Archive for February, 2009
BOOB
From the people that brought you internet sensation Rapcat comes Boob, a short film (2:50 minutes) about a boob job that goes horribly wrong (trailer below). Boob will premiere March 14th at the SXSW film festival. I’m just guessing here, but there might be a sequel. After all, don’t they usually come in pairs. After [...]
Xbox Live Bans Lesbian
An Xbox Live subscriber named Teresa was recently banned for identifying herself as a lesbian in her profile. XBL team member Stephen Toulouse claims she was only temporarily suspended for violating the Terms of Use: “In regards to sexual orientation, for gamertags or profiles we do not allow expression of any type of orientation.” In [...]
United Nations Bans Freedom of Speech
Islamic fundamentalists have already succeeded in passing a non-binding resolution on “Combating the Defamation of Religion” in part due to 42 abstentions. It “Urges all States to provide, within their respective legal and constitutional systems, adequate protection against acts of hatred, discrimination, intimidation and coercion resulting from defamation of religions.” Now the United Nations is [...]
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