Longtime National Rifle Association leader Wayne Lapierre has announced that he will resign from the organization days before the organization is scheduled to stand trial on civil corruption charges in New York.
“The National Rifle Association of America (NRA) announced today that Executive Vice President Wayne Lapierre announced he is stepping down from his position as chief executive of the organization, effective January 31. Long-time NRA executive and Head of General Operations Andrew Arulanandam will become the interim CEO & EVP of the NRA,” the organization wrote in a statement on Friday.
“The National Rifle Association of America (NRA) announced today that Executive Vice President Wayne Lapierre announced he is stepping down from his position as chief executive of the organization, effective January 31. Long-time NRA executive and Head of General Operations Andrew Arulanandam will become the interim CEO & EVP of the NRA,” the organization wrote in a statement on Friday.
- 1/5/2024
- by Nikki McCann Ramirez and Tim Dickinson
- Rollingstone.com
Sheryl Crow is sounding off.
Last week, country star Jason Aldean released the music video for his song “Try That in a Small Town”, and he’s kicked up plenty of controversy along with it.
Read More: Jason Aldean Responds To Claim ‘Try That In A Small Town’ Is A ‘Pro-Lynching’ Song
The single, written by Kelley Lovelace, Neil Thrasher, Tully Kennedy and Kurt Allison, contrasts the lives of people in urban and rural areas, with Aldean singing about issues such as protests against police and more.
But it’s the song’s violent, threatening lyrics that have sparked criticism and caused controversy.
“Got a gun that my granddad gave me/They say one day they’re gonna round up/Well, that s**t might fly in the city, good luck/Try that in a small town/See how far ya make it down the road,” he sings at one point.
Last week, country star Jason Aldean released the music video for his song “Try That in a Small Town”, and he’s kicked up plenty of controversy along with it.
Read More: Jason Aldean Responds To Claim ‘Try That In A Small Town’ Is A ‘Pro-Lynching’ Song
The single, written by Kelley Lovelace, Neil Thrasher, Tully Kennedy and Kurt Allison, contrasts the lives of people in urban and rural areas, with Aldean singing about issues such as protests against police and more.
But it’s the song’s violent, threatening lyrics that have sparked criticism and caused controversy.
“Got a gun that my granddad gave me/They say one day they’re gonna round up/Well, that s**t might fly in the city, good luck/Try that in a small town/See how far ya make it down the road,” he sings at one point.
- 7/19/2023
- by Corey Atad
- ET Canada
Sheryl Crow is not pulling any punches in response to Jason Aldean’s controversial video and lyrics for new single, “Try That in a Small Town.” In a post on Twitter, Crow asserts that the singer is out of step with the public mood and should know better.
“I’m from a small town,” Crow wrote. “Even people in small towns are sick of violence. There’s nothing small-town or American about promoting violence. You should know that better than anyone having survived a mass shooting. This is not American or small town-like.
“I’m from a small town,” Crow wrote. “Even people in small towns are sick of violence. There’s nothing small-town or American about promoting violence. You should know that better than anyone having survived a mass shooting. This is not American or small town-like.
- 7/19/2023
- by Emily Zemler
- Rollingstone.com
Jason Aldean’s “Try That in a Small Town” video, which features clips of burning U.S. flags and protestors confronting police, was pulled by the Country Music Television channel on Tuesday after the country singer was blasted on Twitter for the song’s inflammatory lyrics and for where it was filmed.
In the clip, Aldean performs the song in front of the Maury County Courthouse in Columbia, Tennessee, a site of a notorious lynching of a Black man nearly 100 years ago.
The song, which was released in May, has already been interpreted by many as an ode to the notorious “sundown towns” of the past thanks to lyrics like, “Try that in a small town, see how far ya make it down the road … you cross that line it won’t take long for you to find out/recommend you don’t.”
In the past 24 hours I have been...
In the clip, Aldean performs the song in front of the Maury County Courthouse in Columbia, Tennessee, a site of a notorious lynching of a Black man nearly 100 years ago.
The song, which was released in May, has already been interpreted by many as an ode to the notorious “sundown towns” of the past thanks to lyrics like, “Try that in a small town, see how far ya make it down the road … you cross that line it won’t take long for you to find out/recommend you don’t.”
In the past 24 hours I have been...
- 7/18/2023
- by Sharon Knolle
- The Wrap
EntertainmentWhile Shah Rukh Khan was listed in the ‘Icons’ category, Rajamouli was featured in the ‘Pioneers’ category. Novelist Salman Rushdie also found a spot in the 2023 list of icons.Two loved and celebrated personalities from Indian cinema –Actor Shah Rukh Khan and Director SS Rajamouli– each grabbed a spot in Time magazine’s 2023 list of 100 influential people in the world. While Shah Rukh Khan was listed in the ‘Icons’ category, Rajamouli of Rrr fame was featured in the ‘Pioneers’ category. Booker prize-winning Indian-born British-American novelist Salman Rushdie was also featured in the Icons category. Rushie recently survived a brutal attack in August 2022, when he was stabbed more than 10 times, damaging the optic nerve, and resulting in loss of sight in the right eye. In his interview with Time, speaking about his health, the author said, “...The eye is lost. The hand which was badly damaged is recovering quite well with a lot of therapy.
- 4/14/2023
- by Balakrishna
- The News Minute
When a group of 20 senators announced a framework of “commonsense” gun reforms on Sunday evening, the most surprising thing about it was that it came into existence at all. A decade of demands for stricter gun laws in the wake of tragedies like those in Buffalo, New York, and Uvalde, Texas, have been met with shrugs from Republican lawmakers, who have always sided with the guns after massacres.
But gun violence prevention advocates cautiously welcome the agreement as a sign their movement is entering a new era — one that might...
But gun violence prevention advocates cautiously welcome the agreement as a sign their movement is entering a new era — one that might...
- 6/14/2022
- by Kara Voght
- Rollingstone.com
Jeffrey Goldberg of The Atlantic reported on Thursday that President Trump doesn’t have quite as much respect for the military as he claims, to put it mildly.
Goldberg lists several examples. The most prominent is an account of why, during a 2018 trip to Paris, Trump declined to visit the nearby Aisne-Marne American Cemetery, where Americans who died at Belleau Wood during World War I are buried. Trump claimed at the time that he couldn’t go by helicopter because it was raining, and that it wasn’t feasible to drive.
Goldberg lists several examples. The most prominent is an account of why, during a 2018 trip to Paris, Trump declined to visit the nearby Aisne-Marne American Cemetery, where Americans who died at Belleau Wood during World War I are buried. Trump claimed at the time that he couldn’t go by helicopter because it was raining, and that it wasn’t feasible to drive.
- 9/4/2020
- by Ryan Bort
- Rollingstone.com
Sacha Baron Cohen’s career is built upon the art of trolling, from posing as a Kazakh journalist in “Borat” to getting Paula Abdul to sit on “Mexican chair-people” in Brüno and, finally, the overall madness of his politically incorrect Showtime series “Who Is America?” And on Saturday, Cohen reportedly infiltrated a far-right rally in Olympia, Washington, posing onstage as a sponsor of the event and performing a song with racially charged lyrics to get the crowd to sing along. Watch the video below.
“Disguised as a Pac out of Southern California, paid for the stage setup and musical entertainment. Came on stage disguised as the lead singer of the last band, singing a bunch of racist, hateful, disgusting shit,” Yelm City Councilman James Connor Blair wrote on Facebook following the event. “His security blocked event organizers from getting him off the stage or pulling power from the generator. After...
“Disguised as a Pac out of Southern California, paid for the stage setup and musical entertainment. Came on stage disguised as the lead singer of the last band, singing a bunch of racist, hateful, disgusting shit,” Yelm City Councilman James Connor Blair wrote on Facebook following the event. “His security blocked event organizers from getting him off the stage or pulling power from the generator. After...
- 6/28/2020
- by Ryan Lattanzio
- Indiewire
On Friday, Rolling Stone published court documents that revealed the NRA claims it’s being shut out of the financial system in a way that could render it “unable to exist.” The reaction in the days since has been split.
Some have taken the legal filing at face value. New York Governor Andrew Cuomo is a defendant in the NRA’s lawsuit and is accused of a conspiracy to “blacklist” the gun group among financial institutions. Cuomo shared Rolling Stone’s story on Facebook and took a victory lap: “The...
Some have taken the legal filing at face value. New York Governor Andrew Cuomo is a defendant in the NRA’s lawsuit and is accused of a conspiracy to “blacklist” the gun group among financial institutions. Cuomo shared Rolling Stone’s story on Facebook and took a victory lap: “The...
- 8/6/2018
- by Tim Dickinson
- Rollingstone.com
Music streaming service Spotify was criticized on Monday after news emerged the site’s podcasting service hosts content from Alex Jones.
The InfoWars conspiracist known for doubting the Sandy Hook massacre and speculating about child slave colonies on Mars has become a lightning rod as critics increasingly demand that social media companies remove his content from its platforms.
Spotify users looking to listen to InfoWars content have multiple options to choose from, including “War Room,” “RealNews with David Knight, and “Infowars.com Freedom Nuggets.”
Also Read: Alex Jones Sued by 6 More Sandy Hook Families
The connection between the two was first spotted by Right Wing Watch’s Jared Holt, who called the company out publicly on Twitter.
“Infowars is on Spotify,” he said. “It is incredibly difficult to get podcasts hosted on Spotify.”
Infowars is on Spotify.
It is incredibly difficult to get podcasts hosted on Spotify. pic.twitter.com...
The InfoWars conspiracist known for doubting the Sandy Hook massacre and speculating about child slave colonies on Mars has become a lightning rod as critics increasingly demand that social media companies remove his content from its platforms.
Spotify users looking to listen to InfoWars content have multiple options to choose from, including “War Room,” “RealNews with David Knight, and “Infowars.com Freedom Nuggets.”
Also Read: Alex Jones Sued by 6 More Sandy Hook Families
The connection between the two was first spotted by Right Wing Watch’s Jared Holt, who called the company out publicly on Twitter.
“Infowars is on Spotify,” he said. “It is incredibly difficult to get podcasts hosted on Spotify.”
Infowars is on Spotify.
It is incredibly difficult to get podcasts hosted on Spotify. pic.twitter.com...
- 7/31/2018
- by Jon Levine
- The Wrap
The set of CNN’s “New Day” did not take kindly to Rep. Maxine Waters’ recent rallying cry to supporters, urging them refuse service to members of Donald Trump’s cabinet when they’re out in public, warning that “mob rule” would not be good for anyone and only played into the president’s hands.
“If we get to a place as a country where it is open season on anyone if they serve in an administration in public, when mob rule starts being advocated by elected officials. That is bad for everybody,” said CNN’s newest contributor John Avlon, who also warned that heckling and public shaming would create a “veneer of moral equivalence” which would only help Republicans in the midterms.
Also Read: Watch Judith Light, Shannon Watts Speak at TheWrap's Power Women Breakfast NYC on Facebook Live (Video)
Also on hand was Brian Karem, the White House...
“If we get to a place as a country where it is open season on anyone if they serve in an administration in public, when mob rule starts being advocated by elected officials. That is bad for everybody,” said CNN’s newest contributor John Avlon, who also warned that heckling and public shaming would create a “veneer of moral equivalence” which would only help Republicans in the midterms.
Also Read: Watch Judith Light, Shannon Watts Speak at TheWrap's Power Women Breakfast NYC on Facebook Live (Video)
Also on hand was Brian Karem, the White House...
- 6/25/2018
- by Jon Levine
- The Wrap
ClassPass founder Payal Kadakia on Friday revealed that her iconic fitness app almost never came to be.
Speaking at TheWrap’s Power Women Breakfast in New York City, Kadakia said she almost abandoned her vision to launch the company to take a senior role at Spotify — but stopped after receiving some sage advice from her mentor, venture capitalist Anjula Acharia.
“I had the idea of ClassPass — it actually started with a different name — about eight years ago and I hadn’t yet started it,” Kadakia told the audience at New York’s Time Warner Center in a discussion moderated by Shalini Sharma, Fast Company’s director of digital video. “But I had an offer potentially from another big startup called Spotify when they were launching here — they had four people here in their office in New York.”
Acharia, a partner at the Silicon Valley firm Trinity Ventures, told Kadakia that...
Speaking at TheWrap’s Power Women Breakfast in New York City, Kadakia said she almost abandoned her vision to launch the company to take a senior role at Spotify — but stopped after receiving some sage advice from her mentor, venture capitalist Anjula Acharia.
“I had the idea of ClassPass — it actually started with a different name — about eight years ago and I hadn’t yet started it,” Kadakia told the audience at New York’s Time Warner Center in a discussion moderated by Shalini Sharma, Fast Company’s director of digital video. “But I had an offer potentially from another big startup called Spotify when they were launching here — they had four people here in their office in New York.”
Acharia, a partner at the Silicon Valley firm Trinity Ventures, told Kadakia that...
- 6/15/2018
- by Jon Levine
- The Wrap
Emmy- and Tony Award-winning actress Judith Light spoke out on Friday about how her own advocacy within the Lgbt community has helped inform her views on the #MeToo movement and women stepping forward to identify incidents of harassment and worse at the hands of men.
“I am so relieved and grateful and joy filled that these stories are being told,” Light told TheWrap editor in chief Sharon Waxman on Friday at the Power Women Breakfast NYC.
Light, a longtime advocate for Lgbtq issues, said that watching women share their experiences recalled for her how the questions that many people were asking during the early days of the gay-rights movement.
“It goes back to the thing I was talking about the Lgbtq community,” she said. “Who will you be? Who is your authentic self? If you have secrets you need to tell them. You need to talk about them and that...
“I am so relieved and grateful and joy filled that these stories are being told,” Light told TheWrap editor in chief Sharon Waxman on Friday at the Power Women Breakfast NYC.
Light, a longtime advocate for Lgbtq issues, said that watching women share their experiences recalled for her how the questions that many people were asking during the early days of the gay-rights movement.
“It goes back to the thing I was talking about the Lgbtq community,” she said. “Who will you be? Who is your authentic self? If you have secrets you need to tell them. You need to talk about them and that...
- 6/15/2018
- by Jon Levine
- The Wrap
Anti-gun violence advocate Shannon Watts offered a blunt message for people looking to move the needle on gun violence: Start local.
“Congress is not where this work begins but where it ends,” Watts said during a panel discussion at TheWrap’s Power Women Breakfast on Friday at New York City’s Time Warner Center. “We are fighting in the states.”
Watts said her organization, Moms Demand Action for Gun Sense, had “a 90 percent track record of killing NRA bills” at the state level but had also played an instrumental role in passing “good bills” across the country to restrict access to firearms. Watts cited laws across the country that closed background-check loopholes and disarmed domestic abusers.
Also Read: Iranian Feminist on How Western Liberals Are Making Women's Lives Worse in Her Country (Video)
“We are winning,” she added. “But we need everyone to get off the sidelines to get involved.
“Congress is not where this work begins but where it ends,” Watts said during a panel discussion at TheWrap’s Power Women Breakfast on Friday at New York City’s Time Warner Center. “We are fighting in the states.”
Watts said her organization, Moms Demand Action for Gun Sense, had “a 90 percent track record of killing NRA bills” at the state level but had also played an instrumental role in passing “good bills” across the country to restrict access to firearms. Watts cited laws across the country that closed background-check loopholes and disarmed domestic abusers.
Also Read: Iranian Feminist on How Western Liberals Are Making Women's Lives Worse in Her Country (Video)
“We are winning,” she added. “But we need everyone to get off the sidelines to get involved.
- 6/15/2018
- by Jon Levine
- The Wrap
TheWrap’s Power Women Breakfast in New York City kicked off on Friday with opening remarks from AMC chief transformation officer Jennifer Caserta.
In addition to Caserta, the event features a spotlight interview with Emmy- and Tony-winning actress Judith Light. Light will discuss her longtime advocacy for Lgbtq issues as well as the goal of achieving 50/50 gender parity in the entertainment industry by 2020.
The star, who has received two Emmy nominations and a Golden Globe nomination for her role in Jill Soloway’s “Transparent,” and who is garnering critical raves for her powerful performance as Marilyn Miglin in FX’s “The Assassination of Gianni Versace: American Crime Story,” She will be interviewed by TheWrap Editor in Chief Sharon Waxman at the event, held at the Time Warner Center.
Also Read: The Scene at TheWrap's Power Women Breakfast Washington DC (Photos)
Waxman will also moderate a panel on eradicating gun violence that will include,...
In addition to Caserta, the event features a spotlight interview with Emmy- and Tony-winning actress Judith Light. Light will discuss her longtime advocacy for Lgbtq issues as well as the goal of achieving 50/50 gender parity in the entertainment industry by 2020.
The star, who has received two Emmy nominations and a Golden Globe nomination for her role in Jill Soloway’s “Transparent,” and who is garnering critical raves for her powerful performance as Marilyn Miglin in FX’s “The Assassination of Gianni Versace: American Crime Story,” She will be interviewed by TheWrap Editor in Chief Sharon Waxman at the event, held at the Time Warner Center.
Also Read: The Scene at TheWrap's Power Women Breakfast Washington DC (Photos)
Waxman will also moderate a panel on eradicating gun violence that will include,...
- 6/15/2018
- by Jon Levine
- The Wrap
As the debate around gun control in the U.S. has crescendoed, gun violence in Hollywood films with PG-13 ratings is becoming more acceptable, according to a new study.
Parents with children under the age of 17 are more desensitized to gun violence when it’s deemed justified, according to the study from the Annenberg Public Policy Center (Appc) at the University of Pennsylvania.
The study determines justified gun violence as that which is used in the defense of a loved one or for self-protection. Unjustified gun violence would be when it has no socially redeeming purpose.
Also Read: Shannon Watts of 'Moms Demand Action': 'The NRA Is a Paper Tiger' (Video)
While gun violence was more acceptable when it was justified, parents did think the movies would be more suitable for teens age 15 and older, rather than the recommended 13 years old and older by the Motion Picture Association of America.
A representative for the MPAA declined to comment.
Parents thought movies with unjustified but bloodless gun violence were more appropriate for 16-year-olds, the study found.
“The findings suggest that parents may want a new rating, PG-15, for movies with intense violence,” said Daniel Romer, research director of the Annenberg Public Policy Center, in a statement. “Violent movies often get a PG-13 rating by omitting the consequences of violence such as blood and suffering, and by making the use of violence seem justified. But parents of teenagers say that even scenes of justified violence are upsetting and more appropriate for teens who are at least 15.”
Also Read: New NRA President Oliver North Compares Anti-Gun Sentiment to Jim Crow-Era Racism
Romer argues that even bloodless, justified gun violence could potentially be harmful. And there’s more gun violence in films with PG-13 ratings than films with R ratings.
Researchers in the study showed movie clips to a national sample of 610 parents with at least one child between 6 and 17 years old.
Parents watched 90-second clips of justified gun violence from PG-13 rated films, including “Live Free or Die Hard,” “White House Down,” “Terminator Salvation” and “Taken.” Or they saw clips of unjustified violence from PG-13 rated films “Skyfall” and “Jack Reacher,” or R-rated films “Sicario” and “Training Day.”
Scenes from the R-rated movies were edited, taking out graphic and upsetting material such as blood and suffering to mimic the effect of PG-13 movies.
Also Read: Jennifer Hudson: Gun Violence 'Can Happen to Anybody'
The study found that parents were less upset by the justified violence and thus more lenient on what age is appropriate for a child to watch it. When they watched the scenes of unjustified gun violence, however, they were more restrictive.
“We still don’t know whether repeatedly seeing movies with justified violence teaches children that using guns is Ok if they think it’s justified,” Romer said. “Hollywood is exploiting the movie rating system by leaving out harmful consequences like blood and suffering from PG-13 films.
“By sanitizing the effects of violence, movie makers are able to get a PG-13 rating and a wider audience for their films,” he continued. “But this gun violence may be just as brutal and potentially harmful to young viewers.”
We’re about four and half months into 2018 and there have been 92 reported mass shootings in the U.S., according to the Gun Violence Archive, a not for profit organization that’s been tracking gun-related incidents since 2013. The database finds that 905 teens (ages 12 to 17) have either been injured or killed by a gun in 2018.
One of the most notable incidents this year was the Parkland shooting at Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School in Florida, in which the shooter killed 17 people.
That shooting sparked a rallying cry for a change in gun laws that has been met with staunch opposition.
Read original story Study: Gun Violence in PG-13 Films Is More Acceptable as Long as It’s ‘Justified’ At TheWrap...
Parents with children under the age of 17 are more desensitized to gun violence when it’s deemed justified, according to the study from the Annenberg Public Policy Center (Appc) at the University of Pennsylvania.
The study determines justified gun violence as that which is used in the defense of a loved one or for self-protection. Unjustified gun violence would be when it has no socially redeeming purpose.
Also Read: Shannon Watts of 'Moms Demand Action': 'The NRA Is a Paper Tiger' (Video)
While gun violence was more acceptable when it was justified, parents did think the movies would be more suitable for teens age 15 and older, rather than the recommended 13 years old and older by the Motion Picture Association of America.
A representative for the MPAA declined to comment.
Parents thought movies with unjustified but bloodless gun violence were more appropriate for 16-year-olds, the study found.
“The findings suggest that parents may want a new rating, PG-15, for movies with intense violence,” said Daniel Romer, research director of the Annenberg Public Policy Center, in a statement. “Violent movies often get a PG-13 rating by omitting the consequences of violence such as blood and suffering, and by making the use of violence seem justified. But parents of teenagers say that even scenes of justified violence are upsetting and more appropriate for teens who are at least 15.”
Also Read: New NRA President Oliver North Compares Anti-Gun Sentiment to Jim Crow-Era Racism
Romer argues that even bloodless, justified gun violence could potentially be harmful. And there’s more gun violence in films with PG-13 ratings than films with R ratings.
Researchers in the study showed movie clips to a national sample of 610 parents with at least one child between 6 and 17 years old.
Parents watched 90-second clips of justified gun violence from PG-13 rated films, including “Live Free or Die Hard,” “White House Down,” “Terminator Salvation” and “Taken.” Or they saw clips of unjustified violence from PG-13 rated films “Skyfall” and “Jack Reacher,” or R-rated films “Sicario” and “Training Day.”
Scenes from the R-rated movies were edited, taking out graphic and upsetting material such as blood and suffering to mimic the effect of PG-13 movies.
Also Read: Jennifer Hudson: Gun Violence 'Can Happen to Anybody'
The study found that parents were less upset by the justified violence and thus more lenient on what age is appropriate for a child to watch it. When they watched the scenes of unjustified gun violence, however, they were more restrictive.
“We still don’t know whether repeatedly seeing movies with justified violence teaches children that using guns is Ok if they think it’s justified,” Romer said. “Hollywood is exploiting the movie rating system by leaving out harmful consequences like blood and suffering from PG-13 films.
“By sanitizing the effects of violence, movie makers are able to get a PG-13 rating and a wider audience for their films,” he continued. “But this gun violence may be just as brutal and potentially harmful to young viewers.”
We’re about four and half months into 2018 and there have been 92 reported mass shootings in the U.S., according to the Gun Violence Archive, a not for profit organization that’s been tracking gun-related incidents since 2013. The database finds that 905 teens (ages 12 to 17) have either been injured or killed by a gun in 2018.
One of the most notable incidents this year was the Parkland shooting at Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School in Florida, in which the shooter killed 17 people.
That shooting sparked a rallying cry for a change in gun laws that has been met with staunch opposition.
Read original story Study: Gun Violence in PG-13 Films Is More Acceptable as Long as It’s ‘Justified’ At TheWrap...
- 5/14/2018
- by Trey Williams
- The Wrap
Self-help guru Tony Robbins is facing the wrath of angry Twitter mobs after critical comments he made on March 15 towards the MeToo movement went viral on Saturday.
“If you use the #MeToo movement to try to get significance and certainty by attacking and destroying someone else… all you’ve done is basically use a drug called significance to make yourself feel good,” said Robbins during one of his seminars in San Jose, California, last month.
Robbins also told the story of a “very powerful man” who passed on hiring a female candidate even though she was the most qualified because she was too attractive and would be “too big a risk.”
Also Read: Motivational Speaker Tony Robbins Burns Supporters, Literally
The moment passed with little fanfare at the time, but came roaring back to public attention after the viral news site NowThis, released a video which included audience member Nanine McCool pushing back against Robbin’s comments.
“Certainly there are people who are using it for their own personal devices, but there are also a significant number of people who are using it not to relive whatever may have happened to them, but to make it safe for the young women,” she said. “So that they don’t have to feel unsafe.”
You can watch the encounter in the video below.
Life coach Tony Robbins says women are using #MeToo to make themselves ‘significant’ — but this brave sexual abuse survivor called him out pic.twitter.com/wYxhlmc10u
– NowThis (@nowthisnews) April 6, 2018
Also Read: Bill Nye Set to Debunk Tony Robbins-Style Hot Coal Walking With Hard Science
At various points when Robbins spoke, he was met by jeers from audience members, many of whom spent hundreds of dollars to attend his event.
Those jeers were even more ferocious online, as the mob quickly descended.
I’m a man. A heterosexual man. And what @TonyRobbins is saying in this is the biggest pile of dog shit I have ever seen. His friend didn’t hire a better qualified woman over 2 men because it was a “risk” that she was beautiful? Gtfoh. Tony should have told him to control himself. https://t.co/YMtpA6bfrV
— rolandsmartin (@rolandsmartin) April 7, 2018
I've never understood the appeal of Tony Robbins…and it's always shocked me how many influential and powerful people rely on his advice… https://t.co/qk27i0VTas
— Yashar Ali ???? (@yashar) April 7, 2018
If your famous pal can’t trust himself &/or his coworkers to behave respectfully & professionally around a qualified woman just because she’s attractive then he has a personal or personnel problem it’s not a problem of the #Metoo movement @TonyRobbins https://t.co/desJnEb7Dv
— Daryl Hannah (@dhlovelife) April 6, 2018
Many issues, but at the end he says dozens of high powered men have told him they don't hire more qualified women b/c they're attractive so they "can't have them around." That's the woman's fault? Perhaps the life coach could coach those dudes about keeping it in their pants? https://t.co/Z3XBpwjw5p
— Sarah Colonna (@sarahcolonna) April 7, 2018
I was made aware of this video Before I ever saw it because Tony Robbins people reached out to do damage control within 24 hours. They wanted to “give me context” apparently. I don’t need any. I have eyes. The full video is 11 mins. And it’s gross. Bravo to this woman. https://t.co/gjbm9GF1Mz
— Tarana (@TaranaBurke) April 7, 2018
So @TonyRobbins has had "a dozen CEO-level men" – probably all middle-aged, predominantly white men – tell him they won't hire attractive women because it's "too risky." Well isn't that some twisted, woman-blaming bullshit… #MeToo https://t.co/JE5DXQ7sIk
— Shannon Watts (@shannonrwatts) April 7, 2018
Tony Robbins is hugely influential, and I wish he'd shut up and really listen to what women are saying. No woman looks for "significance" by being an assault survivor: they are looking for justice, fairness, opportunity — all the things that Robbins claims to stand for. https://t.co/wZLqPLhCla
— Ronald Klain (@RonaldKlain) April 7, 2018
Tony Robbins told a story about how the #MeToo movement made a man afraid to hire an attractive woman.
How in the world could you tell that story believing women need to change and not the man? https://t.co/iK0KR6bdul
— Nick Jack Pappas (@Pappiness) April 7, 2018
Robbins posted an apology Sunday morning on Facebook for his choice of words.
“At a recent Unleash the Power Within (Upw) event in San Jose, my comments failed to reflect the respect I have for everything Tarana Burke and the #MeToo movement has achieved,” he wrote. “I apologize for suggesting anything other than my profound admiration for the #MeToo movement. Let me clearly say, I agree with the goals of the #MeToo movement and its founding message of ‘empowerment through empathy,’ which makes it a beautiful force for good.”
Read original story Tony Robbins Dragged Over #MeToo Comments: ‘Biggest Pile of Dog S–‘ (Video) At TheWrap...
“If you use the #MeToo movement to try to get significance and certainty by attacking and destroying someone else… all you’ve done is basically use a drug called significance to make yourself feel good,” said Robbins during one of his seminars in San Jose, California, last month.
Robbins also told the story of a “very powerful man” who passed on hiring a female candidate even though she was the most qualified because she was too attractive and would be “too big a risk.”
Also Read: Motivational Speaker Tony Robbins Burns Supporters, Literally
The moment passed with little fanfare at the time, but came roaring back to public attention after the viral news site NowThis, released a video which included audience member Nanine McCool pushing back against Robbin’s comments.
“Certainly there are people who are using it for their own personal devices, but there are also a significant number of people who are using it not to relive whatever may have happened to them, but to make it safe for the young women,” she said. “So that they don’t have to feel unsafe.”
You can watch the encounter in the video below.
Life coach Tony Robbins says women are using #MeToo to make themselves ‘significant’ — but this brave sexual abuse survivor called him out pic.twitter.com/wYxhlmc10u
– NowThis (@nowthisnews) April 6, 2018
Also Read: Bill Nye Set to Debunk Tony Robbins-Style Hot Coal Walking With Hard Science
At various points when Robbins spoke, he was met by jeers from audience members, many of whom spent hundreds of dollars to attend his event.
Those jeers were even more ferocious online, as the mob quickly descended.
I’m a man. A heterosexual man. And what @TonyRobbins is saying in this is the biggest pile of dog shit I have ever seen. His friend didn’t hire a better qualified woman over 2 men because it was a “risk” that she was beautiful? Gtfoh. Tony should have told him to control himself. https://t.co/YMtpA6bfrV
— rolandsmartin (@rolandsmartin) April 7, 2018
I've never understood the appeal of Tony Robbins…and it's always shocked me how many influential and powerful people rely on his advice… https://t.co/qk27i0VTas
— Yashar Ali ???? (@yashar) April 7, 2018
If your famous pal can’t trust himself &/or his coworkers to behave respectfully & professionally around a qualified woman just because she’s attractive then he has a personal or personnel problem it’s not a problem of the #Metoo movement @TonyRobbins https://t.co/desJnEb7Dv
— Daryl Hannah (@dhlovelife) April 6, 2018
Many issues, but at the end he says dozens of high powered men have told him they don't hire more qualified women b/c they're attractive so they "can't have them around." That's the woman's fault? Perhaps the life coach could coach those dudes about keeping it in their pants? https://t.co/Z3XBpwjw5p
— Sarah Colonna (@sarahcolonna) April 7, 2018
I was made aware of this video Before I ever saw it because Tony Robbins people reached out to do damage control within 24 hours. They wanted to “give me context” apparently. I don’t need any. I have eyes. The full video is 11 mins. And it’s gross. Bravo to this woman. https://t.co/gjbm9GF1Mz
— Tarana (@TaranaBurke) April 7, 2018
So @TonyRobbins has had "a dozen CEO-level men" – probably all middle-aged, predominantly white men – tell him they won't hire attractive women because it's "too risky." Well isn't that some twisted, woman-blaming bullshit… #MeToo https://t.co/JE5DXQ7sIk
— Shannon Watts (@shannonrwatts) April 7, 2018
Tony Robbins is hugely influential, and I wish he'd shut up and really listen to what women are saying. No woman looks for "significance" by being an assault survivor: they are looking for justice, fairness, opportunity — all the things that Robbins claims to stand for. https://t.co/wZLqPLhCla
— Ronald Klain (@RonaldKlain) April 7, 2018
Tony Robbins told a story about how the #MeToo movement made a man afraid to hire an attractive woman.
How in the world could you tell that story believing women need to change and not the man? https://t.co/iK0KR6bdul
— Nick Jack Pappas (@Pappiness) April 7, 2018
Robbins posted an apology Sunday morning on Facebook for his choice of words.
“At a recent Unleash the Power Within (Upw) event in San Jose, my comments failed to reflect the respect I have for everything Tarana Burke and the #MeToo movement has achieved,” he wrote. “I apologize for suggesting anything other than my profound admiration for the #MeToo movement. Let me clearly say, I agree with the goals of the #MeToo movement and its founding message of ‘empowerment through empathy,’ which makes it a beautiful force for good.”
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- 4/7/2018
- by Jon Levine
- The Wrap
Is there anything more romantic than a teddy bear in a bathrobe sitting on an airplane?
Donald Trump Jr. thinks not.
President Trump’s oldest son is being dragged on social media after he tried to hawk Trump-brand merchandise from his Twitter account on Wednesday.
“When roses just won’t cut it…#ValentinesDay,” Trump Jr. tweeted, sharing a photo of a stuffed bear posing with a bathrobe and plane emblazoned with Trump’s name.
Trump Jr. also linked to the website for the Trump Organization’s official Trump Store, which currently advertises on its homepage “Gifts we love for Valentine’s Day.
Donald Trump Jr. thinks not.
President Trump’s oldest son is being dragged on social media after he tried to hawk Trump-brand merchandise from his Twitter account on Wednesday.
“When roses just won’t cut it…#ValentinesDay,” Trump Jr. tweeted, sharing a photo of a stuffed bear posing with a bathrobe and plane emblazoned with Trump’s name.
Trump Jr. also linked to the website for the Trump Organization’s official Trump Store, which currently advertises on its homepage “Gifts we love for Valentine’s Day.
- 2/8/2018
- by Tierney McAfee
- PEOPLE.com
This weekend I was reminded of how deeply ingrained sexism is in our culture: People still believe it’s acceptable to police the clothing of girls and women.
It all started at the Denver airport on Sunday as I waited with my husband to board a flight to Mexico. Our gate was next to a flight to Minneapolis. There was a lot of activity — a mom appeared to be running back and forth between her family and the gate agent, whom we overheard saying, “I don’t make the rules, I just enforce them.”
I asked what was wrong. The mom told me,...
It all started at the Denver airport on Sunday as I waited with my husband to board a flight to Mexico. Our gate was next to a flight to Minneapolis. There was a lot of activity — a mom appeared to be running back and forth between her family and the gate agent, whom we overheard saying, “I don’t make the rules, I just enforce them.”
I asked what was wrong. The mom told me,...
- 3/28/2017
- by Shannon Watts
- PEOPLE.com
Subtweeting isn’t just for celebrity feuds. Airlines know how to throw some social media shade, too.
Delta’s official Twitter posted a message on Monday afternoon about getting cozy on their aircrafts: “Flying Delta means comfort. (That means you can wear your leggings.)” The message ends with a winking face emoji.
The seemingly innocuous tweet is making not-so-subtle reference to a scandal that has engulfed its competitor, United, over the last two days.
Flying Delta means comfort. (That means you can wear your leggings. )
— Delta (@Delta) March 27, 2017
Related: These Are the U.S. Airlines Least Likely to Lose Your Luggage
On Sunday,...
Delta’s official Twitter posted a message on Monday afternoon about getting cozy on their aircrafts: “Flying Delta means comfort. (That means you can wear your leggings.)” The message ends with a winking face emoji.
The seemingly innocuous tweet is making not-so-subtle reference to a scandal that has engulfed its competitor, United, over the last two days.
Flying Delta means comfort. (That means you can wear your leggings. )
— Delta (@Delta) March 27, 2017
Related: These Are the U.S. Airlines Least Likely to Lose Your Luggage
On Sunday,...
- 3/27/2017
- by Mackenzie Schmidt
- PEOPLE.com
Celebrities are speaking out following the news that United Airlines refused to let girls onto a flight because they were wearing leggings.
Shannon Watts, a mother-of-five from Colorado and founder of movement Moms Demand Action, shared on Twitter Sunday that young passengers boarding a flight from Denver to Minneapolis were told they could not board the plane unless they changed their outfits.
Although some were allowed onto the plane after modifying or changing their outfits, she tweeted that two girls were not allowed on the flight. Of the group, she noted that one was about 10-year-old. Watts asked United for an explanation.
Shannon Watts, a mother-of-five from Colorado and founder of movement Moms Demand Action, shared on Twitter Sunday that young passengers boarding a flight from Denver to Minneapolis were told they could not board the plane unless they changed their outfits.
Although some were allowed onto the plane after modifying or changing their outfits, she tweeted that two girls were not allowed on the flight. Of the group, she noted that one was about 10-year-old. Watts asked United for an explanation.
- 3/26/2017
- by Stephanie Petit
- PEOPLE.com
United Airlines is facing major turbulence after reportedly not allowing little girls onto a flight because they were wearing leggings. The backlash started after Shannon Watts, a mother of five from Colorado, revealed that young passengers on a flight from Denver to Minneapolis were forced to change their attire before boarding. Related: Social Media Stars React […]...
- 3/26/2017
- by Shakiel Mahjouri
- ET Canada
United Airlines is facing major backlash after a woman tweeted that gate agents were not allowing young girls onto a flight because they were wearing leggings.
Shannon Watts, a mother-of-five from Colorado and founder of movement Moms Demand Action, shared her experience on a recent flight on Twitter, writing that the young passengers were forced to change before boarding a flight from Denver to Minneapolis.
“A @united gate agent isn’t letting girls in leggings get on flight from Denver to Minneapolis because spandex is not allowed?” she tweeted on Sunday. “She’s forcing them to change or put dresses...
Shannon Watts, a mother-of-five from Colorado and founder of movement Moms Demand Action, shared her experience on a recent flight on Twitter, writing that the young passengers were forced to change before boarding a flight from Denver to Minneapolis.
“A @united gate agent isn’t letting girls in leggings get on flight from Denver to Minneapolis because spandex is not allowed?” she tweeted on Sunday. “She’s forcing them to change or put dresses...
- 3/26/2017
- by Stephanie Petit
- PEOPLE.com
Shannon Watts remembers how scared her then-12-year-old son was after the 2012 mass shooting at a movie theater in Aurora, Colorado.
“He went to see the Batman movie right after the shooting, and he thought he was going to get attacked in the theater,” she tells People. “He started having panic attacks and nightmares.”
When a Sandy Hook elementary school was rocked by a shooting months later, Watts thought, “I’ve got to protect him from this because it’s going to send him back to where he was after the shooting in Aurora.”
But when she sat down and told him what happened,...
“He went to see the Batman movie right after the shooting, and he thought he was going to get attacked in the theater,” she tells People. “He started having panic attacks and nightmares.”
When a Sandy Hook elementary school was rocked by a shooting months later, Watts thought, “I’ve got to protect him from this because it’s going to send him back to where he was after the shooting in Aurora.”
But when she sat down and told him what happened,...
- 12/30/2016
- by kcbakerpeoplemag
- PEOPLE.com
Octavia Spencer took to Twitter on Wednesday following the elementary school shooting in South Carolina that left three people wounded. ""South Carolina" bringing guns onto school campuses is beyond me. Our kids and educators should not have to live in fear of being shot!" the actress tweeted. "South Carolina" bringing guns onto school campuses is beyond me. Our kids and educators should not have to live in fear of being shot!— octavia spencer (@octaviaspencer) September 28, 2016 Two students and a female teacher were injured on Wednesday afternoon at Townville Elementary School in South Carolina. Taylor Batson, the Young Miss. Teen South...
- 9/28/2016
- by Alexia Fernandez, @alexiafedz
- PEOPLE.com
Octavia Spencer took to Twitter on Wednesday following the elementary school shooting in South Carolina that left three people wounded. ""South Carolina" bringing guns onto school campuses is beyond me. Our kids and educators should not have to live in fear of being shot!" the actress tweeted. "South Carolina" bringing guns onto school campuses is beyond me. Our kids and educators should not have to live in fear of being shot!— octavia spencer (@octaviaspencer) September 28, 2016 Two students and a female teacher were injured on Wednesday afternoon at Townville Elementary School in South Carolina. Taylor Batson, the Young Miss. Teen South...
- 9/28/2016
- by Alexia Fernandez, @alexiafedz
- PEOPLE.com
Kim, Kourtney and Khloé Kardashian had lunch with gun violence survivors on Friday. The Keeping Up With the Kardashians stars joined organizations Moms Demand Action - a grassroots movement of Americans who demand reasonable solutions to address the nation’s culture of gun violence - and Everytown for Gun Safety - a movement of Americans working together to end gun violence and build safer communities - to discuss gun violence and safety. Kim, 35, shared numerous pictures from the event on her Snapchat, including a photo of her wrist donning a leather bracelet that read "not one more" and the caption "Not one more!
- 8/6/2016
- by Natalie Stone, @natalie_j_stone
- PEOPLE.com
Los Angeles, May 21: Singer Britney Spears is facing criticism for allowing her 6-year-old son Jayden to play with a large toy gun.
A not-for-profit gun-control group is outraged after Jayden was photographed aggressively pointing the toy weapon at people during the family's stay at the Four Seasons hotel in Westlake Village, California May 4, reports contactmusic.com.
"As parents, it is our responsibility to set a good example for our children, and as a celebrity parent, it is especially important," declared Shannon Watts, founder of Moms Demand Action for Gun Sense in America.
"Jayden was photographed not just playing with any toy gun. It looks like an assault weapon. It is very disappointing to.
A not-for-profit gun-control group is outraged after Jayden was photographed aggressively pointing the toy weapon at people during the family's stay at the Four Seasons hotel in Westlake Village, California May 4, reports contactmusic.com.
"As parents, it is our responsibility to set a good example for our children, and as a celebrity parent, it is especially important," declared Shannon Watts, founder of Moms Demand Action for Gun Sense in America.
"Jayden was photographed not just playing with any toy gun. It looks like an assault weapon. It is very disappointing to.
- 5/20/2013
- by Machan Kumar
- RealBollywood.com
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