J.C. Penny has sparked outrage among many of its consumers by making the decision to feature two gay dads in their Father’s Day ad, reports CNN.com. Instead of the cookie-cutter family — mother, father, 2.5 children and a puppy — that ceased to represent America long ago, they used couple Cooper Smith and Todd Koch, […]

Oprah Winfrey’s interview with Kim Kardashian has become both celebrated and maligned.  Personally, I’ve decided to go with the flow, since everyone else seems to think that it’s normal that the whole country celebrates an untalented woman who became famous with a sex tape.   Oprah’s decision to interview Kim is admittedly a disappointment, since […]

Crime

Barry Gilton and Lupe Mercado stand accused of tracking their 17-year-old daughter’s pimp, Calvin Sneed, 22, across the state of California and shooting him to death, reports the L.A. Times. The couple allegedly first attempted to kill Sneed in North Hollywood; when that failed, they alleged tried again in Candlestick Park near their home in […]

Kameron Slade, a fifth-grader at PS 195 in Queens, New York, was told by the principal that he could not deliver a speech on marriage equality because it would be “inappropriate,” reports ThinkProgress.com. SEE ALSO: Top Celebs Who Raise Money For Obama Read excerpts of Slade’s speech below: Some people are for same-gender marriage, while […]