The Official "Ask A Brotha" Thread - Part 1

[charl_huntress]

I used to work in a food processing plant...where hogs were killed and turned into food...the chitlin room was the worst

Disgusting....

btw...Roach your avvy is AWESOME!!!! t:

Scandinavians and their rotting fish meat loving ways is something I will never understand.

Sweden has Surströmming (fermented Herring).

The worst is Iceland's Hakarl (rotten shark meat).

Killed, gutted, and then boned (or more correctly "cartilaged"), a shark's flesh is divided into pieces, washed and then buried in a large hole with coarse gravel. This meat is then left to decay and rot in the pit for 6-8 weeks to a few months, depending on the season. Afterwards the meat is dug up, washed, and aired out in a drying shack for another 2-4 months. Once the curing process is done, the meat is taken, its brown crust is removed and the remaining whitish flesh is carved up into small pieces to be served.

The effing gross.

 

[Goshdarn Batman]

Rakfisk isn't that bad. Even though it smells like your old neighbor's used underpants.

 

[roach]

Disgusting....

btw...Roach your avvy is AWESOME!!!! t:

Thanks...i discovered it while debating in the WW costume thread

 

[charl_huntress]

Ahh...the good old days...lol

 

[roach]

Ahh...the good old days...lol

um...that was today

 

[charl_huntress]

um...that was today

Was it now....

I shall check it out...

 

[roach]

Was it now....

I shall check it out...

it was ugly...a lot of death and destruction

 

[E-Man]

Hey brothas, where can I find these backup dancers? I need these guys performing alongside me when I sing at my brother's wedding in September.

[YT]UjSRPbwlCkw[/YT]

 

[charl_huntress]

it was ugly...a lot of death and destruction

 

[roach]

Hey brothas, where can I find these backup dancers? I need these guys performing alongside me when I sing at my brother's wedding in September.

[YT]UjSRPbwlCkw[/YT]

They may be too old now

 

[E-Man]

They may be too old now

I don't think they could ever get old with smooth moves like that.

 

[Lencho01]

He asked her if she thought she was black, and she said "I'm not black.". I am so surprised this interview didn't bring her more notoriety because I remember it so vividly.

It's aligned with how blacks like chitlins.

Intersesting. I couldn't find anything on that. I just found some clip of her on the George Lopez talk show. She notes how her mom's Irish and loves the place (which was brought up earlier in this thread) and her dad's Black with some Venezuelan.

I've never made an attempt in trying chitlins.

Hey brothas, where can I find these backup dancers? I need these guys performing alongside me when I sing at my brother's wedding in September.

[YT]UjSRPbwlCkw[/YT]

You mean all Black people can't dance like that?

 

[MrMaooz]

Who is the black version of George Clooney?

 

[terry78]

Probably one of the british actors nowadays. Back in the day you had a multitude of suave brothers.

 

[PyroChamber]

Denzel?

 

[terry78]

Yeah, there is Denzel.

 

[Lencho01]

Do we mean as far as acting goes or in their personal lives?

 

[RockSP]

Am I the one brotha here who doesn't have a favorite black porn star?

I don't have one. As in JUST one. More like a top 20 list...

Here is a question that I would like an answer to. I am a NYC living PR. Before Obama was even on the national radar I asked a buddy of mine, a black friend that I always hung out with, if he ever thought there would be a black POTUS in his lifetime, this was 1998-99 or thereabouts. I always figured if the right candidate came along, sure, it was bound to happen. He was dead serious that never in his life would he see it. Now, what was your opinion on this before Barrack came on the scene? Was it something you thought, "No way... Never happening" before, or were you like "Yes, it's going to happen someday and I am going to live to see it"?

I definitely didn't think it would happen in my 30's. My 70's maybe...

 

[blknrdcllctv]

Hey brothas, where can I find these backup dancers? I need these guys performing alongside me when I sing at my brother's wedding in September.

[YT]UjSRPbwlCkw[/YT]

Sometimes I wish we could just wash the 90s away. My Lord...

 

[blknrdcllctv]

Who is the black version of George Clooney?

If we're talking handsome leading men, unfortunately Denzel's days are now behind him. I think Idris Elba is that guy. At least that's what Ebony and Jet will have me believe.

I've been a fan since his Stringer Bell days. Luther took it to a whole new level for me too.

 

[Anubis]

I don't know, I'd say Denzel is closer. I mean he and Clooney are about the same age, certainly closer than Elba and Clooney.

The thing is, Clooney is a producer, a director, and can pretty much do whatever the hell he wants. Is there a black actor on that same level? Only one that comes to mind is.......Tyler Perry.


Oh and maybe Will Smith...which I suppose is better than Perry.

 

[Sawyer]

Who is the black version of George Clooney?

Idris. EVERYONE wants him.

Yes, you too, straight guys.

 

[blknrdcllctv]

I don't know, I'd say Denzel is closer. I mean he and Clooney are about the same age, certainly closer than Elba and Clooney.

The thing is, Clooney is a producer, a director, and can pretty much do whatever the hell he wants. Is there a black actor on that same level? Only one that comes to mind is.......Tyler Perry.


Oh and maybe Will Smith...which I suppose is better than Perry.

Fair points. I guess we need to know how we are drawing the analogy. Is it based on good looks and just being overall desirable? Is it based on playing the same character in every movie? Is it based on being an old bachelor with hot young thangs on your arm all the time? Or maybe having a brat pack of buddies that you drink with, and every now and then there's a collabo.

 

[Anubis]

Taking all that into consideration, I'm gonna go ahead and say there isn't one.

 

[terry78]

Basicaly meaning the amount of clout he has. Idris can demand decent roles but he ain't producing adn writing. Hell, Perry is doing it bigger than any other black guy in the movie biz now.