So Far, Media Downplaying Muslim Scholar Preaching Death for Gays
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While the national media is quick to condemn conservative politicians who oppose stricter gun laws for offering their “thoughts and prayers” to those many victims of the tragic Orlando shooting, the media has said little about the Muslim scholar, Sheikh Farrokh Sekaleshfar, who was preaching the death penalty for gays in Orlando this past April and, earlier, in 2013.
Hollywood, Journalists Use Orlando Shooting to Talk ... Abortion
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Shortly after Sunday’s atrocious shooting at an Orlando gay nightclub, both celebrities and journalists took to Twitter to bring up a completely separate issue: abortion.
Lefty ‘BrainDead’ TV Show Uses Alien Ants to Bash Ted Cruz
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Politics in DC these days are so absurd that there can only be one explanation: brain-eating alien bugs. CBS’ new show BrainDead, premiering June 13th, is a political satire that blames unpopular Congressional actions on ant-like aliens infecting the minds of politicians. One of the show's stars bashed Ted Cruz as a way of defending its realism.
Tony Awards Go Further Left: Show's 5 Worst Political Moments
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Hollywood is notoriously liberal, but the New York theater scene isn’t far behind. With a three-hour awards ceremony, politics was bound to slip in, especially in a contentious election year. Here are the top five political moments of this year’s Tony Awards.
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The Alli Kat Show: MRC Reporters Talk Death, Love and Harambe
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What’s trending today? In the Alli Kat Show premiere, Katie Yoder and Alatheia Nielsen discuss this week’s must-know trending culture stories.
Vox: Scientific Experiments Uncover Fish Rights
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Most vegans are bigots. At least, that’s the implication of the latest “scientific” discoveries reported by Vox. According to Vox, fish have decent proficiency at human face recognition. That doesn’t just make fish one step ahead of iPhoto. Although it may be a tough hook to swallow, Vox concludes, fish probably have rights too.
USA Today: Golf Is Sexist, Tiger Robbed Women of Spotlight
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If you thought Tiger Woods was done objectifying and causing distress to women, well, according to USA Today’s Christine Brennan, you couldn’t be more mistaken.
TLC’s ‘I Am Jazz’ Actually Makes the Anti-Transgender Case
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The theme from Wednesday night’s edition of TLC’s I Am Jazz, titled “The Hate Is Real,” is that delusion, high drama, and child-drugging are apparently not only acceptable, but parent-approved.
Female Hollywood Executives Hail Hillary Nomination As Progress
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Even a consistently dishonest politician will do to represent women in the government, according to top women in Hollywood.
Hillary Clinton has become the standard bearer for women in the world of politics, despite the many unresolved controversies surrounding her rise.
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‘Fox & Friends’ Interviews Mom Who Refused to Abort Down Syndrome Baby
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The pro-life movement doesn’t just have science on its side. It also has heart. During Fox & Friends Thursday, co-host Ainsley Earhardt turned to the viral story of a mother who penned a “powerful message” to the doctor that suggested she abort her baby with Down syndrome. Earhardt invited the mother, Courtney Baker, on the show with her now 15-month-old daughter Emersyn (Emmy).
Hypocritical BuzzFeed Condemns Body Shaming, Does It Anyway
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To combat the “media’s” unrealistic body images, BuzzFeed put on “Body Positivity Week” this past May. Capping off the plethora of articles about body shaming, BuzzFeed took photos of four “ordinary” guys (a comedy group, The Try Guys) imitating the poses of well-sculpted celebrities. Unfortunately, one media outlet – BuzzFeed – failed to get the message.
HuffPost Celebrates LGBT Fairytales for Children
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It’s about time kids got some LGBT propaganda. According to Huffington Post LGBT “Queer Voices” Deputy Editor James Michael Nichols, new cartoons on Hulu featuring gay heroes and lesbian heroines are providing some much-needed children’s education.
Lifetime’s 'UnReal' Exposes Dark Underbelly of Ratings Obsession
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Lifetime’s second season of UnReal premiered this week and it is an all-too-real, sad commentary on our culture. The scripted drama shows a behind-the-scenes look at the cutthroat making of a The Bachelor-type reality dating show called Everlasting where producers go to extremes to manipulate cast members for ratings.
Networks: Dress Codes Are ‘War on Women,’ Rioters Pelting a Woman Not
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The major news networks have a double standard on what qualifies as a “war on women.”
On Thursday rioters at Donald Trump’s San Jose, Calif. rally cornered a female Trump supporter pelting her with eggs and other objects screaming “F**k Trump” at her and waving Mexican flags in her face.
