Unfiltered Opinion

Will Beyonce Dress Her Daughter Up Like This?

I am a big fan of Beyonce the singer and actress, but I am not a fan of the fashion part of her business
empire - House of Dereon.  In their advertising campaign for their new clothing line for kids, House of Dereon has girls that look to be 5 and 6 years old dressed in outfits that I would not want to see adults wearing.  These young girls are in high heels, tight fitting clothes and wearing makeup.  I know I am not as hip as most of the people in the world think they are, but I think this advertising campaign is perverse.

As the father of two young girls, I can guarantee you that there is no way in hell they would ever dress up like this.  Unfortunately, this is par for the course when it comes to the clothing choices for young girls. Most of the clothes these days are tight and cut to be very revealing.  Parents have to work hard to dress their girls in "normal" clothing these days.  The only way these fashion designers will change is if parents stop buying these clothes for their daughters.

Beyonce needs to shut this campaign down and find something else to do with her extra time.

It's About Time

The trial for R&B singer R. Kelly is set to begin today after being delayed for almost 6 years for various reasons.  It's hard to believe that it has taken this long for this sordid mess to come to trial.  The alleged victim is now 23 years old and says she is not the girl in the tape. Kelly has stayed busy by creating hit music for himself and other artists. I believe the lapse of time since the crime occurred and the insistence of the girl that she is the victim on the tape is going to hurt the prosecution.

I don't know if Kelly is guilty or not because I have never watched the infamous movie.  However, Kelly has shown an illegal weak spot for under-aged girls in previous years. For example, he married the late singer Aaliyah when she was only 15 years old.  The marriage was later annulled. Kelly was also busted in 2003 for possession of child pornography, but the charges were dropped as a result of illegally obtained evidence.


If Kelly is guilty then he should be convicted and sent to prison for a long time.  Let him sing for his supper with the other perverts.

The L.A. Times Takes A Turn At Tabloid Journalism

The Los Angeles Times is apologizing for publishing an article about the 1994 shooting of the rapper, Tupac.   The article implied that Sean "Diddy" Combs was involved in the shooting. It was the The Smoking Gun   that revealed that the Times article was largely based on fake FBI reports that were made by a man sitting in a jail cell.  The fact that the prisoner, James Sabatino managed to con a Pulitzer Prize reporter and editor at a major newspaper is amazing in itself.  This is a perfect example of what happens when a newspaper relies on documents and anonymous sources to produce an article without carefully checking and rechecking all provided information.  I think the owners of the Times know that apologies are not going to be enough to resolve this error.  They are going to have to open their checkbook.