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Sexualizing children: Finnish NGO 'apologizes' for ad with pregnant 12yo after major backlash

Sputnik
Fri, 22 Jun 2018 09:09 UTC

The apology over a maternity clothing ad featuring a pre-teen African girl followed criticism and pressure from fellow humanitarian organizations over the "erotizing" and "sexualizing" of the child model.

Plan International Finland and its parent organization, Plan International Global have issued an apology over a high-profile ad campaign involving a pregnant 12 year-old Zambian girl posing in a line of maternity clothing that was the brainchild of Finnish designer Paola Suhonen.

Despite winning accolades and awards for creative design, the campaign raised the ire fellow human rights activists, including Zimbabwe-born gender studies researcher Dr. Faith Mkwesha of the Turku Academy and the Sahwira International NGO, who condemned Plan International Finland for "erotizing and sexualizing" the child model, saying she was shocked by the campaign.

Florida State University bans 'offensive language' toward a person based on gender

Greg Piper
The College Fix
Thu, 21 Jun 2018 20:32 UTC

Expulsion possible for advocating for traditional marriage

You would think a large public university like Florida State would have received a warning letter before 2018 about flatly unconstitutional speech policies.

But America's First Amendment watchdog organizations are apparently busy taking on censorship on other campuses. Maybe they're just now getting to the Fs.

The Alliance Defending Freedom publicly warned FSU in a letter Wednesday that the window is short before it gets sued for violating its students' rights under the U.S. Constitution and even state law.

Students recently told the organization about provisions of the student conduct code that could get them punished - all the way to expelled - if they say something "offensive" based on gender.

We had a 'poof' & 'no slave owners': Monty Python's John Cleese slams BBC 'too white & Oxbridge' claim

RT
Fri, 22 Jun 2018 15:32 UTC

Actor John Cleese has defended the iconic comedy show Monty Python, calling it "remarkably diverse for its time." The comments come as the BBC head of comedy said the show was "too white and Oxbridge" to be made today.

Cleese lauded the merits of the show in a series of tweets in response to comments made by the controller of BBC comedy Mark Allen. Allen claimed that audiences were tired of the "metropolitan, educated experience" and craved sketch shows and sitcoms with a "sense of place" rather than "six Oxbridge white blokes."

Allen added that teams being assembled for shows today were going to be from a "diverse range of people who reflect the modern world and have got something to say that's different and we haven't seen before."

Referring to Allen as the "head of social engineering," Cleese defended the diversity credentials of Monty Python, joking that the show would meet the state-funded broadcaster's diversity targets as it had a "poof" - referring to the late Graham Chapman - and "no slave owners."

Why do they hate Tucker Carlson?

Justin Raimondo
AntiWar.com
Thu, 21 Jun 2018 00:00 UTC

Because he's the sworn enemy of lying, pomposity, smugness, and groupthink.

No one is allowed to dissent from the official Establishment line: that's the new dispensation in the media, and it is being enforced by the political class, which has launched a series of smear campaigns against anyone who dares question the conventional wisdom. Anyone who questions the veracity of the media, starting with our President, is deemed an "enemy of democracy," because the media is supposed to be the foundation stone of a free society.

But what happens when the media becomes an instrument in the hands of Power, a weapon in the arsenal of a Deep State intent on exercising its veto over our democratically elected government?

That's a question fake-"libertarian" Conor Friedersdorf doesn't want you to even contemplate. Why? Because then, like Tucker Carlson, you'd be "hurting America." That's right, folks: "Tucker Carlson is Hurting America Again"! Yes, again!

Oh, when will they make it stop?

Comment: Carlson types have become the sticker-faces for the self-righteous.

Video shows French priest slap baby during baptism

Fox5
Thu, 21 Jun 2018 07:26 UTC

A Reddit user has posted a video showing a priest slapping a baby during a baptism.

The video, which was also posted on YouTube, has a French title that translates to "A priest slaps an infant during his baptism."

At first, the 43-second video clip shows the priest, who is speaking French, attempting to comfort the crying baby.

US cities see spike in cheating spouses

Ashley May
USA Today
Fri, 22 Jun 2018 08:35 UTC

Cheating husbands and wives might be most common in Seattle, according to a report from infidelity website Ashley Madison.

The dating site for married men and women analyzed its 2017 data, and revealed which cities had the most member signups per capita in a release shared with USA TODAY. The data specifically was pulled from the summer of 2017 and also found that women signups hit an all-time high in July.

"We know that these women are coming to our site because we provide a discreet platform for like-minded adults to connect and potentially meet," Ashley Madison's president and CTO Ruben Buell said in a statement.

Seattle's top spot might be partly because it is the birthplace of Starbucks, Ashley Madison suggests, as the coffee chain has the most used gift cards by men who purchase credits on the website.

Outspoken fmr Secret Service agent Gary Byrne files civil RICO suit against Hillary and Bill, Clinton Foundation, Podesta and Soros

Tyler Durden
Zero Hedge
Fri, 22 Jun 2018 17:08 UTC

Conspiracy theorists (and conspiracy factists) are running wild as infamously outspoken former Secret Service agent Gary Byrne has filed a Racketeer Influenced and Corrupt Organizations (RICO) suit against what some call the Democrat Deep State.

Defendants in the case include:

CLINTON FOUNDATION, CLINTON-GIUSTRA ENTERPRISE PARTNERSHIP, MEDIA MATTERS FOR AMERICA, CORRECT THE RECORD, AMERICAN BRIDGE 21ST CENTURY, CITIZENS FOR RESPONSIBILITY AND ETHICS IN WASHINGTON, SHAREBLUE, DAVID BROCK, WILLIAM JEFFERSON CLINTON, HILLARY RODHAM CLINTON, GEORGE SOROS, JOHN PODESTA,JONATHAN WACKROW, JAN GILOOLY and CLINTON GLOBAL INITIATIVE.

Quite a rogue's gallery.

Unfit for travel: Nazi-saluting drunk tries to escape on tug vehicle after EasyJet rampage

RT
Fri, 22 Jun 2018 16:42 UTC

A Northern Irish native has been sentenced to three months in jail by Antrim Magistrate's Court after abusing and attacking staff during a drunken rampage, before trying to get away on an airport tug vehicle.

Paul Anthony Burgoyne, 51, who resides in Shepshed, Leicestershire pleaded guilty to a total of nine offenses on Tuesday, which included common assault and recklessly endangering the safety of an aircraft. He was also fined £500 ($660) and ordered to pay £600 ($795) to the plane's captain, according to Leicestershire Live.

The commotion started on a flight from George Best Belfast City Airport to Birmingham, where Burgoyne became enraged after flight crew for the budget airline requested that he open a neighboring window blind prior to take-off.

Perturbed by what he apparently considered to be a dictatorial request, Burgoyne reacted by raising his right arm with a straightened hand and shouting: "Alright, mein Fuhrer" - a reference to the greeting reserved for the ruler of Nazi-era Germany, Adolf Hitler.

The Israeli Occupation: 10 normal things Palestinians are prevented from doing

Adam Hamze
The Huffington Post
Mon, 12 Dec 2016 16:32 UTC

It affects almost all aspects of their lives.

The Israeli government and some U.S. politicians are attacking the Obama administration for permitting a recent U.N. Security Council resolution that condemns Israeli settlements in the occupied Palestinian territories. Secretary of State John Kerry faced further ire on Wednesday after saying the settlements threaten prospects for peace in the region.

Yet part of the reason the administration decided to speak out forcefully about the settlements is because they are such a key feature of Israel's occupation ― now approaching its 50th year. The occupation affects almost every aspect of Palestinians' lives in the West Bank, the Gaza Strip and East Jerusalem.

US lawmakers question Google's partnership with China over Huawei ties

RT
Fri, 22 Jun 2018 16:37 UTC

US lawmakers have questioned Google's "strategic partnership" with Chinese major smartphone producer Huawei saying it "could pose a serious risk to US national security" and American consumers.

Huawei, which is the world's third-largest smartphone maker by market share, is running the Google-owned Android operating system on its devices. In January, Google and Huawei signed a partnership to work on a new standard of mobile phone messaging.

"We urge you to reconsider Google's partnership with Huawei, particularly since your company recently refused to renew a key research partnership, Project Maven, with the Department of Defense. This project uses artificial intelligence to improve the accuracy of US military targeting, not least to reduce civilian casualties," said a letter to Google CEO Sundar Pichai signed by both Republican and Democrat lawmakers.

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Society's Child

Sexualizing children: Finnish NGO 'apologizes' for ad with pregnant 12yo after major backlash

Florida State University bans 'offensive language' toward a person based on gender

We had a 'poof' & 'no slave owners': Monty Python's John Cleese slams BBC 'too white & Oxbridge' claim

Why do they hate Tucker Carlson?

Video shows French priest slap baby during baptism

US cities see spike in cheating spouses

Outspoken fmr Secret Service agent Gary Byrne files civil RICO suit against Hillary and Bill, Clinton Foundation, Podesta and Soros

Unfit for travel: Nazi-saluting drunk tries to escape on tug vehicle after EasyJet rampage

The Israeli Occupation: 10 normal things Palestinians are prevented from doing

US lawmakers question Google's partnership with China over Huawei ties

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