...you need more people.
No one sober before 3am is sexually harassing you.
It's all in your mind. And who/what is that next to you?
...you need more people.
No one sober before 3am is sexually harassing you.
It's all in your mind. And who/what is that next to you?
I guess you're called Mr. Irreverent because, you're, well, irreverent. I didn't know Ms. Joyce from Eve when I worked at the source, BUT sexual harassment doesn't constitute rape, sexual intercourse, or unwarranted advances necessarily. Unfortunately the source fostered an ENVIRONMENT OF ABUSE AND DISCRIMINATION based on sex/gender. I'm not "bitching" just letting U know from an inside source.
Check this from my blog, as well as what's below, from the still-archived Urban Expose website circa 1999, for some additional background.
"They built it by walking across our collective backs. When I was at the source, Women ran shit literally and figuratively. We led the editorial meetings, we held down the fort, we provided the research, development, fact-checking, writing, planning and scheduling it took to print the most popular rap magazine on the planet. But we also provided the ass. I've said it many times before - in order to be considered for employment at the source, as a woman, in addition to having (in most cases) the skills to pay the bills and the resume to back your shit up - you had to have a big ass, a passably-pretty face, and at least a few pairs of painted-on jeans in your wardrobe. Regardless of race, color, creed, skin tone, or nationality - Black, Latina, mixed, white, Russian, or Jamaican; it was required for your booty to be at the forefront as if it were the sixth element of Hip Hop. And it was definitely a case of shake yo ass...watch yo'self. So now the truth is seeing the light of day as far as how we as Women at the source were treated. As Jay would say, it's...about...to go...down." - Miranda Jane (http://pyramids2projects.blogspot.com/2005/04/source-of-our-pain.html)
"The Source has hit a low point. Truly. "Indecent Proposal" - What Happens When A Usually Reserved Woman Spends One Night As An Exotic Dancer? is one of the most appalling pieces of Hip Hop "journalism" to date. The Source sent one of their female writers undercover to The Gentleman's Club in Atlanta.
It's the story of her stripping for the first time, and she explains that her own boyfriend has never seen her completely nude, but hey - why not strip for one night so you can write about it for the Source?
Well, whoever this chick is, she wasn't ashamed to strip and write an article about it, taking in over $200 at the club and however much The Source pays for a one-pager. BUT apparently she wasn't bold enough to put her name on it. " - Miranda Jane (http://www.urbanexpose.com/story.ue?n=56)
Well said MJ, I was going to clarify the point about "ENVIRONMENT OF ABUSE AND DISCRIMINATION based on sex/gender" but you've done that. All irreverence aside, many people do get confused about the difference and so making fun of how somebody looks is often enough for people to then assume that something like the charges against the Source aren't true.
It's kind of like people who still believe someone was raped or not based on how that person looks. That's rarely what rape is about, but the victim or survivor will still get ridiculed by fools.
But I'm not name calling Mr. Irreverent, here. I'm making a larger point. Um, unless you're serious, of course.
However, though I was sceptical at first about some of your other posts, you've definitely been winning me over with your rapid take biz analysis.
OKAY, AT FIRST - THE JOKE IS FUNNY. I'M A MAN, IT WAS ALMOST HUMAN NATURE THAT I RECOGNIZED THE HUMOR IN THIS BLOG.
BUT THEN, AFTER I LET MY BRAIN TAKE OVER FROM MY PRIMITIVE HUMAN INSTINCT (IT TAKES A WHILE FOR US TESTOSTERONE-PUMPING ROBOTS TO GAIN CONTROL OVER OUR SENSES)... I REALIZED THAT YOUR BLOG IS STUPID, INSULTING, AND GEARED ONLY AT CREATING MORE CONTRIVERSY OUT OF CONTRIVERSY.
WHAT ARE YOU SUGGESTING, THAT FEMALES WHO ARE NOT 10/10 ON THE VISUAL SCALE, ARE NOT USED AS SEXUAL OBJECTS? UGLY CHICKS DON'T GET RAPED? FAT GIRLS DON'T GET HIT ON, WITH SEXUAL PROPOSITIONING AND INNUENDO?
ARE YOU SAYIN' THAT BECUZ OF THIS ONE PICTURE... WHERE SHE AIN'T LOOKING THE GREATEST... THAT THERE IS NO WAY THE ALLEGATIONS OF SEXUAL HARASSMENT CAN BE WITH MERIT??? THAT'S BOLD, DUDE.
WHAT ABOUT THOSE LONG-ASS DAYS... WHEN DEADLINES HANG OVER EVERYBODY'S HEADS (HAPPENS IN E-V-E-R-Y OFFICE AND WORKPLACE I KNOW OF)... DOESN'T EVEN THE LEAST-ATTRACTIVE FEMALE BENDING OVER AT THE PHOTOCOPIER LOOK A LITTLE MORE SEXUALLY ATTRACTIVE ON THAT DAY??? DOES SOMEONE HAVE TO LOOK LIKE BEYONCE, TO BE "HIT ON"... AND BOTHERED FOR SEX, OR TO BE TREATED LIKE A SEXUAL OBJECT????
CASE CLOSED.
Critical of what is generally accepted or respected; satirical: irreverent humor.
Relax. This entry was just me being extra. As we speak I'm sexual harassing my cleaning lady. I keep dropping dirt on the floor to make her bend over.
RELAX? TRUST ME... I AM RELAXED... DON'T BE FOOLED BY THE ALL-CAPS. JUST HAD TO MAKE A GOOD COUNTER-ARGUMENT. I MUST ADMIT THOUGH, I'M LEARNING YOUR SCIENCE AND I'M KIND OF LIKING IT. IN SOME TWISTED WAY. THANKS, YOU MO-FO.
CASE CLOSED.
I challenge ANYONE to find ONE picture of Michelle Joyce looking descent. I've found a couple. The picture above is from a X-Mas party. Usually you look your best at those kind of functions.
LAWD.... AINT NOBODY TRIED TO HARRASS THAT WOMAN... UNLESS HE'S DEAF, BLIND AND STUPID. IM NOT SAYING UNATTRACTIVE WOMEN DONT GET HARRASSED BUT C'MON... LOOK AT HER..... TELL HER TO PUT HER TAIL BETWEEN AND LEGS AND KEEP IT MOVIN..... THIS IS AN UGLY CHARGE TO ALLEGATE.... SHE CAN GET SOME MAN PUT AWAY FOR A VERY LONG TIME, I HOPE SHES NOT BEING VINDICTIVE