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Usually it's people complaining that art shows too much skin and trying to bring more censorship into the picture. But there's a been a refreshing—if somewhat ridiculous—reversal at one Brooklyn cafe. The Tea Lounge, which is in the very child-friendly neighborhood of Park Slope, attempted to make itself less offensive to the kids in the neighborhood by covering up the nipples on a series of nude paintings that were on display in the coffee shop. But the mothers who frequent the coffee shop with their kids—and often breastfeed openly while there—cried foul. More »
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Sydney Spies was on the Today show this morning, discussing the "provocative" photograph that her peers on the yearbook committee banned from being published. "I guess it is artistic," Matt Lauer allowed, "it is also not your run-of-the-mill yearbook photo." Matt asked Sydney's mother, Miki, if she thought the image was appropriate, and Miki cringed as she told Matt, "I asked her not to do it." Then she said something about her child "spreading" her wings — maybe not the best choice of words — and explained that she supports Sydney. More »
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A totally lame group of fun-hating parents demanding their children's minds be shielded from hypersexual content have banded together to petition that Cosmopolitan, the best magazine to read if you'd like to be sexually judged in airports, be concealed in the checkout area of their local supermarkets. Where's a girl got to put a scrunchie in order to get some fearless fun around here?! More »
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The Supreme Court's about to hear a case that will determine whether or not network TV and broadcast radio can finally be freed from the shackles of decency requirements. Thanks in part to expletives uttered by the likes of Cher and Nicole Richie, networks may soon be held to the more lax standards of their cable brethren. Who knew that The Simple Life had such noble intentions for the First Amendment? More »
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A Colorado school district is embroiled in sexy, sexy scandal after a senior girl's picture was barred from the pages of its yearbook on the grounds that it depicted the dress code being violated and was therefore too sexy. She's organized a protest, asserting that she has a right to be sexy in the yearbook. If only schools banned yearbook photos for being too hilarious in 10 years. More »
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In 2008, Marzieh Vafamehr filmed My Tehran For Sale, an Australian film about an actress whose work is banned in Iran. Now Iranian officials have shown just how accurate the film's criticisms are by banning the movie, arresting Vafamehr, and sentencing her to a year in jail and 90 lashes for participating in the project. More »
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A show reminiscent of American Idol has gained popularity in China. But now authorities are cracking down on it and other "vulgar" programming, and planning to replace them with more wholesome, government-approved fare. More »
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A funny thing happened when this blog post about celebrity baby bump photo shoots was posted by an administrator on VH1's Facebook page: Facebook deleted it. More »
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Censorship is prevalent in Saudi Arabia, and someone has collected photos illustrating all the ways Mariah Carey has been covered up. More »
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Remember last September, when the book banners crawled out of their pits of nastiness to try to remove YA literature from classrooms and libraries? It is September again, my friends. More »
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We are dubious about the claims that female sexual arousal can improved with an essential oil compound. But we have no doubt whatsoever that television executives have a double standard when it comes to talking about women and sex. More »
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Fox just agreed to show the initially rejected Lane Bryant lingerie ad, but ABC is reportedly holding out. Why? Lane Bryant says it's because they're afraid of breasts — on a bigger woman, that is. But the networks dispute that. More »
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Yesterday, Lane Bryant posted a lingerie commercial it said had been rejected or partially censored by ABC and Fox. Now they've taken it down. What's going on? More »
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The Chinese government is pulling out the big guns in their fight against indecency - by inviting mothers to surf the web. A "mom jury" has been tasked with finding and reporting pornography sites to "purify the social environment." [NYDN] More »
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There is such a thing as "learning by doing" you know, California. [LA Times] More »
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The blog hosting a racist image of Michelle Obama has removed the picture - which was No. 1 on Google images - and issued an apology. However, Google warns that it could easily reappear. [Guardian] More »
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Some U.K. stores are selling the DVD of Lesbian Vampire Killers with a sticker over the word "lesbian." It seems the vampires' sexual preference is too explicit, but the phrase "they won't go down without a bite" is not. [Contexts.org] More »
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Hu Shuli, founding editor of news magazine Caijing, reports on stories other Chinese news outlets won't touch. But is she a pioneer of journalistic freedom, or a pragmatist whose true goal is to shore up government power? More »
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When Eve Ensler's famous play The Vagina Monologues was first performed in China in March, the title was changed to The V Monologues. Two months later, the original title was restored for a show in Shanghai, and tickets sold out. More »
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Western audiences may not understand the appeal of the video at left, which features a children's song about an alpaca-like creature. But, in China, "grass-mud horse" has a very different meaning. More »
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On last night's episode of Rock of Love Bus, one of the ladies fell off the stage — hard— during a "roadie" challenge. After the jump, we examine the indecent exposure that producers blurred out. More »
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A Toronto father argues that inclusion of Margaret Atwood's The Handmaid's Tale on his son's reading list is a violation of schoolboard policy, citing the novel's "foul language, anti-Christian overtones, violence and sexual degradation." [Shameless] More »
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• Eight of Britain's most overweight companion animals (7 dogs and 1 cat) are embarking on a weight loss competition to be crowned this year's pet fit club champion by the veterinary charity PDSA. • A British couple rescued a rare albino hedgehog in their garden and drove it 250 miles round trip to a wildlife sanctuary. • Meanwhile, two women were attacked in western Tarzania by a gang of men who were looking for the women's albino children, whose body parts some believe hold magic powers. • Officials concerned about damage to airplanes from birds are now using dogs to chase away groups of birds off of airfields. • More »
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If the National Enquirer weren't relentless hyping its as-yet pictureless story about John Edwards' baby, we could just spend the whole morning talking about Republican hypocrisy, the new poster child for which is Alaskan Senator Ted Stevens. Good old Interwebs Ted was indicted on corruption charges, so we talk about that, his ass-grabbing Alaskan colleague (hint: it isn't Senator Lisa Murkowski), Olympic-sanctioned censorship, late apologies, Al Sharpton on the importance of admitting one's mistakes, and John Edwards' hush money that isn't hushing everything. God, it's like everyone's a hypocrite but me and Moe, and that might just be because nobody knows yet. More »
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Joan Rivers was kicked off the set of the U.K. show Loose Women after calling Russell Crowe some naughty names on live television (she was unaware the show was filmed live). • Demand for "older" (over 25) models has grown with companies seeking to appeal to baby boomers. • A woman hangs herself after a three-year feud with a nasty neighbor. • A bunch of British celebrities we have never heard of had their pictures taken without make up and Photoshop. • Is anyone else a little bit shocked that Penelope Cruz wears somewhat cheap clothing on a movie set or have celebrity weeklies and fashion hype burned away my judgment? • Are single-issue politics moving Clinton supporters to Obama or is it the fact they are in the same fucking party with similar platforms to begin with? • BWE looks at the suburban hipster pastime of taking super ironic Glamour Shot photos. • Foreign airlines are prospering more than U.S. carriers because they don't compete with local carriers on their route. And they give you food! • Nancy Pelosi is super rich! • The Elian Gonzalez Legal Age Countdown Clock, this is kinda wrong, right? More »
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