We hardly have the right to act prissy around here, and the flouting of taboos is an essential component of gossip blogging. But some things just aren't funny: VH1's new gossip blog Scandalist's portrayal of murdered six-year-old JonBenet Ramsey with a birthday hat reading "I'm 18" ("Look who's legal!") is gross and cruel. Hey, Anthony Miccio, anyone editing over there? What's going on? To VH1's parent company Viacom: is this the sort of "content" you want associated with your "brand"? [Scandalist]

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