So, J.C. Penney apologized for its now infamous shirt that says I'm Too Pretty to Do My Homework and a spokesperson for the company told ABC News, "We've immediately discontinued sales of that T-shirt. It was only online... We agreed that the shirt does not deliver an appropriate message."
The web is ablaze over a French Vogue shoot that made 10-year-old model Thylane Blondeau look like an adult—face painted in thick make-up and feet clad in high heels as she sprawls out on a leopard-spotted couch. Should a child be donning this sexy look?
Unless you've been in a cave all week, you probably heard Bill O'Reilly's controversial comment during a discussion of universal birth control on his Fox News show. He said: "Many, many people, many women, I hate to say it… Many women who get pregnant are blasted out of their minds when they have sex and aren't going to get birth control anyway."
Well, this is uncomfortable: USA Today reports that the HoustonPress is under fire for publishing an article titled "The 10 Hottest Women on the Texas Sex Offenders List." To compile his favorites, writer Richard Connelly scoured the databases of 15 different counties to pick out the best in a batch of mugshots.
Glee stars Dianna Agron and Lea Michele (both 24) are at the center of a controversy stemming from their recent photo shoot with GQ, which features the two actresses hanging out (nearly literally) in a high school hallway. In a time when actual teenagers are constantly pushing the sexual envelope, are photos of adult women simply portraying the schoolgirl fantasy really a big deal? Well...yes and no.
Lady Gaga is no stranger to controversy, and she's currently gleefully courting it with the video for her latest single, "Alejandro." We see Gaga dancing and writhing around, while we're bombarded with controversial images: scantily clad, goose-stepping men, rosary bead munching, and lots of simulated sex—including the aforementioned scantily clad soldiers having their way with a nun. Is it rape? Is it consensual? It's hard to tell. Either way, it's going to offend a lot of people.
Although Rima Fakih may be the first Arab-American to win the Miss USA title, her Lebanese ancestry didn't stop her from acting like any other red-blooded, young, attractive American woman. A day after she won Donald Trump’s annual beauty pageant, TMZ immediately posted photos of Rima competing in a pole-dancing contest put on by a Detroit radio station. According to TMZ’s sources, Rima kept her clothes on, but on-lookers still managed to stuff her bra full of one dollar bills. Clearly, there are no conservative Arab traditions for this girl!
We were appalled to read that researchers are blaming Facebook, of all things, for increased syphilis outbreaks in the U.K. Last year, Durham, Sunderland, and Teesside, the regions where Facebook is most popular, reported four times more than the usual number of syphilis cases. In an interview with The Telegraph, Professor Peter Kelly, director of public health in Teesside, speculated that social networking websites have made it easier for people to meet strangers for casual sex.
Unless you've been living in a cave somewhere, (it's OK if you have been—we don't judge) you know that President Obama has really been shaking things up on Capitol Hill. Standing at the helm of the Democratic majority, he managed to push the first health care reform bill in 50 years (Medicare) through Congress. We have to admit, political parties aside, that this is an enormous achievement. But after the smoke has cleared, along with the shock and excitement, and the dismay of most Republicans, many are wondering how all this will affect their lives. And here at YourTango, of course we're worried about how this will impact our relationships. Government progress? Be still our hearts! But after the smoke has cleared, along with the shock and excitement, many are wondering how all this will affect their lives. And here at YourTango, of course we're worried about how this will impact our relationships. So with a salute to Uncle Sam, we put on our hard hats and dove into the 2,074 page bill to pull out the facts that matter most to you and your lover.
ABC's phone operators must have gotten some serious overtime pay on Sunday and Monday, as 1,500 angry American Music Awards viewers called in to complain about Adam Lambert's controversial closing number. The bisexually-charged performance, which included simulated oral sex with both male and female dancers and a big, wet guy-on-guy kiss, has divided fans (and casual observers) down the middle, with some praising Adam for his bravery and willingness to "push the envelope" while others are dismissing the routine as nothing more than a lewd display put on for shock value.
From The Herald Sun By Tamara McLean and Nick Ralston A MEN'S magazine is being investigated by government authorities for offering a $10,000 boob job as a competition prize in breach of gaming rules. But Zoo Weekly says the investigation is "ludicrous" and claims that New South Wales Gaming Minister Graham West "has got his knickers in a twist about nothing". The soft porn lads' magazine has launched a competition urging men to "win" their girlfriend a boob job by sending in shots of her cleavage. The prize goes to the woman whom readers believe most "deserves" an enlargement, with the website stating: "We can help turn your lady's itty bitty titties into massive mounds of magnificence". A spokesman for the gaming minister today confirmed an investigation was underway into the legality of the magazine offering cosmetic surgery as a prize. Tango’s Take
