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May 02, 2018

Someone Has Finally Told Kanye West What We’ve All Been Thinking

This week has been a difficult one for Kanye West fans as they struggle to defend him to friends, colleagues and family during his eyebrow-raising 'stream of consciousness' Twitter posts.

Last week he reminded everyone how much he loves Donald Trump with a series of tweets not only stating that he and Trump have the same ‘dragon energy’ but also calling out Obama for not doing enough for West's home town of Chicago.

West had to be reminded by friend John Legend of just how big a platform he has, and that he needs to be careful when throwing his support behind people who are so controversial.

‘Hey it’s JL.’ Legend text West, in a conversation which West later posted to Twitter.

‘I hope you’ll reconsider aligning yourself with Trump. You’re way too powerful and influential to endorse who he is and what he stands for. As you know, what you say really means something to your fans. They are loyal to you and respect your opinion.

'So many people who love you feel so betrayed right now because they know the harm that Trump’s policies cause, especially to people of colour. Don’t let this be part of your legacy. You’re the greatest artist of our generation.'

Even after Legend’s warnings, West has gone a step further by claiming ‘slavery was a choice’ on an episode of TMZ live, a daily one hour entertainment news show filmed inside TMZ’s newsroom.

‘When you hear about slavery for 400 years ... For 400 years? That sounds like a choice,’ West said. ‘You were there for 400 years and it's all of y'all. It's like we're mentally imprisoned.’

After shocked looks from the room, one TMZ employee Van Lathan confronted West and gave the perfect response.

"While you are making music and being an artist and living the life that you've earned by being a genius, the rest of us in society have to deal with these threats to our lives," Lathan said. "We have to deal with the marginalization that's come from the 400 years of slavery that you said for our people was a choice."

Kanye has since tried to clarify what he meant, claiming he meant mental slavery not physical slavery.

People have been calling Van Lathan a hero for his smart and measured response, but just like his hero Trump, Kanye keeps on tweeting.

May 02, 2018

Instagram and WhatsApp are both getting group video calls soon

by RITEBET, in

At its F8 conference yesterday, Facebook announced that it’s bringing group video chats to both Instagram and WhatsApp in future updates.

On Instagram, you’ll soon find a new camera icon in your Direct conversation screens; tapping it will initiate an instant video call, and you can minimize it to continue navigating across the rest of the app.

This will work with both individual contacts as well as with ‘small’ groups. Facebook didn’t specify exactly how many users will be supported per call, but from the previews we’ve seen, it looks like you’ll be limited to four people at a time. This feature is currently being tested and will roll out globally in the next few weeks.

We first heard of this feature back in March; at the time, I wasn’t sure how Instagram would allow you to maintain your privacy and block unwanted calls; right now, you can initiate a conversation with anyone in the app, even if their profile is protected and they don’t follow you. Yeah, we’re gonna want a ‘nope’ button of some sort for that.

As for WhatsApp Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg noted that people have already used some 2 billion minutes of one-on-one video calling on the messaging service, so it’s set to roll out group video chats in the coming months.

Again, there’s no word on just how many users will be supported simultaneously; it’ll be interesting to see how the app’s interface handles call requests and invites, especially for groups with plenty of members.

With that, Facebook has three apps (Instagram, WhatsApp, and Messenger) vying to be your weapon of choice for connecting with your contacts, and they’re starting to feel somewhat similar. That’s not a bad thing yet – but hopefully these products will continue to be able to offer distinctly differentiated experiences in the future – or there won’t be a reason to keep more than any one of them on your phone.

May 02, 2018

Men discuss the photos of vaginas and breasts they've received in their DMs

by RITEBET, in

Women on social media sometimes complain about getting unsolicited photos of men's penis. But it seems they are not alone, as men have now revealed that they too get vagina and breast photos from women - even from married women.

Some men have opened up about the explicit photos they got from women in their DMs, how it made them feel, and what they did about it.

46-year-old David from Carshalton said:

Women do send photos, you know. They do. Women you don’t know, yes. One woman was following me on Twitter and we ‘chatted’ – in public – about twice.

One ?Saturday night?, about midnight – so I assumed she was mullered – she sent me a DM and it was a photo of her tits. No message. Just her tits. Naked. No bra. I didn’t know what to do, really. Didn’t know if I should block her. Nice tits, but really? But if she was drunk, and she’d be so embarrassed in the morning, that felt a bit cruel. So I didn’t do anything; I didn’t reply and didn’t block.

The next day she DM’d to ask if I liked her tits. Haha. She didn’t seem that embarrassed. Then I blocked.

Tommy, 38, from Ipswich, said:

A lady I’d followed for years sent me a killer DM once. We were sort of friends on Twitter – we tweeted each other a fair bit – and we’d DM’d a little bit. Our DMs would mainly be us laughing at the ‘creepy Twitter men’ who she said approached her.

So this night she sent a DM: it was a photo of her in the bath. Wet, naked legs and bubble bath foam covering her modesty. She said something about a stressful day, relaxing, and asked what I was doing. So it wasn’t a dirty photo. But come on. I said something like, ‘I’m just watching telly’ and she didn’t reply.

We never mentioned the photo again. I was fucked off, though. The picture was ‘safe’ enough that she could deny it was anything untoward. Like those Instagram photos some women post of their cleavage: ‘Do you like my necklace?’

Simon, 46, from Eastbourne, said he mostly gets flirty messages from married women claiming their husbands don't understand them and they are not happy in their marriage. He also got an explicit photo once from a married woman.

He said:

I get messages, but I’ve only had one photo sent to me. A rude photo I didn’t ask for, that is.

The messages are sort of the, ‘My husband doesn’t understand me’ ones. Come on, women. You can do better than that.

The photo was from one of these women. She was saying she’s unhappy at home, I was trying to keep it light and politely say I wasn’t interested, and she then sent me a photo of her in the shower. I think. The photo was blurry and steamed up. Maybe it was a photo of her husband. I didn’t reply. But when I did go to reply, she’d blocked me.

34-year-old Jerry from Luton told Metro.co.uk:

I’ve been pursued by dozens and dozens of married women on Twitter. Women won’t send unsolicited nudes, of course, but they absolutely do harass. Even when told you’re not interested. I’ve had occasion to block women. One woman even then set up an anonymous account and followed me for months, before striking up a friendship on DMs before I realised it was her. She couldn’t understand why I was even angry at this.

I also get the reply-to-every-single-tweet ones who make you really uncomfortable. Several women have blocked me just because I politely said I didn’t want to meet, or because I apparently wasn’t giving them the attention they felt they were entitled to. But it’s only the men who behave terribly, of course.

Lee, 30, from Airdrie, said he has gotten nudes before and he thought it was "hot".

Girls I’ve been seeing have sent me naked pictures. Of course. But these are girls I’ve been seeing for a while. We’ve built up to that. And we’re safe on Telegram.

But I met a girl on Twitter and we started flirting over DM. She was a really funny lass and really up for a laugh. The DMs got pretty full-on very quickly – and then there was her pussy! She’d DM’d a photo. She still had her knickers on, but they were pulled tight and I could see everything.

Fucking. Hell. Honestly couldn’t believe she’d done that. What did I do? I took her to Telegram immediately, Of course. I thought it was hot that she did that. Too, too hot.

May 02, 2018

Sasha Obama parties with friends in Broccoli City Festival (Photos)

by RITEBET, in

Sasha Obama was spotted living her best life at the Broccoli City Festival which held over the weekend in Washington, D.C.

The former-President's daughter got V.I.P. treatment at the event and was pictured with her friends dancing during the gig.

The 16-year-old who stepped out in a white crop top which she paired with jeans and gold earrings for the festival was also spotted backstage with rapper Cardi B and her boyfriend Offset.

According to photographer, Dee Dwyer, 31, who took the snaps of Sasha, he said the former President's daughter has been 'having the time of her life.'

In his words: 'She looked as though she had no care in the world. She was in a big group and was partying to the music,' Dwyer said.

'It is a really cool festival and she was enjoying the performance by H.E.R.. and Daniel Caesar. She was partying and having the time of her life with her friends.'

'She was loose and having a good time,' he added.

Dwyer also went on to say that 'She was in the zone. I have never seen Sasha partying like that. It is normally Malia. She was going all out.

'I normally go to the festival to take pictures and I was there partying. I couldn't believe my eyes when I saw her there - it's a festival where people are smoking and drinking.'

See more photos below.

May 02, 2018

Helen Hunt Is A Big 'Star Wars' Nerd (VIDEO)

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'Candy Jar' star Helen Hunt talks about how she takes her family to 'Star Wars' every year for Christmas. Whether they like it or not. Watch the clip below!

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