If you been invited to an event by a brotha and he's waiting for you at the REDCARPET, make sure its not the GHETTO REDCARPET:
Diva's as we get our social on, theres a few MUST KNOW's when deciding which functions you want to attend and who you want to attend with. I think, Together we can save ourselves the embarassment and avoid becoming victims of red table cloth events aka "Ghetto RedCarpet". lol
Early Prevention :
Stay away from events with misspelled promotional ephemera
overbearing re-tweet invitations
spam mail invitations.
Misspelled banners or a banner mended together with masking tape may imply that the promoters are inept or downright careless. Either way, don't risk being caught mingling with a bunch of boneheads. Your time is better spent elsewhere.
If you're in doubt, discretely ask around: peers, public relations professionals and even well organized street teams are great sources of information.
Same Day Prevention:
A building’s facade can be deceiving but take notice of the actual carpet. True red carpet events have Red Carpets! If the walk to the door isn’t bedecked by a real carpet or if the carpet has more stains than a Motel Six bedspread in Newark leave the vicinity immediately! Turn around and RUN< RUN < RUN
Early Damage Control:
A real red carpet event does not require nine promo teams sifting through multiple, unorganized VIP/RSVP lists. Official red carpet hosts are savvy and know who’s who before they arrive.
Think about the entrance to a “Super Cuts” versus a fabulous spa. If it feels like you just entered the former, save yourself the grief and exit without delay. The chaos at the door is a certain precursor to a disastrous event. Good Lord, imagine the dysfunctional bottle service.
If entry to the event requires a hand stamp – GET OUT FAST! RUN < RUN < RUN
Impromptu Damage Control:
Once inside, look at your surroundings. Are attendees drinking out of Dixie cups or eating hors d’oeuvres off paper plates? It’s time to leave. These ghetto-fabulous promoters are more interested in frugality than distinction. A red carpet event is not a glorified high school house party. RUN < RUN < RUN
Be observant: are the attendees standing around craning their necks trying to find a VIP? Don’t be a gawker. Quickly and without attracting attention proceed to the closest exit and chalk the event up to a lesson well learned.
Red carpet affairs are dress to impress events. Are you surrounded by chicken-heads with more muffin tops than Starbucks?
Follow the previous escape instructions and treat your fine looking self to a latte –better to be fabulous at Starbucks then be caught cavorting with hood rats.
I found this on internet and thought it was hiliarous!
Wednesday, April 21, 2010
Ghetto RedCarpet
Posted by The Diva Principle at 11:11 PM
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