Napa Valley Wine Train Apologizes For Kicking Off Black Group Black women’s book club group — including one 83-year-old woman — were harshly removed from a California vineyard tour after white patrons accused them of being too loud on their train ride. The Napa Valley Train company has now publicly apologized for the incident. Via CBS : Executives of the Napa Valley Wine Train have apologized to members of a book club that were kicked off its train recently for laughing too loudly. The group said they were kicked off because of their race. The 11-member book club, composed almost entirely of African-American women, was told to leave the train Saturday mid-trip after several passengers complained about how loud the women were being. “We didn’t do anything wrong,” club member Lisa Johnson, told KTVU Monday. “We still feel this is about race. We were singled out.” News of the incident spread quickly and drew harsh criticism of the company after Lisa Johnson, a leader of the Sistas on the Reading Edge Book Club, told her story on social media. Many tweeted about the incident using the hashtag #LaughingWhileBlack Do you think the apology is enough??
Black Women Booted From Winery Tour For “Volume” A Black women’s book club group — including one 83-year-old woman — were harshly removed from a California vineyard tour after white patrons accused them of being too loud on their train ride. The women feel that no one was excessively loud or rude and they were unfairly targeted due to being the only Black passengers on the trip. Via SFgate : What started as a joyous ride through wine county Saturday afternoon turned into a “humiliating” experience for 11 African American women, who said they were booted off the Napa Valley Wine Train for laughing and talking too loud. Accounts and pictures of the episode have been spreading across social media, spawning the hashtag #LaughingWhileBlack while the women involved have questioned whether they would have been treated differently if they were not African American. “It was humiliating. I’m really offended to be quite honest,” said 47-year-old Lisa Johnson, who was among Saturday’s group. “I felt like it was a racist attack on us. I feel like we were being singled out.” The women have since been given a full refund by the train company, but continue to seek a public apology. In a statement Sunday, Napa Valley Wine Train spokeswoman Kira Devitt said the company “received complaints from several parties in the same car and after three attempts from staff, requesting that the group keep the noise to an acceptable level, they were removed from the train and offered transportation back to the station in Napa.” The women say none of them were drunk or exceptionally loud, but they singled out unnecessarily for all laughing and talking together: A short while into their trip, Johnson said a manager on the train asked them to pipe it down. “The train is set up to be with your friends, to drink wine and have a good time,” Johnson said. “We were thinking, ‘Who are we offending?’” Later on, Johnson said the manager told them that “this isn’t going to work,” and that if they didn’t “tone it down,” they were going to be asked to get off the train. “It was a bizarre thing for all of us,” she said, adding that many in the group quieted down and wondered what had happened. According to Johnson, one of the women in the same car told the group “this isn’t a bar.” “And we though, um, yes it is,” Johnson said. When the train pulled into the St. Helena station, the group had to do the “walk of shame” as they were escorted past passengers on the six other cars, Johnson said. At the station, the group was met by officers from the Napa Valley Railroad and St. Helena police departments. “People were looking at us,” Johnson said. “To get escorted into the hands of waiting police officers. That’s the humiliating part.” SMH! We wonder if the tour company will ever apologize for their behavior…
I am sure there are other 17 year olds you’ll want to jerk off to…but this one is the biggest deal right now. People find her hot, despite being a ginger. I guess her parents prostituted her out properly for their hippie family…that put everything into selling out the family… Now that Kylie is 18, who people thought was so hot and interesting in the day before she turned 18, which was coincidentally – the day she turned into a gutter tranny who banks TYGA… She was in a bikini… The Teen Choice awards happened and there were no 17 year olds there – but rather 40 year olds who pay 17 on TV…in an award show I’d never way, but support because it is for the purpose of selling product to 17 year olds…which I guess is important…because 17 year olds are all fucking sluts… Sarah Hyland, Charlotte McKinney, Shay Mitchell…. The post Bella Thorne is the New 17 Year Old to Want of the Day appeared first on DrunkenStepfather .
It looks like NBC has got Rihanna’s money. The network announced today that the superstar singer has joined Season 9 of The Voice. With Gwen Stefani, Adam Levine, Blake Shelton and Pharrell Williams all on board as coaches this fall, NBC Entertainment Chairman Robert Greenblatt told reporters today at the TCA Press Tour in Beverly Hills that Rihanna will serve as a “key advisor” to them all. It’s unclear what that means, but whatever. Rihanna will be a part of The Voice! “This is one of music’s true supervisors coming on board to influence the lives and careers of the performers,” Greenblatt said. Levine and Shelton, of course, have been with The Voice since it premiere in 2011. Williams is going into his third season, while Stefani joined back in season seven… though she took season eight off and Christina Aguilera jumped in to a red chair in her place. Aguilera is expected back on season 10, but no matter. Rihanna will have the sex appeal quotient covered until then!
It's a known fact that James Franco is in love with Lana Del Rey , and now we're pretty sure she's just teasing him by writing lyrics that sound like the treatment for a movie starring James and Seth Rogen. And the fact that Lana just looks like her usual gorgeous, slinky self in the video, probably has Franco frantically taking nude selfies to send her at this very moment. Yes, if you're a Lana fan, the video for “High By the Beach” has just about everything you could ask for: California, sheer fabric, balconies, writhing, heavy artillery, death, and more writhing. Disappointingly, Lana never actually twists one and burns it down, but hey, we all get our jollies differently. Maybe for Lana getting high means blowing a helicopter out of the sky. She's a bit of an odd duck.
It's a known fact that James Franco is in love with Lana Del Rey , and now we're pretty sure she's just teasing him by writing lyrics that sound like the treatment for a movie starring James and Seth Rogen. And the fact that Lana just looks like her usual gorgeous, slinky self in the video, probably has Franco frantically taking nude selfies to send her at this very moment. Yes, if you're a Lana fan, the video for “High By the Beach” has just about everything you could ask for: California, sheer fabric, balconies, writhing, heavy artillery, death, and more writhing. Disappointingly, Lana never actually twists one and burns it down, but hey, we all get our jollies differently. Maybe for Lana getting high means blowing a helicopter out of the sky. She's a bit of an odd duck.
With rumors flying that Kylie Jenner and Tyga are moving into together after Kylie turns 18 on Monday, all eyes are on the famous-for-nothing star. But as everyone waits to see if Kylie and Tyga come clean about their relationship and cohabitation plans, one particular thing stands out… Kylie appears to be wearing an engagement ring again! Just a few days after the 17-year-old used Twitter to slam internet rumors that she is engaged or even married to her (much older) boyfriend, Jenner was spotted in Calabasas, California, wearing jeans and a tank top and… A diamond ring on her left ring finger!!!! The initial rumors began when Kylie posted a picture of herself on July 27. In the pic, Kylie flaunted a diamond ring on her left ring finger. She captioned the pic “king kylie.” The caption is a reference to Tyga, the 25-year-old underage girl predator rapper, who calls himself “King Gold Chains.” Tyga currently starts in his own MTV reality show, Kingin’ with Tyga . When the chatter about her possible engagement began, Kylie tweeted that she is “not planning on getting married anytime soon.” Just because you aren’t getting married anytime soon doesn’t mean you aren’t engaged!!! Following her Twitter denial, Kylie took off the ring and uploaded a mirror selfie to Instagram with the caption, “waiting game.” She added an emoji wearing sunglasses. But now that she has been spotted wearing the ring again – this time in public – it appears she can’t wait at all. View Slideshow: Kylie Jenner and Tyga Photos: Kyga 4-Eva?
Gwen Stefani Divorces Gavin Rossdale Celebs in long-term relationships are just splitting up left and right these past few weeks! Looks like it’s spilling over into the music world, as two rock stars are calling it quits after almost 15 years together. Via TMZ : Gwen Stefani has filed for divorce from her husband Gavin Rossdale, TMZ has learned. Gwen cites irreconcilable differences in her divorce petition, which seeks to end their 13-year-marriage. Sources tell TMZ there is no prenup, so the 50/50 California community property laws kick in. 45-year-old Gwen is worth a reported $80 million, and 49-year-old Gavin’s worth an estimated $35 million. Given the length of the marriage, that will probably all go into one pot before it’s divided. Gwen Stefani pulled the plug on her 13-year marriage to Gavin Rossdale because she believed he was cheating on her. We’re told Gwen and Gavin have not gotten along for some time. As one source put it, the split was “a long time coming.” We’re told Gwen complained about Gavin being away from home too much, touring with his band Bush from December 2014 through March 2015. One source says Gwen put pressure on him to stop touring and stay home. For his part, he felt it she was hypocritical because she was on the road too. Our sources say Gavin is a very good father, so both sides are seeking a joint custody arrangement. Awwww, sad to see a couple split after so long! But when a woman’s fed up…
I always have trouble remembering who this Renee Olstead hottie is and why she’s famous, but I’m pretty sure it has something to do with the impressive cleavage she’s got on display at this fashion collection launch party in LA. So whatever it is that Renee does, here’s hoping her 15 minutes last at least a little while longer. Because I think I’m becoming her #1 fan. » view all 12 photos Photos: WENN.com
I had to look up Delilah Parillo just now, because I’d never heard of her before this. And so far, I haven’t been able to find out much about the blonde model, besides the fact that she’s from California and an Aries… But I’ve been seeing a lot of people call her “ethereal.” Although I’m pretty sure they just mean she’s a sexy weirdo. So for you perverts out there with an English degree, enjoy. » view all 50 photos
