Archive for February 2nd, 2012
» posted on Thursday, February 2nd, 2012 at 7:37 pm by Damien Baldino
The Les Infedeles poster controversy
I saw a headline concerning an uproar over a controversial movie poster (pictured above). The movie poster for Les Infideles, shows a man standing between a woman’s legs, while her feet are near his head. Not only wasn’t I offended, but I couldn’t see why anyone would be bothered by it.
Stephane Martin of the ARPP, France’s advertising regulator, asked that the posters be removed because they,
“present a degrading image of women, because in both cases you do not see the woman’s face…. This is certainly presenting an image of women as objects, in this case sexual objects,”
post a comment | filed under Entertainment · Sex | tags: Advertising Regulators, ARPP, France, Les Infideles, Movie, Movie Poster, Sex Objects
» posted on Thursday, February 2nd, 2012 at 7:17 pm by Damien Baldino
Donald Trump’s endorsement: Who cares?
Today, Donald Trump announced that he will be endorsing Mitt Romney for President. Some were surprised that Trump didn’t choose Gingrich, and right up until the announcement, there was suspense over what he would announce. For the life of me, I can’t understand why anyone would care who Trump endorsed.
Donald Trump is little more than a reality star. Does anyone care what the cast members of Survivor, Big Brother, or American Idol think about the election?
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one Comment | filed under Business · Entertainment · Politics | tags: 2012 Election, American Idol, Big Brother, Donald Trump, Endorsements, Mitt Romney, Newt Gingrich, Reality Shows, Reality TV, The Apprentice

