February 25, 2009

Check the e-mail list FIRST

Check this here. The mayor of Los Alamitos, CA sent the following photo out via e-mail.

So, of course, I have two questions….

1. When you’re forwarding an e-mail of questionable taste — and we’ve all done it — you typically ask yourself, “will (insert person here) be offended?”  In this case, the unabridged version would be “will Keyanus be offended?

Just read that over again.  ”Will Keyanus be offended?” You don’t even have to play it safe to know the answer to that is “no. You can play it 70-in-a-45-with-no-seat-belt, and you STILL go farther down the list and ask yourself, “what about Key-Key…will she be offended?” Then you keep going, get to “Kimmie” and send away.

Sending the e-mail is one thing. Sending it to KEYANUS? Well, let’s just say you don’t want to be in the mayor’s phone book. This is the fool that pocket dials his ex from the delivery room.

2. So I keep looking at that picture…and it just makes me look forward to summer. I love watermelon. You do, too. Everybody does. Hell, if there really was a watermelon patch in the front lawn of the White House, you’d see a lot more decent people trying to get into politics.

Why? Because decent people like watermelon. Dag, I sure could go for some right now.

Yes, I said it. I said this, too. And I’ll say it again. And if I roll up with some watermelon, spittin’ seeds and juice dripping down my cheeks, you know what you’ll be?

Jealous, that’s what.

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1. There is one comment that says something to the effect of “come on black folks like watermelon, what is the problem”. This is true but we may also think little monkeys are cute but don’t want to compared to one.

   I could go for some right now too Bo.LOL!

   Comment by Stephanie — February 25, 2009 #

2. This is more a way of saying “I will cleverly use modern technology to tell the world I have a preconceived opinion of all people who look a certain way, I am envious of the attention they receive when they are successful, and I don’t personally know any.”

   With a little salt on it!

   Comment by Bill Harrison — February 27, 2009 #

3. what you know ’bout some salt on it!?that’s good eats!

   Comment by asha zee — February 27, 2009 #

4. When I went to Spain a couple of years ago, I stopped in the market on a really hot day. They had all sorts of fruit and vegetables, but I managed to find a big old piece of watermelon. As I was eating it, I momentarily stopped to think “Do I look like a walking stereotype?” Then I figured no one there knew about that or cared–and even if they did, I was not gonna let that stop me from enjoying myself!

   Comment by Tiffany — February 28, 2009 #

5. My name is Kimmie, and I still would be offended by this. People have no class what-so-ever.

   Comment by Kim — March 11, 2009 #

6. [...] look at what’s been going on now.  There’s the fool that sent out the picture of the watermelon patch in front of the White House.  There’s the dude outside Atlanta that was selling the shirts comparing Barack to Curious [...]

   Pingback by Bomani Jones » Remember when racist jokes were actually funny? — June 17, 2009 #

7. Today was the first time I have ever heard of you (Outside The Lines). Brother, you are the man!!!!!!!!!!! I am a Morehouse Grad who lives in Charlotte, NC. Represent my brother!!!! Represent!!!!!!!!!

   Comment by Elijah Walker — July 14, 2010 #

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