Secrets of the City

Oops! The Overheard link be busted, Max.

I beg to differ that the south doesn’t have any ghetto white folks. I’m actually related to a few…

I thought the appropriate nomenclature for pwt in the south was “cracker”. What makes sheletta think that endemic poverty and the accompanying discrimination is only a black thing? Must not be paying attention to the wider world…

Why the sheletta surge>? No poor white folks in the south? yea right.
That was the most pointless entry I’ve read in some time.

Oh, good morning aliecat:)

I hadn’t realized MN was 99.9% white. I feel so uninformed.

I don’t want to speak for sheletta, but I interpreted the post as saying that poor white folks in the south try to look rich to separate themselves from blacks, wheras poor – and particuarily, super-trashy poor white people like she described here seem to wear it as a badge of pride.

I always imagined the south sorta as she’s describing the people in the post, but I can’t attest to the truth value of this observation, as I stay safely above the Mason-Dixon line.

No ghetto white folks in the South? Clearly, Sheletta has never seen an episode of COPS.

“I don’t want to speak for sheletta, but I interpreted the post as saying that poor white folks in the south try to look rich to separate themselves from blacks . . .“

Well, somebody’s buying all of those grungy white strappy undershirts down there.

Obviously, sheletta forgot about Appalachia. Boddy mass and clothing coverage seemed to be in direct disproportion. Yech!

The South Saint Paul comment reminds me of an interview with Grant Hart (of Husker Du):

All of us from Minneapolis have many things that we absolutely love about being from Minneapolis/MN. What are your top 5 favorite things about Minneapolis?….

My favorite things about Minneapolis are A) the large selection of clothing optional restaurants and bars, B) the free car washes, C) backwards day (inspired by Edith Massey), D) mile after mile of burnt out abandoned buildings and E) not having to live in such a neurotic city. I live in Saint Paul, the city of South Saint Paul, as a matter of fact.

And, later:

Pick five words that describe yourself….

“Bad-ass From South St. Paul”.

The rest of that interview is hilarious, btw.

Morning baker!

I interpreted the post as trying to be humorous, as I seriously doubt she really thinks that there are NO poor white trash in the south…

Not another discussion about what Sheletta’s got to say about the world. Oh, brother. This has already been done to death here.

Instead of complaining about Sheletta, people here should be complaining about Max choosing to link to such a crappy item.

Ignore Sheletta. Encourage Max to do better.

Shattered Glam calls itself an “unconventional” magazine, but it seems like its trying to be Cosmo, the minneapolis version. What’s so unconventionable about that?

I read it the same way. Complaining that Sheletta focuses is a weird way on race in like complaining that Jeremy focuses in a weird way about poop.

Clearly the entire country consists of nothing but Minnesota and the deep south.

There are plenty of “ghetto white folk” (which is certainly a term that encourages mutual understanding and appreciation for diversity) in the large cities on the east coast, in Chicago, and well…every city.

I just wish I knew why she keeps insisting that Mnpls is 99% white? It was kind of funny the first time she said, now it’s getting kind of annoying…

“I read it the same way. Complaining that Sheletta focuses is a weird way on race is like complaining that Jeremy focuses on a weird way about poop.”

Is there any other way?

On another note, I’d probably read the SG mag…looks pretty interesting…a lot more interesting than the local fashion notes in the Strib…

“I read it the same way. Complaining that Sheletta focuses is a weird way on race is like complaining that Jeremy focuses on a weird way about poop.”

Is there any other way?

No, of course not.

“ . . .people here should be complaining about Max choosing to link to such a crappy item. . . . Encourage Max to do better.“

Max, seriously, I think it undermines your honcho status here when your mom nags you on-line. You need to talk to her about this.

I know it’s Monday morning…but…It’s supposed to be FUNNY, people. Lighten up.

“Is there any other way?”

No, of course not.

I tried focusing on it in a businesslike way once, but they asked me to leave the conference room.

I know it’s Monday morning…but…It’s supposed to be FUNNY, people. Lighten up.

Couldn’t agree more. Unbunch those undies and crane your neck toward the sunshine. Your stride will be smoother, and your life will be happier. And as a bonus, there will be less underwear discomfort-related wincing.

Complaining that Sheletta focuses is a weird way on race in like complaining that Jeremy focuses in a weird way about poop.

Heh!

Afternoon all. Hey, lighten up. It’s humor–it’s comedy. It’s not meant to be taken literally… some of y’all will like it, some won’t! I think it’s funny as heck–that’s why I wrote it. One woman’s observation.

Should I put a disclaimer on the blog? “Words that appear on this blog may appear closer than they really are…”

There are ghetto people all over the world–black, white, brown, yellow, red. We all know that–heck, I’m one of ‘em!

But the white ghetto folks in Minnesota are just funny to me. Down south, white folks–even if they are ghetto–pretend to be high class–like they have a few nickles to rub together–where as here, the ghetto white folks let it all hang out. And I love it!

You guys gotta do more smiling–happy people live longer! It’s Monday–be thankful God gave you one more day on planet earth.

Be blessed–I’m off to change diapers, feed the little one lunch and clean up before my husband gets home and see the tornado that is the living room (I know how much y’all love it when I talk about the kids.).

I really do enjoy reading all the posts in the thread. I’ll check back later for a second helping of “hateraide”. I like mine on the rocks–shaken, not stirred…

Oh wait, let me link to my site before I forget.

See – now I love Sheletta.

I liked the link bit, that was funny. The blog post however, was not to my taste. It struck me as a bit classist and definitely a downward comparison. “Gee aren’t poor people pathetic! They have the sexual mores of an alley cat! They sure do not know how to behave in polite society.” But to each his/her own.

ugh, sheleeta’s post was full of used up “jokes” that frankly weren’t that funny in the first place. it has nothing to do with people needing to lighten up. reminds me of carlos mencia… just totally unfunny.

Obviously, Sheletta is not very effective at comedy, given that she has to keep explaining why her material should be considered funny.

A successful comedian puts out material that makes people laugh; when people don’t laugh, a real comedian blames him- or herself, not the audience.

Sheletta delivered the opening supposedly-humorous monologue on public-TV’s Almanac show again, last Friday. Once again, she wasn’t funny. (Her supposedly-clever material: That she’s from the South, and our Minnesota winters are too bitterly cold for her.) But, to be fair, most of the others who take turns doing that opening monologue aren’t any funnier than Sheletta.

Sheletta is giving me bad flashbacks of the early-1980s, when there was an explosion of comedy clubs in the Twin Cities, and suddenly every knucklehead in town was an aspiring local comedian. You couldn’t go to any party in those days without running into one who’d be hell-bent on trying out some of their latest supposed comedy material on you.

“A successful comedian puts out material that makes people laugh; when people don’t laugh, a real comedian blames him- or herself, not the audience.“

In fairness, her audience may well have laughed. Just don’t assume that we’re her audience.

In fairness, her audience may well have laughed. Just don’t assume that we’re her audience.

But she’s been trying hard to get people here to become part of her audience. That hasn’t worked.

And rather than accepting that it’s a no-go, she criticizes people here for not being able to appreciate her attempts at humor. That’s just stupid, just pointless. It’s not going to accomplish anything for her.

Sheletta hasn’t been trying hard–she doesn’t tell Max to link to her. Although I’m glad he does–she brings a different perspective into the arena. Sheletta also demonstrated in her last post that she’s got the mnSpeak whinerati nailed to a “T.”

Sally, I’m going to win you over if it’s the last thing I do. My comedy is like Novacaine, just give it time, it’ll work.