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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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Drunk American man beaten for giving a Hitler Salute in Germany.
http://www.dw.com/en/us-tourist-beaten-for-giving-hitler-salute-in-dresden-germany/a-40073119
US tourist beaten for giving Hitler salute in Dresden, Germany
A tourist from the United States was punched in Dresden after he mimicked the Nazi salute multiple times. The incident came a week after two Chinese tourists were taken into custody for the same reason.


Police in the eastern German city of Dresden said the 41-year-old American man was drunk when he made the offensive gesture. A police test showed that he was heavily intoxicated with a blood alcohol level of 0.276 percent.

The American national reportedly suffered only minor injuries after he was beaten by an incensed local. According to official accounts, the unknown attacker fled the scene and is now being sought for causing bodily harm.


Dresden has been the scene of many PEGIDA protests, making the city in eastern Germany particularly sensitive to right-wing extremism

Police added the American national was now under investigation for violating German laws against the display of Nazi symbols or slogans.

It was revealed that he was also being investigated by authorities for the use of insignia of unconstitutional organizations, which includes Nazi symbols. The name of the tourist was withheld for privacy reasons.

Ironically, Dresden in recent years has become almost synonymous with rising levels of populism as propagated by the PEGIDA movement and AfD party.

Nazi symbols illegal in Germany

The incident in Dresden marked the second time this month that tourists got themselves into legal trouble for giving the Nazi salute in Germany. A week earlier, two Chinese tourists were caught taking photos of themselves in front of Berlin's Reichstag building while making the gesture. The two men were released after they posted bail of 500 euros ($593) each, the police said but are still facing charges which could carry a fine or a prison sentence of up to three years.

Tourists visiting Germany appear to be increasingly unaware of their illegal actions when they decide to make the Hitler salute. Nazi symbols and imagery can only be used for purposes such as teaching or historical research in Germany. Allowances are also often made for documentaries or films satirizing the Nazi regime.
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I'm not sure if this belongs in random news, or in Beauty Parlor, so I'll stick it in both.

What person wouldn't want a vagina on their nails? A 3-D representation of a vagina?

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I thought it was a tumor

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South Carolina is warning its Citizens of possible Lizard People during the Eclipse.
http://www.newsweek.com/solar-eclip...ple-south-carolina-emergency-officials-650064
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http://www.newser.com/story/247374/woman-bites-fishermans-line-swims-off-with-lure-cops.html

There's plenty of fish in the sea they say
 
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http://www.huffingtonpost.com/entry...al-assault-speech_us_59985ba6e4b0a2608a6ca4d8

Singer Stops Festival Show To Call Out Sexual Assault In The Crowd

Can we say this any louder?

Sam Carter, lead singer for the metal band Architects, has rightly been hailed a hero for stopping in the middle of a show to defend a fan from a groper.

The band was performing at the Lowlands Festival in Biddinghuizen, the Netherlands, Friday night when Carter saw the sexual assault.

“I saw a girl, a woman, crowdsurfing over here, and I’m not gonna fucking point the piece of shit out that did it, but I saw you fucking grab at her boob,” Carter said. “I saw it. It is fucking disgusting and there is no fucking place for that shit.”

The Dutch public radio channel NPO 3FM posted the speech to Twitter, which quickly went viral.

“It is not your fucking body,” Carter continued. “It is not your fucking body and you do not fucking grab at someone. Not at my fucking show.”

Crowd surfing during concerts make fans particularly vulnerable to these types of sexual assaults. Rapper Iggy Azalea pointed this out in 2014, when she said she stopped crowd surfing at her own shows for fear of men attempting to “finger” her.

Carter said at Friday’s concert that he initially wasn’t sure about whether he should say anything. But he decided to speak out, and the crowd cheered for his passionate defense of the unidentified woman.

He finished his speech by inviting anyone who wanted to continue to assault fans to leave the show.
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Remember when metal was about being badass? Now it's about calling out guys for grabbing the boobs of female crowd surfers. Now I don't think you should be grabbing random boobs without permission. But if you are gonna crowd surf then you do have a certain risk of being groped. And if you aren't comfortable with that possibility then you should protect yourself by not crowd surfing in the first place. That's not victim blaming. It's common sense.

At least this singer didn't point the guy out or describe him. That could have put his life in danger. You don't really deserve to be curb stomped by a bunch of metal fans just for grabbing a boob.

 
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Indian court allows woman to divorce cause Husband didn't have a toilet.

http://www.straitstimes.com/asia/so...-wins-divorce-over-lack-of-toilet?xtor=CS1-10
An Indian court has given a woman permission to divorce her husband because their home did not have a toilet, forcing her to seek relief outdoors.



The family court in the northwestern state of Rajasthan ruled on Friday (Aug 18) in favour of the woman, who argued that her husband's failure to provide an indoor toilet during their five years of marriage amounted to cruelty.



Justice Rajendra Kumar Sharma said women in villages often endured physical pain waiting until darkness to relieve themselves outdoors.
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Divorce is only granted in India if proof such as cruelty, violence or undue financial demands are shown in court.

It is not the first time a marriage has been called off over a toilet.

Last year a woman refused to tie the knot in Uttar Pradesh state after her fiancé refused to build a toilet for the couple.

In June another woman refused to return to the home of her in-laws until they constructed a toilet.
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