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Abercrombie & Fitch Selling Padded Bikini Tops for Tweens {ParentDish}

Mar 29th 2011 7:22AM Emma, honey, the big deal is that young girls should be free to be young girls and not conform to some nonsense made up by perverted Executives at Abercrombie, The big deal is the world is filled with pedophiles who, though they may not need help sexualizing children, thrive on these types of clothing, possibly leading to young children being sexually abused. And many, many children are sexually abused. I work with them and it's heartbreaking. The big deal is that it is not appropriate, and hopefully you will understand all of my objections, and others, when you have a child to love and protect. No one is saying teens cannot have padded tops but younger girls, no, honey. It's just not okay or even safe for them.

Teresa Giudice's Husband Arrested Again {PopEater}

Mar 27th 2011 11:11AM Teresa has her head firmly planted firmly in the sand. I wouldn't care at all, but she is giving Jersey Girls a bad name.

Eva Longoria's Restaurant Files for Bankruptcy {PopEater}

Jan 16th 2011 9:35PM Are you kidding me? She should have stayed with someone who it appears was cheating on her? Would you stay with your spouse if he/she were having at least an emotional affair, if not a full blown affair, with a friend, no less? I highly doubt it....

Despite Bernie Madoff masks, the Halloween business isn't spooked {Daily Finance}

Oct 18th 2009 12:36PM Oops, I meant 100-200 dollars not 200-300. My bad.

Despite Bernie Madoff masks, the Halloween business isn't spooked {Daily Finance}

Oct 18th 2009 12:34PM People will spend 20-30 dollars for a halloween costume and another 10-15 dollars for candy, which is nowhere near 200-300 dollars. Most people, as a matter of fact, none I know, and I live in an affluent area, spend 200-300 dollars on halloween in a good economy, nevermind a poor economy.

The 'Kill Obama?' Facebook poll is no joke for the Secret Service {Daily Finance}

Sep 30th 2009 8:24AM Actually, a live grenade was thrown at President Bush in Georgia (European Georgia not US Georgia). I believe this occurred in 2005, and the man who attempted it was convicted in 2006.

The 'Kill Obama?' Facebook poll is no joke for the Secret Service {Daily Finance}

Sep 30th 2009 8:19AM OMG, what is the matter with everyone (or almost everyone). This is not acceptable against a Republican or Democratic President. Attack the issues, but do not attack the men and never threaten another human being. Not even in jest, because it's not cute, it's not funny and it's not acceptable. President's Obama and Bush are both not evil men. They are merely men strongly shaped by their personal beliefs, whether some beliefs are misguided is another issue. For better or for worse, the President has been elected by the American people and thus deserves a level of respect on that issue alone. If you don't like his policies, by all means protest but keep to the issues without involving threats, racist remarks, nasty remarks about his wife and children. Republicans, right now this means you. Democrats, it also means you because you have done the same to Presidents Bush, Reagan etc. Stop acting like petty, mean spirited children and start acting like intelligent adults able to engage in discussion without digression into personal attacks. Goodness, there is an ugliness on these boards that is truly frightening. And Christians, and I know some posting call themselves Christians, surely you know many of the comments made on these boards are not God pleasing. Do not get caught up in the hate.

Adam Lambert: Bigger Than the Beatles? {PopEater}

Sep 30th 2009 7:03AM Uh, huh? Bigger than the Beatles? Really? By whose standards? The Beatles were an international sensation, amazing songwriters and musicians who have been around forever (or so it seems). No, just because Adam is having a nice success doesn't make him bigger than the Beatles. Get back to us in 40 years, then we can judge.

Mackenzie Phillips Defends Incest Story {PopEater}

Sep 26th 2009 4:11PM Actually, Lyric, while you make a point that sounds reasonable on the surface, it fails to address the psychological confusion she must have felt. Also, experts have stated that an adult victim of incest reverts to an adolescent mentality. See, this is a blame the victim mentality, one we must fight against. Why do victims refuse to press charges against their abusers (ie: in domestic violence)? Is it because they are lying? Occasionally, yes. More often, the victim becomes confused and dependent on their abuser. Eventually, like Mackenzie, they are able to break free, if they are very brave. Others live their lives with the abuser, with the abuser sometimes killing them. Did the victim deserve to die, because their emotions were all confused. Of course not. Did they want to continue in the relationship. Of course not but they are all confused. Lyric and Kirk, I challenge you. Talk to an adult survivor of sexual abuse who is willing to talk to you. Ask them how they felt while it was going on? Why didn't they stop it? How did they find the courage to make it stop? How long it occured? I think you will be very surprised by their answers: the confusion, the self-hatred, the feelings of being trapped, not knowing how to stop it, will my family abandon me? are common to most survivors. Challenge yourselves to understand the victim's point of view, and perhaps you will understand other survivors outrage at how Mackenzie is being treated. It is infuriating for survivors to see their Mackenzie being villified while her father, the perpetrator is being unconscionably defended. Try to understand their point of view. I did group yesterday with 30 survivors and Mackenzie's pain is their pain, Mackenzie's story is their story but Mackenzie's journey to healing is no one else's but hers. So, talk to a survivor, really hear their story and then let me know if you feel the same towards Mackenzie and John. If you really take the time to listen, I doubt you will.

Mackenzie Phillips Defends Incest Story {PopEater}

Sep 26th 2009 3:40PM Kirk, please, I beseech you, on behalf of all victims of incest, stop. It is clear you really don't comprehend an abuser's mentality. They are manipulative. Often they are described as a "nice guy or sometimes, woman". Often, the absusive parent targets only one of the children (ie: Melinda Loveless comes to mind offhand)for a romantic relationship. Yes, it is indeed possible and indeed probable she was groomed by him. Please stop trying to defend him because there is no defense. It's reprehensible. If you don't believe me, read the comments from mental helath professionals on the subject. The all concur that if true, and it certainly appears to be, Mackenzie was horribly victimized by her father, over and over again. Please stop blaming the victim. This isn't the girl from Hofstra who claimed rape. This is an actual victim who is trying to heal. Won't you allow her that? Yes, she is an ex-druggie, yes she has lived a life we cannot understand, but that does not make her unworthy of support and healing. We are not blaming the male gender for these actions, only the perpetrators of these actions. Mackenzie, if you watched the tape, tried to defend her father. That is a typical reaction of a victim. Please stop perpetuating the abuse and place the blame where it falls in the case, squarely in John Phillips lap. As for why she is coming out with it now, she is trying to help others. The same reason other victims of abuse share their stories, if they are brave enough. No, they often aren't in a position to make some money off of their story, as Mackenzie is, but those around them often say the same cruel comments seen on this blog. And it is cruel, extremely cruel, to blame her.