The Real Gay Men of Atlanta

Is there a rule written somewhere that a certain amount of hot mess reality shows must spin out of Atlanta? Seriously.  Where’s the Atlanta Quota Board and how many other drama-filled shows must we prepare for? First, we received “The Real Housewives of Atlanta“, and now get yourself ready for – “Tha Life: Atlanta” a reality series about the gay black men and Down Low Brothas living in the ATL.

For starters, I’m already hating the name.  It’s so… well you know.  It just has a certain level of drama written all over each letter.   Being that this is a show about the well-recognized gay scene in Atlanta, I wonder what the heterosexual men of of the ATL have to say about the city’s new found ‘representation’.  I can’t help but wonder if Eddie Long will show up in future episodes.

You can find a promo for the show below.  From the jump, a male voice utters “Atlanta is the Gay Mecca for African American men.“  Seriously? And he says it with pride.  *No pun intended.  Anyway, the video rolls forward with  speeches from the men, each guy getting ultra-glossy for the camera, and bragging about having it, getting it,  being “kept”, and whatever else is deemed the necessary component to make each one the Bad Bruh on the block.

I watched the entire clip and found myself growing bored before the one-minute mark rolled up.  By the time one brotha started his speech on how Range Rovers and Mercedes  Benzes are the Toyota and Hyundai of the ATL, I was done.

I don’t know when “Tha Life:Atlanta” will hit television.  In fact, it could already be showing in some households, either way I’m not holding my breath to tune in.  It doesn’t quench my thirst.  If this is the best Hotlanta can do when it comes to tv, then the city is a real hot mess.

Florida Man Registers To Play Middle School Football

Julius Threatts must really love football.  The 21-year-old man recently registered to play ball for the 13-14-year-old Town N’ Country Packers of the Tampa Bay Youth Football League.  Using a fake name and forged birth certificate, Threatts signed up to play for the league on Aug. 21. Whether it’s a love for football or a love for playing with kids seven and eight years younger, Threatts ability to dupe officials is extremely disturbing.  Threatts is not just an impersonator, he’s also a convicted criminal with a past burglary conviction – and this isn’t his first time running the field with youngsters.  Records show Threatts played for a different Tampa Bay youth league last year and for the TBYFL two years ago.

Luck eventually ran out for Threatts when he tried to enroll for admittance into Webb Middle School.  When questioned by school officials about his submitted paperwork, Threatts claimed to be a homeless student with no living parents.  But as luck would have it, while being questioned by social workers, a phone call from Threatts’ mother interrupted the interrogation pulling the curtain on Threatts’ performance.

Here’s Threatts personal YouTube page.  Checking it out, he could easily pass for a high school student.  I’m not too familiar with the average middle school student today – but looking at him, it seems a slight stretch that anyone would mistake him for a 14-year-old.  His demeanor on YouTube seems softspoken.  He shows himself as a lover of poetry and a little meek – but we should not be fooled.  Threatts is no stranger to delivering a stellar performance.  At least this time, the curtain was closed on his act.

Driving Dirty

What’s really going on in Ohio?  A driver is stopped by police and caught with her pants down…literally.  Okay, well maybe her pants weren’t down, but they were unzipped.  36-year-old Colundra Hamilton was pulled over by police last week  in Elmwood Place, Ohio.  During the traffic stop, the officer found Hamilton watching a sex tape on a laptop and using a sex toy – while driving.

To make the situation even more disturbing,  Hamilton was not alone.  Remember the sex tape she was watching?  The video was being played on a laptop computer held by a helpful friend sitting in the passenger seat. Imagine the officer’s surprise when he discovered the unusual scene.

Puts a whole new spin on ”riding shotgun’.

And these are the people you share the Earth with.

Image: BAW

On Life Lost

I’m saddened by this event. A crazed coward brutally murders a gas station clerk, robs the station and walks away with a handful of cash and an armload of cigarettes.

I know the area and gas station well, and it is a gas station I have occasionally stopped at to top off my tank.  When I stop for gas, I always pay at the pump.  I never go inside but I’m sure at some point I crossed paths with the victim – looked into his eyes, made small talk and went on about my way.  Now he’s gone.   Dead.   Murdered for nothing because he was busy working hard for something.

I have always felt gas station clerks work in high risk positions.  At any time a criminal can walk in and do the unthinkable – you hope it doesn’t happen – but you just never really know.  Next time you stop at your neighborhood station,  don’t just see the clerk – pay attention, and say a prayer.  Danger befalls us all, and incidents such as this, cause you to pause and think.  Life is no guarantee, but death is a certainty.