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Dear Bossip: I Want Us To Be A Family, But He’s Married & Has 8 Kids With His Other Girlfriend

Posted on March 28th, 2012 - By Bossip Staff

Categories: Love and Relationships, News, Sex and Relationships

Dear Bossip,

I’m a 27-year old female who just had a baby 2 months ago with a man who lives in another state.

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Jesus Take The Wheel: 4-Year-Old Boy Mauled To Death By Neighbor’s Pack Of Pitbulls

Posted on March 27th, 2012 - By Bossip Staff

Categories: Babies, Jesus Take The Wheel, News, R.I.P.

4-year-old Kylar Johnson found dead in neighbor's yard fatally mauled by dog

4-Year-Old Missing Texas Boy Found Mauled To Death By Neighbor’s Pit Bulls

This poor little boy was chewed to death by his neighbor’s dogs, now local residents are calling for a ban on pit bulls in their neighborhood.

A four-year-old boy was found dead after being mauled to death by up to five pit bulls.

Kylar Johnson’s body was found in a neighbor’s back yard the morning after he wandered away from his home in Victoria, Texas, as his father cleaned the car.

More than 100 volunteers joined police and search dogs from across the state in a 13-hour search before the neighbor found the child’s body at 10.45am.

Victoria County Sheriff T. Michael O’Connor said the indications were that one pit bull mauled and killed the youngster, but today’s autopsy has been ordered to discover if more dogs were involved.

The animal thought to be responsible for the savage attack – one of five owned by a neighbor of the Johnson family – has been quarantined, said local news channel Crossroads Today.

Distraught relative John Scoruppa said: ‘Even though he was only four years old, he was the heartbeat of the family; a happy, active youngster who loved adventure.’

‘Our worst fears have been realized,’ added close family friends. ‘He loves puppies, and he got mauled by dogs
The sheriff told a press conference last night: ‘This is a very unfortunate circumstance I have to report to you today.

‘I was in hopes that our search would become fruitful and we found the young child alive. Unfortunately, we did not.’

Controversy is now brewing over whether aggressive breeds of dogs should be allowed in the suburban area.

Neighbors say there are 15 to 20 aggressive pit bulls and Rottweilers living on the stretch of road where the toddler was found.

Search volunteer Terri Ellis said: ‘Pit bulls, Rottweilers, dogs that are born and bred to be aggressive; we don’t need them. There are too many other ways to protect your property.’

An autopsy for Kylar, who would have turned five in April, will take place today at the Travis County Medical Examiner’s Office.

So sad, but should pit bulls ALL be banned? Isn’t it possible that any breed of dog may be dangerous under certain circumstances?

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“Hunger Games” Kills It At The Box Office But Rabid Fans Expose Their Racism On Twitter By Hating On Rue And Thresh

“Hunger Games” Kills It At The Box Office But Rabid Fans Expose Their Racism On Twitter By Hating On Rue And Thresh

Posted on March 26th, 2012 - By Bossip Staff

Categories: Hide Ya Kids, Hollyweird, Lenny Kravitz, New Movie, News, Race Matters, The Side-eye, Tweet Of The Day, Twitter Files

Twitter Exposes Racist Hunger Games Fans Via Their Tweets About Rue And Thresh

“The Hunger Games” made a shatload of money this weekend at the box office ($155 million) but unfortunately a great film is almost being overshadowed by the overwhelmingly RACIST attitude some fans of the book have taken toward the casting of black actors in several of the main parts — even the ones who were described as having dark or brown skin in the book!

Now as you may know, Katniss, the main character in the book and film, was described as having “straight black hair” and “olive skin.” It’s a post-apocalyptic world, so she could be a mix of things, but some pictured a Native American. Blonde-haired, blue-eyed Jennifer Lawrence won the part and dyed her hair dark.

But when it came to the casting of Rue, Thresh, and Cinna, many audience members did not understand why there were black actors playing those parts. Cinna’s skin is not discussed in the book, so truthfully, though Lenny Kravitz was cast, a white, Asian or Latino actor could have played the part.

But. On page 45 of Suzanne Collins’s book, Katniss sees Rue for the first time:

…And most hauntingly, a twelve-year-old girl from District 11. She has dark brown skin and eyes, but other than that’s she’s very like Prim in size and demeanor…

Later, she sees Thresh:

The boy tribute from District 11, Thresh, has the same dark skin as Rue, but the resemblance stops there. He’s one of the giants, probably six and half feet tall and built like an ox.

Dark skin. That is what the novelist, the creator of the series, specified. But there were plenty of audience members who were “shocked,” or confused, or just plain angry.

The tumblr Hunger Games Tweets has collected a smattering of Twitter postings, with the goal of exposing “Hunger Games fans on Twitter who dare to call themselves fans yet don’t know a damn thing about the books.” What people are saying is disappointing, sad, stomach-churning, and just plain racist.

Check out some of the tweets collected below:
Racist Hunger Games tweets

We saw the movie this weekend and loved it — Amandla Stenburg (Rue) and Dayo Okenyiyi (Thresh) were two of our favorite actors and we think it’s a damned shame that haters are gonna hate as usual.

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Skittles Steps Up And Speaks Out On The Trayvon Martin Murder

Posted on March 23rd, 2012 - By Bossip Staff

Categories: A "Lil Positivity", For Discussion, For Your Information, Hate It or Love It?!?!, News, R.I.P.

Slain teen Trayvon Martin was carrying a bag of Skittles and a can of Arizona iced tea when he was murdered by “neighborhood watchman”, George Zimmerman Continue »

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