When The Going Gets Tough, Get Sexist

With Sales down by 7% last quarter, KFC is going with the breakthrough tactic of putting their newest and nastiest product on the backs of red sweatpants (red is hot, surveys say, they do say) and paying college girls $500 to wear them while handing out aforementioned new/nasty product.

Brilliant move, KFC. Objectify half your audience, piss off any man MAN enough to admit that sex sells but so do nukes and being strong is supposed to be about sticking to principles, not acquiescing to our literally most primal urge to copulate and thanks, KFC, now I’m thinking about Colonel Sanders in red sweatpants. This is gross.

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Sam Patton

Whose Side Are You On?

Ok so i’m officially fed up! Every single time I walk into the Supervisor of Elections Office I get interviewed on my purpose for asking for voter registration forms. No, this is not a joke. No, I’m not anti-S.O.E. No, I don’t collect voter registration forms for a living!

Why is it such a hassle? “Um, well how long is it gonna take you to mail them in sir?” The sooner you stop asking me questions, the sooner I can hit the streets and drop some knowledge about voter rights. It really irritates me. Now I’ve resorted to having other people going in their office for me to grab forms because apparently i’ve come in way too many times.

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John Brown

These photos make us all witnesses

The photos of CAPA Honor Student Jordan Miles swollen and bruised face taken by his Mother Terez Miles following his brutal beating at the hands of 3 Pittsburgh Police Officers on February 12th 2010 make us all witnesses to the excessive use of force by Pittsburgh Police Officers.

The 3 officers maintain that the amount of force that was used against an unarmed, innocent 150 pound Jordan Miles was appropriate and in line with their training. A casual glance at the photos reveal that 1/3 of the locks on the front/right side of Jordan’s head were ripped from his scalp. With a closer look you will notice that Jordan’s locks are also braided together in small groups making them stronger and more difficult to rip out than individual locks.

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paradise

In recent news…cops are still beating and arresting people

We all know someone who has been harassed by police. It’s becoming a part of life for young people. We also all know someone that has been railroaded by the criminal justice system. That’s why the folks at last week’s CBC convention hosted a panel called, “Criminal Justice Reform: The Continuing Challenges to Equality” where experts from a variety of organizations discussed ways to even out the inequalities that exist in the American judicial system.

There was a long list a panelists, and I am too lazy to write all the names, but panelists included Professor Charles Ogletree, Ben Jealous, and Minister Keith Muhammad, who represented the Family of Oscar Grant. If you’re a nerd like me, check out the link to the video/a>. It was a very interesting conversation.

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The Editor

Milwaukee: Hip Hop Honors

“There is a difference between awarding someone and honoring them,” says comedian and host D-Rocc as he begins the ceremony.

From Pittsburgh to right here at home, the local music scene has always put on awards shows to acknowledge those that are up and coming and those that are maintaining mediocre success in music. Out of all the recipients, there are usually maybe two that are really worthy of an award which isn’t said to discredit the other artists music. Some just put in more grind than others. I usually don’t attend them, though, because of past experiences. If there wasn’t a fight there would be some sort of hate circulating in the building. Yea, we need the haters, but they’re not welcome everywhere. You damn sure don’t need to be hated when you’re nominated for an award, deserving of it or not. As a matter of fact, the last time Milwaukee promoters attempted this, someone bum-rushed the cash register and multiple people were shot and rushed to the hospital.

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DJWillieShakes