The reader’s chance to interact with Delores Shante’
Dear Delores, be honest, in your opinion: Who’s the Lou’s hottest guy on local TV news?
First of all, there ain’t much pickins out there…..but I’m gonna have to go with my guy Rob Desir of Fox 2. Boy’s definitely a tender, looks like he likes to kick it, and I’d certainly spend 10 minutes with him if he wanted to holla. Maybe 15. But like I said there’s isn’t much to choose from.
Dear Delores, I think I’ve seen you out and about. Tell us what you look like.
Right, Mr. Stalker Man. I’ll tell you this. There’s two ladies out there claimin’ to be Ms. Delores Shante’. One’s been sayin’ it for 10 years. Let me tell you…he ain’t nowhere close to me. Nowhere! Here’s a hint honey. We all know Delores ain’t my real name…but my real first name does NOT have a “T” or “L” in it. So if you’re out and a woman says “Oh I’m Delores Shante’ alright”….and she’s got a “T” or an “L” in her first name, you have my permission to wip out a copy of this here paper, and put her back into that place she belongs. (If ya’ll hear of any folks out there sayin’ that they’re Delores, give me a holla, and I’ll bring them back to reality, via a print product of 70,000 newspapers every week, baby).
Dear Delores, I keep hearin’ about how St. Louis takes a backseat to Atlanta and the others when it comes to brothers and sisters. What’s your biggest beef with black St. Louis?
Six words: ‘Too many men on the downlow!’ Here’s Delores’ request of the day: Choose a team, then STAY with that team! I don’t care what team you choose, but stay on that team! I don’t see any Cardinals players playin’ for the Cardinals on Friday night, then playin’ for the Cubs on Saturday night, then goin’ back to playin’ for the Cardinals on Sunday afternoon.
Dear Delores, why not drop the stereotypical (and demeaning) slang talk and “just talk?”
Dear Professor, let me break it down to you. Delores is who Delores is. I’m not going to (or should I say “I ain’t gonna”) put on any kind of act for anyone. I speak my mind, and shame on you for tellin’ me what manner I should speak it. Delores isn’t going to Say Saurrry for keepin’ it real. So go ahead with your bow-tie, high-water pants, white sox with dress shoes-wearin’ self, and take your 32 credit hours back to the university. And you Say Saurrry.
READERS, hit Delores with your Q at dshante@stlamerican.com