babynoz said:

2elijah said:

Honorable Judge Babynoz, at this time, I have nothing more to present to the jury, unless the prosecution has something to present. I'd like to hope my client will have his "brothaman pass" reinstated and this case finalized before June 27th, when my client, the "Majestic One" will be honored with a lifetime achievement award from BET on June 27th, according to information about that on another thread here. One more thing, Honorable Judge Babynoz, if witness "Threadbare" tries to jump ship during this mock trial, then I request he loses his Black Discovery charge card privileges for one day. The defense rests.

[Edited 6/15/10 7:32am]

Lawd,

With regard to Threadbare, the court will withold sanctions until such time as the witness has responded to your motion. Don't worry, the bailiff has him under surveillance.

The case is now in the hands of the jury, who by now should be content with stomachs full of pizza...our jury foreman, WaterInYourBath will review the testimony and the deliberations before counting the votes. He or she will then inform the court when the jury has reached a verdict. The court will make every effort to conclude these proceeding before the BET shindig in honor of the "Majestic One".

Court personnel are prohibited from voting or discussing the case with any members of the jury. Anyone violating the court's order will face contempt charges and could end up spending the night with these guys...

[img:$uid]http://i6.photobucket.com/albums/y240/delivertheword/misc/life.jpg[/img:$uid]

The question before the jury is will Prince Rogers Nelson, aka brotha-man P, retain the rights to his "down brotha" pass or shall his pass be suspended for a period of six months during which time he must enter "Soul Brotha Rehab" to have his pass reinstated.

During rehab he will be placed in the custody of Graycap, and must watch Spike Lee movies every night for the entire six months while consuming only corn bread and collard greens. In lieu of his vegan sensibilities, the court will withold the hog maws from the menu.

A yes vote means P is good to go.

A no vote means rehab.

Members of the jury, what say you???

LMAO...Oh excuse me your Honorable Judge Babynoz, I don't mean to disrespect you, but your sense of humor is asskicking sometimes... oops, excuse me for swearing I forgot you and the "Majestic One" does not like swearing. But it was just that your sense of humor caught me off guard. But may I say something before the votes are couhted? Seeing how Jury Foreman "WaterinyourBath" has a crush on Spike Lee, I'm a bit worried she will convince the jury to side with the prosecution. I need you to assign a court officer to make sure there's no "willynillying" going on during the voting process, like Foreman WaterinyourBath, suddenly yelling out titles of any of Spike Lee's movies to the jury members while in deliberations.

She might blurt something out to the jury members like "Hey, do any of you remember your High "School Daze" or during lunch while deliberating, she may have a craving for her favorite sammich and yell out "Sista got to have it, She's gotta have it!" You know something like that. See she was told that she has a a free pass to visit the "Soul Brotha Rehab" anytime, to watch Spike's movies, and that means she'll be able to visit my client, the "Majestic One" on the night Spike Lee's movie "Bamboozled" is playing, if the jury returns a "guilty" verdict. This will give her the opportunity to tease him and say "Look who's bamboozled now...brothaman!" You know Honorable Judge Babynoz, I ask this of you just in case she tries any of her tricks with the jury.

Anyway, thank you so graciously, Honorable Judge Babynoz, I know this may be asking too much, but I have not been working my ass off for nothing ...oops, I mean putting in all this time trying to defend my client, the "Majestic One," so he could lose his "down Brothaman pass" and be stuck with Martin and Eddie for six horrifying months. That would be a travesty your Honor to any human being. I have no more requests at this time, your Honorable Judge Babynoz, but hope you will consider my request. I will patiently wait for the verdict.

Sidenote to your Honor: Please excuse any grammatical errors or typos, I've been on this case for almost 3 days, and my ass is tired...damnit I cursed again.

[Edited 6/15/10 20:38pm]

babynoz said:

2elijah said:

Wow, you and I agree on something, and yes, that was actually mentioned on the BET thread. Bob Johnson took the money and ran.

The stipulation between the parties regarding BET is duly noted and an agreed order will be issued.

Unless the prosecution files a "Motion To Dismiss", the case is now in the hands of the jury... lawd help us!

(high fives the "Majestic One") Oh, I'm sorry your Honor, I know that kind of behavior is not allowed in court, please excuse us. The "Majestic One" graciously thanks you for your permission to allow him to attend the BET Awards show in LA. He promises to put on a badass...oops, sorry about the swearing again...tee hee.. I mean, the "Majestic One" promises to put on a great show. Thank you again Jehovah..oops, , I mean, thank you Honorable Judge Babynoz, as your decision is greatly appreciated.

[Edited 6/15/10 17:48pm]

i finally got a hold of the magazine it was a great read

Finally found a copy on Saturday....first let me say I love the cover. The guitar photo is a funky piece of art and wow, the door photo is really cool! Prince is one of the only Men on this earth that can wear red like that and look fabulous.

I like how he comfortably expresses his center in faith; it really comes across in this article.

I wish he would have elaborated more about what he's learned concerning sin (man's fall from grace) and the journey from perfection to mortality...maybe next article?

I liked his explanation of his musical "activism" and I'd agree...the world would be a much better place in many industries if we recocgnized and applauded everyone's unique contributions and differences and employed those as a means of improving overall output, instead of the cookie-cutter approach.

I learned some things I didn't know about Prince from this article, it was good.

WaterInYourBath said:

Wait, I thought I was one of the reps. for the prosecution? I'm part of the jury?

Nope...see reply 127 for the list of prosecution witnesses.

Spinlight

Alamine

Old uncle Bart

You were a big part of the deliberations...hence your appointment as jury foreman. Please inform the bailiff if more pizza is needed.

2elijah said:

babynoz said:

Lawd,

With regard to Threadbare, the court will withold sanctions until such time as the witness has responded to your motion. Don't worry, the bailiff has him under surveillance.

The case is now in the hands of the jury, who by now should be content with stomachs full of pizza...our jury foreman, WaterInYourBath will review the testimony and the deliberations before counting the votes. He or she will then inform the court when the jury has reached a verdict. The court will make every effort to conclude these proceeding before the BET shindig in honor of the "Majestic One".

Court personnel are prohibited from voting or discussing the case with any members of the jury. Anyone violating the court's order will face contempt charges and could end up spending the night with these guys...

[img:$uid]http://i6.photobucket.com/albums/y240/delivertheword/misc/life.jpg[/img:$uid]

The question before the jury is will Prince Rogers Nelson, aka brotha-man P, retain the rights to his "down brotha" pass or shall his pass be suspended for a period of six months during which time he must enter "Soul Brotha Rehab" to have his pass reinstated.

During rehab he will be placed in the custody of Graycap, and must watch Spike Lee movies every night for the entire six months while consuming only corn bread and collard greens. In lieu of his vegan sensibilities, the court will withold the hog maws from the menu.

A yes vote means P is good to go.

A no vote means rehab.

Members of the jury, what say you???

LMAO...Oh excuse me your Honorable Judge Babynoz, I don't mean to disrespect you, but your sense of humor is asskicking sometimes... oops, excuse me for swearing I forgot you and the "Majestic One" does not like swearing. But it was just that your sense of humor caught me off guard. But may I say something before the votes are couhted? Seeing how Jury Foreman "WaterinyourBath" has a crush on Spike Lee, I'm a bit worried she will convince the jury to side with the prosecution. I need you to assign a court officer to make sure there's no "willynillying" going on during the voting process, like Foreman WaterinyourBath, suddenly yelling out titles of any of Spike Lee's movies to the jury members while in deliberations.

She might blurt something out to the jury members like "Hey, do any of you remember your High "School Daze" or during lunch while deliberating, she may have a craving for her favorite sammich and yell out "Sista got to have it, She's gotta have it!" you know something like that, only because she was told she has a a free pass to visit the "Soul Brotha Rehab" for free anytime, to watch Spike's movies, and that means she'll be able to visit my client, the "Majestic One" so that on the night Spike Lee's movie "Bamboozled" is playing, she could have the opportunity to tease him and say "Look who's bamboozled now...brothaman!" You know Honorable Judge Babynoz, I ask this of you just in case she tries any of her tricks with the jury.

Anyway, thank you so graciously, Honorable Judge Babynoz, I know this may be asking too much, but I have not been working my ass off for nothing ...oops, I mean putting in all this time trying to defend my client, the "Majestic One" so he could lose his "down Brothaman pass" and be stuck with Martin and Eddie for six horrifying months, that would be a travesty your Honor to any human being. I have no more requests at this time, your Honorable Judge Babynoz, but hope you will consider my request. I will patiently wait for the verdict.

[Edited 6/15/10 17:47pm]

Thanks to you (and the prosecutor) who have both presented excellent cases.

If my "sista girl" credentials are ever questioned, I would call upon you without hesitation.

I am sure the jury foreman will conduct the deliberations fairly, having exhibited her ability to keep an open mind throughout the trial. However, my bailiff still has that one bullet saved, just in case. Hopefully the jury will not get "deadlocked".

Of course, if Onthereal files a motion to dismiss as she suggested, we can all go home early,

2elijah said:

babynoz said:

2elijah said:

LMAO...Oh excuse me your Honorable Judge Babynoz, I don't mean to disrespect you, but your sense of humor is asskicking sometimes... oops, excuse me for swearing I forgot you and the "Majestic One" does not like swearing. But it was just that your sense of humor caught me off guard. But may I say something before the votes are couhted? Seeing how Jury Foreman "WaterinyourBath" has a crush on Spike Lee, I'm a bit worried she will convince the jury to side with the prosecution. I need you to assign a court officer to make sure there's no "willynillying" going on during the voting process, like Foreman WaterinyourBath, suddenly yelling out titles of any of Spike Lee's movies to the jury members while in deliberations.

She might blurt something out to the jury members like "Hey, do any of you remember your High "School Daze" or during lunch while deliberating, she may have a craving for her favorite sammich and yell out "Sista got to have it, She's gotta have it!" you know something like that, only because she was told she has a a free pass to visit the "Soul Brotha Rehab" for free anytime, to watch Spike's movies, and that means she'll be able to visit my client, the "Majestic One" so that on the night Spike Lee's movie "Bamboozled" is playing, she could have the opportunity to tease him and say "Look who's bamboozled now...brothaman!" You know Honorable Judge Babynoz, I ask this of you just in case she tries any of her tricks with the jury.

Anyway, thank you so graciously, Honorable Judge Babynoz, I know this may be asking too much, but I have not been working my ass off for nothing ...oops, I mean putting in all this time trying to defend my client, the "Majestic One" so he could lose his "down Brothaman pass" and be stuck with Martin and Eddie for six horrifying months, that would be a travesty your Honor to any human being. I have no more requests at this time, your Honorable Judge Babynoz, but hope you will consider my request. I will patiently wait for the verdict.

[Edited 6/15/10 17:47pm]

Thanks to you (and the prosecutor) who have both presented excellent cases.

If my "sista girl" credentials are ever questioned, I would call upon you without hesitation.

I am sure the jury foreman will conduct the deliberations fairly, having exhibited her ability to keep an open mind throughout the trial. However, my bailiff still has that one bullet saved, just in case. Hopefully the jury will not get "deadlocked".

Of course, if Onthereal files a motion to dismiss as she suggested, we can all go home early,

Aww.. .thank your "Honor"...that is most appreciated, and I will pray that Onthereal does not file a motion to dismiss...

Onthereal said:

2elijah said:

LMAO...Oh excuse me your Honorable Judge Babynoz, I don't mean to disrespect you, but your sense of humor is asskicking sometimes... oops, excuse me for swearing I forgot you and the "Majestic One" does not like swearing. But it was just that your sense of humor caught me off guard. But may I say something before the votes are couhted? Seeing how Jury Foreman "WaterinyourBath" has a crush on Spike Lee, I'm a bit worried she will convince the jury to side with the prosecution. I need you to assign a court officer to make sure there's no "willynillying" going on during the voting process, like Foreman WaterinyourBath, suddenly yelling out titles of any of Spike Lee's movies to the jury members while in deliberations.

She might blurt something out to the jury members like "Hey, do any of you remember your High "School Daze" or during lunch while deliberating, she may have a craving for her favorite sammich and yell out "Sista got to have it, She's gotta have it!" you know something like that, only because she was told she has a a free pass to visit the "Soul Brotha Rehab" for free anytime, to watch Spike's movies, and that means she'll be able to visit my client, the "Majestic One" so that on the night Spike Lee's movie "Bamboozled" is playing, she could have the opportunity to tease him and say "Look who's bamboozled now...brothaman!" You know Honorable Judge Babynoz, I ask this of you just in case she tries any of her tricks with the jury.

Anyway, thank you so graciously, Honorable Judge Babynoz, I know this may be asking too much, but I have not been working my ass off for nothing ...oops, I mean putting in all this time trying to defend my client, the "Majestic One" so he could lose his "down Brothaman pass" and be stuck with Martin and Eddie for six horrifying months, that would be a travesty your Honor to any human being. I have no more requests at this time, your Honorable Judge Babynoz, but hope you will consider my request. I will patiently wait for the verdict.

[Edited 6/15/10 17:47pm]

Prosecution will not file a motion to dismiss. We shall leave it in the hands of the jury Honorable Judge Babynoz. We will allow the evidence to speak for itself.

Thank you! "Onthereal" (and in the voice of "Sheree' from the Housewives of Atlanta).. "Well Bless Yo' Heart!"

::Secretly saying a prayer and having a sneak, side sip of (hiccups!) to relieve the nerves, and hoping that the prosecution will not strip the "Majestic One" of his "Down Brothaman Pass"::

[Edited 6/15/10 20:43pm]

Onthereal said:

Cheers. You and me both. Looking forward to seeing Soul Brother #1 honored on BET.

Same here! It will be good to see the "Majestic One"l rip the stage with some "Purple Badness".

[Edited 6/15/10 20:31pm]

Crusader, Sweething and Purplediamond are those "yes" votes? The jury foreman should be counting already,

Onthereal said:

2elijah said:

LMAO...Oh excuse me your Honorable Judge Babynoz, I don't mean to disrespect you, but your sense of humor is asskicking sometimes... oops, excuse me for swearing I forgot you and the "Majestic One" does not like swearing. But it was just that your sense of humor caught me off guard. But may I say something before the votes are couhted? Seeing how Jury Foreman "WaterinyourBath" has a crush on Spike Lee, I'm a bit worried she will convince the jury to side with the prosecution. I need you to assign a court officer to make sure there's no "willynillying" going on during the voting process, like Foreman WaterinyourBath, suddenly yelling out titles of any of Spike Lee's movies to the jury members while in deliberations.

She might blurt something out to the jury members like "Hey, do any of you remember your High "School Daze" or during lunch while deliberating, she may have a craving for her favorite sammich and yell out "Sista got to have it, She's gotta have it!" you know something like that, only because she was told she has a a free pass to visit the "Soul Brotha Rehab" for free anytime, to watch Spike's movies, and that means she'll be able to visit my client, the "Majestic One" so that on the night Spike Lee's movie "Bamboozled" is playing, she could have the opportunity to tease him and say "Look who's bamboozled now...brothaman!" You know Honorable Judge Babynoz, I ask this of you just in case she tries any of her tricks with the jury.

Anyway, thank you so graciously, Honorable Judge Babynoz, I know this may be asking too much, but I have not been working my ass off for nothing ...oops, I mean putting in all this time trying to defend my client, the "Majestic One" so he could lose his "down Brothaman pass" and be stuck with Martin and Eddie for six horrifying months, that would be a travesty your Honor to any human being. I have no more requests at this time, your Honorable Judge Babynoz, but hope you will consider my request. I will patiently wait for the verdict.

[Edited 6/15/10 17:47pm]

Prosecution will not file a motion to dismiss. We shall leave it in the hands of the jury Honorable Judge Babynoz. We will allow the evidence to speak for itself.

And justice will be served, ...or is that..."just us"?

Onthereal said:

It's just us but we amused ourselves.

We sure did...

babynoz said:

WaterInYourBath said:

Wait, I thought I was one of the reps. for the prosecution? I'm part of the jury?

Nope...see reply 127 for the list of prosecution witnesses.

Spinlight

Alamine

Old uncle Bart

You were a big part of the deliberations...hence your appointment as jury foreman. Please inform the bailiff if more pizza is needed.

I don't know how to handle this, lol. I thought it had formed so that it was Onthereal, Alamine, and I (prosecution lawyers) versus 2elijah and Des (defense lawyers), with Spinlight and Vendetta as prosecution witnesseses, and Threadbare and Tony as defense witnesses. I didn't know who the jury was, LOL. Oh well, my vote is for the prosecution, so, umm.... ....

Ok, hold on, I'm counting now.

babynoz said:

Crusader, Sweething and Purplediamond are those "yes" votes? The jury foreman should be counting already,

Umm, ok: Including the defense team, witnesses for the defense, and all posters who agreed with any notion of defense in this thread, I've counted 16 individuals = 16 votes.

Including the prosecution team, witnesses for the prosecution, and all posters who agreed with any notion of prosecution in this thread, I've counted 21 individuals = 21 votes.

There were several neutral/indifferent posts and posts that did not pertain to the debate that I did not count.

Sooooo, Prince is found to be "guilty?" I don't know what to call the "charge(s)," lol. It's your call babynoz, lol.

This court (town) needs an enema!

Forget the whole interview...did yall notice in the picture when he's wearing black, the photographer in the reflextion ewwwww! Not cute at all!

WaterInYourBath said:

babynoz said:

Crusader, Sweething and Purplediamond are those "yes" votes? The jury foreman should be counting already,

Umm, ok: Including the defense team, witnesses for the defense, and all posters who agreed with any notion of defense in this thread, I've counted 16 individuals = 16 votes.

Including the prosecution team, witnesses for the prosecution, and all posters who agreed with any notion of prosecution in this thread, I've counted 21 individuals = 21 votes.

There were several neutral/indifferent posts and posts that did not pertain to the debate that I did not count.

Sooooo, Prince is found to be "guilty?" I don't know what to call the "charge(s)," lol. It's your call babynoz, lol.

Honorable Judge Babynoz, may I interject? I ask that the verdict of "guilty" be overthrown on the basis that the defendant should not be charged on "how Black he is today, tomorrow or was in the past". He has already made it clear who he is, as an individual in the Ebony 2010 interviews, and that should not be held against him. Look back at the civil rights movement and it is clear that the fight was about one's right to be treated fair and equal, and because of that fight, one's right to "be" should not be determined on the basis of one's skin color. My client's level of "blackness" should not be measured on someone else's beliefs or terms of what it is to be "Black". Those before us did not fight for equal justice and freedom, for Black people to turn around and put limits on their own potential, our freedom to "be" and measure amongst ourselves, how black one is 'suppose' to be. My client has committed no crime in choosing to be the individual that he is today.

Secondly, in this court (thread) there has been a longtime prejudice by members of this jury, who have held my client's religious beliefs against him. Many believe they have a right to tell him which path to walk in life and what to believe in, when his path was not designed for any of them to walk. All members of the jury have their own paths to walk in life, and if they don't walk theirs exactly the way they want my client to, then they have no more right to point fingers than he does.

So your Honor, I request that you look at all the evidence and the ridiculous accusations, which seems to border on “personal nonsense” moreso than “facts”, and I ask that the verdict be overturned and this case dismissed. With your permission I ask that you then allow my client, the "Majestic One" to be released of these ridiculous and trumped up charges, and not revoke his "Down brothaman pass", because quite frankly, do we really have the right to tell him how black he is suppose to be? I think not. Your Honor, I rest my case.

[Edited 6/16/10 9:18am]

damn! It's 2010 and brothas still catching hell for dealing with white (or part white) women?

Well Princey did say to give him the electric chair for all his future crimes.

DesireeNevermind said:

damn! It's 2010 and brothas still catching hell for dealing with white (or part white) women?

Just like in 2010, where darker-skinned sistahs are still catching hell simply for having dark skin.

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[Edited 6/16/10 9:40am]

2elijah said:

DesireeNevermind said:

damn! It's 2010 and brothas still catching hell for dealing with white (or part white) women?

Just like in 2010, where darker-skinned sistahs are still catching hell simply for having dark skin.

[Edited 6/16/10 9:39am]

[Edited 6/16/10 9:40am]

Amen.

Onthereal said:

Don't cry ebony women, you don't need these Black men in entertainment and who have been in Ebony to love you and your beautiful skin. Google Youtube Why do Black men prefer White or light women. The Majestic One is included and DON CORNELIUS! [Edited 6/16/10 9:56am]

No tears here. Whose just talking about some or one particular man? You can't put blame it on one person, for what the advertising companies, media, model industry, hollywood, etc., promote on a massive basis, as what their version of beauty is. This is happening on a global scale. You have many dark-skinned women in places like India, other parts of Asia, Africa, and even the Caribbean and right here in America using "whitening and bleach cream". You have many Asian beauty supply shops selling that stuff in mass quantities to women. I've seen the potions, the lotions and all kinds of crazy crap like that on their shelves. It's disgusting. As far as men dating outside their race, I really don't care, that's not my business who a black man falls in love with, as long as he does not put black women down verbally, and start talking BS about her, to use that as an excuse to hide the reason he's dating outside his race or to cover-up that he salivates women outside of his race. I find that reason a total copout when a man or woman does that. I'm sure one can fall in love with someone outside their race, without finding it necessary to degrade members of their own race.

Not to mention the backwards ass people who believe there is some perfect, ideal image of beauty we're all supposed to follow. That's some BS. I'm not angry at some of these women for falling for that crap or the men, my question is who is raising these people, where when they become adults they have this idea that beauty comes in a specific skin tone? Lack of self-esteem/self-love does generally play a major part in it, but seeing how this situation is on a "global scale", it will take a long time, before some folks wake up and realize there's nothing wrong with their skin tone or unique features, they can call their own. Those that finally "wake-up" and realize they don't need someone to dictate what beauty is to them and embrace who they are, I hold nothing against them for what they did before their awakening. We all have to walk our own paths and find our way, and it's not anyone else's place to tell us how to walk it, based on their own selfishness and the rules of life they set for themselves. I mean, just because you and I are African-American, and you may like cheesecake, does that mean I'm suppose to like it too? I think not...just sayin'.

[Edited 6/16/10 19:12pm]

inspireof said:

I know this might come accross simplistic but can't we all just be "Human" ?

The Aura of a soul is made of all the colors of the rainbow so why are we wasting life on something that is nothing but a "shell" ?

Hello, this is earth calling. Please look us up when your shuttle finally lands.

Onthereal said:

Don't cry ebony women, you don't need these Black men in entertainment and who have been in Ebony to love you and your beautiful skin. Google Youtube Why do Black men prefer White or light women. The Majestic One is included and DON CORNELIUS! [Edited 6/16/10 9:56am]

Prince dated Nona Gaye. Is she light skinned? I fairly certain she is black.

mycherrymoon said:

2elijah said:

Just like in 2010, where darker-skinned sistahs are still catching hell simply for having dark skin.

[Edited 6/16/10 9:39am]

[Edited 6/16/10 9:40am]

Amen.

Yes - and all of thise is generated primarily by black people towards other black people. The record is clear on what most whites have thought of black beauty throughout history. Not much has changed there and there certainly isnt anything blacks need to do about that. But dont they have to learn to love themselves?