...about the use of the b-word even to mean "complain"....<P>(1) "Bitch" has other meanings in our day and time? Yeah right...underlying the usage of "bitch" to mean "complain" is the chauvinist notion that women complain too much...shit, where do you think the term originated?<P>(2) I would have said it no matter who posted that word, especially as excessively as it was used...<P>As far as Tariq "kissing the white girl" goes, my only real issue is the scarcity of black-on-black romantic films, but hey, at least we get to see a brother in a dramatic role where no black-on-black murder is involved...I would say simply that Levin did an excellent job on "Slam" and I expect "...Babylon" to be good HOWEVER considering hollywood's history of handling racial topics, some skepticism is warranted and justified. I think Levin, however, has shown he can sensitively portray members of different races in his work.<P>Peep "Slam". Good flick. i was an extra. If you can point me out, I'll buy you a taco. Ha...<P>Peace,<P>Spirit<BR><a href="http://amphibians.iuma.com" target="_blank">http://amphibians.iuma.com<;/a><BR><a href="http://infiniteloop.iuma.com" target="_blank">http://infiniteloop.iuma.com<;/a><BR>DC hip-hop is on the rise...<P>"High grade when I create beats/if I don't get signed/I'ma be the most dope bum that ever walked the streets" - <BR>Aychell (HL, of Khemystery)<P>"If it walks like a duck, quacks like a duck, and looks like a duck, it's probably a tool of the conspiracy" - unknown