Everything that Upset the Internet This Week

by Meghan McKenna

It’s the weekend! What better way to celebrate that with a round-up of this week’s buzziest controversies? From Kardashian to Donald Trump Jr., here’s everything that’s been shaking the web.

Kim Kardashian dressed up as Aaliyah

THE STORY: Kim Kardashian dressed up in a trio of costumes over Halloween weekend, with each playing homage to an iconic musician. She dressed up as Cher, Madonna, and as the beloved R&B singer, Aaliyah. 

THE REACTION:

RIGHTEOUSNESS OF THE RAGE: Kim didn’t try to modify her skin tone to look more like Aaliyah. If she did, we’d be having a very different conversation. There isn’t a problem with Kim’s Aaliyah costume, but there is a problem with the  Kardashian family appropriating (and profiting) off black culture. People who dislike Kim don’t want to see her dressed up as their favourite artist, and that’s fair. But the thing is: Kim is allowed to love Aaliyah too.

HOW WE FEEL: ?  ?  ?

Apple is saving your boob pics

THE STORY: The Internet has discovered that if you type ‘brassiere’ in the search box of your iPhone, Apple photos will pull up images of your breasts.

THE REACTION: 

RIGHTEOUSNESS OF THE RAGE: Don’t worry guys, these NSFW photos aren’t being kept in a cloud, ready to be hacked. As Apple explains on its website, “When you search your photos, for instance, all the face recognition and scene and object detection are done completely on your device. Which means your photos are yours and yours alone.” It’s actually a pretty cool feature: if you search dog, Apple will remind you how many pics you’ve taken of puppers. (Try it.)

HOW WE FEEL: ?‍♀️ ?

#JusticeForJazzy

THE STORY: At the University of Hartford, a white freshman has been arrested and expelled after weeks of systematically defiling her black roommate’s belongings in an effort to get her to move out. Read the evidence here.

THE REACTION:

RIGHTEOUSNESS OF THE RAGE: If it looks like a hate crime and sounds like a hate crime, it’s probably a hate crime. The offending student has been punished academically and criminally for her vindictive actions: she’s been expelled from the University of Hartford, and charged with third-degree criminal mischief and second-degree breach of the peace. But, would justice have been served if not for the outcry on social media?

HOW WE FEEL: ? ? ? ? ? ? 

Donald Trump Jr. tweets about candy and socialism

THE STORY: Post trick-or-treating, Donald Trump Jr. tweeted a photo saying that he was going to give his daughter’s Halloween sweets to another child who sits at home because “it’s never too early to teach her about socialism.”

THE REACTION:

RIGHTEOUSNESS OF THE RAGE: First of all, trick-or-treating is literally about getting handouts from kind strangers. Walking door-to-door dressed up as 2-foot police officer asking for free lollipops is not work — it’s the best night of the year for most children. Second, who are these kids who just “sat at home,” and why does the presidents son find it amusing to mock them? Trick-or-treating is a privilege, and those who are unable to participate could be sick, disabled, or live in high-crime neighbourhoods. Besides, three-year-old Chloe probably doesn’t want to be a poster child for anti-sharing.

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