Yeah, I’ll “Facebook” you later.

Really? Ahh…Ok?… I guess….

I was having lunch today with a co-worker at a mexican eatery here in downtown, LA. Senor Fish…Great place, BTW. Anyway, as we sat down to wait for our order,
he noticed an old friend he hadn’t seen in a while. “Tracy!,” he says in a low voice.
She didn’t hear him at first so he repeated it but a little louder.. “TRACY!”

“OH – my – God!” she said. They hugged, then chopped it up for a few minutes. So my co worker goes “Yeah, we’ll hang soon, fur sure.” And she goes…”Yeah, I’ll FACEBOOK YOU LATER.” What?!

As he sat down, there was this weird look across his face. Turns out, he will NOT be accepting her request. And he probably will never see Tracy again, or want to.

So it got me thinking… wow, “Facebook, you later.” Is that what’s “in” right now? Not, I’ll call you sometime, or I’ll text you. Or even..I’ll shoot you an email. It’s “I’ll FACEBOOK” you later now? You gotta be F’n kidding me!!!

Now for anyone that knows me, I’m Mr. Technology, Mr. Forward Thinker. Any gadget, toy, or latest piece of modern technology out there I have or know of. That PS3 Slim, got it.. Latest computer, had it for 6 months now. Oh, did you hear about the “so and so” that’s gonna be out next year? Yeah, I already pre-ordered one, 6 months ago. Not only that, but as a creative director, it’s my job to not only design creative campaigns, but to implement the latest trends and the way people think and interact with products into that campaign. Some of the apps you use here on facebook were designed and/or tested by someone in my company, or probably even myself.

But I refuse… I say REFUSE to accept this “FACEBOOK ME” as a standard of staying in touch with people…

And here’s why:

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I came across this video on CRAIGLIST. Its a rant by author and American screen writer Harlan Ellison, about the Industry wanting creative professional to work for FREE while they run the whole “I’LL PAY YOU IN EXPOSURE” bullshit! The irony is the message will be lost on most . People look for crackhead rates not cause they idiots but cause creative bum whore themselves out for free or next to nothing and drive down rates for EVERYONE.

It’s like if you have a classy titty bar, where strippers are charging $100 for lap dances and $1000 for VIP service. All the integrity of the club goes out the window when some desperate trollop does anal for $20 bucks, cause she is desperately trying to make rent. Selfish! Not only is she fucking her self in the long term, for short term rewards, she lowering the earning potential for everyone in game. If you aim to be a ‘creative professional’  STOP taking it in your ass for free, because you fuck it up for the rest of us. If you want to get paid like a professional, elevate your work status to professional grade. Having the work ethic of a 2-bit whore never worked out for anyone, not even a 2-bit whore.

R.I.P. BLACK AMERICA 02  ( via BlackTruthForever)

TO HELL WITH DIVAS: My friend sent me this  YOUTUBE clip and at first I thought it was your average bitter-man rant on the ole’ you tube,  by some dude who been burnt one to many times, and has decided to make the ‘black woman’ the target of his scorn. But as I listened  and LOL through this entire 10 minute clip, though pretty incendiary and flagrantly offensive, there seem to be quite some ‘truth’ in this author’s rant. This is extremely polarizing with hints of misogyny, but the subtext is ‘interesting’. I recently saw a movie DIARY OF TIRED BLACK MAN* which express the same sentiment, yet with a slight more tact and less anger, that’s rarely address, let alone brought up concerning the plight between Black men & Black women relations.

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