Wise Ass Monday

Its new week, my readers are back from vacation so I'm sure the questions will be good. Last week I dropped a little knowledge on "Fuck Buddies" What will this week bring? ONly you the reader and question askers can decide!!!!

Wise Ass Autobiography

Am I an ASS? Why, YES I am, but I’m not just any ASS… I’m a Wise ASS!!! On my journey to “enlightenment” I came across an enlightened soul that left his/her autobiography… Do Enjoy!!!

An Autobiography in Five Chapters
Author Unknown

Chapter 1
I walk down the street
There is a deep hole in the sidewalk
I FALL in.
I am lost. I am helpless.
It is NOT my fault.
It takes forever to find a way out.

Chapter 2
I walk down the SAME street.
There is a deep hole in the sidewalk
I pretend I don’t see it.
I FALL in again.
I can’t believe I am in this same place
But it is NOT my fault.
It takes a long time to get out.

Chapter 3
I walk down the SAME street
There is a deep hole in the sidewalk
I see it is there
I FALL in. It’s a habit, but my eyes are OPEN.
I know where I am.
It IS MY FAULT.
I get out immediately.

Chapter 4
I walk down the SAME street.
There is a deep hole in the sidewalk.
I walk AROUND it.

Chapter 5
I walk down a DIFFERENT street.

“People are always blaming their circumstances for what they are. I don’t believe in circumstances. The people who get ahead in this world are the people who get up and look for the circumstances they want, and if they can’t find them, they make them.”George Bernard Shaw

Let me put an elegant bow on this from what I got from this: “If you don’t like where your life is or where it is going… Go down a different FUCKING street.”
~Andrew the Asshole

Ask The Ass Mondays

Oh yes I am an Ass, but now I'm an award winning ASS!!!! Last week I asked the question, but I'm back answering questions. This week it seems we have ventured away from politics and race this week is sex and tags... Not neccessarily in that order!!

ViViVoom - Does it really matter who fucks a fuck buddy? Are their emotions involved with a fuck buddy? I have a male friend (not a fuck buddy) and he tells me that he has absolutely no emotional ties to his women fuck buddies. Is it a gender thing maybe? Or ego?
*Ok first off I don't buy that it is a gender thing. Like I have said before men don't have less emotions just show them differently than women. Sex is an emotional experience. Men can have emotionalless sex. To men the act of sex is a game that involves conquering. Now if you start to spend "quality time" together and have sex on a continual basis emotions will develop on both end. I have heard both male and females have rules to keep emotions out of the way of their pleasure: Always have a 2 week gab when have sex with your sex buddy, never spend the night, never have sex with a "fuck buddy" more than 3 times... I'm sure all of you have heard more ways to do this but thats a start. Ego? Mens emotions are refered to as their ego while women refer to their emotions as Self Esteem. Its the same shit!!! At the end of the day you have to be honest with yourself and set self boundaries. If you don't have the discipline to create and stick to personal rules of engagement you will be emotional basket case in any relationship whether physical or long-term commitment.

Katie - She tagged me with some story that you were suppose to pick out 8 facts. I'm going to be completely honest... I really didn't get it!!! Katie is new here I want to welcome her, so if you would explain what the hell you want me to do then I will be happy to put my ASS spin on it.

Maybe one of my readers can get it
http://everyoneelsehasablog.blogspot.com/2007/07/rules-are-made-to-be-broken.html

Award Winning Monday

Jeevy presents Andrew the Asshole with an Award... and award of community involvement!!!! Finally some gets rewarded for honesty. Now of course the rules of this is that I am supppose to bestow this award on 5 others. Now you know I can't give shit away!!! But maybe in another live I would, so lets dream for a moment. In my illusional dream I would give this award to....

Intellegent Ignorance, CapCity, Bad Bad Girl, Sojouner G

Monday questions are off to a Hot spot. Vi vi voom has already put her request in for the emotions of sexual partners or lack there of. Katie a new reader from the UK has tagged me, so will have to put an interesting spin on her tag. But let the questions roll!!!

Holocaust Victims SUE!!!!

I thought I was mistaken when I saw the headline "Jews Sue Germany for the Holocaust" But no you are reading that correctly. This is the first time I've seen a group of people sue a country for genocide. Lets dream for a second that this suit will not be thrown out or a memorial will just be built to say I'M sorry. Slavery and genocide are terrible things that still happen today in some parts of the world. The majority race, religion or political party can force other groups into submission. But the question I'm asking is sueing the governments really going to help?

We should all be held responsible... We the people put governments in power, they only have as much control as we give them. The Jews should not just be suing the people that stood by and let this injustice happen. Genocide only works for a limited amount of time because it causes political unrest which leads to economic unrest. This is why most modern countries do not practice genocide or slavery openly.

With this law suit underway, what kind of pandora's box are we opening? Is there or should there be a time limit on how long you have before you sue a country? I seen some pretty bizarre lawsuits... Suing McDonalds because you didn't know the coffee was hot. Another man sued a home owner because he got hurt while robbing the home. In both cases the "victims" won. How sue will other victims around the world start suing the government?

I don't forsee any of these law suits growing legs unless a group has the financial backing and the political influence to do so.

Special Edition

As many of my regular readers know Mondays are “Ask The Ass” Day, were you ask an array of questions and I answer them as only the Ass can. But today will be different… I’m asking the questions!!! I am asking you to create the future. I am interested in a movement that will be known as TV 2.0. I am considering getting involved with a new internet TV network, Whoosh TV, but more importantly is what you would want?

What features would make you watch TV on the internet, the way past generations have watched traditional TV networks? Netflix allows you to watch movies, generally older movies, for a small monthly fee. Itunes, Imovies and soon Apple TV charges each time you download something. You Tube is free and advertisers pay for the cost of running the business. Viacom just invested $45 million into Joost TV. That is the past, but what will the future look like?

I’ve heard some great ideas from have viewers interact with each other while watching “TV” together, Live broadcasting, and some speak of redefining news, and the next generation of blogging. But in you opinion what do you want TV 2.0 to be like?

Whoosh TV

Assimilation Vs. American Capitalism

I was reading an article in a local newspaper on terrorist attacks in London. The article brought up the point that Britain even though they have a smaller population tend to have more terrorist attacks than the United States. They attributed this to the cultural differences of the two countries. Britain’s immigrants often keep more of their native culture, which seems to lead them to feeling ostracized. In America, immigrants are taught to become “Americanized.”

Is being Americanized really culture or is it the pursuit of the American Dream, which is Political, Financial and Religious Freedom.

For my international readers do you have these same discussions with people “assimilating” to being “more white” or more like the majority?

To get a “chocolate” perspective on this topic I got the help of my “chocolate” friend (Because I have chocolate friends) Brandon, author of Intellegent Ignorance.

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Assimilation

Defined loosely, assimilation is the act of giving up ones cultural background, practices and beliefs and adopting those of the dominant culture. It is what America is known for. We are the “melting pot” (or salad bowl) of the world, where immigrants from every corner of the globe come in search of a new life and submerge themselves in OUR culture. Right?

Ummm… I’m not so sure about that. Besides, what culture would they adopt? Is there truly an American culture? On the contrary, America is a place where you can come and freely and proudly celebrate your individuality.

Most immigrants that come to this country tend to maintain their way of life. Though Christianity is the primary religion here, very rarely will you find a devout Muslim from the Middle East convert to Christianity when his feet hits US soil. The only difference is that they are able to take advantage of capitalism in its purist form.

Okay… so if the active pursuit of capitalism is what we are assimilating to, why do some people view assimilating so negatively?” Don’t we all desire financial stability? The customs and culture that make up the American brand of capitalism were established by the dominant culture. Since they created the system, “getting ahead” in America requires playing the game according to the established rules, no?

When you think about it, immigrants do not usually have a problem grasping this concept. Most groups come to America with their families, maintain their way of life, and actively pursue the American Dream.

On the other hand, ethnic minorities that are already here have a different take on it. Being that ethnic minorities in America (African Americans, Latinos etc.) have had a history of being discriminated against and shut out by the dominant culture, whether it be socially or economically, many have been hard-wired to view anything established by the dominant culture as negative; and to many in those communities, striving to obtain the acceptance and possessions of the dominant culture is to sell out and to betray your culture.

Sure, assimilating may be a bit harder for ethnic minorities due to lack of access and opportunities afforded to those of the dominant culture, but does that mean that we shouldn’t try? If you want those opportunities, in most cases, assimilating is a requirement.

Many people don’t understand this concept and feel that playing the game is to turn your back on your culture. Is that true? Is it possible to maintain your cultural identity and assimilate into American capitialism?

Last week's Ask The Ass Monday was less controversial than the previous week, but I made up for it with my "Open Relationship/Swingers" post. My lady readers from around the globe were not as receive on that post as my "eating" or "seduction" post. Later this week I think I will tell you about How To Marry a Billionaire (or How to possible marry a type A Asshole :D)

Jim - Why Do I Blog?
I started blogging a couple month ago, when after reading Intellegent Ignorance. His audience was some what conservative and did not push the envelop not to make them uneasy. So me and Brandon created serval character to guest write, and well Andrew was going to be too over the top so I created a seperate blog for this character... Thus far its worked out quit nicely.

CapCity - How do I like her plug: Life, Love and Dancing
I think the conversation flow is unbelievable and I think I might get you to ghost write on a book I'm writing. I am curious as to the chocolate, vanilla, french vanilla and the rest of the Ben&Jerry Flavored characters? What was the effect you were looking for? It was pleasantly fresh and new.

Ticia - What do you do if you have a friend that loves to call your mother and talk like SHE ain't got no one else to talk to? I am being selfish?
Well in my case I love my mother, but we love each other from a distance. We both are stubborn, humbly right all the time, brash honesty or as we like to call it we are LEADERS, so its best that we love each other from a distance. My family knows that I'm taking over the world one day at a time, so they will happily talk to my friends (that aren't busy quitily staging a revolution on the world stage). Now if you have a different relationship with your mom you should understand that what attracts you to her other people will see and want to enjoy. If you want more time by yourself with her, make your friends dependent on you, then they will spend less time with your mother.

Cap also wants me to speak on an article entitled "Membership has its Privileges?"
In some regards I agree with the article, and in other regards I believe that is out dated. Exclusive clubs do have its privileges. 20 years ago "color" and "wealth" did march side by side. I think today there is not much different between the "white" elite and the "black" elite; the same goes for the middle class and poor. At the end of the day the world knows one color green. From an American stand point America has the most millionaires in the world by far. Also it helps that when you own companies you can benefit from the political freedom of a first world country and still tax advantage of the tax havens of the world: Switzerland, Caymen Islands, Bermuda, etc. I think that some of the "benefits" they speak of is available to minorities, if they would just decide what they want out of life and go get it. Stop making excuses and using "the man" as a scapegoat. That's the easy way out aka being lazy. Another way to look at it is that when you are on top you live in a glass house where everyone is a critics of your every action aka a target. A Gift and A Curse!!!

ATA Monday Questions

Another great week. Dc added some politics to me and cap's race relations. I'm going to write an article on that "white priveleges" you sent me. Nefty wanted men to get pregnant last week, which I would say is a nasty joke that most women wish on men. Look forward to see all of you on Monday. How was everyone's 4th? What did you guys do?

Have a great weekend.

How Open Is Too Open

Yesterday Brandon from Intellegent Ignorance asked me to write an article on relationships and cheating. Knowing that I usually give more than asked he got more than he bargained for.

What’s the point of a relationship if you know that you or your partner is going to cheat? With the divorce rate at more than 50% and infidelity in “committed” relationship and marriages are even higher, why don’t you just go to your partner and say, “Hey, I love you and I enjoy spending time with you, but from time to time I’m going to get emotionally and physically satisfied else where. But I don’t love them, I love you.”

Is Honesty really the best policy? Or as a society do we prefer to be lied to? All these questions came about when a friend of a friend, will call her Kim, asked her husband if they could join a swingers’ club. He said YES!!!

I’m sure that sex before marriage is wrong in most religions, (so is lying and cheating) so if your argument is going to be from a moral stand point… I hope that you and your spouse are virgins on your wedding night.

So how open is too open for relationships????

Read the full article HERE!!!!!!

Ask The Ass Mondays - Independence Week

Ask the Ass Monday last week seemed to be dominated by racial topics. I am hoping that in the coming weeks Al “Perm” Sharpton and Jesse Jackson will be stopping by the blog to ask me to apologize for my insensitivity. Ticia with her sexy smile slid me an invite for me to send her my picture… thus revealing the true identity of Andrew. Women smiling and fluttering their eye lashes have gathered much valuable information over the years, but it’s not that easy with me sweetie. Now Anonymous has a fantasy that Andrew is actually an aggressive modern day woman. I’m not sure whether anonymous was a woman or man… I’m thinking it is woman that may have read my “Eating Pussy” article. For all those that submitted questions today I will repost my answers tomorrow. With no further a due here is this week’s installment of Ask The Ass Monday.

Hotnikz – How do I feel about illegally downloading music or movies of actors or musicians that I like?
Yes do download with out “paying” for it. I think this gives artist and the business that finance a chance to show their creativity in creating new and innovative ways to make the customer buy the “real” thing. If it wasn’t for “illegal” downloading in record numbers the ipod might not have came about. You can now watch movies and TV shows on you ipod and many cell phones today. It’s the companies’ responsibility to protect their products in today economy.

Anonymous – They wrote a long poem about the shallow “American” way of life. From the fact that America is preaching human rights in 3rd world countries, we like are women “skinny”…
I’m not sure whether this poem was from an America who has a chip on their shoulder (probably some that doesn’t fit the status quo i.e. a bitter minority, a majority crusader, a plus size person, civil right activity, tree hugging green person… if I left anyone out I do apologize.) or a foreigner that just doesn’t like Americans. But which ever person wrote the poem her are my thoughts. We should preach human rights by somebody, America took on the challenge or at least funded. Maybe we are trying to ease our conscious of our own past, but then again our past is not much different than any other country. In war up until modern day “slaves” have been common. At some point all countries have been slave to another one… It’s called war and at some point there is rebellion that power changes hands and you get your freedom. Now, about our immoralities of our culture… Are Americans having sex at an early age? In my option most people regardless of the country “wait” to have sex mostly for religious reason. A small percentage of people wait fro “love” or marriage. Skinny women…. In different parts of the world and even different parts of the US “beauty” is defined differently. And all societies keep up with their own trends. In your pursuit to be “un-American” you place value on certain things, thus creating your own trends to follow. People have their own preference, that’s why “beauty is in the eye of the beholder.”

Cap – Last week Cap the crusade on the “black” or “African American” conversation last week. I have a question for her and all my readers’ in regards to her comments. She said that “blacks” are the most influential culture worldwide. Do you mean black or African? Do you readers agree or disagree? And has this “influence” been positive or negative? If you read the Bible isn’t everyone from Africa and Middle Eastern region that then migrated to different parts of the world? Every country has a “light” and “dark” people living including Africa, so why are do so many American minorities most “blacks” complaining? “Slavery” was the norm until modern day history. In war on country conquered another and usually enslaved those they defeated… Is American history so different than other countries?

Ticia - Will she ever meet the Love of her Life?
Well, In my humble but accurate always right option: you've already met Andrew so you can stop searching... it gets no better than me sweetie.

Nefty - How do I feel about men being able to get pregnant?
I think that would be a sick joke, but I'm sure some women would love to see how men would handle it. If there body was built to do that then I think they would handle it in the same way women do. Its all in the mind.

dc_speaks - Who do you think will get the Democratic Presidential nomination...will it be the next viable candidate white male, or will the party try to go with the "first" meaning black or woman? what's your take?
I think that the Democratic in their attempt to make themselves different from the republicans they will either nominate the "first" black or woman. It would be good politics, in my option. Now whether or not they will win the whole election is kinda up in the air. It will largely demend on who comes out of the republican party if they will walk away victorious. Alot of the candidates have deep pockets so it will be interesting to see who can buy it this. In a couple of weeks I will probably post an article in how elections are bought, so look for it.

Confessing7girl - Is Andrew The Ass really a Dominatrix woman?
I admit I can be aggressive depending on the day you catch me, but I will leave that male/female fantasy question to the man or woman that created that fantasey. Mystery is good though.