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Can We Please Stop Fawning Over The Duggars?

Amelia McDonell-ParryDecember 22, 2008 //

The Duggar family welcomed their 18th child (with a J name!) last week, a girl named Jordyn-Grace. Since then, they’ve been making the talk show rounds and the amount of fawning and praising and congratulating going on is enough to make me want to throw up. Yes, babies are cute. You will not find a person who loves babies more than me. But one woman, popping out 18 children, when there are so many babies and children that need to be adopted, is DISGUSTING. Michelle Duggar has every right to do what she wants with her body — Roe V. Wade goes both ways — but I also have the right to think it’s gross. As a friend of mine just said, “It’s a vagina, not a clown car!” It’s also selfish. By all means, if you can afford to have 18 children and provide a good life for them, blah, blah, blah, God’s will, GREAT — but couldn’t a fraction of those 18 be the children in orphanages also brought into this world thanks to God’s will? Keep reading »

Facebook Makes A Fuss About Breastfeeding

Amelia McDonell-ParryDecember 22, 2008 //

Along with adults in Santa hats and Scientology, fury over women breastfeeding in public and in photos is something I just don’t understand. The latest breast feeding scandal comes courtesy of Facebook, which removed photos of mothers nursing their babies from their personal pages. More than 58,000 people have joined a Facebook group called “Hey, Facebook, breastfeeding is not obscene!” to protest the censorship of the photos. “Whether there’s a nipple exposed or not, female breasts, specifically in the context of breast-feeding, should not be considered obscene,” says Stephanie Muir, one of the group’s administrators. I completely agree — feeding and nourishing a child through breastfeeding is one of the most natural things on earth and just because the body part she uses to do so has been sexualized in other ways by society, doesn’t mean the act of nursing is sexual or obscene. Hey Facebook, why don’t you spend a little more time dealing with all the pro-rape “flair” on your site instead? [NY Daily News] Keep reading »

Bless You! Sexual Thoughts Can Cause Sneezing Attacks

Amelia McDonell-ParryDecember 21, 2008 //

Psychiatrists are a British hospital have come to the conclusion that for some people, sexual thoughts leading to fits of sneezing, while other people may be prone to sneezing after orgasm. So that explains why I couldn’t stop the incessant tickling in my nose while watching “Murder By Numbers” on TV today. [Newser.com] Keep reading »

Study: Pain Hurts More If The Person Hurting You Means It

Amelia McDonell-ParryDecember 21, 2008 //

We poke a lot of fun at silly studies on The Frisky, but occasionally one comes along that’s actually interesting and insightful. Researchers at Harvard University have discovered that our experience of pain depends on whether we think someone caused the pain intentionally. Participants in the study were given electrical shocks and asked to rate the level of pain they experienced. When those participants believed the electrical shock was delivered intentionally rather than on accident, they rated that shock as more painful. This made me think about whether the same thing would apply to emotional pain and not just physical pain. Does it feel worse when someone hurts your feelings on purpose rather than on accident? Think about heartbreak — does it feel worse when the heartbreak happens as a result of someone doing something hurtful, like cheating? [Science Daily] Keep reading »

Coming In January: Liveblogging “Lost”

Amelia McDonell-ParryDecember 20, 2008 //

Ladies, January 21st is WHERE IT’S AT. “Lost” returns that day and by the looks of the new preview, it is going to be an EXCITING season. Someone is on fire! Sawyer gets shirtless! Locke is in over his head! S**t gets blown up! Ben gets even creepier! I cannot wait. Keep reading »

The Boob Tube: Hot Weekend TV For December 20th-21st 2008

Annika HarrisDecember 20, 2008 //

Saturday

  • “E! News Weekend” on E! at 9 am
  • “Top 40 of 2008″ on VH1 at 9 am
  • “Paralyzed and Pregnant” on Discovery Health at 11 am

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    Quickies!: Levi Johnston’s Mom Is A Total Winner

    Annika HarrisDecember 19, 2008 //
  • Bristol Palin’s future mother-in-law (yeah, right) has been arrested on drug charges. But thankfully little Levi Johnston, who is due tomorrow, will be able to meet his grandma Sherry Johnston because she’s out on bond. [Perez Hilton]
  • NeNe Leakes of “The Real Housewives of Atlanta” supposedly had a nose job, but we think she looks the same. The difference in the shape of her nose is probably the angle and facial expression. [Mediatakeout]
  • Shannen Doherty looks like she escaped a mental institution. Maybe she was just having a dress rehearsal for the “90210″ episode when Brenda Walsh and Kelly Taylor get into a fight. [Popbytes]

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    Commenters Ball: Our Favorite Comments Of The Week

    SimchaDecember 19, 2008 //

    We here at The Frisky live for celeb gossip, chocolate, and your comments. What can we say, you bitches crack us up! So in honor of you, our smart, sexy, and incisive readers, who aren’t afraid to talk smack on the Internet, we’re giving away prizes! Each week well award five of you an awesome internet chatty Cathy’s a little something special. This weeks winner’s will receive the classic flapper handbook, Live Alone And Like It! So, without further adieu, here are the lucky winners of this week’s Commenter’s Ball…

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    Star Trek Goes Gay, Finally

    SimchaDecember 19, 2008 //

    Back in the ’90s, “Star Trek: The Next Generation” commissioned an episode involving gay characters in love. The script for “Blood And Fire” was about a deathly bloodworm epidemic, a metaphor for the AIDS crisis, and it was also the first time the multi-cultural show would have included homosexuals in any of their plots. Unfortunately, although creator Gene Roddenberry wanted to include positive representations of the gay community on his show, Paramount Studios wasn’t as forward thinking. But, like communicator/cell phones, the episode featuring gay lovers didn’t get made for real, until recently. Thanks to the fan artist project “Star Trek: Phase II”, the show will boldly go gay in a webisode! Working with the original writer, David Gerrold, and his premise, the fan crew also adapted the script about Kirk’s gay nephew to deal with the topical issue of same sex marriage. You can check out the first half of the webisode tomorrow on YouTube, but if you just want to see the sexy parts, check out the video above. [io9] Keep reading »

    Sex Can Sell Anything, Even Fast Food

    Catherine StrawnDecember 19, 2008 //

    This Arby’s commercial always makes us laugh, and it kind of puts us in the mood for some of those yummy curly fries. But isn’t it strange that sexually charged ads can sell fast food? There is nothing attractive about the gross feeling you get after eating a cheeseburger and a large fry. Do you ever feel like getting it on after pigging out? We certainly don’t. And despite Burger King’s new Flame by BK fragrance, the smell of deep-fried food can be nausea-inducing. Even so, the technique seems to work. Fast food restaurants use sex to sell burgers all the time. In fact, we should probably add the cute fast-food girl to the before-marriage sex list for guys. Check out a German Burger King commercial for the chain’s Long Chicken Sandwich after the jump…
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