The best way to straighten hair

I recently splurged and bought a Maxiglide, although I already had a Chi iron. I wasn't particularly happy with the Chi iron, although I'm sure some of my "friends" are only "friends" with me because I let them borrow it.

Anywayz I bought the Maxiglide, and I love it! I actually straightened my whole head, which I usually can never do by myself, because I have lots and lots of curly hair, and I'm lazy. It took awhile to get the hang of it, and it snagged my hair, because I wasn't using it right. But then I just took it and instead of pressing, I "glided" and extra slowly, then would steam it at the end. I had alot of fun doing it too. The steam button makes straightening my hair actually fun! I think all the complaining reviews are from people who don't use it properly.

Celebrities showing off Cool Trendy Hair to Wear to Work

Hayden Panettiere shows off the perfect way to still look cool and fun in a conservative workplace.

Her hair looks fun and trendy at her attendance to ComicCon last night, she wasn't look for trouble from the boys there, she was all business in this cool updo, which can be easily replicated. All you have to do is part your hair to the side. Then start two different french braids and wrap them in an easy bun. Hayden looks spectacular and so can you!

Are you a racist for wanting to play Resident Evil 5?

Sometimes I get really offended at the world, when it seems no one understands the black plight. White people everywhere saying to black people that they are taking the victim mentality, and black people just covering up and not commenting back. Granted black people with computers are far out numbered in comparison to whites, although we certainly outnumber them in terms of world population.

Anyway, I just read this blog post, by Adam Slater, where he argues, first by saying he tries to fix a problem by ignoring it.

"In my mind, the easiest way to fix the issue is to well, ignore people’s race, creed, and sex."

Okay, I never known of a problem to disappear by ignoring it, that's how HIV/AIDS became such an epidemic, people ignored it in the eighties thinking it will just effect the gays.

Then he continues by having derogatory comments towards a blog post by Kym Platt, calling her blog "stupid" and "fucking retarded". It kept going on and on, villifying her for her own justifiable feelings.

Racism is about a lack of respect and a lack of culpability, which Slater has shown all three. Platt had every reason to feel the way she does, because she feels it. For Slater to call her stupid because she feels hurt by something is the definition of racist, because she is black she is unable to express her feelings when they concern whites?

The reason why Platt feels hurt is because this is clearly insensitive. Not too long ago my great granddad was hunted down by white men and a couple of generations past that, white men were killing my ancestors in Africa. Some people might think, that was soooo long ago, get over it by now. But they would feel entirely different, if someone made a game about a German soldier going to Israel and killing off "not zombies" Israelites, they would find that insensitive, because they sympathize with Israel. They sympathize in way that they are incapable to do for the Blacks, Palestinians, the Mexicans, et cetera.

Racism is most alive when people aren't able to look at each other's as equal, or unable to understand someone's plight as their own. I have South African friends in their early 20s who are still dealing with the effects of Apartheid, to think that this soon to be released game will not only re-enact this, but glorify the side of the oppressors, really just makes me wonder, if people are just so oblivious to other people's plight. That all they want to do is just play an expensive over priced game, on an expensive overpriced system, about killing people who have already suffered so much.

I think the real problem seems to be though is Capcom, obviously they show that their company lacks any Africans of authority. Although I do believe they should release the game, they already spent so much money developing it, I think the thing they should do is within the game put a pamphlet about South African apartheid, where consumers can donate money to stop corruption in Africa, as well as part (if not all) proceeds to the game should be put into African schools.

Read More: Michael Clancy had another interesting article in the Village Voice about this.

Celebrities riff can teach us to love again

A report was recently released about Jon Voight's trouble with his daughter, actress Angelina Jolie. Voight has said that he has never met any of his four grandchildren, but he remains hopeful that broken bridges will be reconciled.

This report saddens me because whenever a child hates a parent, the child is hating half of themselves. Although Jolie mentions that Voight was never there for her as a child, if she denies him now, she is no better then him.

Rani Kulwant, mentions this in his article about "When Children Hate Parents":

"Children want their needs to be fulfilled. When they develop or grow they have certain requirements. If parents are unable to fulfill their requirements of love, money, understanding, and curtail their freedom too much children may develop dissatisfaction. This dissatisfaction may transform to dislike, and then hate."



Obviously Voight was unable to fulfill Jolie's need no matter how much she would cling to him. Eventually, it seems she just would give up hope, and look for fulfillment from another source. Whether that be Brad Pitt or her children, she will continue to be unhappy until she is able to reconcile with her parents. I wish her the best though, because all the good she is doing for others in poorer nations, should give her enough good karma to have a loving father and for her kids to have a loving grandfather.