NFL Linebacker Reuben Foster was released by the 49ers after he was arrested on a charge of misdemeanor domestic violence, in which he allegedly verbally and physically abused his girlfriend. Three days after Foster’s arrest The Washington Redskins signed Foster off of waivers. Needless to say, this was a very controversial signing by the Redskins. This […]
Read more "Another Domestic Abuse Case in the NFL: Are you surprised?"On November 21st, Aaron Rodgers, the starting Quarterback for the Green Back Packers and a California native joined many celebrities in pledging his support for the relief efforts on Twitter. Please take a minute to watch this and if you can, take a few seconds to retweet this using the #retweet4good All the money goes to […]
Read more "Aaron Rodgers, The California Wildfires, and Family Backlash"Airbnb recently decided to cut ties and religious acceptance and display what can be inferred as an act of anti-semitism. Airbnb decided it was best to remove listings in the West Bank that are Jewish-owned, which inevitably created controversy. Despite the societal push for religious acceptance worldwide, people sided with Airbnb and support what can be […]
Read more "Airbnboycott?"On October 2, 2018 journalist Jamal Khashoggi was killed. After growing close to the Saudi Royal Family and serving as an advisor he fled to the United States and wrote a monthly column for the Washington Post criticizing Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman. He was visiting the consulate in Turkey when he entered the building […]
Read more "It’s Not a Vicious World It’s Vicious People"The movie Bohemian Rhapsody is a movie that captivates the sheer greatness of the band Queen. The Freddie Mercury Biopic is a visual timeline of his rise to fame and internal struggles. Freddie struggled heavily with self-identity and his sexuality. Many viewers praised the film for its powerful and nostalgic effect through the use of […]
Read more "Is this the real life? Is this just fantasy? #BohemianRhapsodyMovie"On April 15th, 2018 Kanye West returned from his twitter hiatus with a storm of tweets. The tweets ranged from inspiration messages, to news of his new music coming out, news on his yeezy clothing line, calling out people, and most influentially tweets supporting trump. He immediately gained backlash from the public and fellow celebs […]
Read more "Kanye West Making Twitter Great Again"The following tweets are all focused on the controversy surrounding Starbucks in the past week. While waiting for a friend to join them, two black men were arrested in a suburban Philadelphia store because the manager accused them of loitering. The main controversy at hand was whether the race of the men was what caused […]
Read more "Starbucks Strife"In politics, personal insults are usually dismissed as inappropriate ad hominem attacks. On Twitter, they’re anything but. The #TriggerALiberalIn4Words hashtag, in which users list facts or ideas that they believe will “trigger” a liberal in under four words, took over the Twittersphere for a brief moment of unrestrained mudslinging and angry rebuttals. I disagree with […]
Read more "Who Pulled the Trigger?"The condiment brand Heinz has recently released its new plans to release a product called “Mayochup” which is a combination of Ketchup and Mayonnaise. They released a Twitter poll on April 11, 2018. They told Twitter users that if they got 500,000 votes for “yes” then they would release the product. Many Twitter users responded […]
Read more "#Mayochup or #MayoFAIL?"#FacebookDataBreach Considering Facebook is one of the most popular social media platforms in todays society, the #FacebookDataBreach is an extremely controversial and popular subject taking place in today’s media. Mark Zuckerberg (the CEO and creator of Facebook) is under investigation for privacy rights of the social media platform he created and many people have mixed […]
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