Our year in WTF kicks off with a woman who knowingly put her daughter on the nightmare known as Toddlers & Tiaras and then launched a $30 ... more
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January: Toddlers & Tiaras Mom Sues Media
Our year in WTF kicks off with a woman who knowingly put her daughter on the nightmare known as Toddlers & Tiaras and then launched a $30 million suit against various media outlets for portraying her daughter in "an overly sexualized manner." Obviously, the one thing we can be sure of in this story is that the mom is most definitely not doing any of this for the publicity/money.
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The actual U.S. government has issued an official statement declaring that the world is not going to come to an end on December 21. The rumors are based on the idea that the ancient Mayan calendar ends on December 21, 2012. Except, I remain a little concerned that the end of the world is nigh, although not because of the Mayan calendar. It's because when I take a look at the stories I've covered over the last year, I become more convinced that humanity itself is far too horrifying to continue on. Take a look at these 10 news stories from the past year, and see if you aren't a little concerned yourself for the state of the world: - By Joselyn Gray