Tag: Controversy

NBC Airs Racist or Unfortunately Timed Monkey Gymnast Promo After Gabby Douglas Wins Gold
Deliberate racism? Unfortunate timing? Public overreaction? Simple FAIL? People are debating those questions this morning after a promo for the new NBC show Animal Practice...
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Swiss Athlete Expelled From Olympics For Racist Tweet
Another Olympian has been sent home from the London Games because of his inability to control his thumbs. Swiss soccer player Michel Morganella was dismissed from the Olympics...
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Chick-fil-A’s PR Team May Have Pulled This Laughably Transparent Fake Facebook Account Stunt
Apparently, someone on Chick-fil-A's PR team really sucks at PR, as this evidence suggests that someone is creating fake Facebook accounts to bolster their position in the midst of...
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Jason Alexander Takes Time Out From Twitter Gun Debate To Plug Franklin And Bash
Twitter can be quite the marketing vehicle, and actor (and apparently director) Jason Alexander knows this. He took the time to plug an episode of the quirky TNT lawyer series that...
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This Classless Tweet Will Probably Cost Celeb Boutique Some Business [UPDATED]
Unless you've completely avoided the internet and television today, you're aware that the early morning hours saw a devastatingly...
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Facebook’s Still Debating Whether or Not to Let in Your 12-Year-Old; Are You Still Concerned?
I'm 27 years old. Actually, I'm not 27 years old. I'm 26 years old. I just lied on the internet! And trust me, it really is so easy that a preteen can do it. And they do - al...
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Facebook Is Putting Words In Users’ Mouths By Promoting Content From Pages They Like
There's a new feature making its way to the Facebook News Feed that has some people up in arms. And while I'm usually the first to defend Facebook against the wrath of whiny, misi...
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If You Think You’re A Sh*tty Parent, Just Check Out What One Mom Posted To Facebook
People post some seriously screwed-up things on Facebook - for instance anything surrounding a birth. Or in some cases, their proudest number twos (seriously, I know this guy). I...
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Oreo’s Gay Pride Facebook Post Creates A Firestorm (Shocking!)
June is officially LGBT Pride month, as President Obama continued the tradition with an address last week at the White House. "And as long as I have the privilege of being you...
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Is Social Media Hurting Our Culture?
With Facebook, Twitter, Pinterest, and other popular social websites woven into both our personal and business lives, it is clear that society has become dependent on social me...
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IO Interactive Apologizes For Hitman/Nun Trailer
Stating a desire to capture the grindhouse theme made popular by the exploitation movies of the past, developers at IO Interactive have apologized for their Hitman: Absolution...
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Jason Alexander Tweets Epic Apology For “Cricket Is Gay” Comments
Last week, former Seinfeld star and current poker fanatic Jason Alexander pissed some people off with some comments he made on The Late Late Show with Craig Ferguson. Dur...
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Was The Hitman: Absolution Nun Trailer Sexist?
Yesterday, the E3 trailer for the upcoming Hitman: Absolution game hit the streets as companies are eager to build buzz heading into the video game industry's huge summer...
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Should Sex Offenders Be Allowed On Facebook?
I am not a father. Because of this, I don't possess the visceral, instinctual drive to protect my children at all costs. Of course, that doesn't mean that I'm insensitive to the...
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