National News (10/12/09-10/18/09)

Teen Vogue Cover Controversy? 10/16/09, New York Daily News (NYDN)

So, Jourdan Dunn and Chanel Iman, two young teen supermodels, are on the cover of Teen Vogue. Score 1 for Teen Vogue for putting teens of color on their cover, but that’s not the controversial part. Jourdan, 19, is also pregnant, although you can’t see her “baby bump” on the cover. Apparently, the magazine said they didn’t know she was pregnant when they shot the photos, but she talks about the pregnancy in the article. Hmmm….controversial? or made up ish? You decide. I call bs.

Ralph Lauren Fires Size 4 Model for Being Too-Fat, 10/15/09, NYDN

So, we’re back to too-fat models again…or not skinny-enough models, I should say. This time, model Filippa Hamilton is claiming that Ralph Lauren cancelled her contract when she couldn’t fit into the clothes. She is 5-feet 10 and all of 120 pounds, a size 4. Then an ad shows up which was photoshopped to death, making the girl look bobblehead ridiculous. Many are concerned with the message this sends out to young girls.

Cross Burning and Lawsuits in Westchester 10/14/09, NYDN

Ok. So this one is a bit of a doozie…Timothy Montague-Artope was suspended for four months after hitting a girl who said racist things to him back in 2007. The girl, on the other hand, was suspended for about 5-10 days. Her older brother, Christopher Hudak, and his friends then burned a cross on Timothy’s yard. So Christopher went to jail for six months for that and went back last week for making threats against President Obama online. Now, Timothy’s family is suing the school district for not doing more to prevent what happened. Drama. Is this not 2009? People, please.

15-year-old Boy Burned in Florida, 10/13 and 15/09, Associated Press (AP)

Michael Brewer, a 15-year-old Florida boy was set on fire by about 5 other teens and badly burned. He is in the hospital in serious condition. Apparently, “Michael Brewer was attacked at an apartment complex i in South Florida on Monday after turning in another teen for trying to steal his father’s bicycle, authorities said.” Check out the article for more details.

Halloween Costumes Too Sexy for (Pre) Teens? 10/12/09 NYDN

Halloween is fast-approaching, and with it the “too-sexy costume” debates…Pre-teens and teens dressing too provocatively and sexily for their parents (and other concerned adults’) tastes…idk…what say you?

Miley Cyrus Leaves Twitter, 10/12/09, People Magazine

Miley Cyrus (actress, singer, phenom) quit twitter last week and wrote a rap about why. (Basically, she wants some more privacy in her private life). Can’t be mad at that. But I’m sure her fans/followers miss her. Do you, girlie.

“Yeah, the rumors are true, I deleted my Twitter. I had to say goodbye and this little rap is to tell my fans why,” People magazine quoted her as saying in the song. “I want my private life private. I’m living for me.”