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Massachusetts man accused of tampering with young women’s cars so he could offer them rides home
Police in Massachusetts have arrested a man accused of tampering with young women’s cars and subsequently offering to drive them home.
Alexander Yee, 38, from Winchendon, was charged with destruction of property. Additional charges are expected during his arraignment in Milford District Court on Wednesday.
‘We can all learn something from them’: Pixar execs praise all-female ‘Turning Red’ creative leadership team
- Chinese Canadian filmmaker Domee Shi, who helmed the 2018 Oscar-winning animated short film “Bao,” assembled an all-female creative leadership team for her feature film directorial debut “Turning Red.”
- Shi co-wrote the screenplay of the feature film with playwright Julia Cho.
- “Turning Red” follows the story of a Chinese Canadian teenager who transforms into a giant red panda whenever she gets excited.
- According to Pixar President Jim Morris, the film took four years to complete, which makes it “one of the fastest films” Pixar has ever made.
- “Turning Red” is set for a March 11 release on Disney Plus.
Pixar has lauded the all-female creative leadership team behind its latest animated film “Turning Red” for creating “one of [its] fastest films ever.”
“Turning Red,” which follows the story of a Chinese Canadian teenager who transforms into a giant red panda, is the feature film directorial debut of Chinese Canadian filmmaker Domee Shi, who helmed the 2018 Oscar-winning animated short film “Bao.”
Seoul Milk apologizes for ad that portrays women as cows and has a voyeur trying to secretly film them
Seoul Dairy Cooperative, Korea’s leading milk producer, apologized on Wednesday for its controversial ad that many social media users deemed inappropriate due to “sensual and perverted” imagery.
The video and reaction: The advertisement, released on Nov. 29, drew outrage in South Korea for its comparison of women to dairy cows and incorporating a voyeur with a camera. Meanwhile, the country continues to tackle “molka” crimes, which involve the use of cameras to surreptitiously and illegally film women in various states of undress, according to Korea Times.
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Editor’s Note: This story was originally published on Full Grown People and reposted with permission.
It’s the summer of 2007.
First Woman To Ever Climb Mount Everest Honored in Google Doodle
The first woman to climb Mount Everest was honored by Google on what would have been her 80th birthday.
Billionaire Uniqlo Founder Wants a Woman to Take His Job
Japanese fashion retail giant Uniqlo will likely have a female leader in the future, setting an example of a corporate shift from traditional gender roles that have typically left women under the glass ceiling.
Tadashi Yanai, founder and chief executive officer of Fast Retailing Co., which wholly owns Uniqlo, has expressed his preference for a female successor on Tuesday saying that the job is simply more suitable for a woman.
The Truth Behind the ‘Iconic’ Image of Female Firefighters in Pearl Harbor
A photograph of four young women purportedly hosing a fire during the Japanese attack on Pearl Harbor has appeared on several mainstream publications and history books as an iconic symbol of determination against adversity.
It was later revealed, however, that the image was actually taken from a training exercise.
Some of The Deadliest Samurai Were Women, But History Forgot
There is no shortage of stories about legendary Japanese samurai warriors in modern pop culture; but most stories only feature the male ones.
Contrary to popular belief, female samurai existed and were just as fierce and skillful as their male counterparts.
Indian Girl on Her Period Forced to Stay in Hut Killed During Cyclone
A young girl in India died alone in a hut during a deadly cyclone after she was forced to sleep there separately because she was on her period.
The 14-year-old victim, identified as S. Vijayalakshmi, was trapped in the isolated hut called the gaokor when cyclone Gaja made landfall in the southern state of Tamil Nadu on November 16.
Indonesian Women Must Reportedly Pass ‘Two-Finger’ Virginity Test Before Joining Police
Women in Indonesia hoping to join the police force are reportedly subjected to a “two-finger” virginity test that supposedly proves they are “good girls.”
The test, which involves the insertion of two fingers into an applicant’s vagina, determines whether the hymen is still intact — a method long proven to be an inaccurate indicator of a woman’s virginity.
Seoul Now Provides Free Sanitary Products to Women to Tackle ‘Period Poverty’
To tackle the problem that officials called “period poverty,” the Seoul Metropolitan Government recently launched a program that will give out free sanitary products to women around South Korea’s capital city.
The program, which is part of the city’s newly revised Gender Equality Basic Ordinance, was launched on October 8, Monday, according to its official press release.
Thai Man Who Lives in a Cave Becomes a Celebrity For Dating Western Women
A minor internet personality in Thailand known for living in a cave on Koh Phangan suddenly blew up in popularity after sharing the story on how he managed to invite a Russian woman back to his humble abode.
