Mean Marco Rubio Finally Arrives: Donald Trump 'Should Sue Whoever Did That to His Face'
“You guys wanna have a little fun today?” said Marco Rubio, preparing his crowd for what would, undoubtedly, be a gut-busting round of political tom-foolery.
Here's Marco Rubio Trying To Talk Smack
Marco Rubio has decided to dispel the rumor that he is, in fact, a robot by lightening up a little. First on the docket: talking smack to Ted Cruz’s 76-year-old father.
Bigoted Pennsylvania Teens Organize Day of Flannel-Wearing, Gay-Bashing
Following a Day of Silence in support of bullied LGBT teens, a group of anti-gay Pittsburgh-area high schoolers decided they were entitled to a special day of their own. In honor of “Anti-Gay Day,” they drew anti-gay slogans on their hands, wore matching flannel outfits, and, allegedly, created a “lynch list” of kids…
Iowa Parents Defend Bullying of Teen With Aspergers Syndrome
Iowa teen Levi Null, 13, struggles with Asperger's Syndrome and ADHD. He's always been picked on, but recently the bullies began ramping up their behavior: they started making videos of Null at school—some of them videos of his involuntary movements caused by Asperger's—and then posting them online with school…
Mom Punishes Tween by Turning Her into the Coolest Girl in School
A Utah woman who hoped to teach her daughter a lesson about bullying succeeded only in turning her into the coolest, chicest girl on the block last week.
Michael Arrington's Allegations Includes an Assault Investigation
When TechCrunch founder turned venture capitalist Mike Arrington was accused last week of rape and abuse by an ex-girlfriend, many in Silicon Valley were shocked, but not entirely surprised. This is because rumors that Arrington abused women have circulated almost from the time he started his career in the tech…
Kids These Days Don't Know How to Deal With Slurs
"The Backbone Zone" is "an innovative approach to bystander intervention" that encourages students to stand up against sexist and homophobic slurs.
Kirk Cameron Is Too Busy Preventing Gay People from Getting Married to Meet with Them
After learning that shade-throwing, anti-gay bully Kirk Cameron would be attending the Ocean Grove Camp Meeting Association in New Jersey this weekend, an idealistic, formerly bullied gay 17-year-old invited Cameron to drop by the Garden State Equality's Youth Caucus. Corey Bernstein's letter reads, in part:
The Viral-Video-Microcelebrity-Industrial Complex; or, Making Money Off the Bus Lady Video
On June 19, a YouTube user by the name of "CapitalTrigga" uploaded a video of a gang of middle school students harassing bus monitor Karen Klein. He sent links to local news stations, and school authorities, according to a Reddit thread he posted in soon after. Just a couple days later, thanks to popular posts on…
Coal Activist Questioned About Child Porn After Showing Innocuous Bathtime Photo at Hearing
By most accounts, Maria Gunnoe is a pretty swell lady. She's a coal activist who's won prizes for her efforts to stop mountaintop removal coal mining, and just last week she went to Washington, D.C. to talk to the House Committee on Natural Resources. Gunnoe was in our nation's capital to plead her case on behalf of…
Prankster Mitt Romney Terrified Fellow Student With Haircut 'Hack Job' (UPDATE)
The Washington Post this morning profiled Mitt Romney's younger years at highfalutin Cranbrook School in Detroit. According to his friends at the time—who like all good high school friends are now throwing him under the bus—our favorite prankster was doing exactly what we've come to expect: making painfully…
Bloodthirsty Bully Harvey Weinstein Releases Movie About Bullies
Today marks the release of Bully, a "moving and troubling documentary" about the victims of adolescent bullying. It's being distributed by the Weinstein Company, which is co-run by Harvey Weinstein, a monstrous and violent bully who has hurt hundreds of people with his frequent rages and sociopathic lack of concern…
Disney Scraps Fitness Exhibit, Will Sell Churros Forever
Walt Disney World has pulled the plug on its latest themepark attraction, at least temporarily, following complaints that it promoted bullying.
Is Nikki Finke Losing It?
Elusive Hollywood rage-blogger Nikki Finke has a well-earned reputation for skirting the bounds of rationality and surrendering to fits of apoplexy. It's part of her charm! But a couple recent episodes, including a pompous, unhinged email to a flack for the Motion Picture Association of America that she cc'd to half…
Rutgers Webcam Voyeur Indicted on 15 Counts
A grand jury handed down a 15-count indictment today for Dharun Ravi, the former Rutgers student accused of livestreaming 18-year-old roommate Tyler Clementi's gay liaisons on the internet. The event preceded Clementi's suicide.
Tyler Clementi's Parents Don't Want His Bullies Punished Harshly
The parents of Tyler Clementi, the Rutgers University student who committed suicide after his roommate and another student broadcast his sexual encounter with another man on the internet, don't want the students involved to be given too "harsh" a punishment.
Casey's Bully Claims He Was Really the One Bullied
Richard Gale, Casey Heynes' bully, speaks out in his own defense, claiming that Casey was really the one bullying him. This seems to be a case of two troubled kids who don't really know what to do with all the new-found attention. Hear Gale's side of the story, along with his parents' reactions, and decide who the…
Outer Space Smells Like NASCAR
Space smell! Science selling secrets! Copper popularity! Alcoholism genes! Pregnant running! Infant sleeping! Bullies exposed! Dinosaur footprints explained! And fat black widows! It's your Tuesday Science Watch, where we watch science—successfully!
Basketball Bully Uploads His Own Punch Video to the Internet
"I was at a basketball game tossing in the ball (#34) and #3 hit my eye and I punched him." So says Evan, who recently uploaded this video of him punching an opponent during a youth basketball game gone awry.
