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Welcome. Bienvenue. Wilkkomen. ¡Hola! I figured I'd give you, my new fans, as multicultural a greeting as you'll ever get from me. Ever. For those uninitiated, my name is R. Clark, the highly intelligent, very outspoken Publisher/EIC of "Middle of Da Map" Magazine, the Midwestern hip-hop mag that hustles harder than you do.

I decided to start this blog for a few reasons, the most important one being to get MY voice and MY company out here in a very public forum. Secondly, I feel an obligation as an EIC to challenge the public's view of status quo, via ME playing devil's advocate to most opinions you hold dearly. Common sense is at a record low, people... I'm your refresher course in it. I know that a lot of people use these blogs as personal diatribes, trying to give you, the consumer, a glimpse into their personal world. Not me. What I will give you is my solemn promise that when you read entries in this blog, you WILL be entertained, and you MIGHT learn something new. What I will also promise you is that, I WILL be as biased and bullheaded as humanly possible, because, THAT'S the kind of person I am. Thank you for reading this far, now let's begin our scheduled program...


The Truth Behind "Ignorant Bliss."

I was driving home the other day, when my brother enlightened me (via text message) to something he nor I ever cared to know. Being residents of this fine mess of the United States of America, we have indulged in the culinary monstrosities known as "fast food" on MORE than our fair share of occasions. The dire-ness of his text was made more humorous to me due to the fact that I could sense the moment that he realized that he may be a pig. His message read simply: "A Monster Burger™ has 990 calories and 72 grams of fat. Christ..."
Now, to those unaware, Monster Burgers™ are the unholy meaty paradise concocted by those lovely people at Hardee's/Carl Jr.'s to enslave people with over-active saliva glands (as per the commercial they aired about a year back). Made of 2 (two) "100% Black Angus (note: Does a fast food burger REALLY need this kind of decadence? ed.) all-beef patties", cheese, mayo, and a whopping EIGHT (8) strips of bacon, anyone who dared eat this beacon of fatty indulgence DESERVES the ensuing heart stoppage it will ultimately cause!! C'MON PEOPLE!!! By no means am I attempting to slander the company, because, I've been known to partake in it's beefy goodness. BUT, (and if you eat more than one a week, the pun IS intended) you've gotta have restraint!! My brother is a healthy guy, but, as black men, we HAVE to stay on top of our diets as we inch closer and closer to the big 3-0. Diabetes aka "Sugar-betes", high cholesterol, high blood pressure, hypertension, colon cancer, prostate cancer, ALL affect us, and are ALL affected by the diets we follow.
Now, Lord forbid this be a singular rant directed at the fast food industry, this is a look at Ignorant Bliss. The wonderful acceptance of not knowing, that ALWAYS retributes and bites people in the ass. Like smokers who think that if they ONLY smoke a pack a week, that they won't get cancer... smfh. Or, that age old urban myth that a virgin won't get pregnant her first time... It's thoughts like these that lead me to believe that retarded is becoming part of "regular" society. When did it become okay to NOT pay attention to warning signs and common sense? A part of me wants to believe that this is God and "Chuckles" Darwin's way of having a collaborated laugh together. The other part of me sees the plot of "Idiocracy" playing out in real-life, and as unfunny as that movie was, the prospect of a world full of George W.'s is downright horrific.

Peace.