22 Kids By 14 Baby Mothers. #HappyBelatedFathersDay

Personally, I loved how this guy referred to his kids as his "siblings". And that tells you all you need to know about Orlando Shaw, AB.com's Father Of The Year.



"Don't nothin' come to a dreamer but just.... {Rick Perry Moment™} ...a dream."

Ashy Or Classy?!? - A Really Awful Music Video.

Yeah, I'm only about two years late with this. Whatever. It's new to me, and it's funny as hell.



If your life isn't complete without seeing this guy perform live at what appears to be a halfway house, consider this your lucky day.



Question: Ashy Or Classy?!? Is the "positive message" of this video enough to overcome the complete and utter f*ckery of this guy's "dance steps"?!?

What Racial Profiling Looks Like In Real Life.

The whole Trayvon/Zimmerman trial and some people's insistence that racial profiling is obviously a figment of Negro imagination (and something else we can blame on Obama. Definitely Obama.) made me think of this old segment on ABC News. If you haven't seen it, take a moment to watch this peculiar social experiment.



For the record, I don't think the white people in this clip are racist. Because reality is, I'd probably see the aformentioned thieves and jump the the same illogical conclusion.[1] That may sound sad to most of you, but reality is as Americans we are all conditioned to see crime through the prism of race.

Question: What did you think of that clip?!?

[1] I will, however, note that unlike most of the people in this video, I wouldn't have stopped to confront (or for that matter asssist) the "thief". I prolly woulda just kept it pushin'. Just being honest here.

AB.com Open Mic Thursday.

I'm sorta busy this week, so ya'll have at it. Some stuff of note...

George Zimmerman Jury Selection Underway

Heat Trail Spurs 1-2 in NBA Final. Lebron Couldn't Locate The Paint If He Worked For Sherwin Williams.

Edward Snowden: Traitor or Patriot?

Apple To Introduce Both Larger and Cheaper iPhone Models

Question: What's on your mind today? Drop some links, start a convo.

The George Zimmerman Trial Begins. #JusticeForTrayvon

The trial of the century began (quietly) today with jury selection.

Potential jurors met George Zimmerman on Monday before filling out questionnaires for the lawyers picking a panel that will decide if he’s guilty of second-degree murder in the death of Trayvon Martin.

Prosecutors and defense attorneys are looking for six jurors and some alternates, a process expected to take roughly two weeks. Five hundred people have received summonses for the high-profile trial, and 100 of them reported on Monday.

Zimmerman’s brother, Robert Zimmerman, told reporters he’s worried about the ability to find a jury that will give the former neighborhood watch volunteer a fair shake, especially since the judge decided against a private selection process.

Lawyers on both sides of George Zimmerman's Florida trial expect picking a jury could take two weeks or longer, as 500 potential jurors have been summoned to court. He said it has not been decided if his brother – who has pleaded not guilty and contends he shot Martin in self-defense on Feb. 26, 2012 – will testify in his own defense.

Wait a damn minute! You're telling me 500 people were summoned and only 1/5th of them actually showed up? Seriously? If you're from Sanford and have been screamin' all that "Justice For Trayvon" sh*t for the past year, you need your a$$ kicked if you stayed home today.

I suspect we'll see some very ugly elements of American society rear their ugly heads in the coming weeks. Reality is, this story is so polarizing, you're bound to hear a bunch of idiots saying idiotic things. You know, like this "expert" on Fox News who suggested that Martin posed a threat to Zimmerman, because, after all, he could have killed Zimmerman with that pack of Skittles. No, really, this happened.



I quit you, America. Officially.

Question: Just how ugly is this case going to get?!?