Still not feeling up to par so very light blogging of late. Here's a few tidbits that I may explore later:
Today (Weds) is the seventh annual National Black HIV/AIDS Awareness Day. See Tony Norman's excellent column on this very important topic.
Former Penn State basketball player Jennifer Harris reached a settlement in her discrimination case against Penn State Coach Rene Portland. Check out Pam's take on the whole thing. Do we expect things to be different at Penn State or more of the same brazen "I win games so I can do whatever the hell I want" attitude from Coach Portland? Hmmm ....
Mars company aired what some are calling homophobic commercials during the Superbowl featuring two men accidently kissing after sharing a Snickers bar. Homo-disgust ensues. Apparently, the Snickers website featured two other ads with rather violent self-loathing endings and some virulent "ick" factor responses from heterosexual men. Parody or homophobic? The Human Rights Campaign called foul. Mars defended their attempts to reach out to the 18 to 24 year old demographic.
Speaking of foul, others are criticizing Prince for his phallic imagery during the Superbowl halftime show. We saw the show and both sniggered at the imagery which appears to be unintentional or at least ironic. But, heck, I still think Justin Timberlake got off easy for ripping off Janet Jackson's clothing simply because he was the innocent white guy duped by the black vixen.
