Is This Nike 'Gold Digging' Shirt In Bad Taste?
Now that we’re in the summer’s sports lull – albeit a shortened lull, thanks to the Summer Olympics – people need to find whatever they can to complain about. For instance, I just started work on my...
View ArticleNike’s Marketing > The Entire World’s Outrage
During the 2012 Summer Olympics, it was reported that security at the London venues was instructed to crack down on any people who tried to attend events while wearing recognizable logos of companies...
View ArticlePACKLASH: People On Twitter Really, Really, Really Hate Roger Goodell
You’ve seen the video by now. I won’t pretend that there’s anyone out there who hasn’t. Green Bay Packers defensive back M.D. “20/20” Jennings clearly intercepted Russell Wilson’s hail mary pass as the...
View ArticleLil Wayne Did Not Mean To Desecrate The Flag
Lil Wayne took to his Facebook page to issue an apology or at least clarify a rather large misconception that he purposely desecrated the American flag while filming a video for his song “God Bless...
View ArticleRonald Reagan’s Son Thinks That Lee Daniels’ The Butler Is Full Of Bull Poop
Lee Daniels’ The Butler is a pretty huge hit, both with critics and moviegoers, as it’s tracking at 73% on Rotten Tomatoes and has grossed $53 million in its first two weeks. That’s good news for...
View ArticleMeet The Pregnant CrossFit Mom Who Drew The Ire Of Morons On Facebook
If I had anything to be proud of other than my Bobby Cobb penny can autographed by the entire cast of Cougar Town, I guess I might be tempted to brag about it in a public forum, but since the majority...
View ArticlePeople Are Turning Profits On David Beckham’s Donated Charity Items
In the wake of the horrible typhoon that caused so much death and devastation in the Philippines, a lot of celebrities stepped up and rounded up some of their old clothes and other random fancy crap...
View ArticleMeet The San Francisco Girls Who Are Redefining The Modern Lemonade Stand
For a while it seemed that any news involving some precocious little kids opening a lemonade stand was immediately followed with scandal and outrage, as full-on SWAT units were being sent to make sure...
View ArticleIs This Fan Made Charlie Strong Texas Longhorns T-Shirt Actually Racist?
A lot of times when I’m bored, laying on the couch and drifting off into the wonderful land of Lazzy A-holishness – something that doesn’t happen that much anymore, sadly – I waste time by diving into...
View ArticleA Pizza Place In Dallas Has A Lot Of People Freaking Out About Ranch Dressing
Earlier this month, a Redditor that goes by the wonderful name “Brostash” posted the above image from the Dallas pizzeria Cane Rosso to the /r/food subreddit and a lot of people started to freak the...
View ArticleBillboards For FX’s ‘The Strain’ Are Being Taken Down Because They’re...
FX is ramping up advertising for their highly anticipated new show The Strain, but some of the advertising is backfiring after folks got a bit too disturbed by FX’s newest billboards. From Variety: “We...
View ArticleThe Casting Call For ‘Straight Outta Compton’ Has Offended The Internet
The internet has been giddy with excitement over the upcoming N.W.A. biopic Straight Outta Compton ever since that first promotional photo was released showing the actors playing young Dre, Eazy, and...
View ArticleShaquille O’Neal Is Being Sued By Jahmel Binion For Making Fun Of Him On...
Back in April, NBA analyst and hall of fame product endorser Shaquille O’Neal set an example for all of his young fans out there after he made fun of a random person on Instagram. The Big Apologizer...
View ArticleESPN Suspended Dan Le Batard Because Nobody Has A Sense Of Humor Anymore
Tomorrow, people in Akron and generally all of Ohio are planning to forget their troubles for a day and officially celebrate the homecoming of LeBron James. Naturally, while a lot of Cleveland...
View ArticleDallas City Tours Probably Regrets Using President John F. Kennedy For This...
I’m still not sure if using controversy to promote things is something that is worthwhile for a company. On the one hand, you’re leveraging outrage to promote your brand to the public and it’s working....
View ArticlePeople Are Pretty Upset With Victoria’s Secret’s ‘Perfect Body’ Campaign
If you’re done staring at the banner image, there’s more to this story than just some supermodels in their underwear. It turns out that when you use an image like the one above with a phrase that...
View ArticlePETA Is Taking One Direction To Task Over Using A Monkey In The ‘Steal My...
If it’s a day that ends in –y, PETA is pissed off at someone famous for something they did with an animal or animal byproduct. In this case, the People for the Ethical Treatment of Animals are fired up...
View ArticleJon Stewart Actually Apologized On ‘The Daily Show’ For Saying He Didn’t Vote
In the history of non-stories, this might be one of the biggest. The Daily Show and Colbert Report did their live election coverage tonight and the clip above opened the show. Basically Jon Stewart...
View ArticleArtie Lange Has Been Pulled From Thursday’s @midnight For His ESPN Slave Joke...
It certainly didn’t take too long for folks to get extremely upset over Artie Lange’s Tweets from yesterday. We covered the comic’s posts pertaining to ESPN First Take’s Cari Champion a little earlier,...
View ArticleA Massachusetts Town Was Shocked To Find Their Baby Jesus Stolen And Replaced...
Stealing Baby Jesus from the town’s Nativity scene isn’t really something that pops out as newsworthy every year. It causes a stir in the local community, might upset a few people, but it is really is...
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