Paul LePage Is Apologizing, But Not for Homophobia or Racism
Maine’s governor says an angry voice mail was a mistake, but only because he lost his temper.
www.advocate.com/politics/2016/8/30/paul-lepage-apologizing-not-homophobia-or-racism
Daily Archives: August 30, 2016
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Calvin Harris, ISIS, Paul LePage, Chris Brown, Jamie Dornan, Dogs: HOT LINKS
Calvin Harris, ISIS, Paul LePage, Chris Brown, Jamie Dornan, Dogs: HOT LINKS
TERRORISM. ISIS spokesman Mohammad al-Adnani has been killed: “His death marks the highest-profile killing yet of an ISIS member. While Abu Bakr al-Baghdadi has been ISIS’ unquestioned leader, al-Adnani may have been the terror group’s most public figure, the person floated as ISIS’ next leader should anything happen to al-Baghdadi.”
THE SECRET LIFE OF PETS. Scientists say that dogs understand a remarkable amount of what we say and also are clued into the meaning behind how we say things: “Dogs process both what we say and how we say it in a way which is amazingly similar to how human brains do.”
EQUALITY. New York State Court of Appeals rules that non-biological parents can seek custody and visitation: “This is a landmark change in New York for children born to same-sex and other couples who couldn’t or didn’t marry and who later split up, without any protection under the law for the critical ongoing relationships between the non-biological parents and their children.”
MAINE. Republican Governor Paul LePage suggests he might resign over voicemail calling state legislator a c**ksucker, then seems to retract that on Twitter.
Regarding rumors of resignation, to paraphrase Mark Twain: “The reports of my political demise are greatly exaggerated.” #mepolitics
— Paul R. LePage (@Governor_LePage) August 30, 2016
WILL HE OR WON’T HE? Jamie Dornan says he still doesn’t know if he will go full frontal in Fifty Shades sequel.
THIRST. Calvin Harris is making the internet parched with this Instagram.
CHRIS BROWN. The singer reportedly pulled a gun on a woman and police were sent to his mansion where he allegedly was seen throwing drugs from his windows.
LA VIDA LOCA. Ricky Martin shakes his bon bon.
DOG DAYS OF SUMMER. Henry Cavill bares his super body on the beach.
AMERICAN NINJA WARRIOR. Jessie Graff made history last night by being the first woman ever to complete Stage One in the finals–one of the most difficult Stage One competitions the show has yet seen.
TOO MUCH FOR TUESDAY. Brandon Vee.
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YouTube Stars Sam Tsui and Casey Breves Get Married (For Real) in New Music Video – WATCH
YouTube Stars Sam Tsui and Casey Breves Get Married (For Real) in New Music Video – WATCH
Last April we shared the news that YouTuber and singer Sam Tsui came out as gay and got married to his longtime boyfriend and fellow YouTuber, Casey Breves.
While we got a handful of Instagrams giving us peek at the couple’s big day, Tsui and Breves have now released a full wedding music video documenting their big day.
Said Tsui in his YouTube posting,
“It has been so awesome to share more of myself this year with all of you, and this video is perhaps one of the most special and personal I’ve shared with you yet – as many of you know, I got married in April to the amazing Casey Breves, and wanted to share a little bit of that day with you because I really do consider you, the #Samily, to be a kind of family that means so much to me – please enjoy this virtual invitation to our wedding, and the single we wrote to accompany it – it’s an anthem about the power and timelessness of love. Sending our love out to the whole Samily!”
The name of Tsui and Breves’ wedding anthem is appropriately called “The Promise.”
Watch the video, below.
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Out Actor Dylan Marron Unboxes Rape Culture
Out Actor Dylan Marron Unboxes Rape Culture
While unboxing is usually the domain of tech geeks on YouTube, cultural baggage can be also be unpacked.
www.advocate.com/crime/2016/8/30/out-actor-dylan-marron-unboxes-rape-culture
Anthony Weiner Sexted, But Jokes Are on Huma Abedin
Anthony Weiner Sexted, But Jokes Are on Huma Abedin
Comics and commentators are acting as if Abedin is the one who should feel humilated by her husband’s bad behavior. Sexist, much?
www.advocate.com/politics/2016/8/30/anthony-weiner-sexted-jokes-are-huma-abedin
WATCH: Impromptu Locker Room Strip Tease Interrupted By Unsuspecting Bro
WATCH: Impromptu Locker Room Strip Tease Interrupted By Unsuspecting Bro
We’ve all been there.
You’ve just finished a particularly intense leg day at the gym, and upon entering the locker room, the unique scent of man-sweat, mildew and cheap shampoo suddenly inspires movement.
No, not the squats or presses of your previous hour’s (or 30 minutes if you’re us) hard work — a different sort of movement. Expression. Finesses. The power of dance compels you!
Related: Five Straight Guy Myths About Gay Guys In The Locker Room
So you do what any self-respecting swulled-out gay gym bro would do — set up your cellphone in an empty locker, crank up the Britney (in this case, “Private Show”) and perform an impromptu striptease.
Just be ready, like this guy on Twitter, to quickly snap back to masc mode once someone discovers your moves.
Take your seat now #PrivateShow pic.twitter.com/hWjgVzvdIt
— GUTTER (@GUTTER_SPICE) August 20, 2016
h/t NNN
Laura Ingraham: ‘What If Colin Kaepernick Disrespected the Rainbow Flag Not the US Flag?’
Laura Ingraham: ‘What If Colin Kaepernick Disrespected the Rainbow Flag Not the US Flag?’
Conservative right-wing radio host Laura Ingraham decided to involve the LGBT community in the consternation over San Francisco 49ers quarterback Colin Kaepernick refusing to stand for the national anthem during a recent game.
Kaepernick invoked the ire of many right-wing talking heads for sitting on the side-lines during the anthem, which he says he did to protest the oppression of people of color in the U.S.
Kaepernick told NFL Media, “I am not going to stand up to show pride in a flag for a country that oppresses black people and people of color. To me, this is bigger than football and it would be selfish on my part to look the other way. There are bodies in the street and people getting paid leave and getting away with murder.”
Seemingly not satisfied with how progressives and liberals have responded to Kaepernick’s action, Ingraham tried to stir the pot by suggesting that if it was a rainbow flag that had been “disrespected” by Kaepernick rather than the American flag, liberals would be up in arms.
Wrote Ingraham on Twitter, “What would have happened if Kapernick [sic] disrespected the rainbow flag bef the game?”
Good Q: “What would have happened if Kapernick disrespected the rainbow flag bef the game?”
— Laura Ingraham (@IngrahamAngle) August 30, 2016
With her tweet, Ingraham is suggesting that liberals care more about the rainbow gay rights flag than they do about the American flag. Thus they don’t really love America and are not true patriots.
In other words, this is Freedom Fries all over again.
Reaction to Ingraham’s “Good Q”, was swift on social media and largely against Ingraham. Though there were many voices who voiced support for Ingraham’s sentiment.
One father who identified himself as a fan of Ingraham’s wasn’t pleased with her tweet, saying, “That question is very provocative coming from you. I am a big fan of yours,but this question reinforces divisive stereotypes.”
@IngrahamAngle That question is very provocative coming from you. I am a big fan of yours,but this question reinforces divisive stereotypes.
— John Bristol (@jbristol11) August 30, 2016
Another Ingraham fan took her hypothetical to the most fact-free, right-wing extreme, saying that if Kaepernick had somehow disrespected the rainbow flag, “liberals would want his head chopped off. Fact. They like that flag more than the USA flag. Fact.”
@IngrahamAngle omg liberals would want his head chopped off. Fact. They like that flag more than the USA flag. Fact.
— thy grumpy mcgraw (@thygrumpymcgraw) August 30, 2016
Because this is Twitter, there was also plenty of sass.
@IngrahamAngle then he could go on your show
— the autumn wanter (@corgijordan) August 30, 2016
Save this one for debate prep, Laura! t.co/ApFwVQ9E4N
— Jon Favreau (@jonfavs) August 30, 2016
.@IngrahamAngle any chance you accidentally tweeted this from a coma?
— Slade Sohmer (@Slade) August 30, 2016
And plenty of fact-checking along with pointing out the false equivalency inherent to Ingraham’s question.
.@IngrahamAngle b/c gay people have a nearly 300 year history of subjugation & institutionalized oppression of black people? Is that the Q?
— John Howell Harris (@jhowellharris) August 30, 2016
.@IngrahamAngle it’s a false equivalency, and I know you’re smart enough to know that.
— John Howell Harris (@jhowellharris) August 30, 2016
@IngrahamAngle when we start pledging allegiance to it and singing to it before every game, then i will tell you.
— Sir Charles (@The_Kings_Hand) August 30, 2016
@IngrahamAngle what exactly would disrespecting the rainbow flag look like?
— Herringtowater (@herringtowater) August 30, 2016
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This Woofy Stud Recreated Britney Spears’ ‘Private Show’ in a Gym Locker-Room: WATCH
This Woofy Stud Recreated Britney Spears’ ‘Private Show’ in a Gym Locker-Room: WATCH
The legendary Ms. Britney Spears returned to the VMAs on Sunday night and turned in a solid performance that is on par with the consummate performer we know Spears to be.
While the decision to have Spears perform after Beyoncé did her Lemonade medley was, at best, questionable, it was fantastic to see the pop princess performing at the same award show in which she served up no less than three iconic performances.
In the wake of Spears’ performance, Dan Avery at NewNowNext did some digging on social media and came across one fan’s rendition of Spears’ new track “Private Show” that is today making the internet a little bit thirstier.
The video, recorded before Spears’ VMA return, shows the fan known as “Gutter Spice” doing a sexy ‘private show’ in his gym’s locker room.
Before he gets down to Britney’s beat, “Gutter Spice” checks to make sure the coast is clear.
Take your seat now #PrivateShow pic.twitter.com/hWjgVzvdIt
— GUTTER (@GUTTER_SPICE) August 20, 2016
Sadly, the performance is cut short by the arrival of a stranger, who has officially earned the title of Life Ruiner.
As of this posting, the Twitter video has been retweeted over 700 times and been liked over 2,000 times.
Among those “Gutter Spice” hopes has seen the video? His ex, as made clear with this pitch-perfect Britney-related VMA screengrab.
My ex rn pic.twitter.com/uez2iFYJyM
— GUTTER (@GUTTER_SPICE) August 30, 2016
And while Gutter Spice certainly seems to be a Britney Stan, it’s not clear that he likes that assignation.
Omg….. Superfan 😀🔫 t.co/dy6o6uUdF1
— GUTTER (@GUTTER_SPICE) August 30, 2016
He also asks the question anyone who ever received a modicum of fame eventually wonders (even if never out loud): “will I get a man out of all this exposure?”
But will I get a man out of all this exposure?
— GUTTER (@GUTTER_SPICE) August 30, 2016
To be extra clear, “Gutter Spice” wants you to know he’s not angry about the attention he’s receiving.
Ugh I hate all of this attention (I don’t) please stop (please don’t)
— GUTTER (@GUTTER_SPICE) August 30, 2016
Live your best life, “Gutter Spice.”
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Silicon Valley Pride 2016: Less Geeky, More Sexy (Photos)
Silicon Valley Pride 2016: Less Geeky, More Sexy (Photos)
www.advocate.com/pride/2016/8/30/silicon-valley-pride-2016-less-geeky-more-sexy-photos
