Let Me Get This Jay

In dedication of We Love Jackson...

I do not have a ton of female friends. Frankly, I do not really like them. I have a few that are tried and true: my Queens, my Sorors, my college buddies, and post-college friends. For each of the categories listed, I can count, on no more than two hands, the women that belong in each one. They all represent a certain part of my life and have been able to hold me down in some way, shape or form.

We Love Jackson (WLJ) has written a few articles about the kind of women that are visible in each clique. When I read his articles, I always wonder if any of my friends belong in those categories. Previous articles include The Thirsty Chick, The Hungry Chick, The Dumb Chick and most recently, The Negative Chick. According to WLJ, this negative chick is the downer in any crew and is just plain old unnecessary.

As with all of WLJ's articles, I quickly went into my Rolodex of friends and tried to decipher whether any of these women fit the bill. Thank goodness they do not. I noticed however, that a lot of women that commented on the article felt the need to defend said "negative chick".

Here's why I'm mad:

NO ONE NEEDS A NEGATIVE CHICK IN THEIR CREW. POINT BLANK. PERIOD.

I should end the post right there, but some of you may need further clarification, so here it is.

A few women discussed their need to have the negative chick around because she is not really negative, she is just being a "friend", a rational one at that. Some of these women also felt the "negative chick" was necessary because she would save them from a potentially harmful situation. Spare me. We are grown adults. Yes, your girl might be hip to something that you missed, but that does not mean she has to be the universal downer. Just because she is your friend does not give her the right to be rude or negative in anyway.

And just in case you were not sure what a "negative chick" is, here is an excerpt courtesy of WLJ:

"They always got something negative to say, they open up with something negative to say, they got a stank negative look on [their] face, they got a negative stank walk like they looking for something negative to happen. She probably ends all her sentences with an unnecessary, “sh*t.” For example, “I can’t stand these guys…. sh*t". They feel the need to always say something negative to bring you down; they never open with anything positive. Do not be fooled by communication such as, “Oh, it looks like you’re losing weight!” That just means she thinks you were fat.”

A lot of women feel this negative chick's sole purpose is to look out for you just in case you are too drunk to look out for yourself. Once you hit the age of 21, you should be able to contain your liquor. I do not drink for two reasons: 1) I need to be sober in order to drive myself home and 2) I need to keep my wits about me. I need to be able to assess a situation quickly just in case something goes down. I cannot do that if I am drunk. If you need your girlfriend there, aka negative chick, to babysit you should you consume one, too many drinks, then you should not be drinking in the first place. As a matter of fact, you should be banned from making public appearances until you get your act together.

There is no need for a negative person in life what so ever! If this is you, you need to check yourself. If this is your girl, you need to check her. As a matter of fact, you should probably ditch her all together. No one needs to hang around the harbinger of death. Why should you?