Chinese school girl shows middle finger to beggar

Written by: Bruce Cat on: Sep 26 2008 Published in: Social News Tags:

Dian Agung Nugroho took this photo of a young Chinese school girl showing her middle finger to an old beggar woman and named it “F*** You (What’s on her mind ?)”. Dian asked the following important questions to the picture, Why a little girl on her age doing act like that and what has she been told, that has led her to this pass?

Male chauvanist pig earn more than non sexist man

Written by: Bruce Cat on: Sep 22 2008 Published in: Social News Tags:

Timothy Judge, PhD, and Beth Livingston from the University of Florida have published their study in the latest Journal of Applied Psychology. They found that men who believe in what they call traditional roles for women (a woman’s place is in the home, employing wives leads to more juvenile delinquency, a man should be the primary earner and the woman should take care of the home and family) earn more money than men who don’t. This is only true if you are a man, the same do not apply to women.

Europeans: ask your MEPs to vote for Telecom amendments 133 and 138Becky on Wednesday

Written by: Bruce Cat on: Sep 22 2008 Published in: Social News Tags:

Becky wrote this for Open Rights Group:

Next Wednesday, MEPs will vote on the Telecoms package. Two amendments have been tabled which in particular will ensure the new telecoms regulations protect European citizens from unreasonable surveillance and censure. If you have half an hour this weekend, why not write to to your MEPs and ask them to support these amendments?

Anti porn bill causes rally

Written by: iTechotic on: Sep 19 2008 Published in: Social News Tags:

Being the most populous Muslim city in the world its quite unnerving that they would have to pass a law against porn. I thought Muslim women were required to cover themselves up or face death or public humiliation?

No on Prop 8 promotional video

Written by: Bruce Cat on: Sep 19 2008 Published in: Video Tags: ,

SF director of photography Art Adam says:

My partner and I were plaintiffs in the lawsuit suing the State of California for the right of same-sex couples to be married. We won that battle but now we have a new one: California Prop 8, if it passes, would change the part of the state constitution that the State Supreme Court upheld in granting us our new marriage rights.

Hungarian pubs bans woman for being black

Written by: Bruce Cat on: Sep 18 2008 Published in: Social News Tags:

Laure Mague, a 34 year old tourist from Balham, South London went to a bar in Hungary to watch football with friends, but she was refused service because she was black.

She said yesterday: “I couldn’t believe it. I’ve never had anything like that in my life.

Oregon man sues cops over seizure of videocamera after he records them on the job

Written by: Bruce Cat on: Sep 17 2008 Published in: Social News Tags:

Mike Tabor videotaped two Portland cops rousting a couple of men on a downtown sidewalk, one cop seized his camera and gave him a ticket, saying he’d broken the law by recording the officers without their permission. The Multnomah County District Attorney’s Office declined to prosecute, and now Tabor is trying to force the Portland Police Bureau to take a formal position on whether it’s OK for civilians to videotape cops — with sound — in public places.

Grapes with a EULA

Written by: Bruce Cat on: Sep 17 2008 Published in: Social News Tags:

These grapes from Sunset came with an End User License Agreement. It says:

The recipient of the produce contained in this package agrees not to propagate or reproduce any portion of the produce, including (but not limited to) seeds, stems, tissue and fruit.

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