I Can't Take You Seriously Right Now...

Just when I think people cannot get any crazier, some fools come along and surpass my expectations….

What a crazy week this has been. There has been a lot going in in the world around me. Particularly in the news and in my daily life, and you all know that I am an avid observer of everything around me. I am very sensitive to my surroundings and to the things that people to and say and of course this brings me to the reason I am here. I love the title above because I have been saying it all week. It is fitting. It has been really hard to take people seriously. The world this week has been filled with all types of things that leave you scratching your head and throwing up your hands.

Let me start off with The Gaye Family. Now everyone that knows me knows I am the biggest old school music lover. I have two albums of Marvin Gaye’s hanging up on my wall in my house. Marvin was a game changer. The “What’s Going On” album set the standard for the concept album. Of course “Got To Give It Up” is a personal favorite of mine. It has been associated with my family for a number of years. I am one of the biggest critics of today’s music because I believe a lot of todays acts lack the creativity and sensitivity of say a Marvin Gaye, Stevie Wonder, and John Lennon so I am fiercely protective of contemporary artist trying to mimic our legends and their work.

Then there is this story…

As the story goes, The Gaye Family lead my Marvin’s son and daughter Marvin III and Nona (an actress and singer in her own right) and Marvin’s ex-wife Jan Gaye sued Pharrel and Robin Thicke for allegedly copying verbatim “Give It Up” for the smash hit “Blurred Lines”. Apparently the jury agreed that and ruled in the favor of the Gaye Family, they will be awarded 7.3 million dollars. Now MAYBE you can argue that the songs sound similar. I think they sound similar not the same. I really do feel that there is a difference between copying directly and being inspired by something. Does not mean you are copying verbatim. Not the same thing. But a jury disagrees with me, who am I to say?
Fast-forward to Nona Gaye after the verdict doing a press conference dressed in all black, with sunglasses on and the crocodile tears saying she felt like she “was now free from the chains that Pharrel and Robin Thicke had her bounded by.” WHAT?? Chains? I’m confused was she held prisoner by these two? Was this a criminal trial? Had her civil rights been violated? Let’s start here then, did she write the song? I wasn’t sure if she was giving a press conference or trying to audition for a role on Scandal or Empire. I hope Shonda Rhimes and Lee Daniels were watching because that was definitely a performance. Maybe they can cast her.
You would think that they would be happy with 7.3 million dollars. I mean hey that is a lot of money. But alas the foolishness gets even more intense as they are now considering going after Pharrell for his colossal hit “Happy” because wait for it they say it’s a direct copy of Marvin’s “Aint That Peculiar”. I have listened to both songs back to back over the last few days and my conclusion is that the Gaye family needs to have several seats and count their 7.3 and call it a day.
I can’t take people seriously….

Cretio Dollar…. Ok. So I am to understand this man of God is asking his congregation to fund a private jet for 65 million dollars. First of all your last name is “Dollar” so the stacks are already against you. Secondly, you are a minister with the last name Dollar. You are asking your church a majority of which are probably struggling financially to fund a jet? A few questions pop up in my mind:

1. Will all the members who pay this money or contribute be able to schedule flights in this jet?
2. Is this in addition to the tithes? What would you even call this? “Flight of Faith” “Travel Ministry Fund”?

Secondly this brotha creates a Go Fund Me Account the same one that small non-profit agencies use to raise like a few hundred dollars maybe even more. You create one for 65 million dollar plane?
I can’t take people seriously….

I won’t go into much detail about my thoughts of our clergy and their income (That is a completely different blog article itself) only to say that I am not opposed to it. A lot of clergy have income from before they started ministries. They are entrepreneurs, business owners and have other sources of income such as their professions. Some clergy are lawyers, some are doctors, and some are accountants. Not all of their money comes from the church and they are not robbing the church. But then you have this fella right here asking for a private jet from his church? It does not help the stigma of rich clergy and it gives a bad outlook on the church, which is unfortunate. Why do you need a plane of this magnitude when you already have one? Your last name is Dollar…
I can’t take you seriously….

Kim Kardashan decides to go blonde. She thinks its spectacular. I think she looks like Val from Knots Landing...

I can't take you seriously.....

There were quite a few observations I made from people in my observations that have not made the news this week, but they get an honorable mention from me. They are as follows:

1. How do you have a Jherri Curl and a Mohawk and your are over 40?
2. You are taking bathroom mirror selfies in the bathroom and we see your dirty draws, nasty sink and tub with the shower curtain pulled back in the background talking about “Haters gonna hate..”
3. You talk about you watching calories but have been at McDonalds and Del Taco Twice this week.
4. You posting pictures of weed on your social media and post naked pictures of people but then go on about how you can’t find a job?
5. In one post on your page, you quote bible scriptures, the next one you quoting Lil Wayne.
6. The media made a big deal that Kim Kardashian uses drug store shampoo.
7. You ran 3 miles around the park by the office in your jogging clothes, then come back in and put your work clothes back on without any water being put on your body.
8. Every one of your status updates is negative and sad or full of profanity but then say “I’m tired of people judging me!”
9. You say racism does not exist anymore, despite all you see on the news.
10. You call yourself a baller because you just cashed your tax refund.
11. You say Scandal, Empire and How To Get Away With Murder degrade African-American women and are negative images… yet you watch Real Housewives of Atlanta, Love and Hip Hop, listen to Lil Wayne, and have “Truffle Butter” on your favorites on Pandora. You also call Karrine "Superhead" Steffans a genius

I can’t take you seriously…