Giving Brain Doesn’t Make You A Brainiac
You know, I really try to give Karrine Steffans the benefit of the doubt despite my overall feelings about her.
There are a lot of low self-esteem having whores out there slurping up your favorite bisexual rapper, but very few of them reach their goal in winning the lotto via an unplanned (for the men at least) pregnancy.
Those sort of women lack foresight, though. They don’t get in an age where the media has created such an obsession with “celebrity” that even a story about Solange Knowles asking her barber for the Florida Evans cut is worth dissecting for hours. Karrine understands this, however, and was smart enough to figure out a way to profit off of society’s two biggest obsessions: sex and celebrity.
So from her to go from video girl in videos no one remembers seeing to a New York Times best-selling author is impressive. I cring a little bit each time I think about her holding that title, but I respect her hustle.
Now that we’ve gotten the pleasantries out of the way, let’s get to the real: She’s a pretentious hoe with delusions of grandeur.
Let her tell it she is literary genius who seems to think she’s a genius in a land of peons. To her credit, she’s well spoken and doesn’t strike me as an idiot like some of the woman who have tried to follow in her hoe stroll. Still, there’s a certain way you speak to people and Superjaws, that ain’t it.
I’m baffled by her wife and mother of two bit. Does she think we all suffer from dementia? People call you a hoe because of the things you did in the past that you yourself have acknowledge doing. People still call you a hoe because years after the book you were dropping hints left and right about which rapper just spent a vacation in your crotch.
If she weren’t acting so “above it all,” I’d probably be less inclined to bring up her antics. But she does so I must.
She is not Zora Neale Hurston. She is not Toni Morrison. She’s not even Terry McMillan or Sister Souljah. She’s Zane meets 106 & Park. That’s all well and good, but please stop acting like you just wrote some Pulitizer-prize winning piece of literature. Before this video, that last time I’ve seen her on camera she was pulling out her husband’s pair of anal beads. Before that, she was alluding to having sucked the ‘Tussin out of Lil’ Wayne — and her son’s toys were visible in the hotel room.
I’m glad someone called her out although I don’t think it’s the place of a journalist to do so. Or at the very least, not in that manner. On the other hand, Karrine criticized black media — villifying it and again, trying to seem “above it all.” I wonder how she likes them apples now.
Am I the only one irked by this woman acting like the Princess of Monaco? I don’t believe someone’s sexual activities alone suggests how they should be treated, but when you’re entire brand is based on illicit sex with men – including married ones – shouldn’t you take a minute, smell what you just did in your room, and fall the hell back on the cockiness?
And don’t na’an one of ya’ll try to get me to read this book. I’ve seen excerpts. I’ve gotten more insight from a stale fortune cookie. Besides, for every A-list rapper her tongue has entertained, she ended up with Eddie Winslow. I’ll pass on the lessons.
B.W.W.
July 23, 2009 at 11:02 am
she may be the extreme but i am really sick of most female celebrities being famous because men think they would look good on their d*ck. women are treated like commodes, i mean commodities.
Taylor
July 23, 2009 at 12:08 pm
As soon as I read the title I knew who this would be about…
She's definitely a crazy lady .. & unfortunately that's her hustle.
Even more unfortunate is that people actually buy the books…
that's what probably makes her head so much bigger than it should be – people CONTINUING to buy her "How To Be a Ho: For Dummies"
Anonymous
July 23, 2009 at 1:03 pm
This bitch irks the shit out of me, acting like she's some empowered female,no you're a hoe and since when does swallowing cock and getting dicked down by celebrities make you a relationship expert.
lioness411
July 23, 2009 at 1:21 pm
What bugged me about her, is the fact that when she first hit the scene with her trashy book, she tried to present it as a cautionary tale, she tried to present herself as a changed woman, but here she is doing the same bull crap, she is nothing more than "hustling used goods" who just found another hustle with her "books"!
Misty Knight
July 23, 2009 at 2:05 pm
I pretty much said the same thing on NB. Had she had just releasead the book, denounced hoe shyt in all its forms. And treated it like a precautionary tale. I wouldve had more respect for her. A real hustle wouldve used this as a story of perseverance, and toured the country doing paid speaking engagements encouraging young girls to value themselves. Followed by books documenting her "road to recovery" and "Chicken Soup For the Hoe" type deals and everything!
But no, she wants to profess her love for Lil Wayne, suck off Jamie Fox, and do pornos. And advice for married couples? Bish werent you the one calling Perez Hilton cuz your ass was getting choked out but your hubby Eddie Winslow?
yeeeah Ill pass.
Just save that money for your sons therapy. Im tellin y'all keep an eye on that boy! his chances for having a healty view and relationship with women is slim to none!
Eddie Winslow
July 23, 2009 at 2:09 pm
You better watch your back.
Sunset
July 23, 2009 at 5:27 pm
If she kept it real, people would not come at her like this. But it's too easy to see through her. And is it just me, or is she trying to develop some sort of an accent?
Anonymous
July 23, 2009 at 7:55 pm
you know what the problem is…single parent housholds…
Kjen
July 24, 2009 at 8:03 am
Hmm, while her attitude during the interview was kind of stank, I'm not surpized that she's now all about her 'married lady with kids' role.
Its a natural progression for celebrities. Initially they do what they can to make their money, they begin to long for the respectabiltiy. And "respectability" generally means coming across as mature, conservative, etc. Think about 50-cent, Jay-Z, Eve.
Actually, Beyonce and Janet should take notes.
yet another black guy
July 27, 2009 at 12:54 am
did this bitch just say "after talking with women all over the country, I transcribed this…."
Charlae
August 17, 2009 at 4:04 pm
That’s always her go-to line: “Did you read the book?” I hope one day someone says “Yes. I did read this piece of shit.” Wonder what she’d say then….