So Twitter is responding to George Zimmerman’s father’s interview on Fox with perhaps the most equitable inappropriate and funny hashtag I’ve seen in quite some time. I don’t find it myself laughing as much as I am appreciating the complete dearth of credibility in George Zimmerman’s story. I’m hopeful for an arrest soon provided that is not the end of the story.
Oliver told Good Morning America that Zimmerman “couldn’t stop crying” in the days after he’d killed Trayvon, and also suggested that the reality of what he’s done is just beginning to sink in:
Just now he’s becoming aware of how big this has gotten, and that’s why he contacted [lawyer Craig Sonner]. I spoke to him for the first time yesterday, briefly, and it’s just starting to sink in. Up until this point, because he was there and he knows what happened, and because he’s not in jail, he’s been very confident—naively—that this would all blow over. But because only half of the story has gone out, because the evidence won’t be heard until the grand jury convenes, you know, he’s gotta go into hiding. But now he realizes just how big this is.
Oliver also said that he’s “never seen anything” to suggest that Zimmerman is a racist, and also went so far as to suggest that “coon,” the racial epithet heard on the 911 tapes, is actually “goon.” He additionally believes that the screams for help, heard in the background of multiple 911 calls, were coming from Zimmerman. (Other witnesses have claimed otherwise.)
As previously reported, Joe Oliver told ABC that his friend Zimmerman used a “term of endearment” when he called Martin a “f—— goon” before he shot him, not a “f—— coon” as many believed.
On March 27, Oliver appeared as a guest on “Last Word” with host Lawrence O’Donell, who accused him of not really knowing Zimmerman.
In a matter of moments, Oliver proved O’Donnell’s point and stumbled over questions about his “close pal”‘ causing O’Donnell to shut him down saying, “You don’t even have a consistent story. You’ve told us you don’t know what his mistakes were; then you tell us he grew from them. There’s so much you don’t know, Joe.”
New York Times columnist Charles Blow who accused Oliver of “playing people like they’re stupid,” and Washington Post columnist Jonathan Capehart also joined in, leaving the former news anchor reeling.
it is not uncommon for former or current professional talking heads to offer their “services” to victim’s families as “family friends” whenever a major news story explodes into the national conscience the way Trayvon’s shooting has.
You would think that the media would be more forthcoming about the fact that they are interviewing one of their own. But they often don’t because they don’t want to jeopardize their access to the victim’s family.
(CNN) — When Kim Kardashian announced her engagement to basketball player Kris Humphries, a public hype began that was only formerly rivaled by the royal wedding in April.
This heralded event was to be America’s own version of the royal wedding, if only in terms of build-up and opulence. Now, 72 days later, the relationship has been given an equally public ending, the wedding fanfare forgotten and replaced with public humiliation.
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Kim Kardashian Knocked Off More Handbags For Her Kollection
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Kim Kardashian flew to Australia not only to “escape” media scrutiny following her announcement that she was divorcing her husband of 1728 hours, Kris Humphries: she also went there to launch her Kardashian Kollection handbag line. Which apparently includes the Kardashians’ versions of some of the world’s most knocked-off bags: Balenciaga’s “Part Time,” Chloé’s “Marcie,” and Foley + Corinna’s “City Bag.” Earlier this year, the Kardashian Kollection knocked off a well-known Botkier bag. In the graphic above, each Kardashian Kopy is on the left. Kim kapitalized on the konfusion between kopy and kreation by karrying an actual Balenciaga at her first Australian public appearance.
If there is only one thing the Kardashians are great at, it is faking it until they make it.
I am sure their tacky ripoff line fits in well at Sears, however, since it is being sold alongside bib overalls, camouflage jackets, and baseball caps with little LED lights built in, so you can see better in the crawl space under your house.
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The topic first became an issue, when Kreayshawn public tweeted the “N” word, as if it was no big deal.
People are actin so funny omg lol… I got 200k views… not 200k dollars… WTF YOU WANT FROM A N*GGA?! *DMX VOICE*,” she wrote (@Kreayshawn) in late May, referring to the immediately popularity of her music video.
Like the Tea Party, White Girl Mob runs on divisiveness. Even their name invites differentiation, suggesting an active disconnect from the rest of hip-hop culture, even as they cherry-pick signifiers to bolster their shaky authenticity. “Gucci Gucci,” and its limp follow-up “Rich Whores,” are both pseudo-classist critiques of wealth and conspicuous consumption that smack of privilege. Kreayshawn may not say “nigga,” but she lacks empathy for hip-hop’s upward mobility narratives, replacing them with a thrift-store chic that’s as clueless and up-its-own-ass as Michelle Bachmann‘s contrived small-town Iowa values.
In Oakland, Asian people will call Mexicans that. A Mexican will call a black dude that. A white person will call an Asian that. Everyone calls each other that,” Kreayshawn continued. “I feel like that word is used in the low-income community more than anything. I can see if I was some rich crazy trick and I was just saying this because it’s hip-hop. I was raised around this. Me and my sisters were all raised around this. People call me that. But personally I’m not flaunting it around.”
“If I’m freestyling and I said it, that’s just for that point in time. Any songs I’m writing I don’t use it,” the rapper explained in an interview with OCWeekly.com. –SOURCE
Elvis Presley was not the originator of rock ‘n’ roll. That would be Chuck Berry. Vanilla Ice’s “Ice Ice Baby” is said to be the first hip-hop song to top the Billboard charts (others argue it was “Rapture” by Blondie). Justin Timberlake went from the pop sensation group ‘N Sync to the soulful singing White boy with swag. My point? America has always capitalized off of Black culture. Kreayshawn, the new White girl rapper, is only the latest byproduct.
Her government name is Natassia Toloz. Complex magazine reported the 21-year-old Oakland native is rumored to have signed a $1 million dollar record deal with Sony Music. The petite, sometimes blonde, sometimes brown-haired rapper, sparked buzz with her hit single “Gucci, Gucci” totaling over 2 million views on YouTube. Like Soulja Boy, she’s young, an Internet sensation and plans on parlaying her popularity into a full-blown rap career. She has denied the rumored record deal, but admits she has been in talks with Sony Music. Whether the ink is already dry or not, she will get a deal.
Kreayshawn (pronounced Cri-shon), possibly a play on creation, is the leader of her squad White Girl Mob. Vigilantly watching her video for the first time, I thought, ‘Is it possible for me to be intrigued, humored and disgusted at the same time?’ The huge gold doorknocker earrings. Her asymmetrical bob cut. Her homegirl rocking a similar cut, but with blonde streaks. The tats, the vernacular, the black dude entourage passing her a blunt. I hoped it was satire, while knowing it wasn’t.
Backed by Odd Future, homies with Lil B and co-signed by Snoop Dogg, I knew a record label executive somewhere saw dollar signs within 30 seconds of watching her. The novelty of a mainstream White female rapper has been nonexistent. It was only a matter of time before a vested interest arose to capitalize off such a rarity. But White rappers are not some new phenomenon. Eminem is arguably one of the best lyrical emcees in the game, Black or White.
White rappers aren’t the problem. Exploitation of Black culture is.
Black culture is diverse with various meanings; and how one defines Black culture varies from individual. In the case of Kreayshawn, I’m referring to her misinterpretation of what she thinks Black culture and hip-hop is.
One could argue she is exactly what hip-hop has become–gimmicky, devoid of substance, whack, the glorification of a street life, sexualized and talentless. If that’s the case, is she appropriating Black culture or just a part of a watered down genre?
I don’t believe for one second her image is authentic. It is one derived of the stereotypical “sister girl” trope we’ve seen time and time again. Understand, I’m not arguing whether “sister girl” actually exists. I’m not even arguing that the “sister girl” is to be shunned. But Kreayshawn’s image, how she carries herself, her lyrics are all derivative of her very limited view of Black culture.
Beside her lack of creativity, the fact that she’s garbage on the mic, the inauthenticity of her persona is unnerving. A Berkley Film School dropout, allegedly from the hood, has found her niche in hip-hop. Perhaps her posturing is homage of sorts to what she grew up seeing. And this is what she believes she must imitate to gain credibility in hip-hop.
But with artists like Kanye West, Lupe Fiasco, and B.o.B., isn’t there now a space in hip-hop that exists for rappers to just be themselves without the need for street credibility? Or a trumped up, unoriginal “sister girl” image? I guess we haven’t reached a point where female emcees are afforded the privilege of not having to be either “hood” or sexy.
It’s ironic how the White girl mimicking Black culture has been viewed as quirky, cute, and interesting in the past. But sisters who fashionably rock bamboo earrings, gold nameplate necklaces, and blonde streaked weaves, will inevitably be considered “ghetto” by society. It’s equally problematic that every female emcee post Queen Latifah and MC Lyte who has had massive mainstream success all had to sell sex. Kreayshawn, on the other hand, is able to avoid an over sexualized image because of her whiteness.
It goes without saying that most people don’t take issue with talented White artists excelling in genres Blacks created. We’ve certainly supported artists like Robin Thicke, Amy Winehouse and Eminem. I’d imagine that support was gained from them creating good music and not selling a gimmick.
Clearly I’m not Kreayshawn’s targeted audience, and I’m totally opposed to spending money on a White artist who loosely drops the n-word in casual conversation. My being unimpressed, however, does not negate her following. If only she had gained a following through actual talent, opposed to capitalizing off of a genre and culture she obviously doesn’t care to understand.
Kreayshawn’s existence within hip-hop is a reflection of the very aspects we self-proclaimed hip-hop heads find problematic. She is a result of a genre that was forever changed once America realized there was a huge opportunity to capitalize off of a global influential culture. Kreayshawn, artists like her, and those who co-sign them are all culprits in the auctioning off of our culture to the highest bidder.
“De nigger woman is de mule uh de world…”- Zora Neale Hurston
I grew up in a white suburban/rural community where I was one of a few black kids and the only one in my classes and social circle. In high school, we had this habit of waxing nostalgic for our not so distant youth in a way that made us feel older than we were so at a parties we’d often play songs from our childhood. Well once, Baby Got Back came on and I was rapping along as were a white boy and white girl. A crowd formed around them and folks were cheering them on for knowing most of the words while my flawless performance went unacknowledged. Looking back, I see clearly the messy contradictions of racism (and my own internalization of it) as white folks celebrated their proficiency in repeating a black man’s words of purported celebration of my curves that in general, made me invisible. My blackness rendered my rendition null and void as it was presumed I should be able to reproduce that lyrical dexterity on the spot. It was exceptional when they did it but par for the course for me.
And this is partly why Kreayshawn makes me mad. The White Girl Mob media darling blowing up the interwebs whose potential deal with Sony is making waves makes me angry in a way I haven’t been in a long time. Her appropriative swag is yet another reminder (not that we needed any more this month) of how little black women are valued in our society, even in genres we co-create. In a moment where cool is synonymous with swag, a particular manifestation of black masculinity, Kreayshawn’s dismissiveness and denigration of black women animate her success.
“It’s like tumblr made a video,” said one tumblrite, speaking of the white Cali hipster aesthetics of Kreyashawn’s Gucci Gucci. Replete with Indian medallion, black girl hair cut and color, black men flank her on all sides, lending their cool and legitimacy as she talks stealing bitches, smoking blunts, and realness. Catchy with no substance and ample “I’m so different from them other black girls,” Kreyashawn is the perfect accoutrement to the tortured misogyny of her friends and co-signers Odd Future. For her, calling women bitches and hoes is funny, a category she is somehow exempt from via her whiteness and sometimes queerness. She’s got swag because she fucks bitches too, though she’s quick to point out she’s “not a raging lesbian.”
I think “Hoes on My Dick” perhaps best captures my problems with Kreayshawn and those who dig her. About a year ago, comedian Andy Milonakis (Who you might remember from his brief MTV fame) and Rapper Lil’ B decided to parody rap music and made the satirical “Hoes on My Dick” which features the choice language “Hoes on my dick cuz I look like Madonna” or “Hoes on my dick cuz I look like grandma.” Anyway, we were supposed to laugh. Ha ha! Isn’t funny/ironic when they say misogynist things when they know it’s wrong? Kreayshawn took their track and made it her own adding her own lyrics, “rapped” (if you could call it that) with all due seriousness and folks love it!
As Crunktastic has already pointed out on this blog, the derogatory slang words used for women imply race. “Hoes” are black and the proverbial punchline (pun intended) for the LA hispster/hip hop mash up sound that music critics are lauding. The supposed *wink wink nudge nudge* associated with their misogynoir is what makes them so edgy and so real. The objectification of black women as a lyrical trope is what makes Kreayshawn interesting. Look at this white girl who talks like a black man! Isn’t she awesome?
And not that black women haven’t tried to appropriate a type of black masculine cool through a similar practice of denigrating other black women and expressing their allegiance to black men but they have not been as successful. Syd Tha Kid, DJ and beat maker for Odd Future is currently following this path and her queer black masculinity doesn’t seem all that queer when she speaks of women in the same derogatory fashion as her band mates.
Kreayshawn claims Nicole Wray, Missy and Aaliyah as women who inspired and influenced her sound but black women are rarely seen in her circle or videos. I’ve clocked two black women in Kreayshawn’s videos, one a silent love interest, and the other a silent hair stylist. In so far as black women are useful, they exist, though they never get to voice their own reality. It’s incredibly frustrating that the more things change the more things stay the same, that Zora Neal Hurston’s words still ring true today.
Special thanks to Alexsarah and CF’s Sheri & Whitney for talking through this with me!
Apparently Kreayshawn was on the brain today. Check out Clutch Magazine’s take.
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Four more former American Apparel employees have filed a lawsuit against CEO Dov Charney, the New York Times reports.
Kimbra Lo, Alyssa Ferguson, Marissa Wilson and Tesa Lubans-Dehaven are all named in the Los Angeles Superior Court documents — although only Lo’s complaint has been made public. The 19-year-old says she visited Charney’s home last December, seven months after she quit her job as an American Apparel sales associate, to talk about being rehired as a model and photographer.
Ms. Lo claimed that Mr. Charney, wrapped in a towel, invited her to his bedroom to talk about a job. Once there, she said he undressed her and tried to have sex. Ms. Lo said she sought to resist but was afraid, and that he tried to take photographs.[...]
Ms. Lo said that after the December meeting she called her mother who, in turn, called Mr. Charney and “demanded he never contact her daughter again.” Ms. Lo said she contacted Mr. Charney to demand an apology.
Charney’s lawyer Peter Schey told the Times, “The allegations are false. I think this is an effort to shake down American Apparel.”
If so, it’s quite the elaborate, and coincidental, effort.
But the most disturbing bits from the “Today” segment were from Charney’s sworn depositions from previous sexual harassment suits against him, none of which went to trial. In his own words: “I frequently drop my pants to show people my new product,” and “There’s some of us that love sluts. It could be also an endearing term.”
Pretend for a second that you’re in charge of American Apparel, a global company that sells clothes to impressionable young follower types that can’t think for themselves. Now let’s pretend that your name is Dov Charney and you’ve been accused of turning one of your teenaged employees into your “sex slave” for a few hours. Allegedly.
Charney, who demanded Irene Morales, now 20, come to his Manhattan apartment when she turned 18, answered the door in his underwear, dragged her inside and forced her to her knees so she could pleasure him, according to the lawsuit, which demands a staggering $250,000,000.
“Then he dragged her to the bedroom, threw her on the bed, got on top of her and forced her to perform another act of fellatio, nearly suffocating her in the process,” the suit alleges.
Morales was then essentially “held prisoner” in the apartment for several hours during which time he forced her to perform additional sexual acts, according to the lawsuit filed in Brooklyn Supreme Court.
So what do you think would be the best way to convince a judge, or jury overseeing the $250 MILLION dollar lawsuit against you that she’s just after a big payday?
Despite being accused of sexually harassing minors on multiple occasions, (ED: plus all that stuff up there) American Apparel CEO Dov Charney doesn’t seem to be a man who has any intentions of backing down from controversy. The clothing company, often under fire for using very young models in very suggestive poses, is now advertising a t-shirt bearing the slogan “Teenagers Do It Better.”
And if all of that isn’t creepy enough, why not do it in collaboration with Ey!Magateen whatever that is, because pretty much NSFW 16-21 year old boys responding to a “not so standard Q&A” is completely normal.
All I know is I keep attempting the whole sex slave thing and it never seems to work out. I always find myself back on the street with nothing but bus fare and a poor quality t-shirt for all my trouble.
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Investors Flee as American Apparel Teeters
By Hamilton NolanAmerican Apparel‘s stock plunged 27 percent today after the company’s long-delayed second quarter financial results revealed falling sales and dim prospects for improvement. Is bankruptcy on the horizon?The company’s press release this morning—preliminary results only, thanks in part to the recent resignation of their accountants—revealed that debt was up nearly $30 million in the past quarter, and same-store sales were down 16%. It spells DOOM, okay? Go, WSJ:
The casual-clothing manufacturer and retailer said it is in talks with lenders to amend its credit pacts, as it is at risk of falling out of compliance with its debt covenants by the end of next month. Based on first-half results and projections for the rest of 2010, it said it doesn’t expect to have sufficient liquidity the next 12 months, raising doubts about its ability to continue as a going concern.
We hear there was an AA conference call this afternoon, which must have been interesting. If you listened and want to share what was said, email me.
Ho hum, the UK Advertising Standards Authority has banned an American Apparel ad that ran in Vice magazine for being too much like child pron. Can you imagine anything more cliché? t’d appear as though the British press have now discovered the distinct charms of American Apparel founder Dov Charney. The Daily Mail published a fire and brimstone write-around for mass Brit Tabloid Consumption on Donger Dov’s unique business practices.British kids are no different than their American counterparts, right? They love to rebel! And there’s no better your-kids-are-in-danger threat than the predatory nature of an American perv. What it represents is far more interesting than the story itself, though: the label’s impact on British culture, a full fear profile being the peak of it. As in, this guy is after your kids, be scared. The headline says it all:
Dark side of fashion: The sleazy sexual predator behind High Street store American Apparel
In fact, Barbara Davies’ piece is merely a collection of the various complaints and lawsuits that’ve been filed against Charney over the years here. He’s a perv. He’s a Canadian, 40, unmarried, no kids. He’s a perv. He’s had lawsuits filed against him. He’s a perv. He’s even said terrible things! The best is the Daily Mail‘s completely lackluster attempt to conceal this as anything other than a strongly worded editorial:
‘I frequently drop my pants to show people my new product,’ he told Fink in a legal deposition seen by the Mail this week.
So, the Mail learned how to use Google? Behind all of this intrepid reporting, however, is the subtle underlying message that Dov Charney will turn your children into nymphomaniacal Pantone-shirted perverts who will catch diseases like Pokemon in exchange for a pair of leggings and a shot to sleep with this grimy 40 year-old Jewish guy. Not that Dov Charney isn’t a complete pervert—he is—and not that American Apparel’s message of being a socially responsible company is complete bullshit in the face of Dov’s “sexually liberated” practices—it is—but, really?
The Dov Charney Is The Boogieman story is new, and terrifying! If you’re really worried about your fifteen year-old kids becoming rapists, focus on their generic-looking t-shirts sold to them by sexually charged advertising conceived by a Jewish guy perpetually slothing through an eternal midlife crisis. Scary. Burn him.
Is there anything ethical about his tawdry advertisements that perpetuate a highly sexualised image of young women in a society facing soaring rates of teen pregnancies and underage sex.
No, not really. Make no mistake, Charney’s a gross pervert, but worse than exploiting the sexual insecurites of your kids—which you don’t know about—his ads are sexy. Then again, if you want to lead ethics by example, play into the insecurities of your readership’s parenting abilities by finding something (rock and roll, weed, skateboards, MySpace) that are surefire indicators of society’s conspiracy to completely molest your teens’ moral fortitude, brains, and genitalia, and pass it off as news. That’ll show ‘em.
American Apparel We Predict More Lawsuits in Dov Charney’s Future
Here’s a shocker: According to a tipster, American Apparel‘s pervy madman CEO, Dov Charney, is demanding the firing of employees he deems unattractive and thus detrimental to the “AA aesthetic,” as he feels they may be hurting his bottom line.Here’s the text of an email we received tonight from a pissed-off American Apparel store manager:
Our company holds weekly conference calls that every store manager world/nation wide are required to tune into. We discuss sales, which stores need displays, which items are doing well, etc.
Summer is supposed to be a great sales season for AA. Needless to say, with the state of the economy, sales haven’t been going so well. Dov usually gets on the conference calls and talks to people, but one week, he went on a huge tirade and made stores that weren’t doing well send in group photos. Why, you ask? He made store managers across the country take group photos of their employees so that he could personally judge people based on looks. He is tightening the AA ‘aesthetic,’ and anyone that he deems not good-looking enough to work there, is encouraged to be fired. This is blatant discrimination based on looks.
Dov personally judged each person in group photos that were sent in, and if you weren’t to his liking, then boy… watch out. The comments that he made were raging from childish ones to insulting ones. Managers that don’t comply with these new standards are afraid of losing their jobs. Employees who aren’t up to Dov’s “look” and whose work ethic is “just ok” are being targeted and scrutinized and the minute they make small mistakes, they are being fired. But it’s only because Dov wants to weed out the “ugly people.” It’s ironic that he would rather have gorgeous slackers who don’t move the product [or lift a finger] working there than normal looking people who are really aren’t that bad looking, but are A+ sellers and great at customer service. The real irony here is that he is no [looker], himself. He’s asking for a class-action lawsuit and i hope that when it rains, it rains hard. Worst place to work, ever. This is happening at many stores across the country.
As for Mr. Charney, he wrote in an e-mail that he does want his employees to look good – but that doesn’t mean they have to be good-looking.
“At American Apparel, we strive to hire salespeople who have an enthusiasm for fashion and retail and who themselves have good fashion sense,” he said. “But this does not necessarily mean they have to be physically attractive.”
So if you’re ugly, at least wear something that shows off your ass.
[Pic: Getty]
Immigrations and Customs did an inspection of American Apparel‘s LA factories in January, and now comes news that they found that fully one-third of the employees there can’t legally work in the USA. Luckily for the company, these were apparently their least productive workers, because they won’t be missed a bit:
American Apparel, which is based in Los Angeles, said that if the employees aren’t able to provide proper documentation, they will be forced to leave the company. It said losing the affected employees wouldn’t have a material effect on its business.
American Apparel: providing a haven for terribly unproductive workers of all nationalities.
[Dov Charney is good on this issue but dude how can you make all that ruckus and not expect to get raided? Excessive pron, that's how.]
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Dov Charney’s Tear-Stained Letter to His 1,500 Laid-off Employees
Earlier this summer, American Apparel got nailed for having nearly 2,000 illegal factory workers in L.A.. Now 1,500 of those workers have been fired. Dov Charney is even sadder about it than they are.
Weepy, yes. But oh well. This is definitely Dov Charney’s best side. Click to enlarge:
Woody Allen and Dov Charney Accuse Each Other of Acting Like Each Other
Nobody would be surprised if skeevy American Apparel boss Dov Charney and nebbishy, schoolgirl-stroking Woody Allen turned out to be the same person. So naturally they’re in court, accusing each other of the same things.
Woody wants $10 million because American Apparel ripped off his visage for a billboard. People will think he’s a perv, like Dov! American Apparel responds: you’re not worth $10 million. You’re a perv!
“We believe that Mr. Allen’s popularity has decreased significantly, especially in light of the scandals he’s been associated with,” American Apparel lawyer Stuart Slotnick told The Post…
“The term ‘sex scandal’ shall mean . . . your relationship with Soon-Yi Previn including the discovery and public reports thereof, the nude pictures you took of Soon-Yi Previn, and your marriage to Soon-Yi Previn,” Charney’s lawyers wrote.
A huge portion of his adult life is defined as a “sex scandal.” Just like Dov! American Apparel is right in noting that there’s no way Woody Allen could get $10 million for his endorsement from anyone. He’d endorse, what…Viagra? Glasses? It’s not happening. His name has been far less prominent lately even in the ads for his own movies. It’s a shame that Dov and Woody, two soul brothers, have to be fighting like this. Can’t they just kiss and make out? [NYP]
Dov Charney and Co.’s entire strategy for this trial was to say, hey, Woody Allen didn’t lose $10 million being associated with our pervy brand, because he was already a perv. Then they posed and postured like they were going to turn the trial into a parade of Woody’s Greatest Perv Hits, making it so painful for him that he’d wish he never sued them.
That was a bluff. Everybody knows Woody Allen’s shit already. So they paid him half. Fair is fair. But where’s your scrappy sense of tabloid sensationalism, Dov? We all knew you’d lose, but now you also lost a shitload of free PR. And who’s going to pay Woody for this?
In his deposition, Mr. Allen said that he had never heard of American Apparel or me prior to the billboard. I believe that if Mr. Allen became more familiar with the company, he might appreciate some aspects of American Apparel specifically our commitment to creativity.
American Apparel Doesn’t Want “Trashy” Black Women and Relaxed Hair?
I have always found American Apparel to be ultra trashy clothing. I haven’t even been able to buy a single piece just because whenever I got to the website, I feel like I’m actually surfing the web for porn; and, I’m assaulted by emaciated looking women; women who look like they’ve just done a line in the bathroom, or drugged with Rohypnol.
Now American Apparel is no stranger to controversy. It usually stems from their trashy images, but this time they are in some hot water for being materialistic douche bags. What I found most interesting about the post was this:
Another former AA manager says that she received the following instructions as to what kind of black girls she should try to hire during the company’s open calls:
“none of the trashy kind that come in, we don’t want that. we’re not trying to sell our clothes to them. try to find some of these classy black girls, with nice hair, you know?”
i will remember that forever, especially the “nice hair” part. he was instructing another manager and i on who to look for during an upcoming open call, and i sat there dumbfounded, listening to him speak while the other manager made “uh huh, got it” sounds on her end of the phone. the other manager on the call with me later became a district manager, and at one point instructed me to tell two of my employees (both of whom happened to be black females) to stop straightening their hair. i refused to do this, but wondered if the mentality behind her request was related to what dov had said.
If you’re asking yourself if they asked them to stop straightening their hair (and most likely go and stay natural), don’t You read that correctly.
I am not surprised by this. American Apparel’s CEO Dov Charney is a little pervert who is living out his teenage revenge fantasies to screw impressionable, and quite thirsty, chicks who want to model. I’m also not surprised that a fashion establishment has an issue with black consumers. We know the game. What I am totally surprised at is the possible implication, for once in all my 28 years of life, that natural hair is nice hair…
Back in 2009, I did a post on sisters with natural hair appearing to be everywhere in media (ie commercials, billboards, magazine ads, etc.). I wondered then if this was a message to black women that perhaps the relaxed hair carried a stigma that companies no longer wanted to have attached to their brand.
I guess I appreciate the intention, but fuck the attack on black women. This is just trashy. It completely negates the positive message that natural hair is desirable because it’s natural. How can we overlook the connotation that trashy could possibly equal relaxed, weaved up, etc.? Especially considering the idea that straight hair being “professional” is something that white corporations put forth?
“We are no longer threatened, black women. You can wear your natural hair now!”
Either way, I would like to see more and more companies encourage natural hair. I wonder why black women with natural hair seem to be at the forefront of advertising as well. I think it has a lot to do with exoticism, but something organic. Perhaps they think it adds a certain authenticity to the product?
I have a feeling that more black women would go natural if they felt comfortable doing so, and without fear of losing their jobs. Unfortunately, American Apparel is too shitty of a company to do it right…
P.S. I am SO glad I never bought shit from them…
The next time you’re in need of another pair of leggings, think twice before you go to American Apparel. The company’s discriminate hiring policies could fill your socks drawer.
Former employees wrote to Gawker giving us more reason to give the ‘all-American’ brand our fiercest side eye.
An American Apparel ex-manager was given specific instructions on the type of Black girl the company looks for during open casting calls:
“None of the trashy kind that come in, we don’t want that. we’re not trying to sell our clothes to them. Try to find some of these classy black girls, with nice hair, you know?”
For you natural hair undergrads looking to rock seemingly cool clothing for the coveted retail employee discount, it seems, surprisingly, American Apparel is looking for you.
“The other manager on the call with me later became a district manager, and at one point instructed me to tell two of my employees (both of whom happened to be black females) to stop straightening their hair. I refused to do this, but wondered if the mentality behind her request was related to what Dov had said.”
“Dov” is Dov Charney, the company’s eccentric owner and the mastermind behind the brand’s frequent soft porn ads. Seems Dov considers an afro ‘nice hair,’ and straight hair bad hair. This is a fascinating paradox for anyone remotely familiar with Black hair politics. A preference for natural hair could be considered progressive, but discriminating based on an employee’s hairstyle, or any other trait is never cool.
For more on American Apparel’s bizarre hiring practices, check out Gawker.
What do you think about the brand’s employee preferences? Share your thoughts with us!
Paris Hilton’s racismis welldocumented. In his forthcoming book Everyone Loves You When You’re Dead, professional poon-chaser Neil Strauss adds another instance of Hilton horror: When she was 18, Paris told Strauss she had a “one percent” rule against dating black men. “I can’t stand black guys. I would never touch one. It’s gross.”
LA Weekly provides the excerpt, in which a young Paris rattles off racist statements and contemplates sexually extorting her father:
In 1999, shortly after moving to Los Angeles to cover pop culture for the New York Times, I ended up in a room with someone I’d never heard of before. She seemed to embody young Hollywood. She didn’t want to be an actress, a singer, or a star—though she would soon become all three. The art form she’d chosen to embrace was partying. She was with a model friend of hers and talking about performing a sex show together for someone named Artie the previous night, then taking dirty photographs afterward. In the background as we spoke, the movie Saving Private Ryan was playing. After this conversation, she proceeded to get drunk on Midori sours (each with six cherries in the glass), make out with David Faustino of Married… with Children, take a hit of ecstasy, play Britney Spears songs practically nonstop, and have a threesome Maybe she said what follows for provocation and shock value. Maybe she didn’t. You decide…
PARIS HILTON: I had a breast job when I was fourteen, but my mother made me take them out.
How old are you now?
HILTON: I’m eighteen.
Are you working?
HILTON: I’m thinking about posing for Playboy. They love famous people’s kids.
Like who?
HILTON: I don’t know. And the only reason I’d do it is because when my dad finds out, he’ll pay me double the money not to do it.
Later…
HILTON: I went out with that guy last night.
Which guy?
HILTON (points to an actor in Saving Private Ryan): We were making out, but then we went somewhere where it was bright and I saw he was black and made an excuse and left. I can’t stand black guys. I would never touch one. It’s gross. (pauses) Does that guy look black to you?
How black does a guy have to be?
HILTON: One percent is enough for me.
I’m guessing Paris said the vast majority of that for shock value. (She never posed for Playboy, and the boob job story sounds suspiciously like Kimberly Stewart’s.) But it’s still, to borrow a word, “gross.” Paris may be noxious now, but as an 18-year-old in 1999—those halcyon days before Girls Gone Wild caught on, before George W. Bush took office, and before Lindsay Lohan hit puberty—Paris Hilton may actually have been the most noxious person in America.
As for the “black” man from Saving Private Ryan: Vin Diesel, right? [LA Weekly, image of Paris and P. Diddy in 2007 via Getty]
Anywho…
Check out the highlights lowlights below:
Paris Hilton Is Basically a Racist Porn Star, Says New Book
New book Six Degrees of Paris Hilton profiles Darnell Riley, a shady criminal and pseudo-celebrity hanger-on who knows many wicked Hollywood-sleaze secrets. The tome spins many damning stories about the hood-lidded socialite’s sordid existence.
The book, out next month, is by Mark Ebner and he delves into the lives of many sordid types—sloshy actress Tara Reid, solo porn star and MTV VJSimon Rex (with whom Hilton also made a sex tape), various Playboy Playmates, and of course Girls Gone Wild impresario Joe Francis. And they all seem, in one way or another, to orbit around the great Dark Planet created by one Paris Hilton.
sex tape that was released “without her consent” by the gentleman in the video, sleazy sideliner Rick Solomon. Rumors later circulated that Ms. Hilton was complicit in the leaking of the tape, so long as she saw some of the profits. The whole book basically paints Hilton as a duped-into-doing-it-on-camera victim for hire.Riley, who is in prison for robbing, sexually assaulting, and blackmailing Joe Francis, says that, for sure, Hilton was in on the whole first sex tape charade. And, he alleges, it wasn’t the last time the Simple Life reality stain filmed herself in flagrante delicto. Riley supposedly got a hold of several ssseeecret tapes of the nightclub fly. By, you know, stealing them from some “Russian kids” who had stolen them from her house. One tape in particular showed a litany of bad behavior: drugs, racism, taxicab fingerbangs. Riley gives Ebner some details about the tape:
Paris, of course, has said she has no idea who Riley is.
Oh Hell Naw– This Ugly Mofo Didn’t!…….. 0_O. The Valtrex spokesmodel; Paris probably gave him the gifts of herpes and crabbies that he’s re-gifting in the pokey! I bet the CDC has a team of epidemic researchers whose only responsibility is to try to come up with a cure for the STD mutations that this filthy ass skankazoid continues to pass around. Fire crotch, indeed!
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Editor’s Note:
For being such a good sport; the staff here at SOPHISTICATED HIPSTER’s DIGEST™ would love to offer Paris the following heartfelt gift of appreciation… It was either this or a sharp stiletto kick in the back down a long winding flight of stairs. It’s simply up to you dear!
Today on his hot Twitter account he wrote, “Face it folks, you just feel better when you say it. WINNING.”
His Twitter bio describes him, in part, as “unemployed winner.”
“I’m bi-winning,” he said recently. “I win here, I win there.”
Charlie Sheen in a photo posted on his Twitter account.
“The only thing I’m addicted to right now is winning,” he said.
But there’s more to his wide-ranging philosophical meandering than simply “winning.”
“Ready for my next fastball, world?” he wrote on Twitter today. “PLAN BETTER Applies to everything where an excuse now sits. Try it. U won’t be wrong. Ever.”
There’s enough in his multitude of recent interviews to keep a motivational poster factory busy.
–”Can’t is the cancer of happen.”
–”Dying is for amateurs.”
–”My success rate is 100 percent. Do the math.”
–” I will destroy you in the air. I will deploy my ordinance to the ground.”
So far, people are eating it up.
His interviews have led to high TV ratings, surging Web traffic and a record number of followers in the shortest time on Twitter.
Sheen set a new Guinness World Record for being the fastest person to attract 1 million followers, the record-keeping group confirmed today.
It only took 25 hours and 17 minutes between March 1 and 2 for Sheen to hit the mark.
Sheen set up his account on the micro-blogging website Tuesday afternoon, apparently at the urging of avid tweeter and CNN host Piers Morgan, and amassed 60,000 fans in a matter of minutes before he even began to tweet.
He reached a million followers at a rate of tens of thousands per hour.
It’s not the first time Sheen has explored the power of words. GQ reported today that the wrote a book of poetry in the early 1990s titled “A Peace of My Mind.” A sample:
“Yet masking truth and hiding pain,
Will surely take it’s toll,
Will he unto others, or to himself,
Remain a thoughtless soul?”
With Newscore
Charlie Sheen’s Tiger’s Blood Comments Inspire a Cocktail
Courtesy Entertainment Fusion Group; Inset: Mark Sullivan/WireImage
Charlie Sheen’s spicy – and perplexing – comments about his physical strength and his mental abilities have caused many to sit up and take notice.
Especially bartenders.
TY KU has dreamed up a cocktail, called the TY-ger Blood, inspired by one of Sheen’s many quotable remarks that he’s “different.”
“I have a different constitution,” the actor has said. “I have a different brain; I have a different heart; I got tiger blood, man.”
The drink, which calls for sake and spicy tomato juice, is a play on the Bloody Mary, traditionally made with vodka.
Sheen has even influenced bartenders to add an extra touch to perfect a cocktail. Payman Bahmani, a New York City bartender, cocktail consultant and blogger was tinkering with a drink when a friend suggested he call it the Charlie Sheen. Bahmani then decided that he had to add absinthe.
“Absinthe has a long history and mystique surrounding it – people thought it induces hallucinations and insanity,” Bahmani said. “It’s the reason why it was illegal in the U.S. for such a long time. So it was actually the perfect ingredient here.”
1 ounce tiger blood (AKA freshly squeezed blood orange juice)
1 ounce X-Rated Fusion Vodka
1 bitchin’ rock star from Mars (AKA Rockstar energy drink)
1 briefcase full of cocaine (AKA 2 tablespoons of powdered sugar)
Add blood orange juice and vodka to a shaker with ice and shake vigorously until a frost forms on the outside of the shaker. Top off with Rockstar energy drink. Moisten rim of glass with blood orange and dip into a plate of powdered sugar. Drink directly through the eye. Now take that martini glass, wrap both arms around it and love it violently.
4 ounces Coca-Cola
2.5 ounces of Catdaddy Carolina Moonshine
Ice
Powdered Sugar Rim
1 Maraschino cherry, for garnish
Tiger’s Blood with a Dash of DNA from Fifty Five
Dash of Bragg Liquid Aminos
1/4 teaspoon harissa
1/4 red horseradish sauce
1/4 teaspoon wasabi powder
1/4 teaspoon Ras El Hanout
Dash of Glenmorangie Sherry
fresh grated ginger
dash of olive juice
dash of balsamic
2 ounces vodka
Pinch celery salt
7 drops Worcestershire
6 ounces tomato juice
lime juice
lemon juice
salt & pepper
Combine all of the ingredients in a highball glass with ice, stir well,splash another dash of Aminos, garnish with lime and serve.
2 oz gin (I used Bluecoat for its less pronounced juniper)
3/4 ounce mandarin juice
3/4 ounce lime juice
2 barspoons cinnamon syrup (Trader Tiki for the easy kill)
2 barspoons pineapple gomme syrup (don’t bother trying to make your own, and go for the even easier kill by using Small Hand Foods’ excellent product)
2 barspoons agave nectar
1/2 barspoon absinthe (I used Vieux Carre)
5 dashes A.B. Smeby Spiced Grapefruit Bitters
Seltzer to top
Two and a Half Phenphen, from the Crowne Plaza in White Plains, N.Y.
1 1/2 ouce Stranahan’s Colorado Whiskey
1/4 ounce Merlet Creme de Peche
1/4 ounce Combier
Spray Bottle of Noah’s Mill Cask Strength Bourbon
Garnish: Sprig of Lavender
Stir the first three ingredients and strain into a Julep or Highball over crushed ice. Garnish with the sprig of lavender. Spray the Noah’s Mill Cask Strength Bourbon and light to create a flame over the top of the glass until the lavender begins to smolder. Serve.
Sober Valley Lodge “Green Machine” from Christy Pope and Chad Solomon with Cuff and Buttons
3/4 ounce Lime Juice
1/2 ounce Agave Nectar
1 1/2 ounce Apple Cider
3 cucumber slices
2 mint sprigs
Top w/Club Soda
Glass: Highball
Garnish: Cucumber Slice with a Mint Sprig
I’m an F-18 Bro from Christy Pope and Chad Solomon with Cuff and Buttons
2 ounces Aviation Gin
3/4 ounce Lemon Juice
1/2 ounce Maraska Liqueur
1/4 ounce Crýme Yvette
Flamed Absinthe rinsed glass
Shake, strain and serve up in a cocktail glass
Garnish: None, I’m an F-18 bro!
Charlie Sheen, The Drug
The human wrecking ball now says he’s only high on himself. So how much will a hit of that cost you, exactly?
Michael Solomon is the former features director of The Daily Beast. His writing has appeared in Vanity Fair, Esquire, Elle, and O, and he has published several books, including the Malcolm Gladwell parody Blank: The Power of Not Actually Thinking at All.
Beaten down or Beat poet? Charlie Sheen’s rambling talk-show rants are filled with powerful symbolic imagery and occasionally wise rhymes. Read his latest work.
Poetry at My Fingertips: The Selected Verse of Charlie Sheen
What Remains
I don’t have a job.
I’ve got a whole family
To support and love.
People
A lot more important than me
Are relying on that money
To fuel the magic.
Like Lambs to the Slumber
So just shut your traps
And put down your McDonald’s,
Your magazines,
Your TMZ
And the rest of it,
And focus
On something that matters.
But you can’t focus
On things that matter
If all you’ve been is asleep
For forty years.
Funny how sleep
Rhymes with sheep.
Mea CulpaThere’s nothing about that in my history
Anywhere.
I’m sorry if I offended you.
I didn’t know you were so sensitive.
I just thought that, after you wailing on me
For eight years,
I could take a couple shots back.
your rights, your wrongs
you have the right to kill me,
but you do not have the right to judge me.
boom.
that’s the whole movie.
that’s life.
In the Air and On the Ground
I got magic
And I got poetry
At my fingertips
Most of the time
And this includes naps.
I’m an F-18
And I will destroy you
In the air,
And I will deploy my ordnance
To the ground.
On Deaf Ears
Did you say Cancun
Or caboose?
I don’t know,
I was in a blackout, man.
Tune in Tomorrow
They lay down
With their ugly wives
And their ugly children
And just look at their loser lives.
And then they look at me
And say,
“I can’t process it.”
Well, no,
And you never will!
Stop trying!
Just sit back
And enjoy the show.
Let Me Say This About the Goddesses
Let me say this about the Goddesses,
I don’t think the term is good enough,
But when you’re bound by these terrestrial descriptions,
You must use the best term available.
So if you think about it, dude,
I’m 0-for-3 in marriage,
But like in baseball,
The scoreboard doesn’t lie.
Never has.
So what we all have
Is a marriage of the hearts.
And to sully, contaminate,
Or radically disrespect this unit
With a shameful contract
Is something I’ll leave to the amateurs
And Bible grippers.
Soft Targets
Look what I’m dealing with, man.
I’m dealing with fools
And trolls.
I’m dealing with soft targets,
And it’s just strafing runs
In my underwear
Before my first cup of coffee.
This Just In
Newsflash:
I am special,
and I will never be one of you!
I have a disease?
Bullshit!
I cured it with my brain,
with my mind.
I cured it,
I’m done.
You don’t look like you’re having a lot of fun.
god’s gift to man
women are not to be hit
they’re to be hugged
and caressed
The Special Ones
I just don’t do it.
I will not believe that if I do something
Then I have to follow a certain path
Because it was written
For normal people.
People who aren’t special.
People who don’t have tiger blood
And Adonis DNA.
To My Friend, Lenny Dykstra
I think it was Nails that said,
And I was really flattered that he got it right,
He might be Nails,
But I’m bayonets.
I’m battle-tested bayonets.
Ode to a Swordsman
I’m insulted.
I am confused.
But these resentments,
They are the rocket fuel
That lives
In the tip of my sabre.
Can’t Is the Cancer of Happen
I blinked
And I cured my brain,
that’s how.
Everybody has the power.
Can’t is the cancer of happen.
I can’t do it.
The Nike slogan doesn’t say,
‘Just Try It.’
Oh, okay. Just try it.
No.
‘Just Do It,’ man.
A Screaming Comes Across the Sky
I’m tired
Of pretending
Like I’m not special.
I’m tired
Of pretending
Like I’m not bitchin’,
A total frickin’ rock star
From Mars.
Use as Directed
I am on a drug.
It’s called Charlie Sheen.
It’s not available.
If you try it once,
You will die.
Your face will melt off
And your children will weep
Over your exploded body.
Ave Atque Vale
I’m gonna hang out
With these two smoking hotties
And fly privately
Around the world.
It might be lonely up here
But I sure like the view.
“Let’s Go Crazy”: A Winning Playlist For Charlie Sheen’s Live Tour via [HuffPost]
TV Writer, Rolling Stone Contributing Editor and author, ‘He Is… I Say’
I would like to offer Charlie and company some suggestions for a winning warm up mix tape to play for those brave souls who rushed to buy their tickets and take their chances. The show must go on, right? Right? Please add your own songs for Charlie’s manic mystery tour right here.
LET’S GO CRAZY – Prince & The Revolution
SOMEWHERE DOWN THE CRAZY RIVER – Robbie Robertson
CRAZY – Patsy Cline
CRAZY – Seal
CRAZY – Aerosmith
CRAZY – Gnarls Barkely
BROTHER LOVE’S TRAVELING SALVATION SHOW – Neil Diamond
I’M YOUR TORPEDO – Eagles of Death Metal
STRANGE VICTORY, STRANGE DEFEAT -Silver Jews
TALENT SHOW – The Replacements
THE DOPE SHOW – Marilyn Manson
THE SHOW MUST GO ON – Queen
THE SHOW GOES ON – Lupe Fiasco
SLOW SHOW – The National
SHOW ME WHAT YOU GOT – Jay-Z
THE WINNER TAKES ALL – Abba
SHINE ON YOU CRAZY DIAMOND – Pink Floyd
PEOPLE ARE CRAZY – Billy Currington
GOIN’ CRAZY – David Lee Roth
CRAZY TRAIN – Ozzy Osbourne
MAMA, HE’S CRAZY – The Judds
Instead of getting around to answering the one question that’s burning up everybody’s mind (which party will be awarded custody of the horns growing out of his forehead when the divorce between him and Jennifer is finalized)
‘Basketball Wives’ most facially challenged husband Eric Williams shared his opinion on relationship roles with followers.
After receiving a flurry of angry responses he replied, “Women I think some of you don’t even kno the Natural order of Woman in a Bond?? these responses are so bitter! Stop being so in the front.”
On Evelyn telling Jennifer to cheat
Oh yeah, that’s wack. Maybe that’s TV or whatever but that’s suppose to be your friend, the person you confide in, that was suppose to be the individual that was suppose to know what it felt like to be in that situation. This is what she said but this individual don’t know. She’s not married, never been married; the closest she’s ever been was being in engaged to my friend. That’s the whole thing about that and letting it being played on TV and let them exploit you like that, that’s my thing.
I was more [concerned] about how they were going to respect her after the show, it wasn’t about the show. I came across kind of like the bad guy because I’m showing passion and it’s real. The stuff we’re going through is real sh*t, it’s not no Brady Brunch sh*t or some other reality show crying all that bullsh*t. No, this some real sh*t.
On not wanting to get a divorce
I didn’t want to get a divorce. I’m the one that’s trying to make sh*t happen. It’s been a year and a half and I’ve been trying to but nobody knows that part.
On if he thinks he would not cheat if they were to get back together
I’m good. I was young, successful, black, let him [Charlemagne] call it ugly, I had to learn through my own experience. She was there along for the ride.
On being banned from the Reunion You know why they banned me? All I know was…I was putting on my socks and the next thing you know they were like “You will not be allowed in the building.”
On His statement on twitter about Natural Order and Women thinking they are Equal A lot of women got all out of place because I said that. I said, natural order, I ain’t talking about “we under equal or everything that’s exterior” I’m talking about natural order. Man protects, woman nurtures, let’s keep that order. See, once you get out of bounds then stuff gets all messed up. That’s the only thing I was implying, nothing about jobs and equality, and all the men stuff and women stuff. I said natural order…. take everything away; take everybody and put us in the jungle butt naked….what’s the natural order of things? I’m going to have to lift the f**kin wood up and you’re going to have to nurture certain things at night.
On if he is still going to split 50/50 with Jennifer
Stands. One hundred grand. I know how to make money…she deserves it. She’s highly intelligent, I’m pretty sure she can go out there and command a salary based on her intelligence. Great family background. She can do it..it’s never been about the dough with her, it was more less what I done to her. That’s the bottom line, however you want to sugar coat it, however you want to say she’s this, she’s that…I think she kind of held herself together outside of SPAIN.
Unlike other celebrity fashionistas of our time, Jennifer remains true to her own personal sense of style, which is indeed very commendable. Her styling abilities are modestly stunning and effortlessly fashion forward.
Not only is she the best dressed on the show, she is always looking youthful, fun, fresh, and lively. From her perfectly groomed brows to her flawless tresses she is a natural beauty that is very well put together. All of us can take a few notes from her from a fashion perspective. Did I mention how gorgeously even her skin is? Ugh! Gotta love Jen W.
Are you looking to spruce up your look? Are you loving Jennifer’s style? Well I have done all of you a favor by putting together a collage and list of what I dubbed as Jennifer Williams Style, Must Haves!
(Also Shown Above)- Large Hoop Earrings, Strapless Maxi Dress, Thigh High Boots, Chandelier Earrings, Bangle Bracelets, Large Louis Vuitton Bag, Large Sunglasses, Leather Biker Jacket, 5 Inch Heels, Multiple Chain Necklace.
Jennifer Williams (from Basketball wives) looked darling in her all black look. She always looks really put together- bravo to her stylist or her amazing personal style! Here’s a look inspired by Jennifer! via [Etcetera Magazine]
America has witnessed during the last decades a staggering rise of drugs being prescribed to treat all kinds of problems. Children are particularly affected by this phenomenon. Since the 1990′s, an ever-rising proportion of American children are being diagnosed with “illnesses” such as Attention Deficit Disorder (ADD) and are prescribed mind-altering drugs, such as Ritalin.
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Mass media is the most powerful tool used by the ruling class to manipulate the masses. It shapes and molds opinions and attitudes and defines what is normal and acceptable. This article looks at the workings of mass media through the theories of its major thinkers, its power structure and the techniques it uses, in order to understand its true role in society.
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America has witnessed during the last decades a staggering rise of drugs being prescribed to treat all kinds of problems. Children are particularly affected by this phenomenon. Since the 1990′s, an ever-rising proportion of American children are being diagnosed with “illnesses” such as Attention Deficit Disorder (ADD) and are prescribed mind-altering drugs, such as Ritalin.
Mint. Basil. Shiso. Lemon Verbena. Rosemary. Cilantro. Dill. Whether they’re muddled, infused, or simply snipped for a pretty and fragrant garnish, fresh herbs make a wonderful addition to summer cocktails. Here are 20 herbal (and boozy) drink recipes we love:
Mass media is the most powerful tool used by the ruling class to manipulate the masses. It shapes and molds opinions and attitudes and defines what is normal and acceptable. This article looks at the workings of mass media through the theories of its major thinkers, its power structure and the techniques it uses, in order to understand its true role in society.
Banned in the UK Ho hum, the UK Advertising Standards Authority has banned an American Apparel ad that ran in Vice magazine for being too much like child porn. Can you imagine anything more cliché? t’d appear as though the British press have now discovered the distinct cha …
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If there is only one thing the Kardashians are great at, it is faking it until they make it.
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Because 
Nobody would be surprised if skeevy 
A huge portion of his adult life is defined as a “sex scandal.” Just like Dov! American Apparel is right in noting that there’s no way Woody Allen could get $10 million for his endorsement from anyone. He’d endorse, what…Viagra? Glasses? It’s not happening. His name has been far less prominent lately even in the ads for his own movies. It’s a shame that Dov and Woody, two soul brothers, have to be fighting like this. Can’t they just kiss and make out? [
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