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Should We Allow Our Teens To Watch ’13 Reasons Why’?

April 20, 2017 by Alicia Dakins 3 Comments

If you have teenagers,  then there's a good chance you've heard of the newest show on Netflix that everyone their age is talking about. And if you haven't, you're definitely sure too soon. The show is called 13 Reasons Why. It's comprised of 13 episodes about the suicide of a teenage girl named … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Entertainment Tagged With: 13 Reasons Why, bullying, controversy, mental health, NetFlix, social media, suicide, Teen, teen suicide, television

No Reservation: Should Kids Be Allowed In Fancy Restaurants?

April 4, 2017 by Alicia Dakins Leave a Comment

The debate of whether or not children should be permitted to dine in restaurants is hardly a new topic of discussion. So, when the owner of an Italian restaurant called Caruso’s in Mooresville, North Carolina made the decision to ban children under five from the establishment, it was no surprise … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Food Tagged With: ban, Caruso's, Clint Edwards, controversy, debate, five-year-old, food, kids, Mooresville Tribune, north carolina, restaurant, restaurants

Beyonce’s New Song Controversy

March 18, 2013 by Katya

Beyonce (31) has just released a new track from her upcoming album and it's already diving fans. The song, called "Bow Down | I Been On" was posted on her website along a photo of the singer as a young girl in a prom-like dress with a mantle covered with trophies behind her. The new track was … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Celebrity Tagged With: Beyonce, controversy, Jay-Z, new Beyonce song released, song

Sex: A Tell All Exhibition

May 28, 2012 by Racheal

I was in Ottawa for Race Weekend and decided, in between running, to take in some exhibits at the city's diverse museums.  I could tell you how wonderful the Van Gogh exhibit at the National Gallery of Canada was, but I'm pretty sure you'd be able to figure that one out on your own. The … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Parenting Tagged With: body image, Canada Science and Technology Museum, Cocktails & Curtain Calls, controversy, education, homosexuality, National Gallery of Canada, Ottawa, Racheal McCaig, self esteem, sex, Sex: A Tell All Exhibition, Van Gogh

Gay. Get Over It.

May 17, 2012 by Racheal

So Raven-Symone, the cute kid from The Cosby Show and star of Disney shows like The Cheetah Girls and That's So Raven, came out and social media went wild.  And not in a good way.It also happened to be #NOH8 Day in support of gay marriage and equality in the United States.  So I … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Parenting Tagged With: children, Cocktails & Curtain Calls, controversy, Fifty Shades of Grey, hate, homosexuality, Museum of Science and Technology, NOH8, Ottawa, Proposition 8, Racheal McCaig, Raven Symone, sexuality

We Can’t Have it Both Ways

August 8, 2011 by Racheal

  A few months back I wrote an article decrying the "Slut Walks" which were taking place across the country.  It led to a huge debate, and tempers passionately flared. It began when a police officer had apparently told a group of students that if they wanted to protect themselves … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Parenting Tagged With: Cocktails & Curtain Calls, controversy, French Vogue, Racheal McCaig

Two More Docs…

March 11, 2009 by Margot

No not those kind of Docs.  These kind of Docs.I checked out two more documentaries in my annual "new year" quest for truth, knowledge & reality.  Now, I have to admit that with these two I am wading into some fairly controversial water here.  But, both are riveting.  Both … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Uncategorized Tagged With: Bill Maher, Constantine's Sword, controversy, documentary, DVD review, James Carroll, religion, Religulous

Shut Up & Sing

January 23, 2008 by Margot

"Freedom of speech is fine, but you don't do it in another country & you don't do it in mass public"                                         … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Uncategorized Tagged With: concert tour, controversy, Dixie Chicks, free speech, parenting, Shut Up & Sing

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