A Media Outlet Finally Asks: Has SPLC ‘Jumped the Shark?’
Culture
June 28th, 2017 4:14 PM
Finally, someone in the establishment media is acknowledging that the Southern Poverty Law Center has a credibility problem. Politico writer Ben Schreckinger raised the issue in a long piece posted June 28 titled “Has a Civil Rights Stalwart Lost its Way?”
Cosmo Lauds Absurd Protesters Who Declare ‘Abort Mike Pence’
Culture
June 28th, 2017 3:05 PM
Cosmopolitan devoted an article to a particularly theatrical Planned Parenthood protest -- in which volunteers donned white bonnets and red capes. The aim of the protest was to draw a parallel between the novel, which, according to Cosmo, illustrates “a dystopian future in which women are stripped of their reproductive rights” and our current political climate.
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Lebanese Christians Lament Their Plight: ‘No One Knows About It'
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June 28th, 2017 2:50 PM
It’s been one year since the Lebanese Christian village of Qaa was targeted by eight ISIS suicide bombers – an atrocity that killed five and wounded 32. Had this horror happened in the west, it would have garnered copious media coverage. But the American network news shows didn’t mention it.
Teen Vogue: Intersex People Are As Common As Redheads
Culture
June 28th, 2017 1:00 PM
Teen Vogue wants you to know that there is no shame in embracing who you really are. So they had “teen activists,” who identified as intersex, of course, do a video for their readers explaining what it means to be a non-traditional gender.
The video started with, “Hi, I’m Emily, and I found out I was intersex when I was 10 years old.” Emily, with two other teens, explained that doctors told her…
When Fact Becomes Bigotry: Chicago Sun-Times Critic Accused of Racism
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June 28th, 2017 10:33 AM
Chicago Sun-Times theater and dance critic Hedy Weiss was roundly accused of racism when calling out police stereotypes and reminding readers of a sad fact: gun violence often occurs within the Chicago ‘community, itself.’
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Diplomat Warns ‘Inadequate Awareness’ of Today’s ‘Genocidal Efforts'
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June 28th, 2017 10:23 AM
History repeats itself. And, today, it’s playing out in the “parallels” between the Middle East and Armenian Genocides. According to one former U.S. ambassador to Armenia, the ISIS genocide against Christians and Yazidis in the Middle East is strikingly similar to that which Armenians faced over a century ago.
Trans TLC Star Jazz Jennings Says Trump ‘Spreads Hate’
Culture
June 28th, 2017 10:07 AM
Jazz Jennings of TLC’s I Am Jazz spoke to Glamour about the political climate. Unsurprisingly, the transgender reality TV star critiqued Trump for perceived oppression of the LGBTQ+ community. Yet Trump has been more outspokenly supportive of the LGBTQ+ community than any other GOP President in history.
TLC’s Trans Teen Show: 'Redneck Component' Won't Accept Transgenders
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June 28th, 2017 1:07 AM
Season three of TLC’s I Am Jazz began with the episode titled “Bottoms Up” airing on June 27. Jazz Jennings was born a boy but wants to be a girl and has been living as one for years. The teen is turning 16 years old and is ready to complete "her" physical transition. But she soon realizes there is a self-made obstacle in her way.
McHenry Says ESPN Axed Her for Conservative Viewpoints
Culture
June 27th, 2017 6:48 PM
Conservatives not welcome here. That's what one former ESPN employee is saying after she was a victim of the sports network's layoff of 100 people two months ago today. New York Post reporter Hannah Withiam writes of conservative Britt McHenry's complaint about her ex-employer in a time when ESPN is stubbornly defending its liberal brand.
9-Year-Old Boy Claims 'Global Warming's Gonna Get Us' on 'Casual'
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June 27th, 2017 4:45 PM
Hulu’s Casual, although meant to be a comedy, has consistently infused itself with liberal propaganda. Climate change is one chosen crusade, with almost every single episode of the season so far containing mention of how climate change is destroying the earth and how people can help. The most recent episode, “Venus,” which aired Tuesday, had a little boy remark, “Global warming’s gonna get us.”…
TV Star and Her Baby Take an Ironic Stand for Planned Parenthood
Culture
June 27th, 2017 1:06 PM
Another actress supporting Planned Parenthood? Not surprising. But did the actress miss the memo when she posed with her newborn infant to support the institution? Amber Tamblyn, best known for her role in The Sisterhood of Traveling Pants, has recently attempted to follow her female colleagues in Hollywood by reinventing herself as an activist, but her latest effort to join the trend seems to…
He Who Must Not Be Named: Salon Wants Trump-Free Tuesdays
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June 27th, 2017 10:46 AM
The left has its week all planned out. There’s Meat Free Mondays, Throwback Thursdays, and of course, Trump Free Tuesdays. In a statement put out on Monday, June 26, the editorial team of Salon announced that for one whole day, they would neither publish the POTUS’s picture or his name. The reason why? “We’re sick of him. Everybody is, including the people who voted for him and still support him…
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VH1 Drama Has Christian Character Kissing Lesbian, Then Priest
Culture
June 27th, 2017 9:46 AM
I used to be a brand ambassador for The View. It was beyond frustrating to see the way Elizabeth Hasselbeck was treated on the show and in the press. She didn’t stand a chance with 4-5 staunchly liberal women there to bully her whenever she presented a conservative opinion. Enter Heather Flynn-Kellogg (Fiona Gubbelman) on VH1’s Daytime Divas.
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AMC's 'Preacher' Has Pastor 'Minister' By Locking Women in Cages
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June 26th, 2017 11:00 PM
AMC’s Preacher returned for a second season this week, and it didn’t waste a moment to get back to the gory, irreverent, and overblown show that people know and apparently love. Yes, the season opener proves we are in for more of the same, courtesy of another awful depiction of religion.