Bella Thorne Describes Herself as Latina, Internet Trolls Attack

If you follow Bella Thorne on Instagram, you know that the 18-year-old’s social is an endless source of majestic wonder.

And by that we Bella takes a lot of butt selfies and wears a lot of tight clothing.

But it’s not all fun and games and barely-legal semi-nudity.

Yesterday, Bella posted a s shoutout to Disney for unveiling the brand’s first Latina princess.

She ended the post with the hashtags “#IAmLatina #Proud #Cuban,” and for some reason, all hell broke loose.

Some of the more jaw-dropping comments include:

“Girl you white as f–k!”

“This white chick ain’t Latina shes ginger for gods sake.”

“You’re white so don’t say “I am Latina”, because you’re not. It’s disrespectful to those of us who are actually Latina. Thanks.”

“You aren’t “Latina and proud” you probably don’t know anything about your culture. You’re a little white girl, get over it.”

“Shut the f–k up. You’re not Cuban. F–k you. Just because you’ve been to Cuba doesn’t make you Cuban. F–king dumb bitch!”

Yes, things escalated mighty quickly, as they tend to on Internet comment boards.

Look, frankly, we probably wouldn’t have guessed that Bella is of Cuban descent either.

Fortunately, we don’t have to guess, because she told us!

And with the exception of the occasional Rachel Dolezal type, people can generally be trusted when they describe their own ethnic heritage.

Bella’s father was of Cuban descent and like it or not, that means she’s free to self-identify as Latina.

Apparently, a lot of people have a big, big problem with that, which should lead them to a question far more important than any lingering uncertainty about Bella’s ethnic background:

If finding out that an 18-year-old actress is Latina is enough to send you into a seething fit of rage, isn’t it time to re-examine your priorities?

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Girl Dresses as Hot Dog During Princess Week, Is Our New Hero

No offense to Jasmine, Belle or Merida.

But not every little girl out there wasn’t to be a princess.

Isn’t that right, Ainsley?

A five-year old by that name has gone viral because she’s a student at Holly Springs School of Dance in North Carolina and because last week was deemed “Princess Week” by the studio.

But that didn’t stop Ainsley from showing up in a hot dog costume.

Word got out regarding the toddler’s hilarious decision when her dad Tweeted the photo above, along with a caption that reads:

“No parent is ready to learn that their daughter is trending… #hotdogprincess Best part is it was all her idea!”

Oh, yes, #hotdogprincess was trending as a hashtag for awhile this week.

The dance school’s director Marilyn Chappell told The Huffington Post that Ainsley’s costume should remind everyone out there to truly embrace your true self.

“We all needed a leader to say, ‘Hey, be yourself,’” Chappell said. “How cool is it that a little girl in a hot dog costume is sending out that message?”

We’ll go ahead and answer that for you: it’s VERY cool!

Ainsley’s dad also went ahead and Tweeted a conversation he had with his daughter about the costume choice:

“Why did you want to be a hotdog? Because its my favorite costume. Are you a ketchup or mustard fan? Ketchup. Mostly.”

It wasn’t just those who know Ainsley who were impressed by her self-confidence and bold decision.

It was nearly anyone who came across this story.

“It was princess day at dance and one little girl came as a hot dog I have never admired someone more,” wrote Twitter user @graysonl3.

Ainsley became so popular, The Huffington Post reporters, that she was invited on stage as a special guest at the older students’ recital this past weekend.

We’ll let another Twitter user, Jillian Ackerman, have the final word here:

In a world full of princesses, dare to be a hot dog.

The Real Housewives of Dallas Season 1 Episode 9 Recap: Talk About a S--tstorm

On The Real Housewives of Dallas Season 1 Episode 9, the ladies of Big D went to Brandi and Stephanie’s lake house in Austin.

There – shocker – a secret and the fallout thereof quickly threatened to derail the relaxing, low-key weekend they had planned.

After a bus ride filled with discussions of bodily functions, the crew arrived at Stephanie  and Brandi’s gorgeous Austin lake residence.

There, LeeAnne Locken wasted no time at all talking even more about bodily functions, clearing the air about the whole poop rumor.

She described the situation as such:

“Haven’t you ever wanted to be skinny on your birthday … so you thought, ‘F–k it, I’ll take a little Ex-Lax, then drink too much and … it comes out.” 

Yes, we have literally all been there, LL.

“Is it something I wanna share with people? No,” she added, confronting friend Marie Reyes about spreading this fecal-related rumor.

Marie quickly denied it and peaced out.

When that s–tstorm passed, Fireball shots and glasses of wine were consumed left and right, and Brandi decided to flip the f–k out.

Literally! The former cheerleader got up on the table as everyone quickly removed their drinks and performed a pretty damn cool flip.

Then she fell off her chair minutes later.

Later, they recalled the past night’s antics. Brandi said, “Last night, I woke up to LeeAnne’s voice literally roaring throughout the house.”

Cary Deuber added to that with, “She was screaming at the top of her lungs in Marie’s face, telling her she was going to slaughter her.”

Stephanie recalled of the former carnival kid, “At one point she said she was gonna get her ‘carny style.’” Who knows what that means.

Soon enough, because we can never leave well enough alone, LeeAnne confronted Marie again about spreading that dirty poop rumor.

Marie’s response? “You followed me around and said, ‘When I don’t like something, you know what happens? I gut them. I gut them!”

Okay then. 

Clarifying her quasi-death threats, LeeAnne insisted that, “What you think is killing and what I think is killing are two different things.”

Cary then told Locken that “You’re gonna have to back down” in this feud, but suffice it to say she had no interest in doing so whatsoever.

LeeAnne vented to Tiffany Hendra later, “It’s not OK for me to be human but it’s OK for her to steal her man from a married woman?”

Damn.

As Tiffany defended her friend’s behavior, Brandi called her out to her face and said, “Tiffany, you talk in circles, it’s f–king annoying.”

Basically the episode could all be summed up with Cary’s quote at the end in response to this beef: “Hashtag, worst girls trip ever!” 

That’s all for this week, folks. As always, you can follow the link watch The Real Housewives of Dallas online to get up to speed now.

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Judge Aaron Persky: Will He Be Recalled?

A recall petition is making its way around the Internet, one that seeks to penalize the judge at the center of the Brock Turner sexual assault case.

Last week, Turner was found guilty on three felony accounts of sexual assault for actions that stemmed from an incident in January of 2015.

A jury decreed that Turner digitally raped an unnamed victim near a dumpster after the two had attended a party.

The woman was unconscious and woke up hours later in a hospital, dried blood and pine needles all over her.

Turner was stopped in the middle of his heinous action by two men who rode by on bicycles, one of whom chased the rapist and tackled him in the street.

Due to the verdict, Turner was eligible to face up to 14 years in state prison.

On Thursday, however, Santa Clara County Judge Persky ordered a shockingly lenient ruling: only six months… in county jail.

Why did Persky barely punish Turner for his sexual assault?

In court, the judge cited Turner’s clean criminal record and said he believed that a harsher punishment would leave a “severe impact” on him.

As you might expect, critics have gone off on Persky ever since, especially in light of the moving statement also made in court by the victim.

You want a “severe impact,” Judge Persky? Consider the following message:

Ashleigh Banfield Reads Full Statement by Stanford Rape Victim on Air

Following the judge’s ruling, a petition was created on Change.org on Monday.

It already has amassed more than 230,000 signatures and it states that “Judge Persky failed to see that the fact that Brock Turner is a white male star athlete at a prestigious university does not entitle him to leniency.

“He also failed to send the message that sexual assault is against the law regardless of social class, race, gender or other factors.”

It’s worth noting that Persky, like Turner, is a Stanford graduate who played a sport for the prestigious university.

This sad case has also gone viral because Turner’s dad, Dan Turner, wrote a letter defending the college athlete surfaced.

In it, Dan described the rape as “20 minutes of action out of [Brock’s] 20-plus years of life” and argued that his child should not spend any time in jail at all.

Here’s a look at that controversial letter: