Entries from March 2009

March 15, 2009

My own little Stewartesque rant

From a story on CNN today about AIG giving out a fresh round of bonuses and the outrage it’s causing:
[AIG Chairman and CEO Edward Liddy said] he took steps to limit his employees’ compensation with trepidation.  He said the company will have trouble attracting and retaining “the best and the brightest … if employees believe [...]

March 10, 2009

Maybe Dora’s not a whore after all

Okay, maybe my last post was a bit premature.  I think the Dora people are totally fucking with us.  They released an intentionally controversial silhouette to cause an uproar when there’s really nothing to be concerned about.  And I even have proof to support my wild conspiracy theories.

She’s wearing pants.  Everyone should put their pitchforks [...]

March 7, 2009

Whora the explorer

Mattel and Nickelodeon have released a silhouette of the new Dora the Explorer design that will come out this fall.

Apparently, this scandalous preview is causing quite a controversy and there’s even a petition to try to put a stop to her makeover.  Danny at Dad Gone Mad called Dora out on this years ago but [...]