PEREZ! HILTON! SHUT! THE! F**K! UP!?!

// April 27th, 2009 // No Comments » // Hott Topics

ok! the above title breaks every rule in the book about journalistic poise and integrity .. but do we care at DATZHOTT!?! …. f**k no! … eat phat one! LOL!

“How does drawing c** stains on Clay Aiken’s mouth, crudely scrawling the word ‘bottom’ across a photo of Lance Bass or putting a call out to anyone who has ‘slept with Neil Patrick Harris’ make the world a better place for gay or straight people? And what does it say about the mainstream press that it has adopted him?”

Love him? Or hate him? But do we really need him?  LOL!

So wait … how is it Perez Hilton, the gossip blogger who built a career by drawing male genitalia and cartoon cocaine on celebrity photos, is now the media’s official spokesperson on one of the most important civil rights issues in America?

These 51 women fought tooth and nail Sunday for the Miss USA title. When the scratching and biting was over, Miss North Carolina, Kristen Dalton, was crowned…

Oh, yeah! The Internet … the same series of tubes that gave us LOL Cats, Chocolate Rain, Susan Boyle and easily accessible pornography. God love you, Internet. You sure do keep our world interesting.

Whether or not you follow Donald Trump’s Miss USA pageant, it’s hard to escape the fallout following Sunday’s nationally televised event. During the Q&A portion of the pageant, “celebrity judge” Hilton asked Miss California, Carrie Prejean, whether she supported gay marriage.

Prejean delivered her no-not-really response in the fumbling manner commonly heard at beauty pageants when a contestant is asked to deliver a succinct answer to a politically loaded question.

At any rate, Miss North Carolina took home the crown. Unfortunately for the rest of the country, we continue to be bludgeoned by updates on the “blogging queen versus the beauty queen.” Are we actually expecting a pair of inarticulate exhibitionists to fight this thing to a nationwide accepted finish?

Whatever, 24-hour news cycle — do what you gotta do. But you know, you wouldn’t invite LOL Cats to speak on animal cruelty. So please, stop presenting Perez Hilton (real name Mario Lavandeira) as an accredited, universally accepted spokesperson of a generation, rather than the Internet meme that refuses to die.

In the scope of gossip blogs, Perez Hilton’s Web site isn’t particularly witty or insightful — mostly it’s a regurgitation of the news. Certainly in the pre-blog era, a fame-hungry obsessive of negligible talent had slim to no chance wedging his foot in celebrity’s door.

In the age of cyberspace however, pop culture moves faster than the speed of light. Now, only the biggest freak show holds our increasingly limited attention span. And well, we’ve always been obsessed with celebrity. To his credit, Hilton figured this out early on, long before gossip Web sites were a dime a dozen.

Hilton pulled viewers to his growing Web enterprise with outrageous “Oh no he din’t!” comments on celebrity doings, accented with his aforementioned naughty use of Microsoft Paint. As his infamy grew, Hilton made the scene in increasingly garish wardrobe malfunctions — shiny sequined jumpsuits, a fur coat paired with a Hello Kitty shower cap … you get the picture. It’s the kind from which you can’t turn away. Well, good for him. Who gets hurt?

Funny you should ask. It’s good you did because nobody seems to be mentioning that way back a long, long time ago (around 2005), gay rights advocates were not enamored with the openly gay Perez Hilton, who used his increasingly popular Internet platform to “out” celebrities he believed to be gay and in the closet.

“In my own way, subserviently, I am trying to make the world a better place,” Hilton told the Los Angeles Times — a quote Japhy Grant referenced in the 2006 Salon story, “Perez Hilton’s gay witch hunt.”

“This raises the question: How does drawing c** stains on Clay Aiken’s mouth, crudely scrawling the word ‘bottom’ across a photo of Lance Bass or putting a call out to anyone who has ‘slept with Neil Patrick Harris’ make the world a better place for gay or straight people? And what does it say about the mainstream press that it has adopted him?”

To be sure, Perez Hilton — both the Web site and the personality — have changed since that article first came out. The man appears to have benefited from the services of a personal trainer and stylist as he more visibly occupies the celebrity atmosphere he’s long aspired to. (Didn’t you know? Perez and Paris Hilton are total BFFs!) Plus, he totally got to be one of Donald Trump’s Miss USA celebrity judges.

The gossip content on his Web site has toned down considerably as Hilton inexplicably surmounts the boundaries of Internet fame. Perhaps he, or the hired hands he’s reportedly hired, cut back on the nasty comments to further ease Hilton’s transition into mainstream.

Or maybe Hilton doesn’t want to hurt the feelings of his new celebrity BFFs. Whatever the reason, you may have to scroll three screens before happening upon a flying penis … but sure enough, cartoon genitalia can still be found (most recently accenting a pageant shot of Miss California).

“Dumb b**ch,” is how Hilton skillfully counters Miss North Carolina’s ineloquent pageant response in a video post on his Web site. And just in case you missed it, you can catch both of his recent appearances on “Larry King Live” where, in lieu of coherent statements, he over-annunciates his argument for gay marriage and why, apparently, Miss California is not qualified to represent these United States in first contact with an alien race … or whatever Hilton seems to believe Miss USA’s very important duties to be.

Within a day of the Donald Trump’s Miss USA incident, Hilton has now been hosted by most all major networks. Ambitiously clawing his way out of the Internet, Hilton was not invited to speak solely on the Miss USA incident for which he is at least somewhat qualified. Instead, the gossip blogger accepted the media’s unspoken invitation to represent not just the entire gay community, but all of America.

Each interview unfolds pretty much vapidly the same; Hilton is presented as a “celebrity columnist” and never once with the full disclosure that the only party this master of obscene Web doodles poorly represents is himself.

Won’t you please help Helen A.S. Popkin achieve her sad little dream of Internet fame by following her on Twitter — or even just friending her on on Facebook? C’mon! All the kids are doin’ it! What are ya, chicken?

RACISM! AGAINST! BLACKS IN! ECUADOR!

// April 27th, 2009 // No Comments » // Hott Topics

In Esmeraldas, Ecuador home to the country’s largest black community a racist campaign advertisement has provoked outrage ahead of the country’s general election on Sunday.

AFRO-ECUADOREANS who were targeted in the commercial say racism and discrimination against them is nothing new.

NINTH GRADE GIRLS DEFEND CHRIS BROWN!

// March 20th, 2009 // No Comments » // Hott Topics

a great way to stand by their man

“I thought she was lying, or that the tabloids were making it up”

Boys, will be boys, but I wish I can say the same for these girls. LOL!

The New York Times ran a story yesterday that has some of the most horrifying quotes I’ve seen on the subject of RIHANNA’s beating at the hands of Chris Brown. And they come from ninth grade girls.

“I thought she was lying, or that the tabloids were making it up.”

“She probably made him mad for him to react like that. You know, like, bring it on?”

“So he shouldn’t get into trouble if she doesn’t feel that way.”

“She probably feels bad that it was her fault, so she took him back.”

“I don’t think he’ll hit her like that again.”

The article focuses on anecdotal evidence and polls showing how common it is for teenage girls to forgive Chris Brown for attacking Rihanna and explores the obvious implication: teenage girls are just as likely to forgive men who abuse them.

It’s a frightening story, but one that suggests there is something to be gained from the incident. It can be a launching point for parents and educators to talk to kids about domestic and sexual violence. The Times story points out that it’s the first time much of this young generation has been forced to see and deal with such gross domestic abuse.

What do you think? Are you surprised that teenage girls are defending Chris Brown?

SINCE THE DEATH OF HIP-HOP ….

// March 18th, 2009 // No Comments » // Hott Topics

i feel that I am being haunted

i feel more black women are being flaunted

Since the death of hip-hop, true emcees are taunted, and daunted with slave man dummy dollars to dumb it down.
Kings with broken crowns, puppet clowns for the pounds,
Since the death of hip-hop, all we have become are dancing clowns.
No true music! No true voice! No true message! No true choice!
Only silent voices to represent our wandering souls and the blocks that we stroll,
Our very own music is now the ghost of our own lost quiet souls.
No more boom bap! Original rap! Only crap! That’s way too loud enough!
Thoughtless rhymes over a beat create thoughtless sounds,
But if hip-hop was alive, it’ll be a three strike prisoner of a vision, stranded on the corner of a newfound town searching for a new sound

Rest in peace! My condolences!

- John Charles Reedburg (CEO/PUBLISHER/EXECUTIVE-PRODUCER)

I haven’t heard any great rap since the death of HIP-HOP on March 09, 1998!

What is all this bull crap that I hear on the radio? Why isn’t there anymore soul in hip-hop? Growing up, I listened to groups like Public Enemy, Ice Cube, Big Daddy Kane, and so forth who discussed issues like police corruption, racism, sexism, self-respect, safe sex, and uplifting the Black community within their music. Now I turn on Hip Hop stations and hear the same formula: gold/platinum chains and teeth, hoes, bitches, guns, killing, and partying.

Now while I will proudly challenge you to a Soulja Boy dance-off and know that Afrika Bambataa and Kool Herc were making party music back in the late 70s and early 80s, why did dance music have to become so vulgar? Nowadays, songs with excellent beats make it almost mandatory for women to be called out of their name, regardless of whether they deserved the title or not, and somewhere along the line, there had to be a line about being affiliated with some gang, crew, or shooting someone. Why? When did the Hip Hop community decide that we didn’t have anything else to talk about?

We can blame it on record labels, but the fact of the matter is no record label is taking a whip to anybody’s backs and making the stereotypes come flying out of these rappers’ mouths. Record labels want to make money just like rappers do, and when they see that phenomenal and intelligent albums like Jay-Z’s “Kingdom Come” made less money than Jay-Z’s “American Gangster” album, that tells them that stereotypes sell. So what do they ask for?

More ignorant, stereotypical music. I hear people complain that the majority of negative music is being purchased by white people who already believe that black people are negative. However, when I walk into a predominantly black club, I’m more likely to hear Lil’ Wayne rapping about licking lollipops than I am to hear a Lupe Fiasco track debating record labels who want him to “Dumb It Down.” So who is really buying the music?

AMBER ROSE STEALS KANYEs THUNDER

// March 10th, 2009 // No Comments » // Hott Topics

rain, sleet, or snow …

“She’s the true physical representation of Kanye’s uber-impressive ego”

Damn folks! Read my sub title again. It rhymes and it wasn’t intentional. LOL!

KANYE WEST’s girlfriend and shopping partner AMBER ROSE is all kinds of awesome. I really admire how the half Italian, half Cape Verdean model from South Philly manages to steal the spotlight in every picture she takes with Kanye. It’s no small feat, you know, since his ego glows so bright.

I’m amazed at how hard Amber Rose rocks so many difficult looks, from the shaved head to the absolutely ridic spandex pants. Take, for example, what she wore to the Stella McCartney Fall/Winter 2009 show at Paris Fashion Week:

Forget fingerless gloves. Try palm-less. With pink spandex pants tied into zebra-print pumps, a zebra-print clutch, and a nice chunk of gold on her wrist.

At Givenchy, she decided to forego the pants in favor of a tight, sheer Alexander Wang dress (read more about the dress here). She kept the earrings, but switched up the sunglasses and the clutch.

At the Narciso Rodriguez afterparty during NY Fashion Week, Amber rocked a pair of skintight red pants, grabbing the attention of Kanye fans everywhere:

How much do you want to bet Kanye picked out her shades?

Then, a few weeks ago, there was this outfit.

I don’t really have words when it comes to outfits like these. This is all kinds of wrong, from the cutoff top to the momjeanpanties. But somehow, it makes sense in the presence of Kanye West. She’s the true physical representation of Kanye’s uber-impressive ego. And that’s why I love her.

HALLE BERRY TURNS 20 AGAIN!

// March 8th, 2009 // No Comments » // Hott Topics

well … maybe not

which makes me believe she’s completely off the radar for everyone else

What’s lost … can’t be found.

Is HALLE BERRY still considered a celebrity?

Everyone of her movies since she screwed Billy Bob have been complete flops (unless of course she’s Storm, in which the overall movie about heroes with killer powers is probably the main draw) and she hasn’t hit my radar, which makes me believe she’s completely off the radar for everyone else.

Congrats on being way, way late on the whole endorsement thing. Too bad these type of things aren’t as big as they used to be. Then again, this is Obama America, so maybe you’ll sell out to a target audience. Either way your looking like a pretty, pretty photoshop princess ready for the ball.

Just be sure to get the princes number before the clock strikes midnight because we all know your face will change from Rihanna to that 40ish year old you really are.

BEST WAY TO SAVE CHRIS BROWNs CAREER?

// March 8th, 2009 // No Comments » // Hott Topics

“come up with a soulful song”

“People are very forgiving, but he needs to exhibit almost perfect behavior going forward”

It’s not over – if he keeps singing.

With R&B singer CHRIS BROWN’s career on the brink and his good name shredded by charges he thrashed his glamorous girlfriend Rihanna, one of Manhattan’s top reputation rehabilitators recommended that Brown do what he does best.

“Come up with a soulful song about what happened,” said Davia Temin, CEO of Temin and Co. “I would use my fame to say, ‘Look we are all human and make terrible mistakes.’”

The idea, said Temin, “is to embrace the thing that hurt you the most and turn it into something positive.”

If Brown “were a company,” said Temin, “I would say, ‘Start a foundation on nonviolent resolution to family squabbles.’”

But Brown, who is just 19, sings for a living, and he needs to understand that “coming back is possible,” she said.

“You can come back from pretty much anything,” said Temin. “Our country loves people who come back from the brink.”

That said, Brown has to do “some serious repair work,” especially since prosecutors released a damning document based on what Rihanna told them about the beating she suffered on a drive home from a party on Feb.8.

“The first thing he has to do is apologize again, sincerely,” Temin said. “He needs to say, ‘Look, I am so sorry any of this happened, that’s not who I want to be. I take my role as a role model very seriously.’”

Then, said Temin, “You start to put in fixes.”

While Brown has yet to plead to the criminal charges, in the court of public opinion, he’s already guilty, she said.

“The reputation is already tarnished, and perception becomes reality,” said Temin.

The success of Brown’s public rehabilitation also depends a lot on what Rihanna, 21, does, said Marilyn Puder-York, a psychologist who works with another group with shaky reps – Wall Street workers.

“The fact that she is standing by his side is significant,” she said. “That she went back to him takes him off the hook a little.”

Puder-York quickly added, “It does not excuse what happened.”

“But for the public, it raises the question, ‘Who am I to condemn him if the person he is accused of victimizing is not condemning him?’” she said.

Still, even having Rihanna onboard is not enough to erase what happened from public memory.

So Puder-York recommends that Brown stick to singing – and leave the public hell-raising to other celebrities.

“People are very forgiving, but he needs to exhibit almost perfect behavior going forward,” she said. “For the next few years, he has to be off the radar, behaviorally.”

Last month, Brown hired a public relations firm and issued a public apology after word of his fight with Rihanna got out. He also said he was committed to becoming “a better person.”

FIVE TEXT MESSAGE TIPS FOR CHRIS BROWN!

// March 7th, 2009 // 1 Comment » // Hott Topics

but what’s the best rule of thumb?

“… always ask yourself — what would Billy Dee do? Not Pimpin’ Curly”

Who has time to delete a text message? Not Chris Brown.

After some inveterate snooping by girlfriend RIHANNA uncovered a recent text message from his supposedly former lover but I heard a rumor that the person texting him that night was Paris Hilton … but we’ll get to that in a seperate post.

Anyways, we all know the story, CHRIS BROWN let his fists do the talking, and is now up against a couple felony assault charges. And in the eyes of the media and his former adoring fans, Chris Brown is now crowned as a woman beater and will likely resurface after a few months as a contestant on VH1’s Surreal Life.

And all on account of one measly text message but I believe as a true playa. I need to give an olive branch to the fallen pop star.
So here are some helpful text message tips for Chris Brown.

1. HAVE YOU NOTICED THAT YOUR GIRLFRIEND IS RHIANNA?

Ok. It’s not a text message tip. It’s a life tip. Do you think you’re going to better? Unless a 22- year-old Stacy Dash was on the other end of that text message, you need to get your priorities straight, bruh! Plain and simple.

2. DELETE, DELETE, DELETE

These aren’t mash notes from a high school sweet heart, they’re text messages. Bastard cousins to twitter posts. You’re never going to pull up a chair beside the hearth as an aged man, pull out your Blackberry and cruise your inbox. Think of it this way– one button click would have saved you a couple months in the big house.

3. INVENT A CODE LANGUAGE

Hey. It worked for the Germans, and they were up to even worse stuff. Even pig-latin would probably save you from the prying eye hustle.

4. BE HONEST WITH YOURSELF

There’s no need to be untruthful with yourself, as a good rule of thumb, you should always ask — what would Billy Dee do? Not Pimpin’ Curly. You young baby face punk!

SMACK!!! … Ok I got carried away. LOL!

5. GET A SECOND PHONE

Well, you probably already have one. But get a third. You’ve got the cash. And if you’re going to philander, it’s good to have a dedicated line. Batman wasn’t phoning Gordon from his LG. He had a special phone under a glass bell, and it was even painted red so he wouldn’t get confused.

WHITE FOLKS ARE NOT RESPONSIBLE!

// March 4th, 2009 // No Comments » // Hott Topics

well at least, that’s what pat buchanan thinks

“White folks in America are not responsible for the fact that African-Americans commit crimes”

DR. ERIC MICHAEL DYSON and MSNBC’s PAT BUCHANAN debate on race and over the appropriateness of Eric Holders speech calling America cowards in matters of race.

Things get pretty heated in this debate when Pat Buchanan exclaims, “White folks in America are not responsible for the fact that African-Americans commit crimes at seven times the rate of white Americans.”

WOW! Sometimes it’s hard to tell who is more of an insensitive bigot Buchanan, Limbaugh, or that O’Reilly jerk — LOL!

This video is from MSNBCs Hardball, broadcast Feb. 19, 2009.

Even though, Dyson made some great points in this debate. I still believe the issue of race is summed up best during Holders speech at the Justice Department last month in honor of Black History:

“It is an issue we have never been at ease with and, given our nation’s history, this is in some ways understandable.”

“If we are to make progress in this area, we must feel comfortable enough with one another and tolerant enough of each other to have frank conversations about the racial matters that continue to divide us.”

PAPS SEEKS PROOF OF CHRIHANNA REUNION

// March 3rd, 2009 // No Comments » // Hott Topics

fascination over old news

“Dysfunction sells, crazy sells and the more people’s relationships seems to be out of whack, everyone is just fascinated to watch them to see how it unravels”

Let them live their life!

Celebrity PHOTOGRAPHERS are jostling for proof of the apparent reconciliation of singer CHRIS BROWN and RIHANNA, whose stormy relationship has fascinated and stunned fans and feminists.

Photo agencies said on Monday that the first picture of the couple together again, three weeks after Brown’s alleged assault on his girlfriend, would fetch at least $100,000.

Francois Navarre, owner of photo agency X17, said a shot of the “Umbrella” singer and her 19 year-old boyfriend is one of the most sought after in the celebrity news world — right behind an elusive, idyllic family photo of Brad Pitt and Angelina Jolie with their six children.

People and Us Weekly have reported that Brown and Rihanna spent the past weekend in Miami. E! Online reported that paparazzi in helicopters buzzed over the private estate where they were reported to be staying, trying to get photos.

“Dysfunction sells, crazy sells and the more people’s relationships seems to be out of whack, everyone is just fascinated to watch them to see how it unravels,” said Elayne Rapping, a professor and pop culture expert with University at Buffalo of the State University of New York.

Los Angeles prosecutors have yet to decide whether to formally charge Brown over the February 8 incident, which forced both stars to cancel their Grammy appearances the next day.

California law allows prosecutors to charge an individual with domestic violence, even if the couple reunites.

Celebrity Web site TMZ.com on Monday posted grainy video it said showed Rihanna and the clean-cut Brown exiting a jet separately in Los Angeles the night before.