First up, Angel was an ass. He was homophobic and just his whole vibe was just...wrong. His homophobia automatically put me off. I was glad he didn't get picked. (I'm pretty sure he didn't get picked. Right?)
Secondly, I thought that the way folks cried was a bit interesting too. I mean, it's only The Real World after all. It did raise my eyebrow to see them (especially Segun) base their whole sense of self-worth upon acceptance into the Real World or not. But, to be fair, if that was something that they were really shooting for, then who am I to say that they shouldn't cry when they got rejected? Who knows? If I wanted it, and didn't get it, I might cry too. *shrug*
Ok, third (and I'm going back to Segun) - if he had been picked, the show would have been interesting no doubt. But I personally (and I would hope nobody else would either) wouldn't have looked at him on the show, and thought "Oh, this is how black men are." Apparently, some black men
are like Segun. And that's fine. Some black men are like Kevin from New York, Mohammed from San Fran, like David from New Orleans, and like the other David from Los Angeles. I'm glad that they
don't pick black men who are all cut from the same mold. Because, in reality, black men aren't all the same. I know some people were looking at Segun like "Oh my God, he is so feminine," or "What's up with those gloves?" or "What's up with him crying?" I know he may annoy and bother some people. But just because he behaves like a pretty boy doesn't make him any worse than some of the other black men who have
also acted crazy on The Real World. (And we know that they have.
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Just my .25.