Have you seen Wonder Woman yet? I have. It was great. A friend cried during it. The audience applauded at the end. But the film’s release hasn’t been a stranger to controversy. One particularly hateful response to a women-only screening got an epic smack-down by none other than the mayor of Austin, Texas. Yeah, usually mayors don’t get a lot of attention for talking about superhero movies, and Mayor Steve Adler isn’t really an exception. He’s talking about sexism and human dignity. The controversy wasn’t so much about Wonder Woman itself, but about one theater’s decision to host a women-only screening, and one of the men who absolutely flipped out about it. In case it actually needs to be stated, like, men-only screenings of films aren’t uncommon. Also plenty of bars still have “Ladies Night” and that sort of thing. It’s a little weird, sure, though we can totally understand why some women would want to see the film in the absence of guys like whatever piece of work wrote this horrifying email to Austin’s mayor. “The notion of a woman hero is a fine example of women’s eagerness to accept the appearance of achievement without actual achievement. “Women learn from an early age to value make-up, that it’s OK to pretend that you are greater than you actually are,” he writes, only after hoping for Austin’s defamation and accusing the theater of “sexism.” All superheroes are pretend, not just the lady ones. The makeup comment is so weird that we don’t even know how to respond except to say that clearly this guy doesn’t ever do anything to improve his appearance. “Women pretend they do not know that only men serve in combat because they are content to have an easier ride. Women gladly accept gold medals at the Olympics for coming in 10th and competing only against the second class of athletes,” he says as if he isn’t the wrongest person to ever live. “Name something invented by a woman! Achievements by the second rate gender pale in comparison to virtually everything great in human history was accomplished by men, not women,” he continued, just keeping on digging that hole. The short version of all of this is that a man who despises women claims that he doesn’t. He then signs his name, Richard A. Ameduri, because that’s totally a letter where you’d want to include your name. Steve Adler’s letter in response is all kinds of savage. “I am writing to alert you that your email account has been hacked by an unfortunate and unusually hostile individual,” he begins. “Please remedy your account’s security right away, lest this person’s uninformed and sexist rantings give you a bad name. After all, we men have to look out for each other!” That’s tongue-in-cheek and beautiful, right? Then he dives in and just begins solidly refuting the vile man’s sexist claims. “Can you imagine if someone thought that you didn’t know women could serve in our combat units now without exclusion?” he asked. You can feel the sarcasm emanating in waves from the screen. Remember that claim that women never invented anything? Adler sure did . “What if someone thought you didn’t know that women invented medical syringes, life rafts, fire escapes, central and solar heating, a war-time communications system for radio-controlling torpedoes that laid the technological foundations for everything from Wi-Fi to GPS, and beer?” A nicely succinct list. Which of course could have been longer. He also took the time to remind the whiner that a private business can hold whatever screenings they like. “And I hesitate to imagine,” he adds. “How embarrassed you’d be if someone thought you were upset that a private business was realizing a business opportunity by reserving one screening this weekend for women to see a superhero movie.” Savage . We love seeing intelligent politicians go off on people who deserve it. And speaking of things getting what they deserve, Wonder Woman is already a hit at the box office after only Thursday night’s early previews. We can’t wait to see what kind of numbers she rakes in by the end of the weekend.
Earlier today, we told you about unconfirmed reports that Farrah Abraham is pregnant with Simon Saran’s baby. We’re always skeptical of rumors that seem to have originated in an Instagram comment thread, and Simon has already revealed in an interview that Farrah’s definitively not knocked up. But if you think that’ll prevent the spread of more wild rumors about her love life, then you don’t know the Internet! Abraham and Saran are currently in Jamaica, where they’re celebrating Farrah’s 26th birthday. Yes, it may seem like Farrah’s been irritating mankind since the advent of television, but in reality, she’s only just now entering her late 20s. Anyway, it seems that last night Simon decided to foot the bill for once, and he treated Farrah to a candlelit dinner on the beach on Montego Bay. Prior to the meal, Simon set the mood by leading Farrah down a curiously dong-shaped lighted pathway. Fans could be forgiven for the thinking the moment was leading up to a proposal. Farrah Abraham: Dinner in Jamaica In fact, many of them jumped to that conclusion, despite the fact that the clip ended with no such climax. Farrah bought her own engagement ring almost a year ago, so we guess it’s understandable that fans would be eagerly seeking out hints that Simon is looking to pop the question. Simon didn’t help matters by responding to the rumors with an obnoxiously coy response. “This was just her birthday surprise,” he wrote in response to the comments. And that would’ve been fine, if he hadn’t added a winking smiley face emoji at the end. But if you know Farrah, you know that she’s not the type to hide big news from the public. In fact, she doesn’t hide anything from the public. This is a girl who Snapchats brushing her teeth and openly muses about her daughter’s sex tape . There is absolutely no way that Farrah would get engaged and not immediately take out ads in every major newspaper in America. We’re sure Simon will eventually succumb to the pressure and put Farrah’s own ring on her finger, but it almost certainly didn’t happen in Jamaica last night. Watch Teen Mom online to relive every moment of the ridiculousness that is Simon and Farrah’s relationship. View Slideshow: Farrah Abraham: A Ridiculous, Sometimes X-Rated Life in GIFs
Sara Jean Underwood is still working hard taking pictures of herself in beautiful locations and asking us stupid idiots to fund her expensive trips . Anyway, if idiots are willing to pay, then good for her. I just wish with all that hiking, her booty would shrink a couple sizes. It’s getting a little too juicy for me. » view all 12 photos
Is The Real Sidechicks Of Charlotte Real? The internet has been buzzing over the last few days over these promo pics of a new show that’s apparently happening called Real Sidechicks of Charlotte. Everyone from Snoop to Rihanna to the Breakfast Club is up in arms over the possibility of a reality show that’s all about homewreckers. But here’s the catch: we’re pretty sure this is a parody of some sort or a troll job. Hit the flip to see the clues and then everyone’s reactions. https://www.instagram.com/p/BUxLJWKDYu-/?taken-by=therealsidechicksofcharlotte A few reasons this show probably isn’t real: 1. If you peep the IG, none of the girls have been tagged in the pictures. And nobody in the comments say they know these chicks. If these women were real, wouldn’t they have IGs tagged? 2. No reputable site has written a story about the show. 3. No network has claimed that they are airing the show. Of course, this could just be a Youtube show but still. 4. It just all looks really fake. This is most likely a parody. Either way, take a look at the “stars” of the show and all the crazy reactions. https://twitter.com/TheRoccOff/status/864952478214889473 https://www.instagram.com/p/BUwX0oHDmKz/?taken-by=therealsidechicksofcharlotte https://www.instagram.com/p/BUvZ8nqjizW/?taken-by=therealsidechicksofcharlotte https://www.instagram.com/p/BUmcghcj9p3/ https://twitter.com/Mr7Renaissance/status/870011190323367936 https://twitter.com/NiAsiaDanielle/status/869953410371649537 https://twitter.com/Mzdiamondap/status/870082213089509380 https://www.instagram.com/p/BUxkYyiD2c2/?taken-by=therealsidechicksofcharlotte https://www.instagram.com/p/BUsZsSkDKGX/?taken-by=therealsidechicksofcharlotte https://www.instagram.com/p/BUsCmlojCKk/?taken-by=therealsidechicksofcharlotte https://www.instagram.com/p/BUqM2GgjSPx/?taken-by=therealsidechicksofcharlotte https://www.instagram.com/p/BUpNbEFjNQC/?taken-by=therealsidechicksofcharlotte https://www.instagram.com/p/BUiU3TKjgRo/?taken-by=therealsidechicksofcharlotte https://www.instagram.com/p/BUiStrEjnQp/?taken-by=therealsidechicksofcharlotte https://www.instagram.com/p/BUiSZz3DFDy/?taken-by=therealsidechicksofcharlotte https://www.instagram.com/p/BUhZ63IDLTe/?taken-by=therealsidechicksofcharlotte
There's so much to process in this clip. We're talking about a show where only one or two things happen each season, basically. But this preview takes you on a journey. And makes you cringe. There are monkey noises . We've already shown you Kendall Jenner freaking out over Caitlyn's memoir. Would it really be a Keeping Up With The Kardashians clip if it didn't have some awkwardness, some affectionate racism, and at least one of them acting absolutely nuts? Let's go through it, because there's a lot to unpack. Okay, so Keeping Up With The Kardashians shows Kris hanging out with Corey Gamble , Kim, and Khloe Kardashian , while on vacation in Jamaica. On its own, that's a pretty run-of-the-mill rich people thing to do. You don't have to be rich to go on vacation, to Jamaica or otherwise, but wealth is a requirement if you want to vacation like this family does. Though … if you already live in a desert climate like California, it's sort of odd that you'd go to yet another hot place to vacation, but whatever. If the Kardashians made sense, no one would watch them anyway, right? So even this short clip serves as a reminder that their taste in humor is . . . questionable at best. So it's not one of the “mon” jokes, but Kim's “Jamaica No Problem” shirt has us smacking our damn heads. Fun fact: it's generally considered tasteless and even rude to parody the way that people speak, especially when you're talking about a disenfranchised minority or culture. Naturally, Khloe makes it worse by suggesting that she could wear a shirt that says “Jamaican Me Crazy.” Get it? Because we all get it. Even if it weren't problematic, it would just be a bad joke. It's a bad joke, Khloe. We don't expect for either of them to find out why their behavior makes others uncomfortable. They live in a bubble. Kim then diverts attention to her favorite topic — Kim — by not-so-subtly kicking her leg into the air. You'll notice a teeny-tiny pink bug bite on her leg. Don't get us wrong, bug bites are no fun, but most people treat them with a topical antihistamine if at all. Apparently the Kardashians use, um, alternative medicine: water from a lagoon. We'll stick with actual medicines. No offense. Kim then demands to know if Kris Jenner is acting as some sort of snake oil salesman and, instead of giving her mineral water to use, is giving her something way, way grosser and less sanitary. She straight-up asks Kris if the water that she's been giving her is her toilet water, as if that's something that anyone but an absolute monster would give to their child. Yes, there are stories of people using … ugh … urine to treat wounds, especially on the beach, but it's usually not a good idea and in some cases can lead to infections. Turns out that modern medicine usually knows better than old wives tales. Who knew? Last but not least: the monkey nonsense. You have to wonder a couple of things — the first being if this show has just desperate for storyline. Countless hours are always left on the editing room floor — though not literally, since everything's digital — but somehow this nonsense made it in? But the other thing that you have to wonder if what the hell Kris Jenner herself was thinking? Like, this would be fine if she were entertaining her grandchildren. She isn't, though. She's around a bunch of grown-ass adults and she knows that she's on camera. Has she just given up? You'll have to watch it for yourself to decide that.
In case you haven’t been paying attention, my former #1 favorite hottie Nina Agdal has been making a serious hotness comeback lately, and here’s a little sample of her latest work: her posing in a swimsuit, with a cute pooch, topless. It’s pretty much Nina’s Greatest Hits. The only thing we’re missing is her posing in lingerie and/or with her favorite blogger. Maybe next time.
Now this is disappointing. Just when I was finally starting to come around on Kristen Stewart and admit she’s been looking kinda hot these days, she apparently went and cut off all her hair. I assume it’s for a movie, because otherwise she needs to fire her hairdresser ASAP. Either way, now she just looks like a younger, grumpier Pink. Too bad.
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