Everything That Upset the Internet This Week

What is the web-o-sphere angry about this week? A Kim Kardashian Instagram, a text convo with God and Walmart embracing “#MeToo culture.” If these are the causes you plan on championing over the holiday weekend, here’s everything you need to know.

Kim Kardashian experiences a “Photoshop fail”

THE STORY: Kim Kardashian posted a paparazzi-esque photo on Instagram, wearing Yeezy black bike shorts, a cropped gray tank, and oversized orange jacket. Over Kim’s shoulder there is a questionable car-like object. The vehicle appears to have been altered, looking like a space ship that could only fit about half a driver’s body inside. “Let’s March!” she captioned the photo, tagging @AMarch4OurLives and @EveryTown.

THE REACTION:

RIGHTEOUSNESS OF THE RAGE: Rather than delete the photo, Kim just disabled the comments and owned the fail. Writing on her app, Kim said: “I’m seeing online and on news media outlets that I suffered a “Photoshop fail.” It’s so ridiculous. I reposted a picture on Instagram that a fan had already posted – I only added a filter to it. It looks like the fan mirrored the photo, which is the reason the car looks like that.”

HOW WE FEEL: 😴 😴 😴

Cosmo deemed too sexy for Walmart’s checkout aisles

THE STORY: Cosmopolitan magazine has been pulled from the check-out line at 5,000 Walmart locations. The publication was pulled in response to protests from the National Centre on Sexual Exploitation, who writes that Cosmo “is a visually hypersexualized and verbally pornographic magazine” on their site.“This is what real change looks like in our #MeToo culture,” said NCOSE executive director Dawn Hawkins, “and NCOSE is proud to work with a major corporation like Walmart to combat sexually exploitative influences in our society.”

THE REACTION: 

RIGHTEOUSNESS OF THE RAGE: Have these NCOSE guys ever flipped through an issue of Cosmo? Now more than ever, we need safe spaces that empower women to talk about sex in a healthy and positive way. And it’s not page after page covering sex and relationships: the magazine discusses politics, health and other issues young women care about. Cosmopolitan is not an enemy of feminism, and the #MeToo movement definitely cannot be used to pull a sex-positive magazine for women from the public eye.

HOW WE FEEL: 😤 😤 😤

Judy Blume’s Are You There God? updates its cover

THE STORY: Are You There God? It’s Me, Margaret, Judy Blume’s iconic 1970 coming of age novel, has received a 21st century makeover. The contemporary cover, which was shared by writer Jessica Huseman on Twitter, shows an iMessage-inspired screen shot of a conversation between Margaret and a text-savvy God.

THE REACTION:

RIGHTEOUSNESS OF THE RAGE: Chillax guys. This 48 year old book has cycled through many covers, and this timely reissue has actually been in circulation since 2014. The Gen X youth have a different set of symbols that resonate with them: these days, kids are all about texting their deeply personal issues. We should be celebrating that the next generation still appreciates quality YA literature. Plus, the concept of a texting God is low-key genius.

HOW WE FEEL: 😇 😇 😇

 

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