Newsweek Gets Blasted for Inflatable Penis Cover

For its November 17 issue, Newsweek has published a cover story that focuses on the #MeToo movement.

Focusing on the fact that women now feel empowered to speak out against famous men who have acted inappropriately over the years (from Harvey Weinstein to Kevin Spacey to Louis C.K.), the publication asks:

#MeToo is taking down powerful men in all fields. Is Donald Trump next?

But it does so alongside the photo of a pin popping a penis balloon, prompting many Internet users to ask: WTH?!?

Why must the implication here by that women are actively hurting men by simply calling them out for sexual harassment or assault?

Women don"t have some problem with penises. They have a problem with guys who act like dicks, basically.

Scroll down for a look at what people are saying about this controversy:

1. The Controversial Cover

It’s not hard to see why folks have an issue with this image, right?

2. So, the Problem is That Men Have Dicks?

And women should fix that problem by injuring said dicks? Is that the message here?

3. These Women Were Assaulted

They just want justice. Not revenge.

4. Tone Deaf… to the Max

This cover is just missing the entire point.

5. All the Nope

This isn’t our favorite saying, but we agree with the sentiment.

6. BOOM!

This one says it all.

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Giant Inflatable Pumpkin Wreaks Near Havoc in Arizona

We have our second story this week about a 300-plus-pound pumpkin.

Fortunately, however, this one has nothing to do with Donald Trump.

But the residents of Peoria, Arizona may have preferred a visit by Trump than the near-catastrophe that befell them on Thursday after a giant inflatable pumpkin broke free and bounced around a busy intersection.

Jim Barton, the owner of Big AZ Promotions (and, by extension, the fake gourd), told People Magazine that it was a miracle no one was hurt… considering the pumpkin weighs over 300 pounds is is over 25 feet tall.

"Either it was an act of God, just a microburst that caused it to get loose, or there was vandalism involved," Barton says.

A city spokesperson named Bo Larden explains that a big windstorm blew through town and freed the pumpkin, which Barton says was nearly twice the size of a typical child’s bouncy castle.

Just in case you needed a comparison of some kind.

The point is that this was a giant pumpkin and, as humorous as it appears to see it bouncing around, the potential for danger was clear throughout.

Thankfully, traffic at the intersection was already stopped; and Barton says the pumpkin broke free "one split second before" people and cars began moving again, allowing pedestrian and vehicles the chance to stay out off harm’s way.

Following a few scary moments, the pumpkin began to deflate after being ripped apart and was eventually captured on some playground equipment.

Barton says his company uses inflatable items all the time and this has only happened once before.

"Mother Nature can be very, very formidable," he says.

Watch the craziness unfold below: