"Rap Music Encourages Violence, Boastfulness And The Disrespecting Of Hoes"

As I sat down to write this post, a few nagging questions kept bugging me: How is 'hoes' spelled? Is it 'hos'? Is there an apostrophe, as in 'ho's'? And is the quote above correct? It's from a new episode, and I can't find the quote anywhere online. Oh well, not important...

The subject of this post is Gwen Stefani. I really like her new song, "Holla Back Girl". (I think that's what it's called, I'm not too sure about the accuracy of anything I'm writing here,sorry). Except for that, "This shit is bananas, B-A-N-A-N-A-S" part; that is lame. (Another nagging question: how come when white people rap it ends up sounding like Queen?)

I am all for empowerment of women, and it's a free country and all, but have you seen the way she's dressing lately? It's like her wardrobe is composed of the stuff that Paris Hilton rejects. (Ugh-I feel all dirty...I solemnly promise to never, NEVER mention that hose-beast again.) Anyway, the whole reason I liked Gwen is I thought "I'm Just A Girl" was such a brilliant song, and I would always laugh at guys who focused on how hot she was...it was like a little inside joke between me and her. What happened, Gwen? I thought we had something good there!

I've finally given in an done some actual research (and, by the way, "Holla Back Girl" is the correct title) and some reviews called her new(ish) album Love, Angel, Music, Baby (L.A.M.B., it'n it cute?) "trashy [and] hedonistic" (Rolling Stone) and "one of the most audacious pop albums of the year" (Uncut)...and those were the positive ones. I guess I'm just worried that she's going more for style than substance. I'm worried she'll be one of those singers who lose 'IT' after leaving the band that made them famous. But, more than anything, I'm worried I need to do more research.

Damn! I knew research was a bad idea...I came across this image on google (click link in title). I pray that those are just padding. At least she left her nose alone. Why must people fall off my pedestals? I've always hated those extreme makeover shows where people get plastic surgery to feel better about themselves. Ahh...but I'm such a hypocrite...

Last week I had two moles removed from the back of my neck. They would always get painfully scraped by the barber's comb, and I guess I've always been a little self-conscious of them. I can't help but feel a little more shallow than I did a couple weeks ago (See?!? Fixing the outside won't fix your inside problems). I guess I shouldn't judge Gwen's motivations too harshly. But I'm still worried her music will start to suck if she doesn't get the band back together. That should be her motivation...to not suck. It's mine, whenever I want it to be.