So, you know for certain that all of the white males asked to speak at the conference were from the UK? If in fact, RubyCon was importing white male foreigners for their con speaker panel then the number of minorities in England would be irrelevant. And I don't see how Susser's advocacy for diversifying the panel has…

Well it makes sense to stockpile those twinkies. It's not like they'll ever perish.

Maybe your addiction to top 40 music happened after Rihanna was beaten because she had four #1 singles on Billboard Hot 100 (Umbrella, Disturbia, Take A Bow, SOS), not to mention Pon da Replay (#2 peak ) and Unfaithful (#6 peak) before she was assaulted.

Clash's daughter and Candice Bergen should get together and swap notes. I remember reading somewhere that Candice held a lot of resentment towards her father's puppet (Charlie McCarthy), and I wouldn't be surprised if Clash's daughter felt the same way about Elmo.

http://youtu.be/53250302 Uh-oh, it's a party now! No Rihanna thread on Jez is complete without some know-nothing coming out the woodwork popping off about how Chris Brown's fists supposedly put her on the map (LMFAO)!

Yes, I completely agree. I thought this was just another one of her naked covers, not one in a series with two other men who are fully clothed.

Could it be that you're not as outraged because the alleged 16 year old in question is a BOY? I shutter to think what most of the responses would be like if a 45 year old Kevin Clash had been trysting with a 16 year old girl.

No, I think Gaga is be taken to task specifically because of her whole "BTW: anti-bullying" schtick. She's supposed to be preachy and above the fray (so to speak), so for her to randomly drag Adele's weight into a discussion in an attempt to deflect criticism from her own weight scrutiny is going to be particularly…

"And yes, there were multiple people who said they heard Nicki say "If I had a gun I would shoot you"."

I'm just curious. Would you say the same about Lady Gaga?

Well Mariah doesn't seem to have a problem with taking advantage of the fact that she reads as white. She was definitely playing that "defenseless white woman" bit during that whole AI kerfuffle, running to Barbara Walters talking about hiring extra security cause Nicki supposedly said she had a gun (which was…

You asked this question more politely than I ever could

If they were going to make her a "blanquita," then Disney should've never made a big deal about her ethnicity. They could've just as easily played up certain aspects about her culture (music, speech, food), and people would've made inferences about her ethnicity on their own.

I'm not even pressed, LOL. Did you see how sloppy most of the rebuttals to me were? OMG, read the comments from this "sugarsaltfat" character trying her damndest to disqualify these artists as irrelevant because they're female and not her cup of tea, despite my listing hard facts indicating otherwise. I especially…

In terms of the US market, there are a select few female pop artists who consistently occupy the American consciousness. They dominate media headlines and web traffic, have enough of a following to book arena tours, heavily impact radio airwaves, music streaming sites, digital music sales, etc. These elite artists…

"I can't speak for others, but on my part the "famous for" part also falls flat since I have never heard the "little ditty you may have heard of", don't give a shit about Vogue covers and generally only know she even exists because recurring discussions about the battered wife syndrome she seems to be suffering from…

"Your argument, at least when it comes to the "mediocre talent" part of it, is a little weak when you counter musical artistry/talent with record sales and "endorsements", "perfume sale grosses" and a movie."

"They are both mediocre talents who are more famous now because of that incident than for their music"

"Makes me Wanna Die" is awesome!

So basically, Chris and Rihanna were in the same building = they were "caught" making out and having sex. amirite?