Wednesday, April 18, 2012
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Monday, April 16, 2012
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Saturday, April 14, 2012
"Tulsa Hate Crime Shooter Swears Some of His Best Friends Are Black"
Isn't that what all the racists say? LOL
http://gawker.com/5901979/tulsa-hate-crime-shooter-swears-some-of-his-best-friends-are-black
Isn't that what all the racists say? LOL
http://gawker.com/5901979/tulsa-hate-crime-shooter-swears-some-of-his-best-friends-are-black
Octomom: Free Security for Nadya Suleman
The Octomom, Nadya Suleman, has run into some trouble after she started
receiving welfare from California. Someone smashed in her car window and left a
note that said, "Leave California or you will die!" Now some Good Samaritans
have offered their services to protect Suleman and her family
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Lindsay Lohan is barely off parole and she
is already getting some negative publicity. Club goer Marisa Dugas has accused
Lohan of assault after she claimed the actress attacked her at the Standard
Hotel. Dugas is now saying the police investigating the claim are treating her
like a "second class citizen."
Birthday Party for Mitt Romney's Wife Hosted by a Guy Who Barbecued a Dog
Would you attend a party that is hosted by a man who was arrested for barbecuing
a dog? That is exactly what Mitt and Ann Romney plan to do. A birthday party for
Ann Romney will be hosted by Fred Malek III, the man who was arrested for
killing and barbecuing a helpless animal.
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The Simpson's Matt Groening: He Doesn't Know the Location of the Simpsons Family
Fans of the long running animated show, "The Simpsons", thought a mystery had
finally been solved—where the town of Springfield is located. Some fans thought
the show's creator, Matt Groening, said that Springfield was located in Oregon,
his home state.
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George Zimmerman Asking for Donations for Bail After Charged With the Murder of Trayvon Martin
After the murder of seventeen year old Trayvon Martin, an act which caused
outrage across the country, shooter George Zimmerman has now been arrested and
charged with second degree murder by district attorney, Angela Corey.
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Lionel Richie Owes Megabucks to the IRS
Singer Lionel Richie has reason to
celebrate, and reason to stress. Recently his new album, Tuskegee reached number 2 on the billboard charts, but
that has been dampened by the lien the IRS has against him, to the tune of
$1,130,609.11.
Courtney Love: Daughter Frances Bean Cobain Wants Her Banned From Twitter
It seems Frances Bean Cobain, daughter of legendary singer Kurt Cobain, is tired
of her mom's wild ways on Twitter. Courtney Love recently accused former Nirvana
singer, Dave Grohl, of flirting with her 19-year-old daughter.
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Wednesday, March 28, 2012
Yes, Rue really was black in the Hunger Games books
After reading the "Hunger Games" trilogy, I've been looking forward to watching the movie. The film has done really well at the box office, but that has been dampered by some people who took to Twitter to voice their displeasure over the casting of the characters Rue, Cinna, and Thresh. These people are upset because the actors are black.
The site Hunger Games Tweets has posted these tweets and they are just upsetting. One girl actually said that the death of the Rue character wasn't as sad once she saw the actress was black. These readers became so attached to Rue and then acted almost betrayed when the actress was introduced.
Were we reading the same book? When author Suzanne Collins desribed Rue as having "dark brown skin", shouldn't that have been a tip off? I keep hoping Collins or the filmmakers will comment on this mess.
I could understand if you maybe "missed" or forgot the description, but to say it ruined the movie experience for you makes no sense. If the character resonated with you, it shouldn't matter whether Rue was black, white, yellow, red or purple.
Some people actually seemed to be confused over the "dark skin" description, imaging pretty much every ethnic group other than African American - or even imagining an individual who is just tan. That just blew my mind. They do know black people aren't literally black, right?
I wanted to post a few more of the tweets Hunger Games Tweets posted, but honestly it's too depressing. I noticed many of the tweeters deleted their accounts or changed their user names after their tweets made sites like Gawker. Maybe they learned something, but probably not. People are disappointing.
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