Hey Huffie Post! STOP lying about Gloria Estefan and the Latinos!
We take our politics very seriously, which is why we’re sitting with confused faces while reading The Huffington Post. In the past, we’ve always been huge fans of The Huffington Post but now we’re wondering if we’ve been led astray all of this time. Are you wondering what happened? It’s really not that deep…
We happened to be out this weekend and heard the song Hotel Nacional by Gloria Estefan. We decided to post it on our website in our DJ Raannt daily music section. While searching for pictures of Gloria Estefan we found an article posted by The Huffington Post titled “Gloria Estefan, ‘Ponch,’ And Other Latino Republican Celebrities“. The article, which basically consisted of 11 photographs of Latino celebrities, made allegations towards these celebrities claiming they were “considered to lean right” and “known to be Republican”. Our favorite part of the entire article was their write up about Gloria Estefan:
The Cuban-Americans are the masterminds behind latin hits such as “Abriendo Puertas” and those of latin superstars like Shakira, Jennifer Lopez, and Ricky Martin. Much like other exiled Cubans who oppose their native country’s communist regime, both are registered Republicans despite not considering themselves politically aligned.“I hate boxes, really, quite honestly. I’m not affiliated. People can assume things from things they hear me say, but I am not Republican,” Gloria Estefan told CNSNews.com. “I’m not a Democrat. I’m not even an Independent. I’m not affiliated just in case nobody knew.” Whether or not they are “affiliated” with a party, the couple hosted a fundraiser for President Obama at their home in Miami and Gloria admitted on Howard Stern’s radio show to voting for Obama in 2008. The singer also clarified that she did not give money to the Obama campaign during the fundraiser and that she agrees with several of Senator McCain’s ideas.We’re pretty sure that middle part “I Hate Boxes”, states Gloria Estefan’s stance pretty clearly and is a direct quote. Apparently, The Huffington Post, “The Internet Newspaper”, is allowed to manipulate the words of others…or are they just liars? Just wondering…
In case you’d still like to see the official video for Hotel Nacional, here it is. We think it’s one of her best…whether she’s a Republican or a Democrat!
Be Yourself. Be Fearless. Be Your Own Unexpected Luxury.
This Saturday, August 25th 2012, will be our one year wedding anniversary. But we still have no legal documentation identifying us as a legally married couple in the United States. For the last year we’ve defended our reasons for getting married, but the bottom line is that we were unwilling to wait for the United States government to validate our love for each other. Having both had extremely close family members who’s lives were cut short, we realized the brevity of life and wanted to make this commitment to each other in front of our friends and family, to validate our love to each other. But as much as that meant to us, and still does, it still feels like we were given yesterday’s hand me downs.
Ok, enough is enough. We’re done playing nice. For the last year we’ve watched other states pass the legalization of same sex/gay marriage but the reality is that until it is a federal law, same sex couples will not be truly equal.
There should be no discussion. There should be no this or that. The fact is simple. Enough is enough! It is time for marriage equality now. No excuse or conversation in the world will convince us that we deserve any less or should wait any longer. We’re starting to wonder if the United States people realize how much power gays and lesbians really have in this country. Just to show a small example, let’s compare Twitter accounts of some major power players. Mitt Romney has just under 900,000 followers. Perez Hilton has well over 5 million. President Obama has almost 19 million…and Lady Gaga has almost 29 million. We’d hate to see what would happen if Lady Gaga ran for president. Maybe it’s time for a change! Do you think we’d even be entertaining this ridiculous discussion if she was seated in the Oval office.
While we realize that Twitter is a simplified example of where the power stands in the United States, the truth is that if exercised correctly, gays and lesbians could change the direction of this country…for the better. Why do we have to sit back and listen to lectures on family values when we’re simply trying to become a family. It’s really not that deep.
Why are we so scary to everyone?
Because we’re really dangerous, aren’t we?
In the next few months we are going to make some rather strong stands to bring forth equality! The time is now…
Be Yourself. Be Fearless. Be Your Own Unexpected Luxury!
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Just hours ago, Superior Court Judge Mitchell Beckloff named TJ Jackson, nephew to Michael Jackson, co-guardian of Michael’s 3 children…Blanket, Sheet and Down Comforter. The decision, allegedly, wasn’t made because Katherine Jackson, mother to Michael, isn’t doing a good job, but to help her share responsibilities. Well…we’re not buying it. In every picture the woman looks about half cocked! And why shouldn’t she be…my God! She’s 82 raising three kids ages 10-15. And it’s not like the old days where she’s just teaching them ABC’s and 123’s…(insert laughter for bad joke)
But who is TJ Jackson and why are we just hearing about him now??? Apparently, TJ, who is 34 and a spitting image of his uncle in his Thriller days, is the son of Tito. That’s right! TJ stands for Tito Joseph…Oh Lord! You might be better acquainted with TJ by his boy band 3T…or maybe not. Needless to say, it will be interesting to see if TJ raises the bar and bands these kids together family style.
If it was up to us…we’d give them singing lessons and start up The Jackson 3! All cover songs of course!
(This is in no way meant to discredit Michael Jackson or any member of the Jackson family. We are huge fans of Michael Jackson…the old post-Wiz pre-weave Michael. We’re also rather fond of the eldest of the Jackson clan, Rebbie Jackson and her infamous rendition of Centipede!)
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We’ve been complete fans of the Royals for years, so any glance into their private life gets us very excited. Imagine our excitement when we woke up this morning to find pictures of Prince Harry totally nude and completely naked in Las Vegas leaked all over the internet by TMZ! We loved it! Prince Harry has always been the bad boy of the throne(and our personal favorite), so it didn’t surprise us to find him rearing it up, so to speak, naked and nude in Sin City! Apparently the Pornstar Prince was living in up at the MGM Grand when these totally naked and nude pics were taken. Hopefully this is just the first of his many photographic exposes! Nevertheless, from now on we’ll be terming him The Pornstar Prince!
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Britain’s version of Celebrity Big Brother has just begun…and guess who we sent??? We could have sent Rebecca Black. We could have sent Chuy from Chelsea Lately. We could have even sent Snooki or J Woww…but no…we sent The Situation to represent the US (not officially) in the Celebrity Big Brother House?!?! We are sooooo embarrassed! Why couldn’t we have had that little nugget Chuy in the house??? The Brits should have just handed us the win because after a few weeks of listening to his whiny dribble, his housemates will voluntarily throw in the towel and The Situation will be the victor. Well Mr. Situation…we have only one thing to say…May the odds be ever in your favor!
OMG! Can you believe it. Well, as sad as we are to see any couple call it splitsville, we’re not necessarily surprised. Between rumored allegations…allegations…of Tom’s sexual orientation to the online comedic campaign to “Free Katie“, we’re actually surprised it didn’t happen sooner.
After 5 years of marriage, Katie Holmes filed for divorce on June 28th,2012, citing “irreconcilable differences”. Most interesting, although not surprising, is that Katie is asking for sole legal custody and primary residential custody of their daughter Suri. Do you think Tom is going to stand back and allow that to happen? Guess we’ll find out.
By the way, please don’t read any articles on this topic, gossip or pass judgement…their representatives have asked for their privacy in this matter. As if!
In other news, gay couple Neil Patrick Harris and David Burtka are still happy and doing great with their twins!
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Tonight…Miss Rhode Island, Olivia Culpo, won the title of Miss USA 2012. But in even more exciting news, Miss Rhode Island took a very brave stand…even before being crowned. In her interview question, she was asked “would you feel it would be fair if a transgendered woman wins the Miss USA title over a natural born woman?” Her answer…she thinks it would be fair! She stated that she is accepting and feels that this is a free country. Although she stopped and thought through her words, it was obvious she felt very comfortable with this topic and was fully supportive of transgendered people. And the crowd went crazy! They loved it! And we love her!
First, President Obama supports same sex marriage equality and now Miss Rhode Island supports transgendered people! The times they are a-changin…in our favor!
And to think that through the power of the internet, a Twitterer, far, far away, forever changed the life of Miss Rhode Island…and maybe ours. Thank you!
Congratulations Miss USA Olivia Culpo!!!! We love you!
Be Yourself. Be Fearless. Be Your Own Unexpected Luxury!
Its time again for our weekly #SocialMedia List! Last week we highlighted 6 of the best from our favorite profiles and accounts on all of our social media sites. This week, we dug deep and looked really hard at who we think have been the best of the week. Trust us…if you follow these people, you won’t be disappointed!
Social media sites started with the kids…and they continue to reign. (If you hadn’t noticed, they’re the ones who are Tumblr famous, dictating music trends and really running things in this country…from the curb on a skateboard or in line buying concert tickets!) Although these teenagers don’t always have 10’s of thousands of followers, their tweets are raw, vulnerable and hilarious. They are the voice of this generation and the sound of our future. We started following several teenagers the moment we got on Twitter and what we found was that they had the pulse of everything from style, trends, angst, music, political issues and humor, in the tight grasp of their fist. Kids are way overlooked this day but we better take them seriously, very seriously…after all…look where Mark Zuckerberg’s need for social acceptance took him! This week we’ve highlighted 2 of our all time faves. @MikeyyyMayhem tweets are so raw and vulnerability that we are sometimes can’t believe this is actually a real person…it seems more like a character in a movie. But his Tweets signify an entire generation of anger, angst and awareness. “i’m too wrapped up in my life to even put an effort in school” or “the words that fall out your mouth are untrue, i’ve wasted all this time suffering from you” or “i’m crying because i’m not used to being happy, you’re changing me”. We love his mix of honesty and music lyrics and hope someday we get to meet this kid and tell him thanks in person for reminding us to stay forever young! @thejparade is absolutely hilarious, yet also telling as well. “It’s weird when I hear people use the word “naughty” the appropriate way.” or “Unconditional love for everyone.” or “I want to fart but I just..I just can’t.” But his social commentary, from everything like Rocky movies to the new Avengers movies, X-Games beauty Leticia Bufoni to new music genres, displays these youth controlling what is or isn’t…truly, hot! Listen to these kids…they’re our future yo!
First of all, we love Tumblr. Well, love is probably the wrong word…we’re slightly obsessed! Toad Hall is a men’s fashion blog run by Jason Sebacher. Her does not post one thing that we don’t absolutely love. He has an incredible eye for sensational men’s style and he is constantly giving us new ideas. Being Maxwell contains daily journal posts from Maxwell Earts, a 20 year old student in the UK. His sentiment is honest and sincere, highlighted with pictures of himself. “Some days, you just carry on and don’t complain.” We look forward every daily to reading and looking at their new posts. Also follow them on twitter Toad Hall(@jasonsebacher) and Being Maxwell(@MaxwellEarts).
Two weeks ago, Shane Bitney Crone posted his viral YouTube video It Could Happen to You. If you haven’t already seen this video go to the link and watch it. The Facebook page is dedicated to his boyfriend Tom Bridegroom and defines itself as ” all the ways to fight for equality and to find out how to legally prepare for the unexpected”. It has tons of links to equality websites and support dedicated to equality for all. Also visit Shane’s Facebook Page Here and his Twitter account Here.
This organizer of the Lexus Nashville Fashion Week has the most incredible Pinterest wall. Her interests range from books she loves to car chase scenes…and of course fashion! We love watching what she pins and following her may interests! Also follow her on Twitter Cindy Wall(@cewall).
Men’s Fashion & Style Advice from a Woman’s point of view. OMG! We love, love, love her Instagram! All of her pictures are amazing and we love her perspective on men’s fashion. You have to check it out! She also has a women’s fashion Instagram page called Stylesoftmrw which is just as incredible. Also follow her on Twitter at He Wears the Pants(hewearsthepants).
Ok, both Jenna and Davey have a huge following already, so if you know them you probably love them. If you don’t know them…start watching them NOW! Both are absolutely hilarious and entertaining. Jenna rightfully deserves her own television show. She’s so funny we can hardly make it through an entire video without losing it. Davey’s videos combine humor and activism and make him the perfect face, not to mention body, for the gay community. But even if you aren’t gay(27% of his demographic is female!) you’ll love him; he’s adorable, honest, refreshing and hilarious!(And not afraid to talk about sex…thank God!) Follow them on Twitter Jenna Mourey/Marbles(@Jenna_Marbles) and Davey Wavey(@thedaveywavey).
Ok…that’s it for this week! We’ll be picking our faves and the best every Friday! If you want us to consider you…make sure you let us know about your profile by following us or letting us know. So follow us, Tweet us, Facebook us…Tumble us…Subscribe to Us…All of it!!!
300,000 fans. 7 Stages. 3 Days. America’s Largest Dance Music Festival…or in other words, EDC: Electric Daisy Carnival. EDC in Las Vegas has officially matured. Not just in popularity but in quality as well. This year Insomniac Events, the creators of this epic experience, have teamed up with some of the finest venues in Las Vegas, if not the world, to extend the EDC experience to a full week; June 5th through June 12th. Oh yes! A full week of awesome DJs, sexy people, crazy parties, incredible shows, and above all…body shaking-beat thumping music.
Insomniac Events officially kicks off the week with the incredible Dash Berlin performing at the super sexy LAVO Nightclub at The Palazzo. The lineup for the week includes such huge names as Benny Benassi, Fedde le Grande, Armin van Buuren, Hardwell, Above and Beyond, A-Trak, Kaskade, Avicii, Danny Tenaglia, Ferry Corsten, Markus Schulz and many other favorites!
Throughout the week, EDC will move from incredible pool parties at Marquee Day Club and the boulevard pool at The Cosmopolitan (our favorite hotel in Vegas), and club parties at Tao, Tao Beach, Drai’s and more. EDC didn’t forget about the youth responsible for the music of the future either! The week festivities will also host an 18+ event at the Bassrush Massive – Orleans Arena with a sick line up!
This will be the first year the EDC is officially mixed with the city life of Las Vegas. Founder and CEO of Insomniac Events, Pasquale Rotella, who is no stranger to throwing epic events around the globe, says “I’m excited to bring a taste of the EDC experience to the Las Vegas strip for an entire seven days”. The EDC experience not only has come up with an incredible line up of events and DJs for the whole week, it has also brought together Steve Aoki and The Blue Man Group, making it another first time and one of a kind event!
Not only will there be concerts, shows, pool parties, after parties and more; the schedule of events will also include EDMBiz Conference events that will guide music lovers and DJs to learn more about the industry and prepare them with epic new sounds and trends (Kind of like the Fashion Week of EDM music!). We’ll be sadly missing out on the action this year, but get ready Vegas because not only will we be there for a week later this summer but we’ll for sure be making it out for EDC next summer!
For more information go visit the official EDC site HERE! As well as the week’s lineup below!
Have the fucking time of your life and play safe…and send lots of pictures and stories to us at raannt@raannt.com
And stay tuned to a few surprises we have coming about EDC!
Be Yourself. Be Fearless. Be Your Own Unexpected Luxury!
Image Source: Electric Daisy Carnival Official Website
Ok…so we’re not really sure what’s going on with YouTube, but Onision uploaded a video yesterday about how major YouTubers are rapidly losing subscribers. While this may not seem like a big deal, YouTube superstar Shane Dawson supposedly lost over 20,000 subscribers in one day. To someone like Shane, who has almost 3 Million subscribers on his main channel alone, this may be a drop in the bucket, but what if a small time YouTuber just getting started lost 20,000 subscribers? What if they didn’t even have that many? We have a YouTube channel and we upload videos regularly on theboysofraannt and pemovision, but we only have some 335 Subscribers! Can you imagine if we lost the same percentage as Shane Dawson. Well actually…we did the math and it equals something like 2.2 subscribers. So maybe it’s not that big of a deal after all?
Actually…it is. Because these people, who we love watching on YouTube have, most of the time, designed their lives around the income they gross from YouTube and merchandise or opportunities associated with their YouTube videos. Less views and subscribers means less money and fewer opportunities(although this can’t be entirely true because we’ve contacted quite a few of our favorite YouTubers attempting to set up interviews and only a few have responded…Tyler Oakley being our latest YouTube interview which will go up this week!)
Does that mean the little guy or gal hoping to be the next big YouTube star doesn’t have a chance? Probably not, unless you have some amazing content which goes viral overnight. So Onision uploaded this video YouTube is FUBAR #SaveYouTube and is Tweeting non-stop to help get these things changed before YouTube changes forever. Below is his video as well as a video from Karen a.k.a. Spricket24, who we adore, who supports this as well! Please watch them and tweet #SaveYouTube to keep YouTube the way we like it! Listen carefully…he explains exactly what to do! Or Follow Him on Twitter @Onision and Follow Spricket24 on Twitter at @KarenAlloy
