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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."

 

[Positron]

"If you hand in your homework not later than one month beyond the deadline, sweetie, you earn another hour in the ballpit."

 

[ToroidalBoat]

http://www.thecollegefix.com/post/29178/

The ball pit trend comes as universities turn to offering coloring books to help students de-stress.

 

[TheRedRanger]

http://www.independent.co.uk/news/s...okinawa-buried-ancient-currency-a7332901.html

Now this IS an interesting find.
Personally, I think the made their way east for trade, just not (directly) with Japan. They probably ended up in China as curiosities, where they got into the hands of a Japanese trader and from there...

I need to go look up a few dates on these things.

 

[Piga Dgrifm]

http://www.cnn.com/2016/09/28/us/pepe-the-frog-hate-symbol-trnd/index.html

Reee!

 

[Internet War Criminal]

This is a quote from CNN in current year

A decade later he had solidified his place among "normies" in mainstream internet circles, becoming one of the biggest memes on Tumblr in 2015.

 

[CatParty]

http://www.cnn.com/2016/09/28/us/pepe-the-frog-hate-symbol-trnd/index.html

Reee!

This is a quote from CNN in current year

https://kiwifarms.net/threads/pepe-...e-symbol-by-the-anti-defamation-league.24549/

 

[AA 102]

Swiss lawmaker wants hijab banned from passport photos

(CNN)A Swiss politician, who's spoken out against burqas and the construction of minarets, now wants hijabs banned from passport photographs.
Walter Wobmann, a member of the right-wing Swiss People's Party, says it's not an issue of discrimination.
"It is unacceptable that you can wear a hijab in a photo but not a cap," Wobmann told the daily newspaper Blick. "This is not a question of religious freedom but of equal treatment."
Swiss police guidelines for passport and ID cards state that covering the head and face are unacceptable except for medical or religious reasons. In these cases, the face must be visible and free from any shadows.
The U.K. and the US also allow for head covering in passport photos, if it's for a religious purpose.
CNN has contacted Wobmann's office for comment, and is waiting to hear back.
The comments come at a time when Muslim women's clothing has experienced increased scrutiny across Europe.
The burkini -- a swim suit that covers the whole body except for the face, hand and feet -- was banned in parts of France. Germany has joined a host of European countries including Spain, Italy, Belgium and Netherlands and imposed some form of ban on the full-face veil.

 

[Rou]

Hijab doesn't cover the face, right? If so, then I don't see any issues about it being used in identification photography.

 

[polonium]

Hijab doesn't cover the face, right? If so, then I don't see any issues about it being used in identification photography.

Then why ban hats?

 

[Mrs Paul]

Hijab doesn't cover the face, right? If so, then I don't see any issues about it being used in identification photography.

Well, were nuns banned from wearing their habits? (Most nuns don't wear them anymore, granted, but some still do) If they were allowed, I don't see the problem with hijabs.

 

[Piga Dgrifm]

If other types of headgear are also banned, then banning hijabs is reasonable. If only hijabs are being banned, people have a right to be irritated about it.

 

[Rou]

The hijab does have something a good number of headgear does not, cultural and religious significance. Unless they're doing special exemptions for the hijab and any other kind of headgear is banned, I don't see the problem unless they're trying to cover their faces.


That does remind me of how the Church of the Flying Spaghetti Monster took a piss on this when one of their followers took his driver's license picture with a pot on his head. He claimed it was an important part of his belief.

 

[Goofy Logic]

I heard of household appliances being hard to repair or wearing out prematurely, but...

There have been a number of Samsung washing machines flying apart from under designed bracing.

 

[IceGray]

http://www.thecollegefix.com/post/29178/

And I thought I was childish.

http://www.thestar.com.my/news/regional/2016/09/29/thailand-flight-delayed-sex-toy/

 

[Silvana]

http://www.thedailybeast.com/articl...scheme-to-get-people-talking-on-the-tube.html

As someone born and brought up (and having lived most of my life) in London, I understand completely why this idea was so unanimously rejected. Semper fi to the Londoner who arranged a lynch mob.

Spoiler

 

[Mrs Paul]

That's why I always bring headphones with me when I take the bus.

 

[ToroidalBoat]

This Commodore 64 bad boy helps drive an auto shop in 2016 - CNET

Spoiler: heads up

(the site can annoy you with ads like an autoplay video with JavaScript on)

 

[DangerousGas]

http://www.thedailybeast.com/articl...scheme-to-get-people-talking-on-the-tube.html

As someone born and brought up (and having lived most of my life) in London, I understand completely why this idea was so unanimously rejected. Semper fi to the Londoner who arranged a lynch mob.

Spoiler

Yeah, the woman who came up with this can fuck right off. Taking the tube is onerous enough without some gratingly chipper twat trying to befriend you in the process.

 

[a tightly clenched butt]

An RA at the University of Kansas was advised against incorporating an image of a gorilla into a jungle-themed floor decoration because the animal apparently represents “a very masculine image.”

“I think it would be best if your floor chose a different theme animal to be more inclusive,” Assistant Complex Director Dale Morrow wrote in an email at the start of this academic year. “First, gorillas represent a very masculine image, and I feel that this would not be inclusive to all of our residents on that floor.”

I'm dying at this quote. What, they have actual gorillas housed there that are going to be triggered or something? I'm sure there a potential Harambe joke in here as well but I won't go there.

 

[RM 810]

http://www.thedailybeast.com/articl...scheme-to-get-people-talking-on-the-tube.html

As someone born and brought up (and having lived most of my life) in London, I understand completely why this idea was so unanimously rejected. Semper fi to the Londoner who arranged a lynch mob.

Spoiler

And it was an American who came up with the idea, not surprised.