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"The Sexual Revolution Was Central To Women's Liberation"

Part 2 of VH1's documentary mini-series Sex: The Revolution aired last night, and a portion of it focused on the sexual revolution's influence on feminism in the 1970s and vice versa. The doc combines archival footage of interviews, TV shows, and protest rallies and new interviews with heavyweights like Gloria Steinem, Helen Gurley Brown, Ariel Levy, Erica Jong, and Susan Brownmiller. Nearly 40 years later, Steinem is still sticking to her guns that the sexual revolution was a disservice to women because it was a movement for men to make women more sexually available to them. (How can she not realize by now that we all have natural sexual desires?) Ariel Levy, author of Female Chauvinist Pig, offered a different (and perhaps younger?) take on the sexual revolution, asserting that it was important for feminism, because gaining equality in sexual satisfaction was a key element in the women's movement. Still, it was nice to see both sides of the argument presented. Clip above.

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Tyra: The First Annual Fiercee Awards

Yesterday, Tyra held the first annual Fiercee Awards, in which TyTy gave awards out to girls from past cycles of Top Model. The "awards" were actually more like backhanded compliments (Ugliest Cry, Biggest Makeover Meltdown, Worst Fall). Not all the girls turned up for it. Actually, it was kinda like the People's Choice Awards, where only presenters and winners showed up. (Except for Jade and Jael. They were nominated for several things, and it was a shutout.) Here are some highlights: Saleisha said she "never ever" got used to that horrible mushroom cap hairdo, Jade was salty, Jada cared way too much, Natasha is still awesome, Joanie maybe got fake tits, Joanie's teeth cost ANTM $30k, Jaslene seems to be struggling with literacy, and the clip of Shandi's BF screaming,"You had SEX!?" still makes us LOL. Clip above, and a list of the awards, nominees, and winners, as well as screen shots of all the girls who showed up, after the jump. More »

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Mr. and Mrs. Carey-Cannon Celebrate Their Rollercoaster Love Story At Six Flags

The Entertainment Tonight crew were the only press allowed access to the surprise pink and purple, butterfly-themed wedding party that Nick Cannon threw for his bride Mariah Carey at Six Flags Magic Mountain. Of course, they're spreading the footage over four days, which is annoying, but above is the first installment. Mariah says, "I"m not big on surprises, but this is a smash hit." She's not big on surprises? She sure surprised the hell out of us with her out-of-the-blue wedding to her child groom!

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Teenage Rape Victim Turns To YouTube For Help

The clip at left is a report about an upsetting YouTube video created by a 16-year-old girl named Crystal, who says, "I need some help. I didn't want to do it this way, but it's the only way I know that's going to work, that someone out there in the world is gonna listen to me." Crystal explains that a 23-year-old man has raped and drugged her and the Florida State attorney won't prosecute him. Writes CNN's Ashley Fantz: "For an online generation, the Web offers what traditional counseling does not. It's a chance to communicate without having to face someone or fear their judgment. Some people are seeking legal advice and medical information, and many younger victims believe they can warn others about their accused attacker, counselors say." And according to Scott Berkowitz, the founder and president of RAINN, the Rape, Abuse and Incest National Network, more and more young victims are talking about their experiences online. More »

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ANTM: And The Plus-Size Girl Takes The Cake!

Despite conspiracy theories, underminers, and the fact that some of us thought Anya was actually the better model, we're damned proud of Whitney Thompson and the fact that a plus-size girl finally took the title on ANTM. (Of course, the show is not even close to a true representation of the real modeling industry.) There was something really telling in Paulina's commentary during judging when she said, "Whitney is the one that a man would want in his bedroom, but Anya is the one that you would buy the dress from." The fashion industry is fucked up. Or maybe we're all fucked up. Or maybe we need to stop letting curve-hating gay men tell us how we should look!

Earlier: ANTM Finale Live Blog: Arrivederci Cycle 10

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Former FLDS Member Who Took Down Warren Jeffs Appears On Oprah

Elisa Wall's testimony — about how she was forced, at 14 years old, to marry her first cousin, and have nonconsensual sex with him — is what helped send Warren Jeffs, leader of the Mormon fundamentalist polygamist sect, to jail. Today she was on Oprah to talk about her experience. She described her upbringing and the lack of education she received, particularly about her own anatomy. Even though she begged to not marry her cousin at a young age, she was forced to go ahead with it, and was given no information about what would happen on her wedding night, explaining that she had thought beds were only used for sleeping, and that the entire experience of consummating her marriage was incredibly traumatic. Clip above.

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Barbara Walters Brags About Notches On Her Bedpost On Ellen

Barbara Walters' book tour for her memoir Audition is chugging along quite nicely and today it made a stop on Ellen. Babs joked about the number of sex partners she's had — the subject of which has been one of the most talked about features of her book — and told Ellen that the hundreds of names printed inside the front and back of the book is actually a list of all the people she's banged. (It's really a list of all the people she's interviewed in her career.) Ellen then points to her own name and says, "It was gonna be in my book, but alright." Clip above.

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MTV Deports Sweet 16 Brats For New Show Exiled

MTV has a new reality series in the works that might just rival our love for The Paper. Remember all those over-privileged spoiled brats from My Super Sweet 16? Well, MTV has enlisted kids from past episodes to star in Exiled. The hook? In each episode, each one of the kids is sent to a different third world country to live with a family and "learn" the meaning of hard work and the meaninglessness of material possessions . The comments of the foreign families are priceless. Clip above.

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Alexandra Michael Is About 28 Pounds Too Fat For Modeling

We used to play a little game called "Arm or Leg?" with the limbs of some of the models in Teen Vogue. (Such as this one.) But today on the Today show, Teen Vogue editor-in-chief Amy Astley announced the magazine's pro-ana days are over. Astley was moved by the story of 17-year-old model Alexandra Michael, who joined her this morning to talk about how she was sent home from Paris for being too fat, but she's okay with that since her hair is no longer falling out after she packed on 30 pounds in eating disorder rehab. And who does Amy Astley blame for the industry's deleterious emaciation obsession? "I think it's cyclical," she says. Ha ha ha, tell that to the kid who didn't get her period for a year!

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All Bad Things Must Come To An End

Last night saw the Bad Girls Club season finale, and though the episode started with a screaming match between Tanisha and Neveen, it ended in hugs and tears and words of love between all the girls. If their incessant screaming, fighting and mean girl behavior (not to mention peeing in the kitchen sink) didn't prove how insane they all are, their instant, unexpected turn as best friends sure did. And we're wondering what the hell happened between their group hug at LAX and their two appearances on Tyra, when they were at each other's throats again. We'll guess we'll have to wait for the reunion special (hosted by Star Jones!) next week to find out.

Earlier: Bad Girls "Boot" Tyra Banks Off Own Show