IMNSHO (In My Not So Humble Opinion)

April 02nd, 2013

4/2/2013

A license to Kill...

While many states are grappling with the decision to repeal the death penalty, it is left for many to wonder: WHY?

While most of us value life: our own and the lives of others, not everyone fits into this logical category. There are some who simply have never been taught, don't care or consciously seek to inflict savergy, brutality and death upon others.

The Death Penalty; the ultimate price is designed for just these humans. Human seems too kind a word for some of them.

Like the case of steven smith in Ohio:
http://www.my9tv.com/story/21850612/ohio-man-who-sexually-assaulted-baby-seeks-mercy

There are hundreds of cases like these that call out for the Death Penalty. To offer some of these 'humans' anything less than paying the Ultimate Price is a sign of a society that does not value it's victims and law-abiding citizens!

Most would probably agree that the system is flawed..and that is an understatement. But, to abolish it, is simply a failure on the part of the politicians who seek to do away with it often
for self-serving reasons.

I trust many do not agree with the taking of a life under any circumstances....OTFS feels quite differently indeed.

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Drop It Like It's H.O.T.

1/15/2012

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How Young Is Too Young To Expose Minors To Soft Porn????!!!!

Now, now don’t get your bloomers all twisted in a knot. On the surface, this seems
like a Stoo-pid question. But, is it really?

While running errands last Thursday I turned my radio dial to 92Q (Baltimore); a rarity indeed. In what could only be best
described as lyrical ...soft porn... permeated the car.

I continued to listen in an effort to get the songs name and the name of the song’s 'architect'. No name was forthcoming at the end of this porn infused lyrical selection.

Our children are under assault from some radio stations, to the Victoria Secret banners of scantily clad sex kittens covering their store windows to television shows that continue to push the envelope.

92Q pumped out song after song of 'rapers'
...ahh... I mean 'rappers'... spitting out commands to bend, squat, flip it and lick it (actually much, much worse!)….commands directed at unnamed females.

And, of course, this being a ‘black’ radio station that target audience would be whom? Yes, you guessed it, our daughters and sons who hear these commands, demands and disrespectful invective and it becomes normalized.

Soft porn lyrically pumped into the hearts and minds of a generation of people who find it to be no big deal. Music that objectifies and diminishes both boys and girls.

Over six years ago, C. Delores Tucker exited this earthly journey, but not before she spent years waging a gallant battle against “profanity-laced rap music lyrics that denigrate blacks and women” states Elaine Woo of the Los Angeles Times , Oct. 14, 2005.

Is this battle forever lost? When did the introduction of soft porn become so celebrated, so normalized that we do not even bother to raise an eyebrow or a complaint to the parent company or the FCC?

Listening to the DJ’s enthusiastically promote this line up of pornographic misogynistic ‘hip-hop’ swill you would think they were selling a gold encrusted invitation to paradise.

When, in fact, they are simply doing the bidding of companies and ’producers’ who will not be satisfied until all ...our… little girls are swinging on a stripper pole or worse and our sons are pimping them out the way china churns out dollar store merchandise.

Rest in peace C. Delores Tucker…you are sorely missed! 1927 – 2005

Where is black leadership? Who is black leadership? And, why are they strangely silent about this assault on our children; ALL children regardless of their hue.

Essence, Ebony? Yoo hoo? Our consciousness has left the building.

~Just a sampling of the great works in question…a mild assortment indeed:
............Google the lyrics to:
“Keep Bouncin” Too Short ft Snoop Dog &
Will I Am
“Light Your Ass On Fire" Busta Rhymes ft.
Pharrell Williams
JayZ, Lil Kim and other such 'artists' rounded the 'hip-hop' line up out...

A better term would be Rape Music...just sayin'.

Please feel free to weigh in. Maybe, I just don't appreciate 'good' music when I hear a female being called a "B" or a "Ho"...

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What is Self-esteem?

1/11/2012

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Is it defined by the number of designer clothes you have? Perhaps, it is the Beemer you own or the McMansion you have been fortunate enough to reside in. These things make you feel special, perhaps worthy.

But, do the trappings really make us feel worthy. Or is self-esteem that intangible
... ornate robe we cloak ourselves in…or should. That piece of priceless attire that may often seem too tight or too loose; not quite the perfect fit.

But, here’s the thing, if we keep putting it on every day….trying it on for size…even
when uncomfortable, it will, in time, feel as natural as having two eyes, one nose and a mouth.

Self-esteem, self-respect aren’t always qualities given to us in our formative years…sometimes we must consciously work to obtain these riches; embrace them…claim them. We are all deserving♥

Many of our young people lack self-esteem which can often lead to dangerous and unhealthy life choices. Many adults lack this valuable resource as well. So, here's to claiming what is rightfully ours; a Birthright!:Self-Esteem. And, let's encourage others to do the same♥

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The Rape of A Child

1/8/2012

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Last evening, OTFS was heavy hearted: A 19 year old Frederick County, Maryland male was found guilty of sexually abusing a 1 year old.....take a mintue.... and let that sink in...sexually abusing a 1 year old child. That baby needed surgery for the injuries he sustained in the assault.

The rapist and baby are related. Imagine that.

Fortunately, in this case, at least, the criminal was apprehended, charged and convicted.

Isn't it heartbreaking, which is an {{{extreme}}} understatement when crimes like these are perpetrated?

Raising consciousness about these types of issues; these crimes, is one of the reasons OTFS exists. One of our responsibilities.

Let me pose this Question:
How will you judge this baby in 15 or 20 years if he lives that long?
Will you color him a faggot, a homo if he is gay?
Will you call him weird or damaged goods because he survived this horrific crime in his infancy.
What if it were your child?

Family this 'ain't' about religion. It is about having empathy, compassion for those among us...those having experienced different life events that will shape and mold them potentially forever. We have work to do....and being silent isn't a part of the plan.

http://www.americanhumane.org/children/stop-child-abuse/fact-sheets/child-sexual-abuse.htmlSee More

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♫ Happ-eeee New Year ♫

1/2/2012

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♫♫ Happ-eeee New Year♫♫
Here's to a New Year full of bright hope and promise. Taking lessons or disappointments from the past and using them as fuel for accomplishing your aspirations for this year and beyond. If not you, then who?!♥

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In The Beginning....

5/13/2010

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     Four years ago, after a grueling lawsuit against a male-dominated employer that OTFS had waged battle with for more than two decades, OTFS finally retired. That occupation immersed OTFS in an environment with people struggling with a myriad of life challenges much as a result of their lack of self love. Emotionally drained and angry, OTFS returned to painting as a way to restore and replenish. OTFS started with hand painted gift bags and everyone loved them. OTFS's sister says OTFS has always been an artist, and while OTFS has not truly embraced that loving description, we both agree that OTFS has always been an advocate for children at risk.

   In September 2009, with the impending recognition of yet another World AIDS Day looming, insight from OTFS's previous occupation, life, and the staggering statistics of how STI’s are touching so many women and girls, OTFS had a brainstorm and was able to marry both OTFS's passion for advocacy and painting.

      On The Flip Side was born.

     It is an Advocacy Card line that raises ‘social consciousness through art’; born out of real-life experiences and societal challenges of our time. My cards are whimsical and unique and deal with self-esteem, self-respect, and women’s sexual health issues. It is a way of opening dialogue; potentially saving lives without preaching or judgment.

   OTFS believes that a 21-year-old should not have to live with HIV because there was no one to talk to; no open, non-judgmental communication. Having lived with the searing pain of a loved ones betrayal we, individually and socially, choose not to discuss the potentially lingering effects of betrayal in the form of exposure to an STI.

  Our motto is “My Health My Responsibility”.

~No matter who I love; It’s me I LOVE♥.~
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http://www.more.com/reinvention-money/second-acts/flip-side

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April 02nd, 2013

A license to Kill...

Drop It Like It's H.O.T.

What is Self-esteem?

The Rape of A Child

♫ Happ-eeee New Year ♫

In The Beginning....

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