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Playa Hating From The Sideline: Who's Really Plotting On Your Boo

I see you creeping in the background. You're not slick; fall back. The "you" I'm referring to is the current or future guy who meddles in my relationship. I'm not trying to speak this travesty into existence, or bore you by blabbering on about my love life. The topic is being addressed because the playa hater aka "crab in a bucket", "Buster" Douglas, or PB (doesn't stand for peanut butter) is on the prowl, and their tactics can cause serious detriment to those looking for love. In an early episode of the classic TV sitcom, "Martin", the title character becomes concerned when Gina begins to hang out with a male coworker named  Wallace . His entry into Gina's circle was that he participated in tasks men generally hate, like shoe shopping. Your girl and her best friend: They're just so close... so close...too damn close. While Wallace was not actually pushing up on Gina, there are plenty of men (and women...ladie...

Double or Nothing

During the 2000s, The Jerry Springer show rose to stardom and changed the landscape of talk show television. Its charismatic host, enthused audience, and raunchy subjects revolutionized (for better or worse) television content and set the bar for shocking, must see tv. The Springer Show's wild segments (which ironically coincided with my years of puberty) featured fights, foul language, and of course nudity. One of the episodes I remember the most was,  "I Refuse To Wear Clothes!" A topless white woman barked back at "Gerald", "Men can go shirtless and no one says anything to them! Well d*mnit, I can too", stood up and jiggled her breasts to the delight of the crowd.  In Spike Lee's "She's Gotta Have It", Nola Darling consistently tested the theories of double standards. While the ability to go shirtless is not the most debated subject, it is one of many principles known as a double standard. Known in some circles as hypo...