I can’t help but notice that 2008 has been an auspicious year for the black people.
Lewis Hamilton winning the F1 world champion, Williams sisters dominating major tennis events, Tiger Woods making more headlines, and recently, Barack Obama becoming the US President (woohoo!).
They’re like, dominating charts everywhere! Well, except for Kimbo Slice (if you know who he is), who made a shocking exit from his stardom when he got his ass whooped by a pink haired hobo lookalike underdog in a fight.
A colleague and I were talking about this black people power thing, you know, Obama is going to set a precedent in things to come – that nothing is impossible. As long as you have a dream and work hard on it, you’d achieve it some day. Kind of elevated our spirits a bit amidst this uncertain time. I can only imagine how this is going to affect the black people everywhere… I bet they’re all getting psyched up and excited already!
So what next? I told my colleague, there will be many ‘firsts’ to come… among those that I can think of that is left to be achieved, are:
The first black James Bond. – Why has there been no black James Bond aa? Black boh sui meh? Maa kanineh. We should have a black James Bond. If that’s going to happen, I’d nominate Denzel Washington as candidate.
A black Rocky. – My friend suggested this, which I find pretty amusing. I mean, if those Americans can make crazy ass flicks like Kung Pow or Reno 911, why not a black Rocky? We’d get Will Smith to replace the aging Sly and let him continue the legacy…
A black Dalai Lama – no offense but, if those guys think our bodies are just vessels of our spirit, I don’t see the reason why the holy reincarnation won’t go to a black guy…
Barney the black dinosaur – bad idea but, it’s still better than purple, right? It’ll accentuate the set of bleached white teeth better, and less heinous. We can also slap on a braided spaghetti mop wig like Bob Marley’s hair on it… and make it sing some souls…
et al…
So, if you’ve been having a streak of bad luck recently, check your skin color. Get more tan, or tattoo to cover your skin. It might do you some good.
I think I’d prefer Will Smith to be James Bond :-) That sexy man…hehe…
I second on the Black Barney too! Can’t stand much of this purplish dino.
Wah, I didn’t notice until you mentioned all those names. You’re right, it’s the year of the blacks wor… with obm’s win now, the blacks probably expect him to do more for them. You think it’ll work?
Your imaginations are hilarious!
There are somemore black records. During Beijing 2008, there’s this guy, some Thunderbolt fella, who broke the world record in the 100m and 200m!
Come to think of it, it really is the year of the blacks! Let’s tan ourselves, man.
That’s Usain Bolt, my half brother from another material plane… *bow in deep respect*
How can I forget him… *smacks head repeatedly*
Speaking of Usain Bolt, what’s scary is that he was holding back when he smashed the world record for the 100m! And he’s not even 25 yet! Many, many more records to come from him…
Oh..regarding your comment about a black james bond.. this is what I read :)
http://thesuperficial.com/2008/11/daniel_craig_has_lost_his_mind.php
Daniel Craig probably plagiarized my idea from this entry… kanneh
denzel? with that goofy smile of his? i’d rather will smith.
i have 4 tattoos but still very “suay” :(((
ds – I don’t suppose you want to suggest Samuel Jackson? “My name is James, motherfucking Bond”
J – You need to cover more of your skin, girl. You need like, 400 tattoos. (4000 if you’re as big as a cow)
I can’t believe Hamilton made it in the end!
Ahh…someone mentioned Usain Bolt already. Don’t forget the African writers making waves in the literary world too! Black is definitely the new pink :-)
‘Black is the new pink’?! Uhmmmm, don’t you mean ‘black is the new black’?