Read more controversy stories on Newserhttp://www.newser.com/taggrid/31925/controversy.html2009 - Newseren-usNewser Feed GeneratorTue, 24 Nov 2009 11:43:33 CSThttp://www.newser.com/story/70160/save-the-boob-ads-turn-heads-spark-complaints.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagJust because breast cancer is serious, does that mean PSAs have to be? "Save the boob" is the tag line on one irreverent video in a campaign for breast cancer awareness that's drawing fans—and furious complaints. Designers of the public service announcements aim to grab the attention younger women,...http://www.newser.com/story/70160/save-the-boob-ads-turn-heads-spark-complaints.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagThu, 24 Sep 2009 3:31:24 CDThttp://www.newser.com/story/68359/top-selling-us-bible-due-for-translation-update-in-2011.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagThe New International Version of the Bible will get an update in 2011 as scholars adapt translations to contemporary English usage, USA Today reports. The top-selling Bible translation in North America has not been updated for 25 years, with a proposed 1997 edition scuttled after provoking a contentious debate among...http://www.newser.com/story/68359/top-selling-us-bible-due-for-translation-update-in-2011.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagTue, 01 Sep 2009 18:30:55 CDThttp://www.newser.com/story/65754/roseanne-poses-as-hitler-cue-controversy.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagRoseanne Barr, always good for a controversy, recently dressed up as a “Nazi domestic goddess” for Jewish magazine Heeb , causing quite a flap. “Yes, the story of this infamous satirist/Jewish grandmother pulling a tray of burnt ‘Jew cookies’ out of an oven has been making its way around the Internet,...http://www.newser.com/story/65754/roseanne-poses-as-hitler-cue-controversy.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagFri, 31 Jul 2009 7:55:46 CDThttp://www.newser.com/story/65581/french-eminem-ignites-censorship-fight.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagA rapper slammed for backing violence against women has sparked a censorship debate that’s reached the upper levels of France’s government, the BBC reports. OrelSan, the “French Eminem,” was dropped from a music festival after former presidential candidate Segolene Royal warned she might pull public funding. The governing party called...http://www.newser.com/story/65581/french-eminem-ignites-censorship-fight.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagWed, 29 Jul 2009 15:25:21 CDThttp://www.newser.com/story/63990/no-house-resolution-praising-jacko-pelosi.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagThe House of Representatives will not consider a resolution praising Michael Jackson’s humanitarianism, the Boston Globe reports. “A resolution, I think, would open up to contrary views to—that are not necessary at this time to be expressed in association with a resolution whose purpose is quite different,” Nancy Pelosi...http://www.newser.com/story/63990/no-house-resolution-praising-jacko-pelosi.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagThu, 09 Jul 2009 15:33:18 CDThttp://www.newser.com/story/62773/transformers-from-da-hood-spark-racism-charges.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagCritics are comparing Transformers to Star Wars , and not in a good way, E! reports. Twin autobots Skids and Mudflap are causing an uproar over ethnic stereotypes. The new characters are from “da hood,” can’t read, and inspired one critic to describe them as—horrors!—“Jar Jar Binks in car...http://www.newser.com/story/62773/transformers-from-da-hood-spark-racism-charges.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagThu, 25 Jun 2009 11:51:01 CDThttp://www.newser.com/story/61554/pageant-pushed-playboy-prejean.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagAccusations are flying between Carrie Prejean and Miss California pageant officials, TMZ reports. The dethroned winner says a pageant exec tried to force her to appear semi-nude in Playboy ; Keith Lewis says he was honoring her wish that he pass along offers before declining them. The high-profile gay-marriage opponent also...http://www.newser.com/story/61554/pageant-pushed-playboy-prejean.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagThu, 11 Jun 2009 8:57:56 CDThttp://www.newser.com/story/60959/sotomayor-cartoon-sparks-outcry.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagAn editorial cartoon depicting Sonia Sotomayor strung up as a piñata has sparked a minor outcry, the Huffington Post reports. Published in the right-leaning Oklahoman yesterday, it shows Obama in a sombrero inviting the GOP to take a whack at the Supreme Court nom. “She’s of Puerto Rican descent—ergo...http://www.newser.com/story/60959/sotomayor-cartoon-sparks-outcry.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagThu, 04 Jun 2009 7:05:27 CDThttp://www.newser.com/story/54680/brit-firm-offers-bigger-breasts-from-stem-cells.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagA new breast enhancement procedure using stem cells from stomach fat to grow larger breasts is being made available for the first time in the UK, reports the Times of London . The procedure has already been used in trials for use on breast cancer survivors. Now a controversial new operation...http://www.newser.com/story/54680/brit-firm-offers-bigger-breasts-from-stem-cells.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagSun, 29 Mar 2009 6:55:08 CDT