Weekend Web News in a MultiCultClassics Monologue…
• Facebook is teaming with a gay-advocacy group to reduce hate speech and bullying on the social media site. Based on the movie detailing the founding of Facebook—The Social Network—the site’s creator certainly produced his fair share of online mischief bordering on bullying during the early years.
• T.I. is heading back to jail, ordered to serve an additional 11 months for probation violation. The rapper/actor had previously been released four years early from prison, striking a deal whereby he’d to spend time telling young people about the perils of drugs, crime and gangs. Guess he’s now offering an advanced lesson to the kids.
• Republican Senate nominee Christine O’Donnell is whining that the Republican establishment in Washington is not helping her out. Um, the woman’s nuttiness is not helping either. Perhaps it’s time for O’Donnell to tap into her witchcraft skills.
• Moronic Florida pastor Terry Jones is collecting a free car in exchange for agreeing to halt his plans to burn copies of the Quran. There’s a car bomb joke here, folks.
• A new study indicates up to 17 percent of U.S. medical costs—about $168 billion—can be blamed on obesity, which is nearly twice the impact on medical spending versus figures from previous studies. Of course, Mickey D’s and other fast feeders would argue that people choose to spend more on medical costs.
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