Saturday, 5 August 2017

Caitlyn Jenner Sports Pro-Trump Hat After Condemning Trans Ban



Transgender Olympian and reality television personality Caitlyn Jenner has been photographed wearing a pro-Trump 'Make America Great Again' hat just days after making a statement condemning the President's transgender military ban.

Jenner openly supported Trump during his presidential campaign in 2016, even stating that she believed him to be the best ally for the LGBT+ community to have in the White House.

Following announced plans by the President to ban transgender servicepeople from serving in the military, calling them a 'burden', Jenner made a public statement to condemn the decision.

'There are 15,000 patriotic transgender Americans in the US military fighting for all of us. What happened to your promise to fight for them?' She tweeted soon after the announcement.


She went on to release a longer statement on her personal website;

'I believe that every American should be outraged by the disrespect shown to those people wearing our country's uniform. Furthermore, this half-baked idea puts all of our service members in harm's way. Does President Trump just intend to pull 15,000 people out of every critical position to which they are currently assigned? That would disrupt core military missions around the world and needlessly endanger our troops.'

Despite this Jenner has shown that she does still support Trump by wearing his merchandise in public. Unfortunately, this is not the first time that Jenner's actions have been seen to be problematic within the LGBT+ community, having previously stood against marriage equality, and tweeting transphobic jokes.

Whilst Jenner may make public statements condemning Trumps actions, it's clear that this is simply an attempt to carner popularity whilst still being a staunch pro-Trump Republican at heart.


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Tegan Croft Cast As Raven In Warner Bros Teen Titans Series



Australian newcomer Tegan Croft has been cast as Raven in the upcoming live-action Teen Titans series, coming to Warner Bros digital service in 2018.

The 13-year-old has recently received praise for her role in the feature film The Osiris Child.

The new series, named Titans, will written by Akiva Goldman (Star Trek: Discovery), DC Entertainment president and chief creative officer Geoff Johns (The Flash, Arrow), and Greg Berlanti (Arrow, The Flash, Supergirl, Legends of Tomorrow).

The series will follow a group of young teens that are recruited from around the DC Universe to become heroes. Croft's version of Raven has been described as 'the daughter of a demon, is a powerful empath who must keep her emotions in check or risk unleashing her demonic side.'

It has also been reported that the series will feature a team similar to the classic Marv Wolfman and George Perez run, including Dick Grayson and Starfire.
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Friday, 4 August 2017

Power Rangers Zeo Legacy Figures Revealed



The brand new Power Rangers Zeo action figures coming to the popular Legacy toy line have been revealed at this years Toy Fair.


The 6.5" figures come complete with their two side weapons, except for the Gold Ranger, who has his staff. They also come with a Build a Figure, in this case being the Zeo Megazord.

The toys will be released this autumn in two waves. Wave one will consist of the Green, Gold and Yellow Rangers, with the Red, Pink and Blue Rangers arriving later in the second wave.

The figures will be estimated to retail at $19.99 each.


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Earthworm Jim Creator Attacks Trans Journalist And Misgenders Her



Doug TenNapel, creator of the popular Sega Genesis game Earthworm Jim, has attacked transgender games journalist Heather Alexandra and has begun to post numerous transphobic tweets to his Twitter account.

Alexandra posted an article to the video games website Kotaku where she criticised some of the level designs in the original game.

TenNapel quickly took to social media to complain about the article, intentionally misgendering Heather in a transphobic attack by saying; 'Heather, you're a good man and entitled to your own opinion. If you ever want to get into why we created it the way we did in the 90's let's chat.'


Since then TenNapel has tweeted further transphobic comments by stating that people cannot change their gender, and complaining that people are trying to force trans acceptance on him; all whilst continuing to misgender Heather Alexandra.





This is not the first time that TenNapel has expressed anti-LGBT+ sentiment, having previously criticised marriage equality, and decrying gay rights.

Heather Alexandra's original article can be found at Kotaku.com.


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Jason David Frank Loves Lord Drakkon



Jason David Frank has spoken out recently about the BOOM! Studios popular Mighty Morphin Power Rangers series, stating that he is very happy with the new take on his iconic character Tommy Oliver.

The comic series, written by Kyle Higgins, introduced Lord Drakkon, an evil version of Tommy Oliver from an alternate universe where the Green Ranger defeated the Power Rangers. Speaking to That Hashtag Show, Jason David Frank was pleased with the character.

'It's amazing. It's funny because you guys gave me another character, Lord Drakkon. Just another one under my belt, which I've added to my Power Rangers universe, like 5 and now I say Lord Drakkon 6, which is amazing. Kyle wrote it. I talked to Kyle last night, I talk to Kyle all the time.'

Frank also described his first meeting with Higgins at a convention before he knew the plans for his characters comic book counterpart.

'I met Kyle at Comic Con, and I didn't know who he was, and I was super nice to him at the end of the show, and here he is writing the most epic Power Rangers storyline ever, which I think is amazing.'

The Mighty Morphin Power Rangers comic is available in comic book stores now.


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Trailer For Telltale Game 'Batman: The Enemy Within' Released



The ever popular Telltale Games have released the first trailer for Batman: The Enemy Within, follow-up to Batman: The Telltale Series.

'In this latest chapter, both Bruce Wayne and Batman will be forced into precarious new roles. The Riddler has returned to terrorize Gotham City, but his gruesome puzzles merely foreshadow an ever greater crisis. With the arrival of a ruthless federal agent and the return of a still nascent Joker, Batman must navigate uneasy alliances while Bruce undertakes a perilous series of deceptions. Which of Batman's new allies will you chose to trust? And how deep into the darkness will you let Bruce descend?'

The new series will launch episodically, with the first chapter available from August 8th.


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Thursday, 3 August 2017

Is A Female Green Ranger Coming In Power Rangers Sequel?



Dacre Montgomery, Power Rangers' Red Ranger, has recently spoken to the media following his latest comic con appearance to talk about the possibility of a female Green Ranger in the Power Rangers sequel.

'Yeah, I think we were just talking about that when we were doing a press conference in L.A. I mean, for me, it was just the whole idea of there's three boys. There's two girls. What if the sixth ranger was a girl? I don't know. I think it's open for interpretation.

'That was just mine and a couple of other cast members' interpretation. Yeah. But there's also some ground there for the OG fans about, like, Tommy is a guy so I'm not wanting to mess with that at the same time as advocating for a girl. So we shall see.'

He also went on to comment that he believed the post-credit scene was left ambiguous enough to allow for the possibility of a female Green Ranger.

'It's left blank. It's a cliffhanger. Whoever you're going to drop into that position - whether it's a girl, it's inevitably going to create drama. It'll be interesting to drop drama into it and see how we all relate and work with it.'

Montgomery did go on to clarify that this was only something that was discussed amongst the cast of the first film, and that nothing was confirmed.

'I'm not saying that there's a sequel. I'm not saying it's a girl or a boy, but I hope that if it does go in that direction that everyone can be satisfied with it and that it can be conducive to being a good movie, a good sequel.'

Whilst I am a fan of the original Green Ranger, and Tommy Oliver in general, the possibility of a female version of the character is an intriguing one. The Power Rangers film wasn't shy about changing established aspects about the classic characters that appeared in the original series, and a lot of the changes worked very well at delivering some interesting versions of these old favourites.


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'Kill Them All' TV Spot Released For IT



The latest television spot for the upcoming horror film IT, adapted from the famous Stephen King book.

The latest television spot shows some footage that builds upon scenes from previous trailers, plus some brand new footage.


It - Part One: The Losers Club will follow the main characters of the book as children in the town of Derry in 1989 as they come up against the supernatural force Pennywise the Clown (played by Bill Skarsgard).

The first film of the new adaptation is set for release on September 8th.


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Tory MP Wants Anti-Trans Bathroom Laws In The UK



David Davies, Tory MP for Monmouth, has argued in a recent article for the newspaper South Wales Argus that transgender women should be made to use men's facilities, referring to them as 'he/she's'.

The article came following the announced plans by Tory Equality Minister Justine Greening to reform the Gender Recognition act to make it easier for trans people to be able to go through the complex process.

Davies wrote;

'It is an absolute given that we should show understanding and compassion towards anyone confused about their gender. We should not discriminate against them in any way, nor should we tolerate verbal or physical abuse towards them or anyone else. However, we cannot consider the rights of transgender people without considering the rights of others.

'If a man decides to register him/herself as a woman, should he/she have the right to use women's toilets, changing rooms, hospital wards, etc.? This would clearly have an impact on the rights of women using those facilities.

'Some might say that I am "on the wrong side of history" or "bigoted". But I would maintain that anyone in possession of male genitalia should be expected to use male facilities regardless of what facilities they are.'

Many people have already called out the article and Mr Davies as inaccurate and disrespectful, both on social media and in the article's comments section.

As a transgender woman who has legally changed her name and gender, and has female gender marker on her legal documents, I use female facilities. I have not, however, had surgery to alter my genitals. But by Mr Davies' rules I should have to enter men's spaces and put my life in danger.

The very concept of having to use the facilities that match your sexual organs is, frankly, ridiculous. Look at the signs on the doors of public toilets, you'll see pictures of men and women in stereotypical representations; trousers and skirts. This is because these are how the world views men and women, but how they look and present, otherwise there'd be pictures of genitals instead.

I'm female, I present as female, dress as female, live my life as female, but this is not enough to be considered female to Mr Davies, rather a physical aspect of myself that is only between me and my partners.

You're right Mr Davies, you are on the wrong side of history, and you are bigoted. Just like you were when you called to stop marriage equality and attacked gay people in 2012. When David Cameron announced plans to legalise same sex Mr Davies wrote the following;

'We're going to lose a large number of very loyal activists who've gone out and campaigned for us over the years and who don't like this idea, so politically it's barking mad.

'I think most people are very tolerant and have no problem at all if people are gay, but, and I hate to say this in a way because people I expect it's going to cause controvesy, but I think most parents would prefer their children not to be gay, knowing most parents want grandchildren if nothing else.'

Mr Davies' original article can be found at South Wales Argus


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CW's Next DC Crossover Event Airdate Announced



After the success of last years crossover event 'Invasion' between Arrow, The Flash, Legends of Tomorrow and Supergirl CW has announced that a second four part crossover event will be airing, this time over two nights.

The crossover will begin in Supergirl on Monday, November 27th, followed immediately by Arrow; and will be concluded the night after with The Flash and Legends of Tomorrow. This marks a difference from last years crossover event, which aired across four nights.

CW's President, Mark Pedowitz, spoke about the change in structure for this years event, 'Last year's was the most successful week in CW history in terms of ratings and everything. We felt in this particular case we had The Flash and Legends paired, so it was better to make it two two-hour movies - a miniseries - we thought this was the best way to go.

'We had a lot of conversations with producers and marketing people. Next year, we might go back to four nights.'

Supergirl season three will begin to air on October 9th, The Flash season four and Legends of Tomorrow season three will air on October 10th, with Arrow season six airing on October 12th.


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