Brent Star Report – Under My Skin

November 30, 2011 | by Brent Star

The T.V. was already on and I could hear someone on The View singing one of Frank Sinatra’s famous songs, “I Got You Under My Skin”…while I was still under the covers half sleep.  “Some new ‘Michael Buble’ type I’m sure” I thought to myself until Sherri Shepherd started interviewing the singer.  “Wait, he sounds black”, I said as I began to wake up to watch this tall, slim, black guy with long dreads who talks as if his speech is peppered with hip-hop flavor.

His name is Landau Eugene Murphy, Jr., winner of season 6 of America’s Got Talent!  He explains to Sherri in his own way that he has always felt connected to Frank’s style of singing and his songs, even while he was on the basketball court in his rough neighborhood.  Personally, I think Frank is under HIS skin because he sounds a lot like him.  All I know is I LOVE to see the defeat of STEREOTYPES! Now don’t get me wrong, as a comedian I’m well aware that ‘stereotypes’ are golden, it helps get a point across with a joke or a scene, but outside of comedy, I simply don’t believe you have to be a certain way to please folks expectations.

You are created to be YOU…NOT your skin color or your sexual preference.  I’m not about to do my normal sermons, but I just want to remind you how IMPORTANT it is to be YOU…in fact, YOU are NOT a stereotype…well…as long as you’re YOU, the YOU that was created.  Just because you’re born gay doesn’t mean you have to like Lady Gaga, or just because you’re black doesn’t mean you have to love hip hop, or just because you’re Asian doesn’t mean you have to be skinny and build computers all day…etc.  Trust me honey, I’m not Brent Star because I’m black nor because I do drag, it’s simply because of who I am Under My Skin.  Now, who are you again?

UNTIL next week, DON’T read the girls, instead read The Brent Star Report!

(A shout out to Stacey over at Bulldogs! Thanks for always reading my columns!)