Thursday, 17 August 2017

First Footage For Power Rangers Legacy War Ninjor Character Released



The first footage of the upcoming Power Rangers Legacy Wars character, Ninjor, has been released online via Neo-Saban Power Rangers.


Ninjor, the creator of the power coins, ninja master, and fan favourite from the third season of Mighty Mophin Power Rangers will be available as both a leader and an assist character upon release.

The leader Ninjor is a Defender class, and comes equipped with two strike attacks, Katana Triple Strike and Deceptive Dash, as well as a breaker called Burning Ninja, which breaks through enemy blocks and knocks them back.

The assist version of Ninjor has a breaker ability called Thunder Storm.

'Rita Repulsa, the space witch, has infected the Morphin Grid, creating virtual monsters and Ranger clones programmed to fight on her behalf. Fight back with your own curated team of legendary Power Rangers and villains from the multiverse! Unlock new Rangers, upgrade your best warriors and create the best team to defeat Rita, and save the Morphin Grid.'


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Fox News Pundit Claims Rainbow Flag and Confederate Flag Are 'The Same'


Fox News' morning show Fox and Friends aired a segment on the morning of Tuesday 15th August regarding the criticism that Donald Trump has received for his response to the violence and murder that took place in Charlottesville over the weekend.

Star Parker, President of the Centre for Urban Renewal and Education, appeared as a guest during this segment, where she compared white-nationalists and the Confederate flag to the LGBT+ community and the rainbow Pride flag.

'What's really interesting with an incredible irony here is that the same people who are demanding that the Confederate flag comes down are the same people that are insisting that the rainbow flag goes up.' She said during the interview.

'These two flags represent the exact same thing, that certain groups are not welcome here.'

Whilst she does seem to be acknowledging that the Confederate flag is a symbol of racism, a symbol that makes members of the African American community feel unwelcome and unsafe, the rainbow flag has never been used in the same context. The rainbow flag is not used to tell straight people that they are not welcome, nor does it represent the oppression of straight people.


Parker went on to complain about the criticism that Donald Trump has faced from the left, particularly from Democratic leader Nanci Pelosi.

'If Pelosi wants to say that we're going to start shutting down First Amendment rights of a certain group of people, then what happens the next time that the homosexuals want to walk through an American city and protest, counter-protesters come out?'

She also went on to say, 'e pluribus unum, many become one, not the multiculturalism and diversity that they keep promoting. There is a cultural war, and it is escalating.'

Parker also congratulated Trump on his comments following the events at Charlottesville, claiming that there was nothing wrong with his statements.


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Godzilla: Monster Planet Trailer Released



The trailer for the first Toho animated Godzilla film, Godzilla: Monster Planet, has been released online ahead of its November release.

Despite the trailer lacking English subtitles the film still looks incredibly impressive.


The official synopsis for the film reads as following;

'The last summer of the 20th Century. That day, the human beings learn that they are not the only rulers of the planet Earth. The appearance of the giant living creatures 'Kaiju's' and the ultimate existence that destroys all monsters: Godzilla. Through the battle against kaiju's that lasted for half a century, human beings had experienced continuous defeat, and finally plans to escape from Earth.

'In 2048, only those who were selected by the A.I. managed under the central government boarded the international emigrant spaceship 'Aratrum' to head for 'Tau Cetuse', a planet beyond the distance of 11.9 light-years away. However, the environmental condition differences between that of Earth and Tau, which they finally arrived at after 20 years, were far beyond the predicted numbers, and was not an environment considered to be habitable by human beings.

'A young man on the emigrant ship, Haruo, who saw his parents killed by Godzilla in front of his eyes when he was 4 years old, has had only one thing on his mind for 20 years: to return to Earth and defeat Godzilla.

'Shut out from the possibility of emigration, as the living environment on the ship deteriorates, the group of 'Earth Returnists' led by Haruo become the majority, and determine to head back to Earth through a dangerous long-distance hyperspace navigation. However, the Earth that they have returned to has already passed 20,000 years, and has become an unknown world with the ecosystem reigned by Godzilla.

'At the end, will human beings win back the Earth? And what will Haruo see beyond his fate?'


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Wednesday, 16 August 2017

Mighty Morphin Green Ranger Legacy Helmet Revealed



Bandai America have revealed the latest addition to their Legacy Collection in the form of the Mighty Morphin Green Ranger helmet.

The new item is based upon the Tommy Oliver Green Ranger helmet from the original series of Mighty Morphin Power Rangers, and is the third helmet in the Legacy series, following the Mighty Morphin Red Ranger and the 2017 Power Ranger Movie Red Ranger helmets. As with previous Legacy helmets, the Green Ranger helmet is wearable.

The helmet is now available to pre-order before it's February 2018 release.


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Saturday, 12 August 2017

Lesbian Waitress Denied Tip For 'Not Loving Jesus'



Samantha Heaton, a waitress at Buffalo Wild Wings in Rockford, Illinois, has shared an image of a note left by a family she was serving, denying her a tip for 'not loving Jesus'.

In an interview with The Rock River Times Heaton said that she went 'above and beyond' when serving the family, that she took their order, made conversation with them, and followed up with them to make sure that they were enjoying their experience. However, when she collected their credit card statement at the end of their meal she found a note explaining why they had left her no tip.

'Can't tip someone who doesn't love Jesus. Bad tatoo.' The note read, the spelling of tattoo being incorrect on the receipt.

Heaton told the media that the subject of religion did not come up during their conversation, nor did she mention to them that she was gay. The note does mention her tattoo, however. As pictured above, Heaton has a rainbow coloured equality sign tattooed on her arm.

'I went above and beyond for this couple, and for them to that kind of hurt.' Heaton said. 'It sucks not getting a tip, but not getting a tip because I'm gay in 2017 hurts just a little more.'

One of Heaton's co-workers took a photograph of the note next to her tattoo and posted it to social media, along with the caption 'I would just like to say that being gay does NOT MEAN you don't believe in God or Jesus. And people who are 'religious' should not disrespect or act in such ways to other people. p.s., they spelled tattoo wrong.'

Despite many commenters stating that the image is fake, and that it has been fabricated by Heaton in order to garner outrage and support for the LGBT+ community, a manager at Buffalo Wild Wings in Rockford confirmed to HuffPost that Heaton was employed at the restaurant at the time, and that they were made aware of the incident when it happened.

'I myself am Christian.' Heaton said. 'And, as a Christian, 'thou shall not judge'. No matter how someone looks, you should love them for what's in their heart and how they treat you - not for what's on the outside.

'As someone who came out when it was still a battle for the LGBT community, that's just plain rude and uncalled for. What if one day their kids grow up and want to be with the same sex? Are they going to disown them? Throw them on the street?'

Heaton said that she wihed the customers 'would have said something if there was a problem', though she did add, 'I feel that no matter what I would have said they still probably would've left the receipt. People are so closed-minded and only choose to listen to what they believe to be right.'

A Buffalo Wild Wings company spokesperson has released a statement on the incident, saying, 'Buffalo Wild Wings is about creating a great guest and team member experience, and we strive to create a respectful restaurant environment that our guests and team members expect and deserve.'


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Friday, 11 August 2017

First Trailer For 'Batman Vs. Two-Face' Released



The first trailer for the new animated Batman film, Batman Vs. Two-Face, has been released. The film is a follow up to Batman: The Return of the Caped Crusaders, and a continuation of the 1960's television series.


The film stars the original shows Adam West, in his final performance as Batman, Burt Ward as Robin, and Julie Newmar as Catwoman. Classic Star Trek actor William Shatner joins the cast as Two-Face, who never appeared in the classic series.

Batman Vs Two-Face is released on DVD and Blu-Ray on October 17th.


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Tuesday, 8 August 2017

UKIP Leader Candidate To Oppose 'Militant Transgender Activism'



David Kurten, one of the candidates to take over from Paul Nuttall as leader of the UK Independence Party, and one of only two of the parties elected members of the London Assembly, has said that he will oppose the transgender community if he becomes the party leader.

The party has had a long history of opposing LGBT+ rights, and despite forming their own 'LGBT in UKIP' group still speak out against the LGBT+ community on many occasions. The party even has a number of known, public homophobes within their party standing for election.

Kurten, however, has taken this stance a step further by vowing to boost the party's opposition to the transgender community, to stand against transgender rights, and to fight against LGBT-inclusive sex education in schools.

Speaking in an interview with Buzzfeed, Kurten has said that he wants UKIP to take advantage of the Conservative Party making steps to 'start pushing gender queer theory on primary schools'.

'People don't want their children to be confused by this kind of thing.' He said. 'I will take UKIP in the direction of standing against the militant transgender activism that's happening at the moment.'

Kurten has a history of opposing LGBT+ sex education, having previously stated that the government should ban the teaching of 'non-reproductive sexual acts' within schools, which would effectively ban any education on same sex relationships.

'We must protect our children from damaging and confusing fringe ideologies which sexualise children at an early age and confuse their natural development as boys and girls - both primary, secondary and even pre-school.

'No one would have thought 10 years ago that it would ever be politically incorrect to call children boys and girls, to call parents mothers or fathers, or if you say that there are two biological sexes determined by your chromosomes rather than 40 or 50 or 60 different genders then this is on the way to being considered a hate crime. Of course it isn't. It's science.'

David Kurten is currently running against several candidates for leadership of the party, including Jonathan Rees-Evans, who claimed that a gay donkey raped his horse.


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Texas Chainsaw Massacre Prequel Film Leatherface Trailer Released



A brand new theatrical trailer for the upcoming Texas Chainsaw Massacre prequel film Leatherface has been released.


The new film takes a different approach to the character from the previous attempt to revamp the franchise, one that appears to be exploring the mind of the young killer and what made him become a killer.

'In Texas, years before the events of the Texas Chainsaw Massacre, in the early days of the infamous Sawyer family, the youngest child is sentenced to a mental hospital after a suspicious incident leaves the sheriffs' daughter dead. Ten years later, he kidnaps a young nurse and escapes with three other inmates. Pursued by authorities including the deranged sheriff out to avenge his daughter's death, the young Sawyer teen goes on a violent road trip from hell, moulding him into the monster known as Leatherface.'

 Leatherface is directed by Julien Maury and Alexandre Bustillo, and stars Lili Taylor, Sam Coleman, Sam Strike, James Bloor, and Stephen Dorff. The film is set for release on October 20th.


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Monday, 7 August 2017

Godzilla Actor Haruo Nakajima Dies Aged 88



Haruo Nakajima, the behind the icon that is Godzilla, has died today at the age of 88.

Nakajima began his acting career as a stuntman, appearing in several samurai films, most notably Akira Kurosawa's The Seven Samuari. During his work on the war film Eagle of the Pacific Nakajima caught the attention Ishiro Honda, who would go on to direct Godzilla.

 Honda offered Nakajima the role of the titular monster, a role that he would go on to play over a total of 12 films, including King Kong vs. Godzilla, Mothra vs. Godzilla, Ghidorah: the Three-Headed Monster, and Destroy All Monsters.

 In a recent interview Nakajima spoke of his work on the original film and his career as Godzilla, a role that was said to have been very dear to his heart.


As well as portraying Godzilla, Nakajima would also go on to do suit work as Mothra and King Kong, along with both human and monster roles in the television series Ultraman.

 Nakajima made appearances at a number of Japanese monster themed conventions around the world, and produced an autobiography, Monster Life: Haruo Nakajima, the Original Godzilla Actor.


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T-Shirt Company Promotes LGBT+ Swastika Clothing



Clothing company Teespring has faced a massive backlash after releasing a range of clothing that tried to use the swastika to promote the LGBT+ community.

The designer of the shirts, KA Design, stated that they wanted to remove the negative connotations that became associated with the swastika when it was used as a symbol by the Nazi party.

'They took the swastika, rotated it by 45 degrees, and turned it into hatred, and turned it into fear, and turned it into war, and turned it into racism, and turned it into power. They stigmatised the swastika forever.

'The swastika is coming back, together with peace, together with love, together with respect, together with freedom. Introducing the new swastika.'

A spokesperson for Teespring stated that they wanted to 'share the beauty' of the swastika. 'We really like the symbol in its shape and aesthetics, and we would love to share the beauty of this symbol detached from the hatred associated with it.'

After the initial backlash Teesping has removed the shirts from sale.

'This morning it came to our attention that a user created a number of designs on Teespring that included a swastika, a hate symbol that we do not allow on Teespring.' They said in a statement following the removal. 'As soon as the design was discovered, it was removed from the site.'

The chair of the Anti-Defamation Commission, Dr Dvir Abramovich, has spoken out about the matter to the media, condemning both the clothing line and the company for selling it.

'I'm outraged and shocked that any company would seek to profit from selling such reprehensible items. The swastika does not represent the LGBTI community, whose members were the victims of Hitler's evil regime. And no, it cannot be rebranded as a symbol of peace.

'KA's naive, and in many ways, selfish attitude shows a staggering lack of concern for the feelings of those who survived the Holocaust and those who lost relatives to the monstrous deeds of the Third Reich.'

Whilst the vast majority of those killed during the Holocaust were Jewish, the LGBT+ community were amongst several minority groups targeted by the Nazis, with thousands imprisoned and killed in concentration camps. Many of those who were liberated from Nazi facilities were later re-arrested and imprisoned by the Allied Nations based upon evidence of their homosexuality kept by the Nazis.


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