I will give you an example of how race affects my life. I live in a place called Alpine, New Jersey. Live in Alpine, New Jersey, right? My house costs millions of dollars. Don’t hate the player, hate the game. In my neighborhood, there are four black people. Hundreds of houses, four black people. Who are these black people? Well, there’s me, Mary J. Blige, Jay-Z and Eddie Murphy. Only black people in the whole neighborhood. So let’s break it down, let’s break it down: me, I’m a decent comedian. I’m a’ight. Mary J. Blige, one of the greatest R&B singers to ever walk the Earth. Jay-Z, one of the greatest rappers to ever live. Eddie Murphy, one of the funniest actors to ever, ever do it. Do you know what the white man who lives next door to me does for a living? He’s a fucking dentist! He ain’t the best dentist in the world…he ain’t going to the dental Hall of Fame…He don’t get plaques for getting rid of plaque. He’s just a yank-your-tooth-out dentist. See, the black man gotta fly to get to something’ the white man can walk to.
Chris Rock (via spokenbeats) (via kemiii) (via michaelmcgee) (via carolyns) (via mzreport)
reblogged from mzreport
Never wished I had exact change more than when I saw the guy behind the register cover his mouth and sneeze while I came to the realization that he had to give me change back for my 20.
At that moment I had to decide which is worse, Recession or Swine Flu?
Recession won
Maybe I’ll use my change to get vaccinated….or sponsor a cure….or live my sick days with as many Krsytal Chiks $15.43 can affrod
Only when the last tree has died
and the last river been poisoned and the last fish been caught
will we realise we cannot eat money.
and the last river been poisoned and the last fish been caught
will we realise we cannot eat money.
~ Cree Indian Proverb ~ (via mutterings)
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reblogged from mutterings
Naka On Wood Productions: Knock Here
Looks this good don't grow on trees
