Confessions From A Black Rose

Well it is fall so that means the it is the start of TV season. A lot of my favorites shows I have already started, and I am excited for what this year will bring. I just watched the season premiere of Desperate Housewives and it was pretty good. I am not sure about how I feel about the whole five years forward thing but the show is addictive. Ugly Betty is fierce as always. Gossip Girl is my show but I was a little disappointed about the last episode. It was not as good as the previous ones. It had its shocking moments but it still was not as good. Oh well I just realized that i watch more reality shows. T he biggest loser, America Next Top Model, Project Runway and The Amazing Race are some of my favorites shows. All of them are reality shows. The only scripted shows I watch are Gossip Girl, Desperate Housewives and Ugly Betty . Lost will be included but it does not start until next year. I got into Samantha Who recently, I love that show. I am still finishing up last season so

Right now Roe v Wade is becoming a hot political topic. There are people that are against it and others that are for it. Personally I am struggling with my opinions about abortion. I am a pro-life, so i believe that life begins at conception. At the same time I do not believe abortion should be illegal and that women should have the right terminate a pregnancy if they should choose. There are so many bad things that happen when abortions are illegal, many women lose their lives. I believe in educating people about safe sex((condoms, birth control, morning after pill, absence) to avoid unwanted pregnancies. Am i really pro-life if i believe that abortion is a women choice? Does that make me pro-choice then? Gosh I am so confused.

Right now I am taking a course that is making me think hard about the dynamics between men and women. The course questions whether there are fundamental differences between the sexes. They are not the opposite sex but more the other sex. Still men are so confusing to me. Are they so hard to figure out because they have been culturally trained to be that way or were they born that way? What is up with games? If you like someone just say it, don't beat around the bush. Gosh men are doing my head in. I got to figure things out before I lose my cool. Trying to remain positive with love Ms King

As a black female growing up I never felt pretty enough because how I looked did not reflect all the images that were thrown on me. I was not thin enough, I did not have blond hair, my teeth were not pearly white nor was I light enough to be considered beautiful. Just think about it how many size 14 do you see gracing magazine covers? How many people of color do you see on magazine stands, billboards, TV screens and movie screens? A lot of time minorities would be on covers of magazines that cater to that particular group. If there are people of color on magazine covers they are either Tyra Banks, Beyonce, Jennifer Lopez, Salma Hayek or Halle Berry. It is safe to say that these women have crossover. What about Sanaa Lathan? Nia Long? Aishwarya Rai? These women are absolutely beautiful but they barely get coverage in the western world. As much as I do love Keira Knightley, I am a little annoyed at her sudden stardom while Pariminder Nagra barley makes any ink. She does have a steady jo