Sorry Bea Arthur...

No, actually, I don't.

Sorry Bea Arthur, you are not going to be our next Horror Hottie.

Over the past few days, I've received and influx of emails petitioning for the former Golden Girl to be the next ushered into the hallowed hall of poon, but it isn't going to happen. First of all, she's nearly 90... how in the world is that hot to anyone other than Machine? Secondly, and most important of all, shes never been in a horror movie or TV show! (A.K.A. Pablo doesn't count.)

She's always been cool, and been good in whatever she's been in, but a Horror Hottie she is not. I loved her in Golden Girls (Who didnt?), and she was fantastic in Maude; she was even great playin Madame along side of Wayland Flowers for so many years, uncredited mind you. If you lived in the 80's, you couldnt escape Wayland Flowers and Madame on Solid Gold or the Hollywood Squares...

He died of the AIDS.
So people, please stop emailing me asking for Bea's induction, because it makes no sense. Even those of you insisting that since she is one of the living dead, she deserves automatic induction are out of luck. I mean it Steven Seagal, stop emailing me. Youve been warned.

President Bush: Please LEAD On Darfur

We now have less than two months until the Beijing Olympic Games begin on August 8.

I urge all villagers to write a letter to President Bush asking him to lead on Darfur. The UN Security Council has just returned from its trip to Africa, where it visited the Darfur region.

During June, as President of the Security Council, the United States is in a unique position to exert its influence to ensure that the peacekeepers and civilian police authorized almost a year ago by the UN are deployed immediately.

Write to President Bush now and tell him how crucial his leadership is in urging China and other Security Council members to deploy the peacekeeping force to Darfur.

Return of Dog the Bounty Hunter is Unacceptable

The Electronic Village supports the call of the Afrosphere Action Coalition (AAC) for a 'Day of Blogging For Media Respect'.

A&E Network is the object of our collective ire as a result of their decision to bring Duane Chapman (aka 'Dog the Bounty Hunter') back on the air. Chapman had been taken off the air after his racist rantings became public knowledge.

The AAC wrote the network and its advertisers to express anger over this immoral decision to bring Chapman back on the public airwaves. We are taking a stand against Chapman's expressed racism. It is our view that Chapman has not adequately atoned for the racially derogatory intent of his words. Instead, he made claims about his motivation being benign and disparaged his son’s Black girlfriend, Monique Shinnery.

'They should pull the show completely and never air reruns or anything with Chapman ever again,' SiCap president Wayne Perry says in a press release. "A&E should wash their hands of this guy. Dog’s rant has personally disrupted my faith in people, and we will never associate any of our brands with any forum that supports racism in any way. This goes far beyond what Don Imus said on MSNBC, and they fired him immediately.”

We seek respect for people of African descent.

Daz Wilson, AAC co-coordinator, says, "The Black community won't tolerate the lack of consideration and respect we have seen from television networks, which have become increasingly insulting in their commentary; using stereotypical depictions, and allowing their spokespersons and actors to use racial slurs or refer to 'lynching' in a self-described joking manner. This unacceptable behavior seems to be shared by A&E Network, despite the fact that they and their advertisers benefit from diverse audiences and consumers."

I encourage all villagers to take a moment to call or write A&E Network and its sponsors to let them know you seek respect for people of African descent. Let them know you want A&E Network to remove Duane 'Dog the Bounty Hunter' Chapman from their airwaves.

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1. A&E Vice President of Programming - Nancy Dubuc and Rob Sharenow
2. Travelocity - Vollmer Public Relations, Amanda Borichevsky
3. Tylenol - Call (877) TYLENOL
4. AT&T
5. Red Bull Energy Drinks - Call (310) 393-4647
6. Yellowpages.com - Call (877) 647-6278
7. Allstate Insurance - Call (866) 908-2500
8. LG High Definition Televisions - Call (800) 243-0000
9. Dell - Call (800) 915-3355
10. Nintendo - Call (425) 882-2040
11. Subway

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Kudos to the Afrosphere Action Coalition coordinators -- Daz Wilson, Yobachi Boswell and Francis Holland -- for providing leadership on this Day of Blogging for Media Justice.

I'm interested in hearing your village voice on this Chapman/A&E Network situation and this effort at online activism. What say u?