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canada
August 30, 2023
Jake Welch
Culture
News
World

Canada Issues U.S. Travel Warning for ‘2SLGBTQI+’ People.

The Canadian government has warned gay and trans pride activists as well as the ridiculously monikered ‘2SLGBTQI+’ people to be cautious when visiting the United States after a number of states, suggesting “gay rights” in America are on par with countries such as Uganda, Russia, and Egypt.

Global Affairs Canada’s U.S. tourist advice page warns those traveling to the U.S.: “Some states have enacted laws and policies that may affect 2SLGBTQI+ persons. Check relevant state and local law.” “2SLGBTQ+” stands for two-spirit, Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, Transgender, Queer, and anything else that can be thought of.

The Deputy Prime Minister of Canada, Chrystia Freeland, was quick to come out in defense of the advice, arguing, “Every Canadian government…needs to put at the centre of everything we do the interest and the safety of every single Canadian and every single group of Canadians. That’s what we’re doing now.”

Freelance, subsequently asked whether this could strain diplomatic ties between the two countries, went on to explain “I think our government has shown that that’s a priority . . . that we’re able to manage that relationship, regardless of the choices that the people of the United States make.”

Canada is one of the strongest proponents of Pride, with two provinces warning that it may be illegal not to celebrate Pride Months in schools earlier this summer.

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The Canadian government has warned gay and trans pride activists as well as the ridiculously monikered '2SLGBTQI+' people to be cautious when visiting the United States after a number of states, suggesting "gay rights" in America are on par with countries such as Uganda, Russia, and Egypt. show more
August 30, 2023
William Upton
Culture
News

Judge: Sorority Must Allow Male ‘Sister’ Who Gets ‘Hard On’ While Watching Them Undress.

Wyoming University’s Kappa Kappa Gamma (KKG) sorority is admitting a transgender student as a member after a judge rejected a lawsuit brought by six female sorority sisters. The six female students told U.S. District Court judge, Alan B. Johnson, that the presence of Artemis Langford – a 6’2″ biological male – made them uncomfortable and that Langford was not in fact a transgender woman.

Several female sorority members told the judge that Artemis Lanford would watch them undress, and in the course of doing so the biological male exhibited sexual arousal in the form of an erection.

Judge Johnson dismissed the lawsuit brought against the KKG national sorority organization and its leadership, stating:

The University of Wyoming chapter voted to admit — and, more broadly, a sorority of hundreds of thousands approved — Langford. With its inquiry beginning and ending there, the Court will not define ‘woman’ today. The delegate of a private, voluntary organization interpreted ‘woman’, otherwise undefined in the non-profit’s bylaws, expansively; this Judge may not invade Kappa Kappa Gamma’s freedom of expressive association and inject the circumscribed definition Plaintiffs urge.

The judge acknowledged that while the KKG by-laws limited membership to only women, the same by-laws did not actually define what constitutes a “woman.”

Following the vote to admit Langford as a sister last year, female members of the KKG chapter spoke to the press saying they felt pressured by sorority leadership to admit the biological male.

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Wyoming University's Kappa Kappa Gamma (KKG) sorority is admitting a transgender student as a member after a judge rejected a lawsuit brought by six female sorority sisters. The six female students told U.S. District Court judge, Alan B. Johnson, that the presence of Artemis Langford – a 6'2" biological male – made them uncomfortable and that Langford was not in fact a transgender woman. show more

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disney drag
August 29, 2023
Jake Welch
Culture
News

Disney Now Employs Men in Drag to Greet Kids.

Disney is employing men dressed in full drag to interact with children and toddlers at its amusement parks. Photographs taken by disgusted visitors show two adult men standing at the entrances to some of the park’s attractions wearing dresses and feminine accessories.

One of the men is seen talking enthusiastically to a very young child – clearly maintaining his distance from the man – and blocking the entrance to one of the park’s amusements while wearing a bright red skirt and shin-high yellow boots.

The other is clad in a bright purple dress and hair band, despite having a fully grown beard, outside the “Bibbidi Bobbidi” boutique, which claims to offer “magical makeovers for royalty-in-training ages 3 to 12.” Disney came under fire for similarly hiring a dress-wearing man with a mustache to conduct children around the same Bibbidi Bobbidi boutique in May.

Earlier this summer, Pride and transgender activists marched in unison singing, “We’re coming for your children.”

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Disney is employing men dressed in full drag to interact with children and toddlers at its amusement parks. Photographs taken by disgusted visitors show two adult men standing at the entrances to some of the park's attractions wearing dresses and feminine accessories. show more
bryan metzger
August 29, 2023
Jake Welch
Culture
News
Politics

Blacks Who Back Trump Are Racist Against Themselves, Says Lefty ‘Journo’.

A senior political reporter for Insider has suggested that black voters are being racist against themselves for increasing their support for Donald J. Trump after the former President’s mugshot was released last week.

Bryan Metzger – a former Democrat political staffer turned Capitol Hill hack – posted on Monday, “[I]’m sorry but the argument that The Mugshot will increasing [sic] Black voters’ support for Trump is so insanely racist that i can’t believe people are saying it out loud.”

The post was viewed just under 600,000 times on X yet received just 284 reposts and under 3,500 likes. Metzger swiftly locked the replies to his post after being ratioed by just about everyone.

The Washington D.C. Young Republicans responded to the post with a video of a black voter declaring his support for the 45th President, arguing, “Ya’ll know what time it is, ya’ll know who were rocking with, man.”

Another black Donald Trump supporter, wearing a “N*ggas for Trump” T-shirt outside the Fulton County jail last week, told the media last week, “You wanna know why I’m here to support President Trump? Because they done did a black man like this for decades. Making up charges. I know Trump is innocent.”

Metzger’s comments echo those made by Joe Biden, who told Charlemagne Tha God, “You ain’t black,” if you don’t vote Democrat.

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A senior political reporter for Insider has suggested that black voters are being racist against themselves for increasing their support for Donald J. Trump after the former President's mugshot was released last week. show more
kfc
August 29, 2023
Jake Welch
Culture
Media
News

Black Activists Are Mad at the EXCLUSION of White People from This KFC Ad.

Black activists on social media are apparently furious that the latest Kentucky Fried Chicken (KFC) billboard advertisements feature an all ethnic minority cast without any white people licking their fingers.

The campaign, known as “Sorry Utensils, It’s Finger Lickin’ Good,” was shared by KFC’s Canadian director of marketing, Azim Akhtar, and shows cutlery reflecting the image of three people eating KFC chicken with their hands

This was seemingly too much for one activist, who took to X (formerly Twitter) to vent her frustrations: “So yt [white] people don’t lick their fingers? 2. We still not eating this (in this country). 3. I just know it’s a Black person on the creative team like “I knew this wasn’t a good idea but they don’t listen to me so I just clock in…do my work…n go home.”

“This is why it’s important for marketers/advertisers to study art history and historic ad campaigns..the print ad vs the video came across as a caricature display of Black people..a picture is worth a thousand words….nahhhh this was a miss,” another stated.

Akhtar, in response to the backlash, begged those online for forgiveness with another ad featuring a video “more representative of Canada’s diversity.”

https://twitter.com/AzimAkhtar_/status/1695236090863493363

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Black activists on social media are apparently furious that the latest Kentucky Fried Chicken (KFC) billboard advertisements feature an all ethnic minority cast without any white people licking their fingers. show more
vivek eminem
August 28, 2023
William Upton
Culture
News
Politics

Eminem Cries to Lawyers Because Vivek Performs His Songs for Fun.

Republican presidential candidate and tech entrepreneur Vivek Ramaswamy received a cease and desist letter from rapper Eminem, who is demanding that Ramaswamy stop performing his songs on the campaign trail.

Acting through his music’s license holder, BMI, Eminem informed Ramaswamy campaign lawyers that he is “…objecting to the Vivek Ramaswamy campaign’s use of [his] musical compositions (the “Eminem Works”) and requesting that BMI remove all Eminem Works from the Agreement.”

Ramaswamy, a 2024 candidate for the Republican presidential nomination, made a media splash when he performed Eminem’s hit song “Lose Yourself” during an event at the Iowa State Fair hosted by Governor Kim Reynolds.

Eminem, whose real name is Marshall Bruce Mathers III, is no stranger to legal controversies over his nearly 30-year career. In June of 2000 the rapper was slapped with weapons charges after pulling an unloaded gun on an employee of the rival music group, Insane Clown Posse. In July of 2000 he was sued by his now ex-wife Kimberly ‘Kim’ Anne Scott for defamation after he graphically described her attempted suicide in the song entitled “Kim.”

The United States Secret Service has twice investigated Eminem for threatening Presidents George W. Bush and Donald Trump in his music. In 2016, the rapper released a free-style rap entitled “Campaign Speech” that was highly critical of Donald Trump and in 2020 he authorized the Biden campaign to use “Lose Yourself” – the same song performed by Ramaswamy in Iowa – in a campaign video.

Eminem was once known for railing against the establishment, and censoriousness. That, however, was twenty years and several hundred million dollars ago.

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Republican presidential candidate and tech entrepreneur Vivek Ramaswamy received a cease and desist letter from rapper Eminem, who is demanding that Ramaswamy stop performing his songs on the campaign trail. show more

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hooters
August 26, 2023
Culture
News

Biden Govt Sues Hooters Alleging ‘Racial Discrimination’.

A Hooters restaurant in Greensboro, North Carolina is facing a lawsuit by the US Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) for alleged racial discrimination against its employees. According to the EEOC, the franchise location temporarily terminated Black and darker-skinned staff members, also known as “Hooters girls,” during the early months of the pandemic in March 2020. The agency stated that 43 employees were laid off during this period, and when the establishment recalled employees in May 2020, mostly white or light-skinned employees were brought back.

The EEOC’s lawsuit, filed in the US District Court for the Middle District of North Carolina, claims a marked shift in the racial composition of the restaurant’s Hooters Girls workforce. Out of the 13 employees recalled, 12 were reported to be white and/or have light skin tones (whatever the latter means).

Additionally, the EEOC reported a 43 percent decrease in dark-skinned and/or Black employees from before the layoffs until after rehiring. The complaint also alleges racial hostility and preferential treatment of white employees by dark-skinned and/or Black employees while they were working at the establishment.

The plaintiffs argue Hooters’ actions violated Title VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964, which protects employees from workplace discrimination and harassment. The EEOC seeks monetary relief, including back pay, compensatory and punitive damages, and injunctive relief against the Hooters franchise. Neither Hooters nor the EEOC have provided comments on the lawsuit at this time.

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A Hooters restaurant in Greensboro, North Carolina is facing a lawsuit by the US Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) for alleged racial discrimination against its employees. According to the EEOC, the franchise location temporarily terminated Black and darker-skinned staff members, also known as "Hooters girls," during the early months of the pandemic in March 2020. The agency stated that 43 employees were laid off during this period, and when the establishment recalled employees in May 2020, mostly white or light-skinned employees were brought back. show more
bob barker
August 26, 2023
Culture
News

Bob Barker, Longtime ‘The Price Is Right’ Host, Dies at 99.

Bob Barker, the iconic host of America’s TV game show “The Price Is Right,” has died at the age of 99, according to his longtime publicist Roger Neal. Barker hosted the popular game show for 35 years, from 1972 to 2007, and gained a loyal following. His career spanned over half a century, starting as the host of “Truth or Consequences” in 1956, and retiring from “The Price Is Right” in 2007.

Born on December 12, 1923, in Darrington, Washington, Barker moved to a Sioux Indian reservation in Mission, South Dakota, at the age of six. After serving in the U.S. Navy during World War II, he attended Drury College and graduated with a degree in economics. Barker’s broadcasting career began in Florida, where he hosted his own radio program before moving to California in 1950.

Barker became the host of “The Price Is Right” in 1972, breathing life into the show and helping it become the longest-running daytime game show in TV history. He also hosted the Miss Universe and Miss America pageants for 20 years, as well as the New Year’s Day Tournament of Roses Parade.

Despite a scandal involving a former model accusing him of impropriety in 1994, Barker’s TV legacy remained strong, and he received an Emmy Award for Lifetime Achievement. He retired from television in 2007 but continued his activism for animals until his death.

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Bob Barker, the iconic host of America's TV game show "The Price Is Right," has died at the age of 99, according to his longtime publicist Roger Neal. Barker hosted the popular game show for 35 years, from 1972 to 2007, and gained a loyal following. His career spanned over half a century, starting as the host of "Truth or Consequences" in 1956, and retiring from "The Price Is Right" in 2007. show more
confederate memorial
August 25, 2023
Culture
News

Biden’s Pentagon Intent on Removing Confederate Memorial from Arlington, Despite Opposition.

Americans voiced their opposition to Arlington National Cemetery’s (ANC) decision to remove the Confederate Memorial during a public comment session on Wednesday. The Army is seeking public input as part of the legal process to determine the memorial’s historical significance and how best to dismantle it, following a congressionally-mandated study that found the structure ‘problematic’.

Many participants, including veterans with both Union and Confederate heritage, argued for preserving the memorial, citing its artistic value and symbolic representation of reconciliation. Some expressed concern that removing the memorial would lead to division rather than unity. However, some still supported its removal – asserting that there should be no memorials honoring those who fought against the United States.

The Naming Commission, established by Congress in 2021, is tasked with identifying and removing names, bases, and other Department of Defense assets that honor the Confederate States of America or individuals who voluntarily served for the Confederacy. The Pentagon’s final report recommended removing the bronze upper part of the memorial while leaving the granite base intact to avoid disturbing graves. However, commenters contended that the memorial commemorated the movement towards reunification after the Union’s victory, rather than glorifying the Confederacy. Critics also argue that dismantling the memorial would destroy a monument symbolizing peace, harmony, and reconciliation. ANC will host a virtual public scoping meeting on August 23rd to gather further comments on the removal and relocation of the Confederate Memorial’s statue and bronze elements.

Opposition to the removal of the Confederate Memorial centers on its historical and sentimental value, as well as the fact that it serves as a grave marker for some buried at Arlington. Moses Ezekiel, a Jewish-American Confederate veteran and Virginia Military Institute cadet, is buried at the base of the memorial, according to ANC’s website. Some opponents of the memorial’s removal have accused the decision of being antisemitic based on Ezekiel’s Jewish roots.

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Americans voiced their opposition to Arlington National Cemetery's (ANC) decision to remove the Confederate Memorial during a public comment session on Wednesday. The Army is seeking public input as part of the legal process to determine the memorial's historical significance and how best to dismantle it, following a congressionally-mandated study that found the structure 'problematic'. show more

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lgbt policy
August 25, 2023
Culture
News

School District Charges Parents $18K for LGBT Policy Info.

The Montgomery County School District in Maryland rescinded their opt-out policy for parents who did not want their children partaking in the district’s gender and sexuality curriculum. When Nicole Neily, president of Parents Defending Education, made a records request for “opt-out” records, the district said it would cost $20,000 and won’t be available until October 2nd.

Public record requests in Maryland are governed by the Maryland Public Information Act (MPIA). The MPIA dictates government agencies may only charge a “reasonable fee” for processing records requests, with the goal being “…neither to make a profit nor to bear a loss on the cost of providing information to the public,” according to the Maryland Attorney General’s website.

In a further blow to Montgomery County parents, a U.S. District Court judge denied a request to reinstate the school district’s opt-out policy. Parents argued that the Montgomery County School District had violated their rights as parents to guide their child’s religious instruction.

Judge Deborah Boardman wrote in her opinion that, “…the plaintiffs’ asserted due process right to direct their children’s upbringing by opting out of a public-school curriculum that conflicts with their religious views is not a fundamental right.”

Judge Boardman also denied the parents’ request for a preliminary injunction which would have allowed for the opt-out policy to at least continue for this school year.

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The Montgomery County School District in Maryland rescinded their opt-out policy for parents who did not want their children partaking in the district's gender and sexuality curriculum. When Nicole Neily, president of Parents Defending Education, made a records request for "opt-out" records, the district said it would cost $20,000 and won't be available until October 2nd. show more