Raaaantiness!
Saturday, Aug. 05, 2006 7:42 P.M.

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Hello! It's been a while. Again. Anyone surprised? Anyone? Didn't think so. Well, I have lots to rant about, so let's proceed.
First of all, I am considering doing something that some of my long-time friends will probably think is odd. Particularly if they look at my attitude regarding issues with this person in 8th grade. Dang, I'm glad there are no time machines to propel my 13-year-old self into the future; KD the Younger would be appalled by this!
Have you guessed yet? Probably, but I'll say it anyway: I am almost definitely buying LeToya Luckett's album.
Yes, I know, I used to think she was one of the 2 most evil people on the planet, but seriously, just because someone files a lawsuit against DC doesn't mean they're evil, right? Besides, who am I to ignore talent? 'Cause this girl is talented! Her songs are catchy and clever, her voice is strong, and she wrote mostly everything! What can I say? I can't resist talent. That's the whole reason I became a DC fan in the first place.
OK, time for the second rant. This one may be a little more, er, passionate. Here goes.
Is everyone familiar with the show Monk, about the paranoid detective guy? If so, has anyone seen the episode where he becomes blind? Let me just say one thing about it: GRRRRRRRRRRRRRRR!!!!! Oh my God it's horrible! It did nothing but confirm society's preconceived notions about blindness, which are: 1. We are helpless; 2. Little trivial things we do deserve praise so that we feel good about ourselves; 3. You need vision to defeat the bad guys in life. Yes, his vision returns just in time to kick the guy's butt. Typical. Because of course, only sighted people know how to fight. Blind people can only strike out wildly with their canes and hit something if they're lucky. Some of my favorite lines in the episode were:
"Am I crying? I can't tell if i'm crying!"
"There have been blind people who have done amazing things! Like ... um ... Ray Charles!! And ... um ... Mr. ... Magoo!"
Monk: "Hmmm, I think a coat is missing. There are supposed to be 6 and there are only 5!" Everyone else: "You're amazing!!!!"
Monk is in a dump and something scurries past. "Wow I'm glad I didn't see that! See? Stuff like that used to bother me, but now I can't see it so it doesn't!" (Um, anything wrong with your nose???)
OK, so usually I have a pretty cool sense of humor. Usually I don't let stuff bother me. But come on, this is just wrong! Do you see negative portrayals of African-American people on television? Native Americans? Chinese? Not nearly as bad as this! Because face it: blind people are a minority too. And yes I realize the show is supposed to be a comedy, but why drive home society's opinion of blind people? It would have been OK for Monk to act all helpless and stuff if they put a self-assured, well-adjusted blind person in the mix, but NOOOO! That would totally ruin the comic effect. Well, I'm sure laughing. Ha. Ha.
But guess what? I'm actually doing something about it this time instead of wallowing in self-pity! Me and a few other people from SISTA are going to write a letter to the producers of the show. I don't know how much good it'll do, but I feel completely justified in ranting about this if I have a plan of action as well.
So yeah. I started writing this entry at about 7:30, and it's now almost 10:00. I had a visit from Jess in the middle of it, then made myself supper, then remembered I had an entry to finish. I'll try to write tomorrow with less rantiness. Maybe. I love you all! Parting thought: ENCORE FOR THE FANS!!!! (A song title off Beyonce's upcoming album, mwahahahha)
KD
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