Sasha Grey, Porn Star, Reads To Elementary School, Parents Outraged
Sasha Grey, Porn Star, Reads To Elementary School, Parents Outraged
UPDATE: In a victory for education, Grey has released a statement asserting her dedication to continuing her academic endeavors.
“I committed to this program with the understanding that people would have their own opinions about what I have done, who I am and what I represent,” she says (via TMZ). “I am an actor. I am an artist. I am a daughter. I am a sister. I am a partner. I have a past that some people may not agree with, but it does not define who I am… I believe in the future of our children, and I will remain an active supporter and participant in education-focused initiatives.”
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PREVIOUSLY: How would you feel if an adult film star read to your seven year old child? Believe it or not, some parents in California are pretty angry that it happened in their kids’ classroom.
Porn legend Sasha Grey was a guest reader at Emerson Elementary School in Compton, California earlier this month, joining first and third grade students in their Read Across America day. Grey certainly enjoyed the experience, tweeting, “Spent the am with Read Across America Compton, reading to the sweetest 1st & 3rd grade students @ Emerson Elementary!”
The problem, TMZ reports, is that parents aren’t happy — and that school officials, instead of addressing the issue, are claiming it never happened. Of course, it’d be silly for Grey to tweet about it if it hadn’t happened, and more importantly, TMZ has a photo of the event (as they always seem to do).
To be fair to Grey, she is a recently retired porn star, having recently called it quits. She is now a published author, actress in more mainstream flicks (with a part in the Thomas Jane, Rob Lowe and Jeremy Piven film, “I Melt With You”), Peta activist and fan of Occupy Wall Street.
via Sasha Grey, Porn Star, Reads To Elementary School, Parents Outraged.
Personally I find this amusing. seems to me those who are up in arms need to get real. this woman firstly is a RETIRED Porn star, she is giving something to the community.
As for the school instead of denying it should have stood its ground. Considering their are Photos of her reading to the class.
One senario may be they dont watch porn so had no idea, so does that mean those up in arms over this do? Maybe thats how they recognised her.
The main point is she was dressed appropriately and read age appropriate material. Get real people I’m sure her past was not up for discussion.
Ruben Rosario: Amid the Penn State outrage, victims have been forgotten – TwinCities.com
Ruben Rosario: Amid the Penn State outrage, victims have been forgotten
But first, a quick summary for the uninformed.
According to a grand jury presentment, Mike McQueary, then a graduate assistant of the college football team and now an assistant coach, saw Jerry Sandusky, a longtime former assistant coach and PSU booster, sodomize a 10-year-old boy in a school shower in 2002. He informed legendary coach Joe Paterno, who acknowledged this week he was told that the incident involved fondling of a sexual nature. Paterno alerted Tim Curley, the athletics director. The end result is that none of these three men called child protection or the law.
Nine years passed until this week, when a grand jury indicted Sandusky, who ran a foundation for disadvantaged kids, on 40 counts of sexual abuse involving eight child victims over a period of 15 years.
Sandusky was probed by police in 1998 for allegations he sexually molested another boy in a shower. But the district prosecutor declined to press charges. That prosecutor mysteriously disappeared without a trace in 2005, adding more intrigue to the burgeoning scandal.
The grand jury also indicted Curley and another administrator for perjury and failing to report the incident to police. Both men resigned and were placed on administrative leave. The board of trustees canned Paterno and the school’s president Wednesday evening. Nothing has happened to McQueary, who testified
before the grand jury. But he will not be on the sidelines Saturday for the team’s final home game of the season because of fears for his safety.
via Ruben Rosario: Amid the Penn State outrage, victims have been forgotten – TwinCities.com.
Penn State Scandal: Jerry Sandusky Rumored To Have ‘Pimped’ Boys To Donors: REPORT
Penn State Scandal: Jerry Sandusky Rumored To Have ‘Pimped’ Boys To Donors: REPORT
The Huffington Post Chris Greenberg
In the frenzied hours after the Penn State Board of Trustees announced that Joe Paterno was being relieved of his duties as football coach effective immediately, students in State College took to the streets in support of the former coach while college football analysts around the country sought to place his fall from grace in perspective.
Several hours earlier, Paterno had issued an independent statement, revealing his own intention to retire after the season. Clearly, the Board of Trustees felt Paterno needed to go sooner for his complicity in — or, at least, his indifference toward — the heinous sexual assaults allegedly committed by former Penn State defensive coordinator Jerry Sandusky.
With Paterno’s career having come to a sudden, inglorious conclusion and Beaver Canyon overrun with students, some whom flipped two television news trucks, it seemed that Penn State had reached its nadir.
Perhaps not.
Shockingly, there are reports that even more depraved details about the sexual crimes allegedly committed by Sandusky will be revealed in the coming days. As the quasi-riots shook the Penn State campus late Wednesday evening and early Thursday morning, SportsByBrooks began tweeting ominous messages about allegations that have yet to become public.
via Penn State Scandal: Jerry Sandusky Rumored To Have ‘Pimped’ Boys To Donors: REPORT.
3 More Aussie soldiers injured by rogue ANA. How can we trust Muslims
Once again today we have three more Australian soldiers wounded by a rogue member of the Afghan National Army (ANA). This come hot on the heels of an attack 10 days ago where three Australians were killed and seven others injured.
General Hurly warned about drawing links between the two incidents saying “There’s no simple one-line explanation to this,” he also said that Kandak members at the platoon-level Patrol Base Basir have now been disarmed. He also conceded that it was impossible to fully protect Australian troops from rogue Afghan soldiers.
Personally I find that interesting as they were meant to be disarmed after the first attack. There will always be rogue members of the ANA. How many times have we heard that suicide bombers were nice peace-loving people and great neighbours. How work colleagues were shocked their friend was a suicide bomber. This is because this is reality you don’t know until it’s too late. This is how terrorists work they fit in until its time to strike.
General Hurley said “It could be personal grievance, it could be religious ideology. We don’t know, there was no indication.”
That is how they work they attack when you least expect it. The fact we are helping train the ANA, is a concern as well, who are we helping?? Each one of then could turn on our troops at any given time. If you think im putting every one of them in the same basket then maybe I am and with good reason.
When politically correct and culturally diverse societies agree to ‘the reasonable’ Muslim demands for their ‘religious rights,’ they also get the other components under the table. When there are sufficient Muslims in a country they begin to agitate for their so-called ‘religious rights.’Here’s how it works (percentages source CIA: The World Fact Book (2007)).
When the Muslim population remains around 1% of any given country they will be regarded as a peace-loving minority and not as a threat to anyone. Australia currently has a Muslim population 1.5%.. From 5% on they exercise an inordinate influence in proportion to their percentage of the population. They will push for the introduction of halal (clean by Islamic standards) food, thereby securing food preparation jobs for Muslims. At this point, they will work to get the ruling government to allow them to rule themselves under Sharia, the Islamic Law. The ultimate goal of Islam is not to convert the world but to establish Sharia law over the entire world. you may disagree with that but look at what has been happening here in Australia.
Just recently Ikebal Patel demanded a new taxpayer-funded halal training centre that would prepare refugees for jobs slaughtering animals in rural areas. Well we already have Halal butchers. Patel insisted that for a “couple of million dollars” taxpayers would get more country jobs, more refugees out of big-city “enclaves” and into work, and a stronger home-grown meat and livestock industry “We think the Australian Muslim community can help both the Government and the meat and livestock industry,” said Ikebal Patel. According to Islamic Sharia designates any food, good or action which is permitted to be used or done by God Almighty. So as this food is readily available why should we meet these demands.
Australia has the following laws with regard to halal meats. The standard for meat production in Australia is that all animals must be effectively stunned (unconscious) prior to slaughter. The most common form of halal slaughter complies with the Australian standard. The only difference between this halal-slaughter method is that it uses a reversible stunning method, while conventional humane slaughter uses an irreversible stunning method. Not all animals are allowed to be consumed in Islam and for those permitted they have to be killed in a special way so that they are Halal or edible according to Islamic law.
Well if that wasnt enough there have been calls for sharia laws to be used in conjunction with our laws. We have no use for sharia laws they are barbaric, brutal and discriminatory laws, particularly against women. Recently a young convert was whipped as part of sharia laws for drinking alcohol. The court was told that the accused was “a person of prior good character” but acknowledged his actions were due to his links to sharia and the Muslim faith.
Where Islam becomes the predominate religion this is the short list of things one sees:
Wife beating (following extensive Q'uranic instructions) Capital punishment for leaving Islam Capital punishment for preaching Christianity Capital punishment for criticizing Islam Capital punishment for adultery Capital punishment for homosexuality Constant warring and aggression with neighbors Constant warring and aggression with the west (blowing up skyscrapers, planes, etc) Enslavement of unbelievers on whom a Dhimmi Zagat slave tax is imposed EXTREME censorship of outgoing and incoming communications EXTREME oppression of women Female education made illegal Constant beheadings Constant de-handings Mutilations for theft Burning people alive (Honor Burnings) Honor Rapes Suicide bombings Girls as young as 6 years old are forced into sex Polygamy legalized Temporary marriages legal to avoid sexual sin Instant divorce with no consideration for divorced women who are forced into poverty and underground prostitution until they are hanged, stoned or beheaded
Is this the direction we want our nation to take?? I think not.
So who do we trust?? How can we trust the ANA when seemingly legitimate members are rogues. People of good character end up in court for whipping people. the peace-loving neighbor is a suicide bomber. With these actions it makes it hard to trust anyone who claims to be a peaceful Muslim. That in itself is a shame as there ARE peaceful people. I was raised to believe there is good in everyone. But there has to be trust as well.
As a multicultural nation we have made some concessions, but we should not make any more. Its time to say enough is enough. No more concessions, no sharia law. If you don’t like that well there are other countries that support sharia laws.
Its time Juila Gillard said enough is enough and bring our people home at the very least set a date for them to withdraw. How many more times does this have to happen before she gets the message. Julia claims to be tough, well lets see how tough she is. How hard is it to say they can’t be trusted, so bring them home? Most people are afraid to be caught on the wrong side of Politically Correct viewpoints and it seems Juila Gillard fits in that basket. Personally I’m sick to death of political correctness. Yes it has its place but it has gone to the extreme. People have the right to their opinions, my opinion is based on fact.
Living with Aspergers Syndrome
I tend to browse through other blogs, I read a great blog the other night Titled My baby will make you uncomfortable and I might laugh. This blog brought back some memories for me. My middle son was exactly the same. he would give strangers and even family members a blank look. Taking his photo was a nightmare he would never smile. He was a chatty chap with family members but you could not get a word out of him around strangers. He would cling to me or hide behind me if strangers were around.Truth be known he rarely smiles even now. In his early years I often wondered what made him tick, as this behavior continued through to playgroup I decided it was time to get some professional advice
After talking to the Doctor he agreed there may be something going on he first sugested Autism. I was then refered to a child psychologist who gave me the following checklist and asked if my son showed any of the following behaviors.
- Social awkwardness / no friends
- Obsessions / focused on one subject
- Lack of eye contact
- Sensitivity to noise / touch / feel of clothing
- Slow to begin talking
- Odd speech / extreme logic / very proper speech
- Anger / aggression / hitting others
- Craves Routine
- Appears lost / in own world
- Flapping hands
- Communication problems or motor skills problems
- Stimming behavior
Well I went through this list and checked of the following behaviours, Social awkwardness, Slow to begin talking, very proper speech, Craves ROUTINE!, Appears lost / in own world, motor skills problems. There were also things not on the list Migraine headaches, unable to handle changes in routines, thought most people hated him, and clumsyness, some of which was put down to poor vision.
After passing all this information back to the therapist she spent a day with him and ran him through a few tests and came back to me with the diagnosis of Mild Aspergers Syndrome. I was stunned as all I knew of this was it was akin to Autism. Well I just had to know more, so after some serious research and chats with the psychologist we went to an occupational therapist who worked on refining his motor skills, now they were not off by much and after 6 months he was equal to his peers with his motor skills.
While all that was happening, at home we worked on a fairly strict routine and tried to make any changes known well in advance. Weeks before school started we had him up early and went through what would be his morning routine. This helped a lot when it was time for him to go to school. We discussed school at length and contacted the school prior to find out their routine and incorporated it into family life. This may seem extreme but I must say it made the transition to school a whole lot easier. Letting the school know of his problem made it easier on the school and by keeping them informed we were able to keep him in main stream schooling.
He was fixated on the military, anything to do with the Army, Navy or Airforce worked great, we got a lot of positive reinforcement from a packet of soldiers. When he completed tasks on his own we would reward him with a much wanted soldier, it was inexpensive and worked great. In no time he could be given a task and could go and do it.
As time went on he became more flexible. He could accept slight changes to his routine, the migraines lessened and he was doing well at school. He loved to play practical jokes on all of us this gave him great joy and he would laugh at our demise. We grew to expect the unexpected from him. He was extremely literal and locgical at times so returning the prank did not go down well. Most times he took it personally not as the joke it was intended.
He has grown a lot over the years, as kids do, but I’m not talking about his size. I’m talking about his self esteem and his ability to accept change in his routine. Mostly he takes it in his stride. Sometimes there is an issue but talking it out and explaining the situation usually solves that problem. He has grown into a wonderful young man who can tell a great joke but dont play a joke on him that still doesnt go down too well. In general he has a few close friends and is now dating. He still tends to take things personally but he can function on his own on a day to day basis. He can’t wait to get his first job and is a very responsible young man.
On his last visit to the child psychologist she spent some time with him and came back and said he has developed extremely well. She said there may be some issues along they way but over all he will cope really well in the adult world. I tend to agree.
Aspergers sounds scary but really its not that bad, its not all doom and gloom. Some simple changes that don’t really effect the family can make a world of difference to a child with this. Some things can be a challenge but with my son the need to get everything right was very powerful. We worked with that need, gave him the routine that he needed and went step by step from there.
Now dont get me wrong it did have challenges, take sport, now that could be called off for bad weather and of course came the end of the season. Both were trying times for him and us but with love and guidance and some modifications to his routine he got through it, as did the rest of us.
83-Year-Old Male Prostitute Arrested
Im lost for words, yet i have some unanswered questions over this news item I came across.
Detectives in Centerville, Iowa, began the investigation into the activities of 83 year old pensioner Ben Clifford Dawson following a complaint the received from a woman who was in debt to him.
According to police they received a complaint about his unusual repayment scheme and launched the investigation. During the investigations into Dawson’s enterprises a female victim alleged that the octogenarian had offered to perform sex acts in lieu of payment for a loan.
Dawson faces two charges of aggravated misdemeanor charges, one of prostitution and one of intent to commit sexual abuse. He was released from the Appanoose County Jail after he posted a bail bond of $2,000.
Asylum seekers boat sinks.
In a previous blog Titled Gillard Government continues to pursue Migration Act changes I said the following when talking about the immigration bill for asylum seekers
This whole mess is not just a policy it’s about people. People that are looking for our help and are willing to risk their lives to get it. There has to be a better way. If we process them closer to where they come from stands to reason they would go there instead of coming here. We could then process them there. I think over all lives may be saved. As these people are coming through people smugglers there is no record of how many leave and how many arrive but my thoughts are a lot just don’t get here.
Well the latest tragedy of this is a boat of asylum seekers sinking off the coast off the west coast of Java early yesterday. Federal Government ministers have confirmed this morning that at least six people – including one child – are dead, while 20 are missing.
A local police chief said.
“They were leaving from Cilacap and their ship sank around the island of Nusakambangan. They left Cilacap at 2am (local time) and about 3am their ship leaked. At 5am, their ship already sank and was found by local fishermen,”
So where does the blame for this tragedy lie? The Gillard Government and the Federal Opposition have been accused of having blood on their hands, but Mr Bowen and Home Affairs Minister Brendan O’Connor lay the blame for the deaths squarely at the feet of the people smugglers. Now while the government and the opposition are being careful not to blame each other it has to be said that if they reached an agreement instead of being bloody-minded and opportunistic, this may not have happened.
Home Affairs Minister Brendan O’Connor
This is not a day for argument, Today it’s about firstly determining the facts and the circumstances around this vessel.
Well I would have thought the circumstances were clear. 70 Iranian asylum seekers sold everything they had to come to Australia for a better life. The Iranians paid $US7000 and flew straight to Jakarta after bribing immigration officers at the airport $US500 for a visa.
Now it seems Some had knowledge about the asylum seeker debate in Australia and decided to come after the Malaysia refugee swap deal was scuttled. Well Mr O’Connor said,
“This is a tragedy, something that the government foretold. We said that if we don’t put in place the most effective deterrent we would see an incline in the incidence of irregular maritime arrivals and we will most likely an incline in maritime fatalities,”
So far its all becoming reality and not just words. Mr O’Connor also said that all the advice given to the government was that the best solution was the agreement struck between Australia and Malaysia.
Kamran, a student from the Kurram Valley on the border of Pakistan and Afghanistan, said another boat taking asylum seekers from Malaysia to Batam, off Sumatra Island, had sunk less than two weeks ago. Kamran paid $US5500 to get to Australia via Malaysia. If this is the case then the Malaysian deal would have worked, they could have been processed in Malaysia as proposed by the governments original bill. the bill that Tony Abbott was dead against. At least last night the government and the opposition finally managed to find some common ground by supporting a bill clarifying that it is still an offence for people smugglers to facilitate the arrival of asylum seekers in Australia, even if those people are legitimate refugees. However the greens did not support it.
Its time for the fighting to stop and time to put in place a policy where these people are processed offshore deterring them from the perilous boat journey and putting the people smugglers out of business, or at the very least save some lives. With the onshore processing more will come, more boats will sink on the journey and more lives will be lost. This needs to be addressed now. Australian authorities intercepted another boatload of asylum seekers north of Christmas Island yesterday so there is an increase of boats coming. Tony Abbott needs to put on his big boy pants and work this out with Julia Gillard now before more lives are lost.
Parties; Booby Traps of The human kind
With the holiday season fast approaching you have the inevitable invitations to parties there are a few people you want to stear clear of. I like to call them booby traps of the human kind.
Now when i go to parties i like to have an escape plan, you just never know when you want to get out of there, one is sneak off to the bathroom and set your phone alarm for 15 minutes time, get back out and mingle answer the fake call make your excuses and leave.
Now if its a big party you could just sneak out, but you will be asked questions as to where you got to, a good answer is “oh i was passed out in the yard when I came to I went home” this implies you had a good time. Now Onto the booby traps.
Old One Night Stand
You get comfortable in your little corner then someone familiar walks by, your first thought is Don’t you know that girl/guy from somewhere? Maybe you shouldn’t have had those last shots. That’s the woman/man you accidentally slept with last night. And it looks like she/he has put on 50 pounds overnight. Hopefully, she/he was too drunk to remember who you are but not drunk enough to claim date rape.
Dumped Guy
According to this guy, all women are the devil, and boobs are just horns that are camouflaged. When he calls his ex a “crazy psycho bitch” he is really saying “that crazy psycho bitch broke my heart.” He will think of how sweet her sleeping face was, while he’s trying to sleep with you.
The Tweetaholic
With twitter being the super fast way to get things out there other than one on one conversation, rest assured everything you say will be tweeted by the tweetaholic. what you say in confidence will be tweeted faster than lightning because they have twitter on their phone.
The Ex-alcoholic (week 5)
Its bad party etiquette to try to convince everybody that sobering up is the smart way to go. Especially if everybody is already drunk! I realise this is a big achievment for them but a A party is not the place to bring up Alcoholics Anonymous. You can’t convince people drinking is bad for them while they’re doing shots. Come back the next day and talk to us while we have the morning after migraine. We might listen to reason while feeling vulnerable.
The Homophobe
There are more than likely going to be alternative lifestylists at the party. If you’re uncomfortable with that, then guess what…no one cares. The homophobe is the guy that cant wait to remind us that Bruce is girly. Like we didnt know!! Really! most people are tired of hearing how you hope he doesn’t try to hit on you. There are people who are different then you are, and those differences aren’t all about you. You see that girl over there? She likes men too and she’s not trying to sleep with you either. So Grow up.
So there you have it, the main Human booby traps you will find at a party. One thing to remember for any party you go to and that is take a taxi dont drive, stay safe. Good luck avoiding the Booby Traps.
Spot of fun with a Dash of Serious 