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http://www.cnbc.com/2015/08/24/caitlyn-jenner-halloween-costume-sparks-social-media-outrage-.html

http://www.hollywoodreporter.com/ne...een-costume-labeled-817515?utm_source=twitter

It's nowhere near October, but one ensemble is already on track to be named the most controversial Halloween costume of 2015.

Social media users were out in full force on Monday criticizing several Halloween retailers for offering a Caitlyn Jenner costume reminiscent of the former-athlete's Vanity Fair cover earlier this year.

While Jenner's supporters condemned the costume as "transphobic" and "disgusting" on Twitter, Spirit Halloween, a retailer that carries the costume, defended the getup.

"At Spirit Halloween, we create a wide range of costumes that are often based upon celebrities, public figures, heroes and superheroes," said Lisa Barr, senior director of marking at Spirit Halloween. "We feel that Caitlyn Jenner is all of the above and that she should be celebrated. The Caitlyn Jenner costume reflects just that."
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Meanwhile in Ukraine:
A poorly maintained ammunition depot on the outskirts of Kharkov has exploded the other day. 20 thousand people had to be evacuated.
Ukrainians are blaming "Russian sabotage" for this, hypocritical Russians are laughing at dumb Ukrainians that cannot into ammo storage*, indignant Europeans at Reddit are demanding war with Russia yet again.

*Russia had plenty of such incidents in the 1990s and 2000s, all due to negligence and corruption.
 
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Nothing says assured good quality than third world breast milk for your baby.

Also, what kind of full reee-tard did plant cyanide bombs where people live? Someone should be jailed for that. The dog is tragic, but imagine next time when a little kid gets to be the fatal victim.
 
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It's in a shop marketed to mid 20's and older women. Half the stuff in there has innuendo in it. It's not like he got it in Toys-R-Us. He bought it in the cosmetic shop version of Victoria's Secret.

It's all hideously overpriced anyway, $25 for a chunk of soap? Fuck that shit.
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exactly... its not for kids! and if you do decide to get something expensive for your spoiled brat of a kid, read the fucking package...goddamn. people like this are why we need warning labels on plastic bags.
 
Did anybody check out 4chan's prank yesterday? It was pretty funny, they merged a bunch of boards to "save costs".
/spa/ - sports and anime
/vint/ - vidya international
/cock/ - comics and cooking
/mo/ mecha and automobile
/fap/ fashion and photography
/fitlit/ - fitness and literature
And my personal favorite: /mlpol/ :story:
 
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http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/201...y-gibraltar-diplomats-say-talk-war-dismissed/

Gibraltar has accused the European Union of behaving like a "cuckolded husband who is taking it out on the children" by appearing to hand Spain a veto over "the Rock's" future in Brexit negotiations.

Fabian Picardo, the chief minister, made the comments after Spain accused Britain of "losing its temper" over Gibraltar.

It came as talk of a "war" between Britain and Spain over the row was dismissed as "absurd".

Alfonso Dastis, Spain's foreign minister, said he was "surprised" by Britain's response after the EU’s draft Brexit negotiating guidelines appeared to hand Spain an effective veto over whether an eventual deal will apply to Gibraltar.

He said: "The Spanish government is a little surprised by the tone of comments coming out of Britain, a country known for its composure."

Mr Picardo said: "Gibraltar is not a bargaining chip in these negotiations. Gibraltar belongs to the Gibraltarians and we want to stay British."

Boris Johnson has insisted this morning that there will be no change to Gibraltar's sovereignty without Britain's consent.

Speaking on arrival at a meeting of EU foreign ministers in Luxembourg, he said: "The sovereignty of Gibraltar is unchanged and is not going to change, and cannot conceivably change without the express support and consent of the people of Gibraltar and the United Kingdom, and that is not going to change."

It came as Jack Straw, the former Labour foreign secretary, said he did not believe the status of Gibraltar posed a great danger to a Brexit deal and he thought the suggestion of war "reeks of 19th century jingoism".

Speaking on Sunday, the former Tory leader Lord Howard said that Theresa May would go to war to defend Gibraltar’s sovereignty.

He said that Mrs May would show the “same resolve” over Gibraltar as Margaret Thatcher did over the Falklands.

Downing Street dismissed suggestions that Britain could send a task force to Gibraltar.

"It isn't going to happen," a spokesman said.

However, he added that Lord Howard's comments underlined the strength of feeling on the issue in the UK.

"All that Lord Howard was trying to establish is the resolve that we will have to protect the rights of Gibraltar and its sovereignty," the spokesman said.

Mr Straw told BBC Radio Four's Today programme: "The idea of Britain going to war, or Spain going to war against Britain, over Gibraltar is frankly absurd and reeks of 19th century jingoism.

"I doubt very much that Gibraltar will be the deal breaker."

The row continued on Monday morning after senior diplomats warned that the EU will not give way on Gibraltar during the Brexit negotiations.

“Someone in Britain is losing their nerve but there is no basis for this,” Mr Dastis said when asked by reporters for his view on the escalating war of words over the British overseas territory.


Asked about Lord Howard's comments comparing the situation with Gibraltar to the Falkland Islands conflict, Mr Dastis said “bringing up past situations like the Malvinas is somewhat out of context”.

Asked about comments he had made appearing to suggest Spain might support an independent Scotland joining the European Union, Mr Dastis claimed his words as reported by El País on Sunday had been “misinterpreted”.

“I don’t think we should be talking about hypotheses. The only certain thing is that when the United Kingdom leaves [the EU], so will Scotland. What happens in the future is something we will see when it happens, if it happens,” Mr Dastis said. He stressed that the situation with Scotland and Spain's own issues with potential independence for Catalonia are “in no way comparable”.

Sir Michael Fallon, the Defence Secretary, said the Government would go "all the way" to protect the interests of "the Rock", while Mrs May also pledged her support to Gibraltar's chief minister on Sunday.

After Mrs May spoke to Mr Picardo on Sunday, a No 10 spokesman said: "The prime minister said we will never enter into arrangements under which the people of Gibraltar would pass under the sovereignty of another state against their freely and democratically expressed wishes, nor will we ever enter into a process of sovereignty negotiations with which Gibraltar is not content."
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Meme magic is real.
 
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