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Douchebag Decree: Douchebag Roundup

Social Commentary post by Katie Waldeck, Submitted by Katie Waldeck on August 14, 2010 - 2:31pm; tagged Bill O'Reilly, Douchebag Decree, Family Guy, Jennifer Aniston, roundup, Seth McFarlane, sex workers, Steven Meisel, troll dolls, Twitter, Vogue.

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So many douchebags, so little time. This week, there were a number of worthy contenders, so let's take a look at them, shall we?

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Tuning In: Sue Sylvester's "Vogue"

TV post by Alyx Vesey, Submitted by Alyx Vesey on April 16, 2010 - 11:01am; tagged Fox, gender, Glee, Jane Lynch, Lesbianism, Madonna, music videos, race, Sue Sylvester, Vogue.

The inimitable Sue Sylvester's rendition of Madonna's "Vogue."

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Vogue's Anna Wintour: "I told Oprah to lose weight"

Social Commentary post by Deesha Philyaw, Submitted by Deesha Philyaw on May 19, 2009 - 6:36am; tagged Anna Wintour, Aretha Franklin, body image, Jenny Craig, Oprah, Vogue, weight.

In 1998, editor-in-chief Anna Wintour made the "gentle suggestion" to Oprah Winfrey that she lose 20 pounds in order to be on the cover of Vogue. According to Wintour, Oprah agreed and went on a "stringent diet", resulting in one of Vogue's "most successful covers ever". Oprah was the first black celebrity to be featured on the cover. Read more gentleness from Anna Wintour after the jump.

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