fratman1906 on August 16, 2005 11:38 AM
Great entry as usual. Good questions. I especially feel for the 'real life' tragedy of the Paperback Writer blogger you wrote about. As a fellow writer, I can only imagine how others would exploit your own personal tragedy to bring you down. Not cool.
But today's entry. Cool.
fs
Commented by Frederick Smith on August 16, 2005 3:12 PM
Maybe you like blogs because you yearn for realness and reality. There is something gritty about some blogs that I think give us small shocks that remind us--YES We are human--and humanity is sometimes nasty and disgusting--but sometimes sweet as as milk chocolate.
Blogging is great. How come you don't blog more?
Bernard Bradshaw
Sex and the Second City.COM
Commented by Bernard Bradshaw on August 16, 2005 3:36 PM
How come I was thinkin the same thing today? How come our fraternity wont move past the fact that getting gays out of the frat wont solve any of the major issues we face? How come I really didnt think getting over love would be as hard as it's been? How come i'm starting a whole blog entry on your comments page? How come i'm gonna stop while im ahead....:) Excellent post bruh!
Commented by Bobby Brown on August 16, 2005 4:06 PM