Mattel sued the band‚ saying they violated the Barbie trademark and turned Barbie into a sex object‚ referring to her as a "Blonde Bimbo."[1] They alleged the song had violated their copyrights and trademarks of Barbie‚ and that its lyrics had tarnished the reputation of their trademark and impinged on their marketing plan. Mattel also claimed that the cover packaging of the single used "Barbie pink"‚ a trademarked color owned by Mattel.[2] Aqua claimed that Mattel injected their own meanings into
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The subject of racism is a continual controversial issue within everyday society. It’s inevitable. Everywhere you go‚ you’ll come across some sort of discrimination or racism. It’s like we’re programmed to judge instantly‚ it’s in our human nature. Religion‚ age and racial discrimination literally surrounds us and we can’t do much to stop it until we change ourselves‚ and let’s face it that’s probably not going to happen. So the main questions I normally ask myself are: Why are we prejudiced? Is
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Stem Cell Controversy Stem cells were first isolated and cultured in November of 1998 and have been surrounded with much debate and controversy since day one. “Although the ethical debates have been mostly static and have closely mimicked the ethical debates over abortion‚ the political determinations concerning federal funding of stem cell research have gone through numerous evolutions in the years since the first hESCs were isolated and cultured” (Saltzberg 505). Research is currently being
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Controversy on Modern Language People have often wondered why everyone around us says different sayings and talks in an unusual way. It mainly deals with modern technology and new generations. Although most Americans speak the same language‚ there is a controversy on modern language today because of the use of cell phones‚ regional area slang‚ and background origin. Cell phones have become a necessity to Americans in today’s world. Many Americans may have a personal cell phone plus a business
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(Singapore) Art‚ culture‚ and society; these three elements are closely linked. These three elements affect one another in one way or another. There is often a conflict of interest between the artist‚ the audience‚ and the government body. The artist’s aim is to express art freely. The audience’s aim is to view art in forms that are not offensive to them. The government’s aim is to mitigate the conflict of interest between the two parties by implementing policies and restrictions to art pieces that
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The Surrogate Motherhood Controversy Rachel Williams POSC 450.001 Senior Seminar October 24‚ 2009 The Surrogate Motherhood Controversy Summary The surrogate motherhood controversy has been an ongoing battle for many years with two different sides giving their viewpoints. This has created much of a battle over recent years. Surrogate motherhood controversy has stirred up many critics and authors viewpoints to justify whether surrogacy should be practiced at all and if it should be legalized
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World Wrestling Entertainment (WWE) fired Hulk Hogan after the world-famous wrestler was caught in a racist controversy. An audio recording of Hulk Hogan using racist slurs eight years ago emerged recently and WWE ended its contract with the iconic wrestler shortly after. Hogan did not defend his language‚ but apologized for his “unacceptable” behavior‚ according to BBC News. In the recently released tape‚ Hogan is heard using racist expressions and the n-word in reference to his daughter Brooke’s
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a roaring wildfire. As the popularity of video games began to rise‚ the games began to evolve and branch out into the wide variety of different genres and categories that are seen today. However‚ just like any form of popular media or culture‚ controversy has sparked around video games and has become shrouded around the world of video games. Many people believe that video games have no positive aspects whatsoever‚ and some have even claimed that video games actually present the world with various
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The controversy surrounding Leni Riefenstahl’s films has been an ongoing historical debate since the outbreak of World War II. Labelled as ‘purely and simply Nazi propaganda’ Riefenstahl’s work was the cornerstone of Nazi Germany’s media regime. Riefenstahl argues however that her intent was simply to produce art. Whilst the films’ value as promoting the Nazi regime is undeniable it can be questioned whether or not they are entirely propaganda or if they hold more‚ artistic value. Born in Berlin
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The Controversy over Caster Semenya The article titled “Caster Semenya An the IOC’s Olympics Gender Bender” by Jesse Ellison reviews the controversy over Caster Semenya‚ the now 21-year-old intersexed athlete‚ and whether or not she should be allowed to compete as a female in international competition. After winning gold at the World Athletic Championship in Berlin‚ Semenya was put through various testing‚ until finally cleared as a woman. The belief was that she had an unfair advantage‚ due
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