These Are Joe Jackson’s Kids

At the end of the day, superstars Michael Jackson and Janet Jackson are ruthless business minds. Divorcing a billionaire for guaranteed coin, after the specified time, or purchasing The Beatles catalogue right under Paul McCartney’s nose (read The Feud Between Paul McCartney & Michael Jackson) should be expected. They’ve spent their entire lives in the industry. Surviving the tumultuous transition from childhood stardom to adult icons. Michael & Janet didn’t get that far being idiots. They’ve done their 10,000 hours, so to speak. Most importantly they’re Joe Jackson’s kids, making them sharks in a fish tank through breeding. Sleeping on them is a big mistake. Huge. Via: StreetWalker_Mj

The Feud Between Paul McCartney & Michael Jackson

Let me tell you a story my mother told me, about the rift between Michael Jackson and Paul McCartney. Put some music history on ya. In the 80’s these two started collaborating, “The Girl is Mine” & hit “Say, Say, Say.” While watching the latter video, she explained to me Paul McCartney confided in MJ that he was going to buy The Beatles catalog. By the time he went to purchase, wizened business man Michael Jackson pulled the rug from under his feet. Gaining the rights behind his back. Thus ending their friendship.

Cold blooded.

In retrospect, how many people did Paul share this information with? Did he tell Michael Jackson as a trusted friend, or as a simple black person who wouldn’t have the intellect to do what he did? A young African American man screwing over a Brit sounds like reparations to me. I mean…look at the picture. What do you see from the body language?

McCartney is leaning on Jackson like he’s an object not an equal, asserting dominance. Meanwhile, Michael Jackson’s fist are clenched, because he’s not here for the micro-aggressions. Bet the Beatle never underestimated a black person again. Via: Pinterest

Jann Wenner’s White Audacity

Could Jann Wenner be Ernst Rohm reincarnated? I’d say totally, if Rohm weren’t burning in hell as earned. Both are racist misogynist, with misguided beliefs of white superiority. Wenner the co-found of Rolling Stone Magazine made his viewpoints crystal clear, declining to interview women and all black people for his book. Not articulate enough to be masters of the craft. You mean the craft of rock n roll, the one black people created and white people stole? The irony of how fucking dumb you are.

Your basic white ass thinks you know more about rock n roll than Tina Turner, Little Richard or Chuck Berry? Chuck Berry who Elvis stole EVERYTHING from, then credited as being the creator. How fucking dare you. You who have created nothing except a career stemming from black innovation. From women who have changed the world. You think you know more than Stevie Nicks? Carly Simon? Carol King? What pieces have you created to match theirs? You’re nothing but a plantation master, profiting off others work. Yet have the nerve to question Stevie fucking Wonder. You a nobody without them.
Let me, the only divine here until I create them, a black woman, articulate something for you. You and your entire line will burn eternally, including that doofy, block headed, basic Karen girlfriend your son is dating and her sister. Birds of a feather people. Look who he praises as masters, Mick Jagger, who also profits off the aforementioned culture, Paul McCartney, who I’m sure beat the hell out of Heather Mills, gaslit her and had people cover for him. That’s what’s y’all did to me. I’m only going by your social circle, who you defended, and your children’s behavior Paul. Your behavior as well. You showed your true colors. You still believe it’s the 60s and women are rugs to step on. At least The Rolling Stones credit black people, unlike their racists, mediocre, idiot children. Y’all gonna learn your place, courtesy of Athena. Enjoy your time. Via: The New York Times, The Independent & Today

John Throwing Shade At Paul

The ending of The Beatles was probably filled with so much tension, like pulling a rubberband to capacity, before letting it fly. I feel like Ringo was the most chill and had lead in his stomach entering the studio. What an energy. One thing about John Lennon, he gonna be mercurial af. I wonder why he was throwing shade at Paul McCartney that day? Via: Beatles Radio & Andy Warhol Diaries

The Kim Cattrall Project

Something I’ve been working on is messaging Kim Cattrall, adjuring her to reprise her role as Samantha Jones. I don’t know what kind of hoodoo, voodoo, shit is going on, but literally every time I turn on an episode of Sex And The City, it aligns exactly with what’s occurring in my life. I finally realized it’s another synchronistic universal message, confirming and guiding me through life. Although it can be dated in regards to the multi-cultural tapestry that is in fact New York City, let’s face it, some people straight up only have white friends.
As a native to said tapestry I can attest to the fact that we haven’t come as far as we pretend, even NYC can be problematic in the neighborhood divisions. I mean this is the place that turned affluent black Seneca Village into Central Park, the inception of Robert Moses Projects project, taking homes from colored families for highways. I happened to be one of two black families (before I said three, but after serious discussion, it was decided my adopted ex-friend with his white mom didn’t count), to grow up on the Upper East Side. FYI my ex-friend is a Jewish, black, homosexual, I’ve grown up with combinations of complex people that I now realize are complete anomalies to the majority of the world. In fact my entire life is an anomaly. I too lived in a bubble, until the world gave me varying experiences of highs, lows, and people from all walks of life, not just mine, for me to see the full scope of things. So yes, Sex And The City can be a bit problematic (it’s not intentional), with the name plates and what not, but it’s still one of the greatest pieces of art ever created. Well written, apt and essential in a woman’s search for self.

I can truthfully say Samantha Jones changed my life. I was a Charlotte at one point, but used the Carrie in me to observe the discrepancies between gender expectations. It made me a bit of Miranda cynical, but then I said fuck the dumb shit and let my inner Samantha shine. No longer wanting the emotional restraints women are conditioned to have, denying ourselves pleasure to be subhuman to the patriarchy, I lived a very Billie, Sasha, Sex Life lifestyle. You know why? Because Samantha fucking Jones gave me the balls to do it. She gave MILLIONS of women that prerogative. Samantha Jones loved herself, giving me the courage to do the same. She was also the only one in the black club, ready to throw hands.

Sex And The City works better together, because the characters are so varied it allows women to be who they want and not some cookie cutter, dubbed a freakshow for wanting an identity of her own, however she sees fit. FEMINISM. The show is GROUNDBREAKING, the characters, cultural icons. Do you know how many times my friends and I STILL reference SATC, as it soothed some hardknock we were going through, no matter the ethnicity?
I implore you, join in, send Kim Cattrall a message on why we need her. A biologically tribal species, we need the band back together, for the sake of humanity. I rest my case.

*The photo of Ringo Starr and Sir Paul McCartney is only there so everyone can acknowledge Ringo is carrying the class. I love you Sir Paul, but blonde highlights, with that mustache makes you look like an adult film star. Give Ringo his flowers for this photo.
Watching The Beatles last performance always kills me inside, but everyone was swagged out af. “I Got A Feeling” hits different during that final concert. I can’t take another heartbreak, Kim Cattrall PLEASE! How did SATC impact you? What would you write to Kim Cattrall? Via: Gigi Engle & Golden Earth Boy

Happy Birthday Paul

Happy birthday to doe-eyed baby face Sir Paul McCartney. A legend, a genius and one of my favorite musicians. I can’t pick which McCartney creation is my favorite, but what’s yours? Actually no, it’s Blackbird, before realizing what the song is about. Just beautifully written, beautifully composed, I can listen to it forever. Simple and sophisticated. Via: Beatles Muses

Beatles Couples Who Coif Together

Two iconic couples. Two matching haircuts. Which one would you and your boo do, mullets or buzzcuts? Via: McEastman & Ron Howard Getty Images

Happy Birthday George

The quiet one. The spiritual one. My favorite one, I just loved his aesthetic the most (please don’t hate me Paul and Ringo). He never stopped writing, despite the lyrical genius of John and Paul, finally earning some credit with Here Comes The Sun, Taxman and As My Guitar Gently Weeps. I can feel the tension in that group, can you imagine presenting a song and having it rejected? He just kept going. What’s your favorite song? Via: 60s N Stuff

Flower Power Aesthetic

Flower power. If you love a flower let it grow, don’t pick it. Plucking it from all that nourishes it’s existence, for you to stare at it dying slowly in a glass prison. Can you think of people you picked, when you should have let them grow? Photos: Arron Nathan, Kaia Gerber, Doan Ly, Zoey Kravitz, Kim Kardashian, Ezgi Polat, Retro Hippies and Literal Trash 2004.

Supermodel 101: Jean Shrimpton

My love of art in all forms and the vessels who produce it, knows no bounds. All of which I’ll share with you. Teenage me went through this OBSESSIVE phase with the 60’s and 70’s, believing myself ill-fated for being born afterwards. I was suppose to be a swinging mod, a rockstar groupie (maybe in the GTO’s with Pamela De Barres shagging Mick Jagger). Even though the term supermodel was coined in the 80’s, I still acknowledge Penelope Tree, Donyale Luna, their contemporaries and the lady above, Jean Shrimpton folks. Her sister Chrissy Shrimpton was Mick Jagger’s ex-girlfriend, he wrote the song Under My Thumb for her. But I digress. Jean Shrimpton was the muse for iconic photographer David Bailey. The British model appeared on countless covers, helped launch the mini-skirt and was coined “The Face Of The Sixties.” Big baby blues, pillowy pink lips and a jawline to chisel ice, she personified the swinging mod. An icon folks. Which photo of Jean is your mood? Photos: David Bailey, Gianni Penati and Richard Avedon.