Back in my day, when we was young and stupid; we didn’t realize how young we was but we sho as hell knew we were stupid.  Me and my crew would make bad decisions, know the decision was bad and do it anyway fo fun (we figured it wouldn’t hurt none to have a lil’ fun).  Deez folks today do dumb stuff, don’t seem to know it’s dumb, and then record it for the world to see. Then folks like my grandchirren watch the dumb stuff on their smart phones (which is the most ironic daggone name evah cause they makin’ eerrbody dumber than a stunted swamp chigger).

I done lived a lot of years, seen lots of thangs and changes. If I had to title dis here last decade, I’d name it the Decade of Impudent Ignorance.

I know what you thankin’: how does old, Aunt Randi know big words like Impudent. Let me learn you somethin’ real quick before we goes any further in dis here discussion: I’m smarter than a library full o’ books and more useful than the 4^th leg on a chair. I’m just country. Country don’t mean dumb no mo than city means smart. My brain is Neil deGrasse Tyson, my mouth is Moms Mabley and my heart is Etta James. 

Now back to what I was saying. Where was I?  Oh yes, the 2010s was the decade of Impudent Ignorance. Folks was boldly dumb – didn’t seem to try to hide it – and other folks cheered on the dumbness.

For a perfect example let’s start at the end of this decade. In 2016, our country elected a man with a room temperature IQ; and a dislike for anybody who ain’t White, male and rich. He is ignorant squared: a bird-brain and a bigot. And he don’t try to hide it: fool tweets more than parakeet – just up all night sangin’ his ode to ignorance. But dis is what makes dis decade so ‘special’: lots of folks love it. They say that him being ignorant squared means that he’s real and relatable. They’d rather have someone who makes dem feel comfortable about dey dumbness than to have a leader that can guide dem out of it. See dere – dumb is celebrated in dis decade. Dumb wins elections and gains likes (such as my grand-chirren watching and liking folks actin dumb on dem smart phones).

Let’s get back to dem smart phones. You know that the self-facing camera was created in this decade? Them engineers prolly was proud of dey new invention, prolly had no idea they made it so folks could more easily record dey ignorance…and arrogance.  Folks so busy takin selfies, I can barely walk nowhere. Dey will just stop anywhere to take a picture of demselves – posin’ like a 10 cent model in the middle of cleaning supplies aisle at Walmart – dey just flauntin’ dey commonness.

But like I say, that’s this decade—act a fool and put it up on social media so folks can celebrate yo foolery. The smartest of the dummies are the folks on the reality shows – another thing of dis decade – cause at least dey get paid to publicly act ignorant. We done lived in the decade when the person who acts the most ignorant is the breakout star. Have mercy!

Really the best way to anger people in the 2010s was to talk about serious matters. The #Metoo and the Black Lives Matter movement did a lot of good but the folks who led and participated in those movements caught hell cause folks wanted to keep things ignorant (ignorance truly is bliss for a lot of folks, particularly if they get to stay conveniently stupid about things that hurt us, minorities).

Yes ma’am, dis was indeed a decade of Impudent Ignorance. I ain’t saying this decade was all bad. I gained a few grandchirren. I just loved having that handsome Obama with his beautiful family representin our country in the beginning of the decade.   Wasn’t nothin’ ignorant bout that man.  And I rather enjoy that boy Drake; and that Beyonce reminds me of music from my day. Michael B. Jordan with his movies such as Creed, Black Panther and Fruitvale Station makes me wish I was young again (you know I could catch em like a flytrap in my day). Also, I definitely sho do enjoy the Amazon and the Uber. Now I ain’t gotta rely on Ms. Shirley who can barely see or Henry who can barely drive to take me to the store to get my products – where I’d have to deal with some natty-tail girl takin a selfie right where I’m trying to get my peach moscato.

Cheers Ya’ll. I hope ya’ll have a Happy New Year! I ain’t making no resolutions cause my boyfriends don’t like me skinny or sober. Bwaaaaahhaaaaaaa haaaaaa! Ooooo, Chile, I crack myself up!