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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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I guess we have a skitzcow in our midst again. For reference, Deer Creek is a rich area on the far NW side of OKC.

DEER CREEK, Okla. — A metro homeowner was shocked to watch her doorbell video of a stranger come up to her door and leave a threatening letter, and police say this is not the first time the suspect has done this.

"I was absolutely horrified at what I saw. He is obviously unhinged," said Lori Eden.

Eden says a man came up to her Deer Creek home on Tuesday morning. Caught on camera, you see him pull on her front door, folds up a piece of paper and put it in the door handle.

"He spit all over our glass door and as he was walking down the sidewalk he forcibly kicked a sign that we have in our flower bed," said Eden.

Then Lori Eden went out to get the note.

"I opened the letter and was even more horrified. Just absolutely paralyzed with fear," Eden told News 4.

Handwritten in red, the note makes multiple mentions of rape.

"A note to you, you f-ing rapist.."
" I sentence you to burn in hell for all of eternity..."
"My angels will rape you harder than you ever thought imaginable..."
"I am the Lord your God, I know your sins, you f-ing rapist. You are so f-ed.."
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From cameras at the front of the edition, Lori says the man was likely in the neighborhood for twenty minutes, driving a gold Ford pickup with Tennessee plates.

"I have not ever seen this individual in my life," said Eden.

Lori says she has lived in the addition 17-plus years and nothing like this has happened before.

"We don`t have crime like this in our community."

The home is close to an elementary school and Lori says there were children all over her neighborhood at the time of the incident.


"We are not going to stand for it and we want answers. For someone to be so brazen as to enter the community, then enter our property, coming all the way up to the door and jerking on the door and leaving an explicit note like that, is chilling. I'm certainly thinking about it tonight," said Eden

Lori says officials actually took saliva samples from that front door.

Officials also tell Lori that the man has been leaving notes on other doors here in Oklahoma all the way to Tennesse.

She estimates the man to be 6' 2" or 6' 3". Authorities consider him dangerous and ask the public to not approach the man, but to call 911.

If you have any information on this case, you are urged to call Oklahoma City Police.

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Caught on Camera: Man leaves threatening letter and spits on Deer Creek door

OKLAHOMA CITY – A metro homeowner was shocked to watch her doorbell video of a stranger come up to her door and leave a threatening letter, and police say this is not the first time the suspe…
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Bernie Sanders releases plan to strengthen unions

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Bernie Sanders releases plan to strengthen unions

The Sanders campaign unveiled the plan ahead of the AFL-CIO convention in Iowa on Wednesday
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Sanders's "Workplace Democracy Plan" includes a provision to end "right to work" laws in several states, which prohibit workers from collective bargaining.
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Antonio Brown Sued for $38,000 After Reportedly Mistaking a Salmon Head for a 'Mob' Threat
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Oakland Raiders wide receiver Antonio Brown is being sued over a misunderstanding that may have started with a fish head.
According to court documents obtained by PEOPLE, celebrity “Sports Chef” Stefano Tedeschi is suing Brown for an unpaid bill of $38,521.20 after the NFL player hired him to cook for him and his friends over a weekend in 2018. In the lawsuit filed on July 29, Tedeschi claims Brown “wrongfully terminated” the service early and did not allow Tedeschi to retrieve his equipment.
At the time of the filing, Tedeschi told ESPNthat Brown had rented a mansion for himself and nearly 50 teammates during Pro Bowl festivities in January 2018. He had hired Tedeschi to prepare breakfast, lunch and dinner for everyone during the few days they would be staying there.

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The chef said he was never given a reason for the sudden termination and told ESPN that one of Brown’s associates even asked him to not make eye contact with Brown when he left. However, in an interview with TMZ Sports Tuesday, Tedeschi claims he found out that Brown ended their agreement due to confusion surrounding a salmon head the chef stored in the freezer.

“Apparently they misunderstood the fish head,” the chef said.

RELATED: Antonio Brown — First UnveiledThe Masked Singer Contestant — Currently Embroiled in NFL Drama

Tedeschi alleges that Brown and his teammates thought the severed fish head was a “mob, horse head”-type threat when really it was just left-over from their salmon dinner the night before.

In a statement to PEOPLE, Brown’s attorney, Darren Heitner, called Tedeschi’s claim “outlandish” and said they would be filing a motion to dismiss.

“This seems to be the latest nonsensical and outlandish claim made by a chef who merely seeks publicity from the filing of a frivolous action,” Heitner tells PEOPLE. “Our client will be filing his motion to dismiss the action in the near future.”
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Whatever the truth behind this story it’s just bizarre.
 
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Florida man, 74, CASTRATED another man he met on an online fetish site for eunuchs using 'skills' he learned while working on a farm in his youth - before the victim was found inside the man's home with his testicles in a jar by the side of the bed
  • Gary Van Ryswyk, 74, was arrested on Monday for a botched castration on a man
  • Van Ryswyk told police he met the victim on castration fetish site eunuch.com
  • Police responded to Van Ryswyk's home Sunday night and found the 53-year-old
  • He was bleeding heavily and holding a towel over his groin, according to police
  • Near the bed, deputy found a pink container that was holding the man's testicles
  • Victim was taken to hospital and flown to another center; he's in stable condition
  • Van Ryswyk was charged with practicing medicine without a license resulting in bodily injury; his bond was set at $250,000
A 74-year-old Florida man has been arrested for castrating another man he met on an online fetish site for eunuchs, according to police.
Gary Van Ryswyk, who doesn't have a license to practice medicine, allegedly performed the botched procedure Sunday around 10pm, a week after he met the 53-year-old man on eunuch.com, a website for people who have a castration fetish.
Deputies from the Highlands County Sheriff's Office said they responded to a home in Sebring after dispatch received a 911 hang-up.
An officer was sent to the home just before midnight and Van Ryswyk told him he had 'just performed a castration on a man'.

Van Ryswyk then escorted the officer to a room where the victim, who is from Tampa, was bleeding heavily with a towel over his groin.
Near the bed, the deputy found a pink container that was holding the man's testicles.
Gary Van Ryswyk (pictured), 74, has been arrested for castrating another man he met on an online fetish site for eunuchs, cops say

Gary Van Ryswyk (pictured), 74, has been arrested for castrating another man he met on an online fetish site for eunuchs, cops say

Authorities said the victim was rushed to a hospital and later flown to a regional medical center for 'life-saving measures'.
He is currently listed in stable condition.
According to a police report, the room where the man was found was set up like a surgical center with medical equipment and painkillers.
'There was also a camera set up to record the procedure,' the deputy said.

Van Ryswyk told deputies that they had conversations about the procedure on eunuch.com.
He allegedly told the victim that he had experience on bulls and other animals while living on a farm during his childhood.
Police said Van Ryswyk had even removed one of his own testicles in 2012.
Van Ryswyk also told authorities that he had tried to perform the procedure on the victim a week earlier.

According to BuzzFeed News, Van Ryswyk told investigators that the procedure was delayed after the man became aroused and ejaculated while Van Ryswyk tried to sanitize his penis.
Authorities said Van Ryswyk confessed to performing a similar procedure on a man in a local motel a few years ago.
That particularly operation turned out just as bad as Van Ryswyk's recent alleged activities. Van Ryswyk told police he couldn't remember the man's name. That victim went to the hospital, but law enforcement was never notified.
Van Ryswyk was arrested Monday and charged with practicing medicine without a license resulting in bodily injury, a second-degree felony.
His bond was set at $250,000.
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Big Eunuch finally tastes comeuppance.
 
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SF Board of Supervisors sanitizes language of criminal justice system

New “person first” language seeks to take the crime out of criminal pasts, referring...
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SF Board of Supervisors sanitizes language of criminal justice system
The words “felon,” “offender,” “convict,” “addict” and “juvenile delinquent” would be part of the past in official San Francisco parlance under new “person first” language guidelines adopted by the Board of Supervisors.

Going forward, what was once called a convicted felon or an offender released from jail will be a “formerly incarcerated person,” or a “justice-involved” person or simply a “returning resident.”

Parolees and people on criminal probation will be referred to as a “person on parole,” or “person under supervision.”

A juvenile “delinquent” will become a “young person with justice system involvement,” or a “young person impacted by the juvenile justice system.”

And drug addicts or substance abusers will become “a person with a history of substance use.”

“We don’t want people to be forever labeled for the worst things that they have done,” Supervisor Matt Haney said.

Haney was one of 10 supervisors (Gordon Mar was absent) who voted for the new guidelines, which Supervisor Sandra Lee Fewer proposed.

According to the resolution, 1 of 5 California residents has a criminal record, and words like “prisoner,” “convict,” “inmate” or “felon” “only serve to obstruct and separate people from society and make the institutionalization of racism and supremacy appear normal,” the resolution states.

“Inaccurate information, unfounded assumptions, generalizations and other negative predispositions associated with justice-involved individuals create societal stigmas, attitudinal barriers and continued negative stereotypes,” it continues.

“We want them ultimately to become contributing citizens, and referring to them as felons is like a scarlet letter that they can never get away from,” Haney said.

The nonbinding resolution passed last month.

The mayor didn’t sign off on the new language proposal.

Mayor London Breed “doesn’t implement policies based on nonbinding resolutions, but she is always happy to work with the board on issues around equity and criminal justice reform,” said her spokesman, Jeff Cretan.

Meanwhile, police spokesman David Stevenson said the department has “made our members aware of the resolution and are researching possible impacts on operations and communications.”

The district attorney’s office is already on board.

The language resolution makes no mention of terms for victims of crime, but using the new terminology someone whose car has been broken into could well be: “A person who has come in contact with a returning resident who was involved with the justice system and who is currently under supervision with a history of substance use.”

In other words, someone whose car was broken into by a recently released offender, on parole with a drug problem.

That clear?

Suiting up: The tug-of-war between the city of Oakland and Alameda County over the county’s proposed $85 million sale of its half share in the Coliseum complex to the A’s appears headed to a legal showdown.

The city, which also owns 50% of the site, says it should get first dibs on buying the county’s share of the 155-acre site. The county has responded by basically telling the city to put up an offer or shut up.

At issue is a deal being negotiated whereby the county would sell the A’s its half interest property, including the Oakland Coliseum and Oracle Arena. The A’s would then build a business park and housing development, with the profits to be used for the team’s privately financed waterfront ballpark at the Port of Oakland’s Howard Terminal.

Oakland, however, is saying not so fast.

In a letter delivered to county officials Monday, Oakland City Council President Rebecca Kaplan and Vice Mayor Larry Reid noted that the deal between the county and the baseball club lacked any provision for building a ballpark for community benefit to be included in the sale.

The letter ends with the request for the county to “clarify” whether it planned to go forward with the A’s sale, so that the city could “determine effective next steps.”

The city’s letter made no mention of what the “next steps” might be, but a separate Aug. 31 email to Oakland City Attorney Barbara Parker said the letter is for “the purpose of potential litigation.”

Some City Council members have said privately that they feel the A’s request to — in effect — control both the Coliseum and Howard Terminal sites is too sweet of a deal for the team.

Some council members, including Reid, want the team to stay at the Coliseum site.

“I’ve always let it be known that I preferred the A’s to build at the Coliseum,” said Reid, whose district includes the site.

“This is about money,” Alameda County Supervisor Scott Haggerty said. “The city wants more community benefits from sale, and this is a way to get us to the table and negotiate.”

The county has long wanted to get out of the sports business, so when the A’s made an offer this year to buy out its share of the site, supervisors jumped at the prospect of a sale.

But, as the negotiations with the A’s are not exclusive, the city could still make an offer.

Whatever the case, within 24 hours, Alameda County Board of Supervisors President Richard Valle responded the to the city’s letter with his own, detailing 33 meetings and pieces of correspondence with Oakland politicians and city staff since 2015 regarding the city buying out the county.

Most recently, Valle said, the county presented a term sheet for a possible sale to city staff on Feb. 25; it has yet to get a response.

One big issue: money. Oakland doesn’t have $85 million to spare.

“But if we were given the same time frame as the A’s to pay it, which I understand is something like 10 years, we could work something out,” Reid said.

On the other hand, given the city’s challenges with potholes and the homeless, maybe not.
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Jared abused an untold number of children and all he's getting is an extended summer camp.

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An Ex-Inmate Says Disgraced Subway Spokesperson Jared Fogle Is "Living The Life" In Prison

Fogle is serving a 15-year sentence.
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In an interview with the Daily Mail, ex-inmate Marc Brooks, who served eight months at the Federal Correctional Institution (FCI) in Englewood, Colorado, alongside disgraced Subway spokesperson Jared Fogle, explains what life is like inside the jail. Fogle is currently serving a 15-year sentence on child pornography charges.

"He's living the life in there," Brooks told DailyMailTV. "He's eating good, working out, cooking...not a care in the world." According to Brooks, Fogle's time is also spent watching movies, "eating fancy foods," and making crafts.

The low-security prison is known for having relatively nice facilities; an attorney told CBS the facility "is a good draw," in reference to another case, calling it winning "the inmate lottery" to be placed there.

Per the facility's admissions handbook, there are religious services, arts and crafts program, a hobby shop, and gym facilities, as well as a leisure library with books and movies. Inmates are encouraged to participate in self-improvement programs and educational classes or job assignments.

Brooks shared photos of Fogle at a graduation ceremony and says the former spokesman received a certificate in culinary arts last year. In the photos, Fogle looks noticeably thinner. Per Brooks, Fogle looks "healthy and fit." He estimated Fogle weighs 180-200 pounds, far less than his 425-pound weight prior to going on his infamous Subway diet.
 
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Jared abused an untold number of children and all he's getting is an extended summer camp.

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An Ex-Inmate Says Disgraced Subway Spokesperson Jared Fogle Is "Living The Life" In Prison

Fogle is serving a 15-year sentence.
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In an interview with the Daily Mail, ex-inmate Marc Brooks, who served eight months at the Federal Correctional Institution (FCI) in Englewood, Colorado, alongside disgraced Subway spokesperson Jared Fogle, explains what life is like inside the jail. Fogle is currently serving a 15-year sentence on child pornography charges.

"He's living the life in there," Brooks told DailyMailTV. "He's eating good, working out, cooking...not a care in the world." According to Brooks, Fogle's time is also spent watching movies, "eating fancy foods," and making crafts.

The low-security prison is known for having relatively nice facilities; an attorney told CBS the facility "is a good draw," in reference to another case, calling it winning "the inmate lottery" to be placed there.

Per the facility's admissions handbook, there are religious services, arts and crafts program, a hobby shop, and gym facilities, as well as a leisure library with books and movies. Inmates are encouraged to participate in self-improvement programs and educational classes or job assignments.

Brooks shared photos of Fogle at a graduation ceremony and says the former spokesman received a certificate in culinary arts last year. In the photos, Fogle looks noticeably thinner. Per Brooks, Fogle looks "healthy and fit." He estimated Fogle weighs 180-200 pounds, far less than his 425-pound weight prior to going on his infamous Subway diet.
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Rich man's jail is a motherfucker.
 
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Ex Adult Film Star Jenni Lee Discovered Living in Underground Tunnels Under Las Vegas

Former adult film star Jenni Lee, whose real name is Stephanie Sadorra, was discovered living in the underground tunnels beneath the Las Vegas Strip in July. The 37-year-old Clarksville, Tennessee native appeared in a documentary about the hundreds of homeless people who live there that appeared on Dutch television. Sadorra was barely recognizable during her interview, in which she said she got "maybe a little too famous" in the porn industry.

"I actually got very famous. Maybe a little too famous," Sadorra said in the documentary, reports The Daily Mail. "I should still be in the top 100 on some list somewhere. I used to be so hot."

Sadorra, who was ranked 119th on Pornhub's list of top porn actresses, said she likes living in the tight-knit community underground, even though they have no access to running water.


"It's not as difficult as you might think, everybody's really respectful," she said in the documentary, which aired on RTL 5. "Everybody's good to each other, which I don't think you find much (above ground)... I'm happy, I have everything I need here."

She added that "hardships built camaraderie" and she has more genuine friends how than she did before. In the film, she did not say how long she has been living underground.

Sadorra's PornHub account still has 45,000 subscribers and her videos have about 135 million views.

Sadorra started her career as a model at age 19 and appeared in television commercials before she started making hardcore adult films at 21. She made her most recent appearance in a 2016 movie.

There are 200 miles of flood tunnels under the Las Vegas Strip, and hundreds of homeless people have been living there for years. A 2016 report by News3LV described the tunnels as being in complete darkness and they become a "death trap" when it starts to rain.

"Walking 50 feet, I've seen it go from ankle-deep to waist-deep. That gets scary because I've been trapped down there when it's been that deep," a homeless man named Alex told the station at the time. "You don't know how long you can hold on in the dark with the water."

Earlier this month, another adult film star stunned the Internet with a surprising revelation of her current status. Mia Khalifa, once thought to be one of the most popular adult film stars online, said she only made $12,000 during her career.

"People think I’m racking in millions from porn. Completely untrue," Khalifa tweeted. "I made a TOTAL of around $12,000 in the industry and never saw a penny again after that. Difficulty finding a normal job after quitting porn was... scary."
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Tbh I have 2 conclusions:
  • Don't do porn, babe
  • Twittertards instead of spamming essays about sexworker rights should look for some girl, who really need help...
 
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Ex Adult Film Star Jenni Lee Discovered Living in Underground Tunnels Under Las Vegas



Tbh I have 2 conclusions:
  • Don't do porn, babe
  • Twittertards instead of spamming essays about sexworker rights should look for some girl, who really need help...
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I think this one should be its own thread... I had to look her up, yea she was hot.

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Still popular, rank 53? very nice.

And yea, all those virtue signalling cunts bitch and moan about inane things like mansplaining while true cases of women who legitimately need help are ignored. It only adds to their collective hypocrisy.

Also,

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But yea, she could definitely use help but it's just cooler and trendy to whine about the Amazon fires and pining it down to Brazil Man Bad.
 
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Looks like Al Franken wants some attention by doing a comeback... https://www.bloomberg.com/news/arti...aid-speaking-gigs-in-return-to-the-public-eye ( http://archive.fo/IqJS7 )

Al Franken Seeks Paid Speaking Gigs in Return to the Public Eye
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Al Franken is ready to make his comeback.


After resigning from the U.S. Senate at the beginning of 2018 due to sexual-harassment allegations, the comedian is working with Hollywood firm United Talent Agency to make paid public speeches. The agency sent an email this week pitching Franken to potential bookers and promoters, touting his “unique voice,” Emmy awards, best-selling books and career in the Senate.


“Whether discussing his career in comedy or in public service, Franken delivers a singular experience -- leaving audiences thoroughly entertained, more knowledgeable, and either optimistic or extremely depressed about our nation’s future -- depending on how he feels that day,” the pitch note obtained by Bloomberg says. It makes no mention of the circumstances that led to his resignation.


Before his election to the Senate as a Democrat from Minnesota, Franken was on the speaking circuit, which can pay tens of thousands of dollars per appearance. Members of Congress aren’t allowed to be paid for their speeches.


Franken has been tiptoeing back into public life since the sexual-harassment allegations forced him to resign. He started a website in April and began hosting a podcast in May, featuring guests such as comedian Dana Carvey, author Michael Lewis and former energy secretary Ernest Moniz.
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Good Morning America (GMA) co-host Lara Spencer is facing mounting criticism and allegations of bullying after seeming to laugh at an extracurricular activity reportedly enjoyed by one of the royal family's youngest members on Thursday's show. But as the backlash continued Friday, the GMA host apologized for laughing at Prince George's ballet classes, saying she believed "we should all pursue our passion."

"My deepest apologies for an insensitive comment I made during pop news on Thursday," Spencer wrote in an Instagram Story. "From ballet, which I took as a kid, to anything in life you wish to explore, I fully believe we should all pursue our passion. Go climb you mountain — and love every minute of it." Spencer also posted a slightly amended version of her apology to her Instagram feed. Romper has reached out to GMA for comment, but did not immediately hear back.

On Thursday's episode of GMA, Spencer broke down some of the day's news, including a report regarding Prince George's return to school, in a segment the show calls "Pop News".

"Details of George's curriculum have been released, making us all really happy we don't have to do homework anymore," Spencer said. "In addition to the usual first or second grade things, like math, science and history, the future King of England will be putting down the Play-Doh to take on religious studies, computer programming, poetry and ballet, among other things."

As Spencer said the word "ballet" she appeared to hold back a laugh and make a face, prompting others in the GMA studio to laugh.

"He looks so happy about the ballet class," Spencer said when a photograph of a laughing Prince George flashed, released by Kensington Palace in July in honor of the young royal's 6th birthday, across the screen. "Prince William says George absolutely loves ballet," Spencer continued. "I have news for you Prince William, we'll see how long that lasts."

Since Thursday's episode of GMA aired, a number of people came to the young royal's defense on social media. "This adorable boy (Prince George) is being shamed by a grown woman on National Television in America for taking ballet!" Dancer and choreographer Brian Friedman wrote on Instagram. "[Lara Spencer] you should be ashamed of yourself as well as [GMA co-host George Stephanopoulos] for laughing along & @goodmorningamerica for letting public shaming of young boys happen!"

Friedman went on to share his own experience with being bullied for dancing. "She is teaching the word that it is ok to laugh at boys for dancing and that is so sad," he wrote. "Just think about the young boys who may have seen this and could quit their passion at her expense. It infuriates me."

New York City Ballet dancer Ashley Bouder also criticized Spencer for her comments, saying she was "outraged" at what the GMA host had said. "You’ve just bullied thousands of boys around the world. You’ve just told those boys that what they love is wrong on a national stage," she wrote on Instagram. "If anything, Prince George and his parents/family are inspirations to young boys around the world. And to anyone interested in ballet on any level."

The Washington Ballet also took a stand against Spencer's comments, noting on Instagram that, "Adults in the public eye should be encouraging children to follow their dreams, not shaming them out of them." The ballet company then went on to share a few words from company dancer Corey Landolt about the bullying he experienced as a young male dancer.

"I started taking ballet when I was five years old in south Jersey. The bullying wasn't bad then, but as I got older it became pretty unbearable," The Washington Ballet reported Landolt said. "And it's all due to gender stereotypes and toxic masculinity, which that woman (@lara.spencer) is helping to perpetuate." Landolt said he was called names on a daily basis and physically beaten up more than once for taking ballet. "This is the kind of thinking that's kept the U.S. behind Europe in the arts for decades," he noted.

While Spencer has issued an apology via her Instagram page, many on Twitter have said it's not enough and have called on GMA to issue an on-air apology to the young Prince George. On-air apology or not, hopefully Prince George was watching Fireman Sam and not GMA on Thursday.

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