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Why Bol Bol’s Break-Up from Gold Digger IG Model GF is a Blip and not a Trend

September 3, 2021 by Javis Ogden Leave a Comment

Bol Bol

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Bol Bol may have gotten some sense, but too many men haven’t, and until more of them do, expect the sexual marketplace imbalance to continue.

Denver Nuggets player Bol Bol has apparently ended his relationship with Instagram and Onlyfans model Mulan Hernandez, and the speculation is that he ended the relationship after she participated in a Tik Tok trend in which women admit to being gold diggers for life. Bol Bol may have gotten some sense, but until more men do, occurrences like this will be rare and the imbalance in dating and relationships will continue.

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Filed Under: Relationships Tagged With: bol bol, confidence, dating, gold digger, Instagram, Instagram Model, judgment, Men, mulan hernandez, OnlyFans, podcast, relationship, Relationship Goals, Relationships, self esteem, Social Media, tik tok, value, Women, youtube

Why the Onlyfans Sexually Explicit Content Ban Changes Nothing

August 25, 2021 by Javis Ogden Leave a Comment

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As long as there is a market, the service providers will remain.

Beginning in October, Onlyfans will ban sexually explicit content – content that it has become most famous for – in an attempt to de-stigmatize itself as an amateur porn site and become a more mainstream premium content creator space. While some people think this is a win for the good guys, it actually changes nothing because as long as today’s man is willing to line the pockets of women for virtual love, the market will dictate a steady demand for the service. If Onlyfans bows out of the sex trade, another platform will step in to fill the void. As I’ve always said, if you want Onlyfans and social media models to be taken down a peg, men need to stop creating the demand for the marketplace.

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Filed Under: Culture Tagged With: confidence, Courage, dating, Instagram, Instagram Model, Men, OnlyFans, podast, relationship, Relationship Goals, Relationships, self esteem, Sex, Social Media, value, Women, youtube

What Men Need to Learn from PJ Washington and Brittany Renner

August 10, 2021 by Javis Ogden Leave a Comment

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Once again, we have another cautionary tale as to why men need to make better decisions when it comes to correcting the current state of dating.

Charlotte Hornets forward PJ Washington is staring down the barrel of relationship disfunction and child support hell after the ending of his relationship with social media star and Instagram model, Brittany Renner. While everyone is entitled to be with who they want to be with, it is nevertheless reasonable to question the judgment of a man who willfully enters into a relationship with a woman who wrote a book detailing her sexual relationships with men in the sports and entertainment industries. I keep saying that the current chaotic state of dating and relationships is mostly the result of men’s poor decision-making habits. If we want it to change, men are going to have to make better choices.

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Filed Under: Relationships Tagged With: brittany renner, confidence, dating, family, Instagram, Instagram Model, judgment, marriage, Men, NBA, pj washington, podcast, preference, quality, Relationship Goals, Relationships, Sex, Social Media, standards, value, Women, youtube

College Football Playoff Expansion: It’s Time to Pony Up and Pay College Players

June 16, 2021 by Javis Ogden Leave a Comment

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Pay College Athletes Their Worth!!

With the recent development that the College Football Playoff committee is considering expanding the number of teams that make the playoff from 4 to 12, the business that is college football could go from an annual revenue of $4 billion to some insane amount beyond that. The only problem is that the labor force that is most responsible for the success of the sport – the players – don’t see a piece of that revenue pie. It is way past time for college players to be paid what is commensurate with their contributions to this enterprise, and people need to stop being hypocrites and wake up and realize that.

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Filed Under: Sports Tagged With: acc, Basketball, big10, big12, business, cfb, cfbplayoff, college football, college football playoff, College Gameday, ESPN, expansion, Football, Freedom, hypocrisy, Instagram, ncaa, NFL, pac12, podcast, revenue, sec, Social Media, Sports, status quo, value, worth, youtube

Bobby Shmurda and the Threat of a Black Man with Options

April 24, 2021 by Javis Ogden Leave a Comment

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What’s with the animosity for black men who choose to explore their options?

The second that hip-hop star Bobby Shmurda became associated with a white woman, it was open season on his character and why it’s a crime against humanity for him as a black man to choose to date out. What’s the real issue with black men who choose to date out? Is it about foregoing our moral obligation to help uplift the race, or is this just an examination of how women need to lighten up and gain a better understanding of modern dating and where they fall in the pecking order with respect to men who have options? Women need to accept that they’re going to have to compete!

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Filed Under: Featured Story, Relationships Tagged With: black men, black women, Bobby Shmurda, compete, Competition, confidence, dating, Equality, explore, feminism, Hip-Hop, Hip-Hop Culture, Improvement, Instagram, level up, leverage, Love, Men, Music, options, podcast, Rap, Rap Music, Relationships, Social Media, value, Women, youtube

Men Don’t Get It: Why Iggy Azalea’s DM Exposure and Thirst Culture is Our (Men) Fault

April 16, 2021 by Javis Ogden Leave a Comment

Photo: Larry Marano, REX, Shutterstock

When are men going to stop complaining about the current state of the sexual marketplace, accept accountability, and do what needs to be done to change things?

The manosphere erupted with criticism towards hip-hop star Iggy Azalea when she put her high-profile DMs on blast, exposing how far men will go to get her attention on social media. Men generally have a problem with the current state of the sexual marketplace and the advent of things like OnlyFans and Instagram, but what we as men need to understand is that this dynamic is one that has been proliferated due to our actions and behaviors. If we want it to stop, we’re going to need to change our behavior.

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Filed Under: Recent Featured Post, Relationships Tagged With: confidence, Culture, dating, Hip-Hop, Hip-Hop Culture, Hip-Hop Music, Iggy Azalea, Instagram, Life, Men, Music, OnlyFans, People, podcast, Rap, Rap Music, Relationships, self esteem, Snapchat, Social Media, Thirst, Thirst Trap, TikTok, value, Women, work ethic, worth

Dwayne Haskins’ Failure TEACHES Us the Value of Discipline and Seizing Opportunity

January 4, 2021 by Javis Ogden Leave a Comment

Photo: Daniel Kucin Jr., AP

Let Dwayne Haskins’ current status as an unemployed pro football player serve as a lesson to all those who aspire for greatness: be disciplined at all times, and never take an opportunity for granted.

After sustained poor performance, followed by being exposed for having a night out with strippers at an unmasked party, the Washington Football team said enough is enough and released 2019’s number-15-overall draft pick Dwayne Haskins. We discuss the societal implications of his release, whether there are any implications for black quarterbacks at-large, and how this teaches those looking to build something for themselves the importance of maintaining discipline and not squandering opportunity.

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Filed Under: Sports Tagged With: athlete, consistency, content, Culture, discipline, Dwayne Haskins, focus, Football, hard work, Humanity, Instagram, Logic, NFL, opportunity, podcast, professional, Red Pill, Social Media, society, Sports, Stripper, support, value, Washington Football Team, wear a mask, youtube

Dave Chappelle Urges Fans to Not Watch “Chappelle’s Show”. Ownership Matters!

December 12, 2020 by Javis Ogden Leave a Comment

Photo: Mathieu Bitton, Netflix

Dave Chappelle is another cautionary tale on the importance of knowing your worth and having an ownership mentality.

During a recent stand-up set, comedian Dave Chappelle took some time to plead with his fans to not watch reruns of his early-2000s sketch-comedy show “Chappelle’s Show” because he does not own a piece of it, and thus is not paid royalties for the work that he created. This prompted us to continue our ongoing conversation about the importance of ownership, and how it is the key to freedom in life. This is also the first episode in which we have a guest contributor to the platform – local artist and friend of the channel Titaness Writes! Follow “Tite” on the channels below for everything she has going on musically and otherwise!

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Filed Under: Society Tagged With: Art, Artist, Black Lives Matter, Chappelle's Show, comedian, comedy, Comedy Central, consistency, Culture, Dave Chappelle, education, Freedom, hard work, knowledge, leverage, Logic, owner, ownership, power, society, value, viacom

Is T.I.’s Claim that Women Only Want a Man Who Has Options Valid?

November 30, 2020 by Javis Ogden Leave a Comment

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Whether women prefer men who are wanted by other women shouldn’t be up for debate. Rather, we need to discuss how women being honest about that can help to foster better relationships for everyone.

During a recent episode of his podcast “ExpediTIously”, rapper and entrepreneur T.I. asserted that women are only attracted to men who keep other women and have options. We discuss whether this is valid, and the importance of women being honest with themselves so that we can try to retain some semblance of the notion of “relationships”.

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Filed Under: Relationships Tagged With: attractive, Couple, couples, Culture, expeditiously, family, hiphop, honesty, Logic, Love, Men, Music, options, podcast, quality, Rap, Rap Music, Relationship Goals, Sex, society, value, Women

What to Learn from Kanye West’s Comments on the Music Industry and Modern-Day Slavery

September 29, 2020 by Javis Ogden Leave a Comment

Photo: Dimitrios Kambouris 2016

Why are Kanye’s comments about modern-day slavery and the need for ownership so important?

Kanye West took to Twitter to tweet out several comments on the importance of ownership. He also likened the music industry to modern-day slavery. We discuss his comments, as well as how important it is that black and brown people prioritize the notion of ownership to attain true freedom.

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Filed Under: Society Tagged With: Artist, awareness, Black Lives Matter, business, creativity, entrepreneurship, environment, Freedom, hiphop, hiphop music, Kanye West, leverage, Logic, Music, music industry, ownership, potential, Rap Music, Red Pill, slavery, talent, value

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