Critique de Culture is officially....

IGNORING RIHANNA!!!

IN ALL HER MANY FORMS!!!

BY NOW YOU SHOULD KNOW HOW I FEEL ABOUT HER "EDGY" & "ORIGINAL" SENSE OF STYLE.

WE DON'T CARE WHAT SHE LOOKS LIKE NEKKID
WE DON'T CARE WHAT SHE WORE TO THE MET GALA
WE DON'T CARE THAT SHE FORGOT TO CURL HER NAPS TODAY AND ITS DEEMED FIERCE

UNTIL SHE STUMBLES UPON SOME REAL TALENT OR SEEKS THERAPY.......I DON'T WANNA HEAR NAN ABOUT HER. SHE IS OFFICIALLY THE PINK ELEPHANT IN THE ROOM.

ITS ALL A DIVERSION LADIES AND GENTLEMAN......AND I WANTS NONE OF IT!!

XOXO
CULTURE SNOBETTE

American Ab Fab?!?!??!?!?

SACRILEGE!!!!
Horror!!!!!!
OUTRAGE!!!
SHOCK!!!
!!!!!!!!!!!!!

No! No! No!
Dammit America, why must you mess up everything?
You're just like a meddling parent.

Double Whammy: Bilal @ SOBs

Double your pleasure....

and no I ain't talkin' 'bout no damn gum neither .

Two nights of Bilal.

Live @ SOB's.....this one is gonna be a Panty Creamer for sure.

I hope he actually shows up for both performances....I mean I love B and all, but the last time I saw him perform he was actin' all sketchy and whatnot....and kept leaving the stage for extended periods of time. Made a sister nervous and all, had me clutching me purse and making sure the exits were clearly marked.
Either way I will definitely be in the house for one of these nights....shit, both of them if it were up to me.

If you love and respect yourself get ur tickets NOW..... and by NOW I mean yesterday.

Check SOB's website for the 411

Peep this funny ass performance of "Sometimes"......it gets really good around 2:17.

Baby, I Can't Wait !!!

Christmas in July???

WTF!! WHY IS IT SOO WARM TODAY?!?!



CHRISTMAS IS NEXT WEEK....I TOOK OFF MY COAT THIS MORNING BECAUSE I WAS SWEATING.
THIS IS NOT NORMAL....I LIKE IT...BUT I'M SURE THERE ARE SOME SERIOUS RAMIFICATIONS COMING OUR WAY.

Dear Santa.....

I been good all year.

And during these tough economic times, a sista like me ain't really askin' for much.

'Precciate it!!

Attention All Black Guurrrls......

Please stop tryin' to out "edgy" each other.....






You look ridiculous and are bringing shame to all the Black girls who are actually stylish and original!!!

Now go and say 50 Hail Grace Jones-es and beg her forgiveness.

New York Magazine comes for Sasha Fierce!

Hey Snobbers,

I know I can be a harsh critic sometimes. And I know my opinion can often times border on Hatin'. But I must give props where props are due.

Recently I read a post on New York Magazine's fashion blog The Cut where they chopped Beyonce's alter ego, Sasha Fierce.

Now while I appreciate Beyonce's chicken-head anthems and love the music she used to make, (Hello!! Paging whoever wrote her first album! SOS...Come Back ASAP), I must let her know that this whole Sasha thing has gone too far!! So while I been busy workin' hard for The Man, New York Mag's very own Amy Odell did the damn thang with this consise and honest appraisal of Beyonce's new look.

Seriously Snobbers, this is the type of critqueing and writing that make me wanna get out out of be everyday. It makes me proud to pick up a pen and assualt the English language the way do.

Check out the post below, titled "Sasha Has Gone Edgy, and We Don't Find It Fierce".

Soo effin' good...

It all started with that metal glove. Beyoncé flourishes it while she dances in her "Single Ladies" video in an otherwise pretty conventional, er, leotard. But then the red-carpet appearances and live performances started. Beyoncé couldn't let that metal glove go. She wore it on the carpet a week ago at the MTV Europe Music Awards. She kept it on for her performance, paired with a dress by Gareth Pugh. Since when does Beyoncé wear Gareth Pugh? we wondered. But that was just the beginning. She performed in the glove again at the World Music Awards, where she wore Alexander McQueen. And the other day we were perusing the art for her new album, I Am Sasha Fierce, and there she was dressed as a motorcycle again wearing the metal glove (does that thing never pinch?). Spoiled Pretty noticed that glove and motorcycle top also appear in George Michael's video for "Too Funky" directed by none other than Thierry Mugler. Gareth Pugh, Alexander McQueen, and Thierry Mugler, B? So many cutting-edge outfits and one metal glove do not a high-fashion diva make. Especially when the styling is all wrong. Beyoncé's hair and makeup more closely resemble Sarah Palin's than vampy Parisian runway chic. A half-pony and a smoky eye? Some hoop earrings with Gareth Pugh? It's almost as if she's just half-heartedly trying but doesn't want to jump in with both stiletto-clad feet. Which, alas, does not make her fierce at all. If you, Beyoncé, are Sasha Fierce, then we are Sasha confused.

-Extracted from NYMag.com

Check out Who is Sasha Fierce.com for more laughs...err news about our favorite alter ego.

All Types of Wrong!!!

So I been super lazy lately and lacking any real inspiration, but then I saw this picture.
Ladies and Gentlemen The next candidate up for a Slaaaaping is none other than our favorite Custy,


I'm totally speechless. Consider this Scared Straight for the next time someone offers you recreational drugs.....
Drugs are like that dominating boyfriend. They start off as something to do on weekends and next thing you know you been fired from your job for stealing $10.. for the 3rd time, your mama won't return your calls and actually gets that restraining order shes been yapping about for the longest, no wants to hang out with cuz u smell and can't form an intelligible sentence, your cat has moved out.... You get my drift.

NOT A GOOD LOOK AMY!!

Besides.... put that worn-out beat-down tired-ass vadge away.
Scaring people like that. Nobody thinks of crackheads as sexual beings, so stop making our eyes burn and COVER UP!

More like Jacob the Jailer....

If you take a moment to scroll down you'll notice that I've placed mad labels on this post. I guess I'm having a hard time categorizing this foolishness.

(In)Famous jeweler of the Hip Hop Glitterati, Jacob Arabov aka Jacob the Jeweler, was sentenced to 30 months in prison and was slapped with a 2 million dollar fine this week.

"I got that work!!"

The crime?? Laundering Money, to the tune of over $270 million in narcotics earnings for a Detroit-based drug ring. No, that wasn't a typo...I said Detroit Drug Ring Fool!!!

My 2 cents: if hes working with over 270 million, you're only gonna fine him 2 million???
I can't get over the whole drug ring thing (unintentional rhyming, my bad).
I knew his ass was a little to interested in rap music.

Shit, I'm been Black since I was born and truthfully, I'm over rap music.

Source

Lessons in Acultural-ism

Now when is it ever appropriate to have your chil'rens looking like this??



I fear for their future... E! True Hollywood Stories here they come!!

Work really can make you sick !!!

Well according to this article by the New York Times.....

Sickened by the Office (Really)!!

Its called Occupation Asthma.... and yes I suffer from it.
(I don't know about you... but this picture alone makes me queasy)

Culture Approved Goings Ons!

Here are some Culture Snobette Approved Happenings in NYC to check out:

ART BITCH

Jeff Koons on the Roof @ MOMA
running till October 26 (weather permitting duhh..)


Costume Institute @ The MET Present Superheros: Fashion and Fantasy
From May 7 to September 1
...you get the idea.

HELLO BROOKLYN

So Since Gentrification has got everyone jocking Brooklyn's tip, enjoy some of the perks:

The Brooklyn Flea
Held in the yard of Bishop Laughlin, the flea market is rapidly becoming the "IT Post Brunch Spot".

Then hit up the Brooklyn Indie Market in Carrol Gardens


Then head over to the Promenade and your life's worth...


Pending you don't jump over the railing.. Head to the IFC Theater on 6th and West 4th, to see a flick about a Micheal Jackson and Marilyn Monroe falling in love at an Artist Commune....


Actually they're impersonators, not as authentic but way more freaky. The movie entitled "Mr. Lonely" is directed by Harmony Korine, the Nut Job that wrote KIDS, back in the early 90's.

(I HATED KIDS)
Either way, it's time to get off the couch, for spring has sprung!!

Is it something in the Water??

What in the world is going on?!?!

First there was Eliot Spitzer and Ashley Dupre,

(Spitzer discussing his manhood)




Then there was David Patterson and his God-Knows-How-Many Woman

(His wife looks like shes about to slap him)



Now Sharpe James and Tamika Riley....



And have you heard the charges...

1. Mail Fraud
2. Misapplication of Federal Funds
3. Tax Fraud and Evasion
4. Finally...Section 8 Housing Fraud

Does no one respect the Holy Union of Marriage? How about a Public Position???
Not even a little bit...
These folks are reckless!

Finally...The Blue Box in BK !!!!

Finally Ikea comes to BK!!


Never mind what this says about the current state of Brooklyn's Imminent Gentrification...
Genius Swedish design for Cheap?!?! I'm all for it, dammit!!
Yes, I'll be one of those fools lined up in the parking lot hours, maybe even days before it opens...

June 18 is the big day. Let the count down begin!!

So now they're exporting their nonsense....

Hey Snobbers,
So apparently someone goofed up let BET
(supposedly Black Entertainment Television, But i beg to differ) start broadcasting in the United Kingdom.



I will keep my opinion of BET to a 3 word minimum (my libel charges are still pending.)
I DESPISE THEM. PERIOD







Watch out UK Negroes...Debra Lee and Bob Johnson are coming to corrupt your youth, have your daughters dancing like strippers, and have your sons acting the fool.

You've been warned. So please turn the the TV off, invest in books, and family togetherness time.

And if you're having second thoughts or don't find my humble argument convincing enough, watch this clip of The Boondocks, The Hunger Strike Episode, that was banned because of its scathing yet true critique of the network.

Boondocks - Hunger Strike (Banned) | Videos > HipHopDX.com