Alessandro Michele steps up to the microphone to apologize for his fashion blunder

The price alone is an outrage.

Michele photo credit:  Wikipedia

The sweater or jumper of whatever it is:  all over the place

Gucci withdraws $890 jumper after blackface backlash.  (The Guardian, 2/7/2019)

As we are told at the Gucci website....

Influential, innovative and progressive, Gucci is reinventing a wholly modern approach to fashion.

GET ME REWRITE UPDATE. Alliance Defending Religious Bigotry and Homophobia is in the news again

Photo credit:  Alliance Defending Freedom

Reported in Arizona's 'In God We Trust' license plates fund anti-LGBT group; lawmaker wants to put a stop to it.  (USA Today, 2/9/2019)

ADF frothing at the mouth:

1. The Homosexual Agenda Marches Steadily Forward
2. Left vs. Right:  How Those Promoting the Homosexual Agenda Are Undermining Parental Rights
3. The Bully Market:  How Homosexual Advocacy Sells Their Agenda
4. Secretary of State Says Homosexual Behavior Trumps Religious Freedom
5. More Proof:  Homosexual Agenda Clashes with Religious Freedom
6. Senate Votes to Impose Homosexual Behavior in the Military

Lots more fear and loathing at ADF.  Sounds to me like they want us to live peacefully with their narrow beliefs.


5/10/2018 update, "WI Attorney General Brad Schimel feels it in his fingers, feels in it in his toes", starts here.

The Wisconsin connection

Quoted in Wisconsin Attorney General Brad Schimel defends trip to anti-gay group's conference.  (Madison.com, 5/10/2018)

The Troggs' second of two top 10 singles, "Love Is All Around" debuted at #98 on the Billboard Hot 100 for the week ending Feburary 24, 1968.  It spent 16 weeks on the chart, peaking at #7

Source:  Southern Poverty Law Center

Original 5/9/2018 post, "In the name of the First Amendent, the Alliance Defending Freedom promotes it program of hate, bigotry, and discrimination", starts here.

And Wisconsin Attorney General Brad Schimel approves their message.

Source:  Alliance Defending Freedom

Democrats rip Brad Schimel for going to anti-gay group's forum.  (Wisconsin State Journal,  5/9/2018)

Related post:
Brad Schimel gets top billing in the Attorneys General Hall of Shame.  (2/28/2018)
Fight fire with fire: Be careful what you wish for, Brad Schimel.  (2/21/2018)

Disappearing cities and boroughs of the Keystone State: Titusville, Pennsylvania

Eric Ryan Corporation, 8/27/2015

And during the next decade, Titusville's population increased by 1,872%.

Source:  Wikipedia

Titusville's population peaked at 11,982 in 1880.  Its 2016 estimated population is 5,380 -- a drop of 6,602 (55%).

The City of Titusville is located in Crawford County, 104 miles north of Pittsburgh and 45 miles southeast of Erie.  The county's population peaked at 90,367 in 2000 and is currently estimated at 86,159 -- a drop of nearly 5%.

Other disappearing cities and boroughs of the Keystone State
Aliquippa.  (1/12/2019)
Ambridge.  (1/17/2019)
Arnold.  (1/18/2019)
Braddock.  (1/19/2019)
Bradford, (1/20/2019)
Carbondale.  (1/21/2019)
Charleroi.  (1/22/2019)
Chester.  (1/23/2019)
Clairton.  (1/24/2019)
Coraopolis.  (1/25/2019)
Dickson City.  (1/26/2019)
Donora.  (1/27/2019)
Duquesne.  (1/28/2019)
Farrell.  (1/29/2019)
Homestead.  (1/30/2019)
Johnstown.  (1/6/2019)
McKees Rocks.  (1/31/2019)
McKeesport.  (2/1/2019)
Monessen.  (2/2/2019)
Nanticoke.  (2/3/2019)
New Castle.  (2/4/2019)
New Kensington.  (2/5/2019)
Oil City.  (2/6/2019)
Pittsburgh.  (1/13/2019)
Pittston. (2/7/2019)
Scranton.  (1/14/2019)
Shamokin.  (2/8/2019)
Sharon.  (2/9/2019)

Other U.S. disappearing cities:
Baltimore, Maryland.  (12/31/2018)
Benton Harbor, Michigan.  (1/15/2019)
Buffalo, New York, (1/8/2019)
Cairo, Illinois.   (1/5/2019)
Cleveland, Ohio (1/2/2019)
Detroit, Michigan.  (1/1/2019)
East St. Louis, Illinois.  (1/11/2019)
Flint, Michigan.  (1/7/2019)
Gary, Indiana.  (1/4/2019)
St. Louis, Missouri.  (1/2/2019)
Wheeling, West Virginia.  (1/16/2019)
Youngstown, Ohio.  (1/9/2019)