Gender Test Demanded for South-Korean Women’s Soccer Player Who Scored 19 Goals in 22 Games
Here’s something that doesn’t happen every day: the coaches of five of South Korea’s seven women soccer league teams have threatened to boycott the national competition if Seoul City Amazons striker Park Eun-Seon does not have a gender test. The 26-year-old was named best forward this season, with 19 goals in 22 matches. At 1.80 meters […]
Photo of Heavily Pregnant Woman Weightlifting Sparks Online Controversy
35-year-old Lea-Ann Ellison, from Los Angeles, has managed to start an online storm after a photo showing the eight-and-a-half-month pregnant woman lifting what seem like heavy weights was posted on Facebook. Heavily pregnant Lea-Ann Ellison doesn’t believe in taking it easy ahead of the big day. Instead she is following an intense fitness regime designed […]
High on Art – Brazilian Artist Paints with Marijuana Smoke
For his latest series, aptly entitled “Blow Job – Work of Blowing”, Brazilian artist Fernando de la Rocque has created images of political and religious icons using marijuana smoke. Needless to say that has sparked a great deal of controversy in the art world. We’ve seen some pretty unique works of art created with smoke, […]
Welcome to the World’s Most Controversial Pet Shop
NOAH: The Inner City Zoo is a Japanese pet shop condemned by animal activists for caging and selling penguins, meerkats, alligators, monkeys and other exotic animals. Located in a cramped room, on the second floor of an office building in Yokohama, NOAH: The Inner City Zoo is hardly the kind of place you’d think of keeping exotic animals. […]
Photos of Chinese Students Cramming for Exams Hooked to IVs Spark Controversy
It appears in China the saying “study till you drop” is taken quite literally by some, as photos show students receiving amino acid IV drips as they hit the books during late evening studying session for college exam. You thought you were studying too hard? Well unless you’ve ever needed intravenous medication to keep you […]
Controversial Guidebook Advises Muslim Men to Abuse Women
Wife beating in Islam is a widely discussed subject. In fact, it is the topic of several debates around the world, with people within the religion itself differing in their opinions. Some Muslims say it’s alright for a wife to be controlled through minor beatings, and others disagree. What the religion truly proposes is not […]
Controversial Rent-a-Girlfriend Website Proves Big Hit in France
Spoil yourself, rent a girlfriend! This is the line French site Loueunepetiteamie.com uses to convince male visitors to legally rent a female friend, for an hour, an evening, a night or for a weekend. Tired of being alone? Are you looking for a female companion who can spoil you and make you feel relaxed? Have […]