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The annual Afro-Hair & Beauty Show took place in London this past weekend and some “bright spark” decided that it would be a good idea to set up a stall with ‘Fair and White’ skin-lightening products on display.

*Shaking my head*

Now I know that sadly there are born idiots within the black community who use these products on a daily basis and walk up and down Rye Lane in Peckham / Brixton High Street looking like their skin is on fire, but this poison has no place at the Afro Hair & Beauty Show. Why would the organisers turn a blind eye and allow for these products to be promoted at an event which supposedly aims to promote cultural pride??

Click HERE to read more via The Voice Online.

Afro Hair & Beauty organiser Grace Kelly has got some explaining to do.

Lord Taylor of Warwick jailed

Via The Daily Mail

A disgraced former Tory peer was jailed for 12 months today for fiddling his parliamentary expenses.

Lord Taylor of Warwick, 58, falsely filed for travel and overnight subsistence to claim more than £11,000 from the taxpayer, Southwark Crown Court heard.

He told the House of Lords members’ expenses office that his main residence was a house in Oxford, when in fact he lived in West London.

The peer never stayed in and only twice visited the Oxford property, which was owned by his half-nephew’s partner, and so he was not entitled to claim money for travelling from there to London and staying overnight in the capital. Continue Reading….

What made him think that he could get away with this?? Instead of following his colleagues, a man like Taylor lucky enough to reach so far up within the Tory party should have known better, and kept his head down and his nose clean.

What a fool.

Ben Douglas

If it was anybody else I would immediately seek to defend him/her, but this girl has no love for the delusional self-hating Ben Douglas, who has probably been bawling in to his pillow and in a state of shock since he was kicked back down to reality by racist celebrity hair stylist James Brown at the BAFTA Television Awards. 

Via The Daily Mail

Scotland Yard has launched an investigation over allegations that a black TV presenter received a death threat after revealing he had been the victim of racist abuse.

Ben Douglas decided to speak out about being called a ‘nigger’ at the Bafta awards last week by celebrity hairdresser and friend of Kate Moss, James Brown, 41.

He also called Mr Douglas’s female companion a ‘nigger’s bitch’ eight times.

Brown has issued a grovelling apology and contacted Mr Douglas to say sorry but now police confirmed they were looking into a message on Twitter that said; ‘Ben signed his death warrant die nigger die!!!!!’.

The message had been sent from a fake email account, bendouglasdead@idiot.com.

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What a sorry state of affairs.

A casting company is looking for a “good looking male” to star/act the fool in a new “Urban” “reality” TV show.

[Thanks Melissa]

“A lover of the UK urban lifestyle??? What the HELL is that???

“Do you have the looks, swagger and talent”

Hahahahahaha – I can’t……

This sounds like absolute rubbish!

And I assume that this show will feature a prominently black cast, seeing as the word ”Urban” is the new, ”non-threatening’ term for “black” in the UK.

They should actually do away with ‘Black British/African Caribbean etc on job application forms and just replace them with the word ”Urban”.

UPDATE: The Voice Online reports.

Among the characters will be an “outrageously confident, busty black or mixed race female aged 21 – 28″ and a “friendly, down-to-earth female with fair, tanned or olive skin”, according to a casting call.

*rolls eyes and walks out the room*

New judge former Destiny's Child star Kelly Rowland

The judging line up for The X-Factor has finally been confirmed, and judge Louis Walsh will now be joined by Gary Barlow, Kelly Rowland and N-Dubz star Tulisa Contostavlos.

Thankfully there is no room for the nation’s biggest fraud/convicted batterer of a night club toilet attendant Cheryl Cole, who was dropped like a brick from the US version of X-Factor last week.

Congratulations Gary, Kelly and Tulisa.

Celebrity Hair Stylist James Brown

Yesterday lost confused soul/theatre owner Ben Douglas told the world (Via The Daily Mail) that a close friend of the model Kate Moss called him a “nigger’s bitch” last Sunday at the prestigious BAFTA Awards.  CLICK HERE to read the full story if you missed it.

Ben who goes to great lengths to distance himself from the black community and is quoted as saying “it’s ridiculous for me to be running around in tribal gear and trying to cook over an open fire” (this was his reply when asked why he chose not to acknowledge black history), like a coward refused to name and shame the fool who racially abused him because “he didn’t want to ruin his career”. But thanks to the power of the Internet it soon came to light that the racist in question is hair stylist to the stars James Brown.

Mr Douglas, 31, wrote in a national newspaper that he was called “nigger” by a fellow guest at the award show but did not name him.

However, Mr Brown, who has his own haircare range and reality television show entitled Great British Hairdresser, has admitted that he was the person in question.

He said:

“I’d like to make a public apology to Mr Douglas, to his friends and to Bafta for my offensive and stupid comments. The simple truth is that I had drunk far too much on the evening and my behaviour was totally unacceptable.

“Everyone who knows me knows I am not racist in any way whatsoever but this incident has shown me that my drinking is way out of control and I need to take urgent measures to deal with it. I have been in touch with Mr Douglas and will be writing to him and to the Bafta organisers to apologise personally. I am very sorry and very embarrassed.”

Mr Douglas was forced to call in police today after receiving a death threat in an email sent to the children’s theatre company he runs.

The email read: “Ben has signed his DEATH warrant.”

A Metropolitan Police spokesman said: “Police received an allegation of racially-motivated malicious communication from a 34-year-old man on the morning of Monday, 30 May. Officers from a south London borough spoke to the alleged victim and enquiries continue.” Continue Reading…..

James with best friend Kate Moss

So you’re actually blaming it on the alcohol are you James? Don’t make me laugh! I doubt this is the first time the word “nigger” has left your dry lips, and I doubt you were that drunk on the night.

The only reason you’re admitting and apologising for your actions now is because numerous blogs (this one included) and people on Twitter named and shamed your backside yesterday.

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“but this incident has shown me that my drinking is way out of control and I need to take urgent measures to deal with it.”

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Cue the laughable announcement from James’ publicist that “he has voluntarily booked himself in to rehab”.

You’re fooling no one James.

Ben Douglas

And as for our victim SELF-HATING Ben (pictured above),  like I said yesterday no way am I condoning what happened but I have absolutely no sympathy for the man. He is on his own. Click HERE to read why and more about the delusional Ben Douglas.

I would definitely say that this has been a lesson learned the hard way Ben.

Ben Douglas

Self proclaimed “successful businessman” / delusional Ben Douglas who recently appeared on the BBC Big Question show (CLICK HERE TO WATCH SHOW) where he discussed being adopted in to a white family, described himself as an English man, had no interest in embracing his culture, and is quoted as saying “it’s ridiculous for me to be running around in tribal gear and trying to cook over an open fire”, was called a “nigger’s bitch” at the prestigious BAFTA Awards which took place last Sunday in London.

Via The Daily Mail

Every now and again something happens that is so shocking, you walk away wondering if it was just a bad dream.

These events are mercifully rare – they come along perhaps once or twice a decade, and are all the more remarkable for it.

I experienced one of them last Sunday night, and I am only now coming to terms with the fact that it actually happened.

It took place at the Grosvenor House Hotel in London, where I had been invited to attend the Bafta awards.

Always a wonderful occasion, this year’s event was no different, and it was in a mood of relaxed delight that I stepped outside for some fresh air during the evening . . . and in doing so stepped back into the Seventies.

After spotting my companion, an elegant executive at a glossy magazine, a curly-haired man looked me up and down and then asked her: ‘Are you with him?’

His response to her affirmative nod stopped me in my tracks: ‘You’re a nigger’s bitch *(see note below), that’s what you are.’

Then, apparently oblivious to the wide-eyed shock of everyone within earshot, he went on to repeat the insult no fewer than seven times (I counted).

But here’s the rub: this fool thought he was bonding with me as a black man. By using the N-word (and for the record I would rather he had used the C-word – it’s that bad), he thought he was being fashionable. I believe they call it ‘street’.

Well here is the reality: I am not from the mean streets of Detroit, Harlem or LA. I am from Teddington in Surrey, and while my genetic roots are Bajan, the parents who raised me are as white as the buffoon who stood there insulting me.

Awww…Poor delusional foolish Ben. Hahahaha! Still living in fantasy land, believing that racism no longer exists and that he was safe because he has money and moves in affluent/wealthy circles.

The tide has turned so who are you going to run to Ben??? Not the black community that’s for sure! I think you’ve burned your bridges there luv.

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This makes me so angry. The black community still has some serious issues when it comes to people who have dark skin complexions within the community.

It’s 2011. This foolishness has got to stop people!

And as for the cretin who says he thinks dark-skinned girls “look funny standing next to me”, he deserves one bitch lick across his stupid face. But it’s this same kind of attitude that’s also prevalent here in the UK. You have dark-skinned men in this country, some darker than midnight, who look down in disgust at black women who share the same beautiful complexion as themselves.  WHAT IS THAT ALL ABOUT???  What exactly do these men see when they look at themselves in the mirror???

I have come to the conclusion that these sad, lost, confused idiots clearly have low self-esteem, harbour some form of  self-hatred and view ‘dark’ as being ugly (including themselves) . Having a light-skinned woman or someone of mixed heritage on their arm psychologically makes them feel better about their whole existence on this earth.

All I can do is pity them.

Anyway rant over!

Your thoughts please….

Lotte Mullen

Via London 24

A former work experience girl has landed a $3 million deal for her cult music industry blog to be turned into a movie.

Lotte Mullan’s online journal tells of her experiences as a temp and as a struggling singer battling to be successful.

The 25-year-old’s frank entries cover rejection, inappropriate touching, awkward sweaty hugs, the perils of social networking and living in damp-ridden bedsits.

After attracting the eye of a literary agent, the blog is now going to form the basis of a film after impressing producer Nick Moorcroft, who has scripted films such as St Trinian’s and Burke And Hare.

It will tell of her encounters while doing part-time work experience at one of the world’s biggest labels, Warner Bros Records, as well as a stint at Sony.

Despite building contacts in the industry she was rejected by firms and formed her own label, recording her album, making videos on an iPhone and booking her own gigs. Continue Reading….

Check out extracts below from Lotte’s blog.

MAY 12
THE SIDE-BOOB HUG

Apparently Madonna never hugs anyone – it’s a firm handshake or nothing. Unfortunately when you’re an aspiring nobody you have to be a bit more compliant otherwise people think you’re just cold.

There’s a bizarre over-familiarity in this business – I wouldn’t hug or kiss my bank manager. It all seems to be part of the ‘we’re ‘friends therefore we do business’ culture – designed to lure you into a false sense of security.

I’ve often tried to be business-like and go in for the handshake but guys nearly always disregard it and pull me in for an awkward sweaty hug. The new breed of pervy hugger seems to have it sussed that this is a potential groping opportunity and that if he (it’s always a he) extends both hands towards your armpits he’s likely to get a fingerful of breast.

Prime suspects are middle aged record label executives chancing their luck, or the lone fan that turns up to the gig two hours early hoping to catch you at sound check and ‘hang out’ for three hours while you wait to go onstage. They know where you are – MySpace and Facebook have told them.

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MAY 28
BEING SEEN AND NOT HEARD: I LEARN THE TRUTH AT 23

I must have been walking around with my eyes shut. I always thought it was only models and actresses who had to look good.  Call me naïve, but I thought my music would be enough to ‘make it’ and everything else would just fall into place.

The woman I grew up admiring: Janis Joplin, Aretha Franklin, Joni Mitchell, Rickie lee Jones – none of them look like beauty queens. They had a charm of their own and most importantly they are Rock n’ Roll; free spirited individuals who sing their stories to the world and ride around with the boys on the road playing guitars.

Fast track from my teenage 60’s hippy fantasy to 2008 in a cold, damp-ridden bedsit in West London staring into the mirror and wondering what on earth I’m doing with my life.

I’ve been told I have to have my nicotine stained teeth whitened.  I’d stopped being self-conscious about them a few years ago but apparently they’re not up to scratch. If you want people to buy your music you have to get on TV and no one on TV has anything less than a shiny white fake smile.

I’m being plucked, pumped and primed; I spend more time these days trying to squeeze my breasts together than playing music. Why am I doing this? Shouldn’t I be out touring venues up and down the country, even if they are tiny, just for the love – take the grass roots approach?

An A&R man from Sony who was old enough to be my father told me I should “show my body off more”. It’s astounding that these are the kind of people you have to get through in order for your record to be released.

I know entire meetings are conducted where these guys sit around and consider how ‘fit’ I am; they are all geeky posh boys from private schools with their affected Cockney accents wearing Converse in an attempt at cool. It would be hilarious were my career not in their hands

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This is brilliant! Congratulations Lotte.

That’s the power of the Internet folks!  It has opened so many doors for people, myself included. It’s a BEAST!