http://tags.gawker.com/assets/base/img/thumbs140x140/jezebel.com.png http://jezebel.com/tag/statingtheobvious http://jezebel.com/tag/statingtheobvious Christina Ricci calls her Speed Racer character a "feminist ideal." • An Indian bride-to-be rejects groom for poor math skills. • Bus driver and artist wants to change name to "In God We Trust." • Almost one-third of U.S. parents are clueless about infant development. • Malaysia drops proposal for restrictions on female travel. • Erin Brockovich is still around, sets sites on allegedly toxic housing community in South Carolina. • Finally: A pole-dancing Wii game is in the works. • Parents with mental disorders linked to autistic children. • Overweight mamas have longer pregnancies. • Yankees fan kills man with car after Red Sox-Bronx Bombers argument. • University of Minnesota puts on mostly whitewashed production of The Wiz due to lack of black students. • Teens who like alcohol may grow up to be heavy drinkers, Captain Obvious reports. • Moms' Weekend at Ohio University lets college kids introduce their moms to the wide world of binge drinking.

]]> http://jezebel.com/index.php?op=postcommentfeed&postId=387347&view=rss&microfeed=true Because it's the God-given right of every French person (and lobbyist) to drink with impunity, a bunch of French people are all up in arms over a new law that requires wine bottles carry some sort of warning that it's not good to drink when pregnant. Obvious? Sure. Unnecessary? Maybe. Really, really difficult to see, so that you wonder if there are any real problems in France? Of course. [Washington Post]

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