- What's up, you beautiful bastards?
Hope you're having a fantastic Tuesday.
Welcome back to the Philip DeFranco Show
and let's just jump into it.
The first thing we're gonna talk about today
is entertainment slash business news,
where we had the likes of JoJo Siwa and Jaclyn Hill
in the news.
And the reason these two just massive creators
are in the news is because there are reported problems
with products they've released to their audiences.
The first being that the FDA actually had to tweet out
a safety alert around a JoJo Siwa makeup kit.
Tweeting, "Today, the FDA is releasing new results
"from its continued testing of cosmetic products
"for asbestos and is warning consumers
"to not use two additional products
"that have tested positive for asbestos
"and have been recalled."
Unfortunately, that tweet really wasn't seen
by that many people, so just let me help spread the warning.
If you know anyone that has purchased there products,
most likely for a small child,
tell them it has been recalled
because it is tested positive for asbestos.
The FDA recommends that they cease usage immediately.
Actually, also, if they've purchased anything
from Claire's recently.
Because this most recent report comes just months after
several other Claire's products tested positive
for asbestos.
So there was that,
and then there was the Jaclyn Hill situation.
She's an incredibly large beauty YouTuber
and Instagram influencer.
She launched Jaclyn Hill Cosmetics at the end of May,
releasing a line of new lipsticks
and if you go to social media right now,
there are some not so pleased fans.
We've seen people posting photos of damaged products.
Others claiming that the product immediately crumbled.
Other posting photos of what appear
to be bumps on the lipstick.
People have also been asking, "Is this hair on my lipstick?"
Another creator by the name of RawBeautyKristi
put it under a microscope
and for the beauty ignorant like myself,
she also compared and contrasted the Jaclyn Hill lipsticks
along with what she called normal lipsticks.
We saw people were responding to that video saying
that the hairs looked like mold or fungus,
including several people who said
that they were scientists or microbiologists.
You also saw people saying the same things on Twitter.
As with all controversies that gain steam,
we then were hit with the memes.
Like this one from Chris Klemens who tweeted,
"Jacklyn Hill lipstick or legs?"
But you know, you have the situation where it seemed
that fans and customers were displeased
and in response to all of this, she sent out a few tweets.
Thanking people for what she called "unbiased feedback,"
saying she doesn't take any of this lightly,
that her and her team are working nonstop
to address any and all issues.
Putting out an email address for anyone
that wants a full refund or new product.
She also later tweeted that they're looking into
what's causing the grittiness and bumpy texture.
Regarding what people have been describing
as the hairs on the lipstick, she said,
"My factory used brand new white gloves
"to do quality control and they shed all over my products.
"We switched to rubber gloves two days ago
"and will make sure this never happens again."
But people are then pointing to footage
of her in the factory where she appears
to be wearing plastic blue gloves.
Hill is also apologizing for her reaction and tweet
towards someone who was unhappy with her product.
That tweet had read,
"Why is my lipstick lumpy?
"This can't be okay, right?"
Hill then responded,
"You posted swatches two days ago loving the lipsticks?
"Now you're wondering why it's lumpy?
"It's obvious this lipstick is used
"and not fresh from factory.
"Like any other lipstick, if you use it over other products,
"have dry lips, et cetera, things like this can happen."
You had a good number of people
that were bothered by that because they felt
that she was blaming the fan.
But also part of this ties into some making accusations
that she's selling old or kind of expired products.
On that note,
we saw the Jaclyn Hill Cosmetics account tweet,
"Some lipsticks were exposed to high temperatures
"or the raw materials were not blended thoroughly."
But then added that they were only seeing
less than 0.1% of products that had issues.
But ultimately, that's where we are with this story.
You do have some fans saying
that they're gonna be reporting this to the FDA.
Some seemingly not buying the responses
from Jaclyn Hill and her team.
And so right now, we have to wait to see
if anything happens there or if people
are just saying they're gonna do it and they don't do it.
Also, as time goes on,
we'll be able to see how widespread this issue actually is
or is it actually as minimal as Jaclyn Hill Cosmetics says.
It appears we might get more answers soon,
because as I was finishing up this story,
Jaclyn Hill tweeted,
"I plan on breaking my silence
"and addressing the issues regarding my lipsticks very soon.
"I have been working hard to gather all of the facts
"and details so I can give you accurate answers.
"I appreciate you allowing me time to wrap my head
"around all of this and investigate."
With that said, I pass the question off to you,
especially if you're someone
that is a part of the beauty community.
I'd love to know your thoughts here
and if I can take this time,
I would like to let you know that any hair you find
at beautifulbastard.com inside of our pomades,
it's there on purpose, it is my hair, and you're welcome.
That's not contaminated product,
you are a randomly selected winner.
Moving on, and then very briefly,
let's talk about some news news.
I'm really interested to know your thoughts around this.
Axios.com put out this very interesting piece called
A Nation of News Consumption Hypocrites.
They pair data from a traffic analytics company
called Parsley and a poll asking people
what kind of stories do they want.
Essentially what they say they found here
is that what people say they want to consume
doesn't always line up with what they actually consume.
They found things like while the consumption
for national security, politics, and sports,
were number one, two, and three.
The quote unquote demand had those at number five,
number 10, and number 14.
And the number one, two, three of what people were
quote unquote "demanding"
was healthcare, climate change, and education,
but actually consumption reportedly came in
at number sever, number five, and 11.
Obviously this is just one story, right?
It's a connection between a traffic analytics company
and what they put out regarding a poll.
But I think if we're really honest with ourselves,
I don't imagine this is too far off base.
I really want to pass a question off to you
and I want you try and be really honest with yourself.
Do you personally find, in your life,
that there is a difference between
whether the news that you want more of
or you say that you want more of,
and what you actually consume at a greater rate.
Obviously, our desires and our actions,
they change day to day based off
of the world around us, what is happening.
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Then, let's talk about this new bill
that was just signed in Alabama.
Yesterday in Alabama, Governor Kay Ivey signed
a piece of legislation
that would require convicted child sex offenders
to undergo chemical castration
before being released from prison.
Specifically, what we're talking about here
is once in effect,
the law will apply to offenders
whose victims were under the age of 13.
They would begin taking pills that reduce hormones
that drive libido starting one month
before their scheduled release.
While on parole, the offender would be required
to take the pills as long as the courts feel is necessary.
There's also a monetary element to this
because the offender would also be required
to pay for their own treatment.
Though regarding that,
the law does say that a person can't be denied parole based
on their inability to cover the treatments.
It also says if they're caught not taking the pills,
that would count as a parole violation,
meaning they could end up back in jail.
As far as the people involved with the bill,
you have Governor Ivey saying,
"This is a step toward protecting children in Alabama."
Regarding the legislation,
it was started by State Representative Steve Hurst.
According to several reports,
he has long advocated for the castration of sex offenders.
In the past even proposing
a bill requiring surgical castration
for offenders with victims under 13.
Hurst claims that he's received a lot of support
from a number of survivors for the bill that just passed.
Also saying quote, "I'm very serious.
"Not only did I want it to pass,
"I want to follow it on through to the future
"where we can try to improve it."
"One of the ultimate goals that I want to do
"is for us to track it and to make sure
"what medication works for what individuals."
Now, with all that said, if this law sounds familiar to you,
that's because it actually is.
In fact, several other states have passed
a law involving chemical castration for sex offenders.
States like California, Florida, Montana,
Louisiana, Texas, and Wisconsin
all have laws allowing chemical castration to some extent.
However, the degrees in which it's actually used vary
from state to state.
In some of those states, the process is not required,
but rather, it's something that an offender
can choose to do to quicken their parole process.
But even with all these states
that have passed similar laws,
it's unclear how often the practice is actually practiced.
Now as you might imagine,
there are of course critics of this law,
critics of chemical castration in general,
and those people know that the process
can have severe side effects,
including depression and anemia.
In 2006, a law professor
at the University of Florida, John Stinneford,
wrote a paper calling the process
both impractical and cruel.
Saying laws like these treat sex offenders
like they have a sexual disorder,
but he claims this is not the case.
Saying, "Many of these offenders may be incorrigibly bad,
"dangerous, or antisocial people,
"but they do not suffer from a sexual sickness.
"Thus, subjecting them to chemical castration
"is not even arguably medically appropriate."
Also saying that he believes it should constitute
as cruel and unusual punishment.
Because quote, "Chemical castration is designed both
"to shackle the mind and cripple the body of sex offenders,
"it is doubly cruel and should be struck down
"as a violation of the Eighth Amendment."
More recently, you had the likes of Randall Marshall,
executive director at the ACLU of Alabama saying,
"It's not clear that this actually has any effect
"and whether it's even medically proven.
"When the state starts experimenting on people,
"I think it runs afoul of the Constitution."
However, regarding this, Representative Hurst has
a counterpoint to those who believe that it is inhumane,
saying and asking, "What's more inhumane
"than molesting a small, infant child?"
But ultimately, that is where we are with this story.
Of course, I pass the question off to you.
What are your thoughts regarding this law?
Are you in support of it, are you completely against it?
You somewhere in the middle?
You have some concerns?
Any and all thoughts.
I'd love to hear from you because,
regarding my opinion, I'm extremely biased.
I think if you are a child sex offender
or a child molester, you're not even a person to me.
I feel like you've been stripped of your humanhood.
I know that is not helpful,
in regards to having a rational conversation
around this story,
which obviously connects to basic human rights.
So I guess for me, it's more the question of
will this be effective?
How often would it be implemented?
Because according to The Hill,
"State Senator Cam Ward, the bill's state Senate sponsor,
"said the law was unlikely to be frequently applied,
"as most people convicted of sex offenses
"against children will not be up for parole."
Like I said, I pass the question off to you here.
The last thing that we're gonna talk about today
is this fascinating news coming out of Russia.
So last Thursday,
well-known Russian investigative journalist
by the name of Ivan Golunov was detained
and searched by police.
The officers said that they found drugs in his backpack
and also claimed that when they searched his apartment,
that they found more drugs and other paraphernalia.
Golunov was later charged with drug trafficking.
He was taken to prison and he denied these charges,
saying instead that he was being framed
for his reporting on high-level Russian corruption.
You see, Golunov had been writing
for an online publication called Meduza,
which is Russian-owned,
but is operated in Latvia to avoid persecution.
After his arrest,
Meduza published a statement online writing,
"We are convinced that Ivan Golunov is innocent.
"Moreover, we have reasons to believe
"that Golunov is being persecuted because
"of his journalistic activities."
This statement also outlines suspicious activities
surrounding his arrest,
like how the police refused his lawyers request
that they test his hands and nails
to see if he had touched narcotics.
And how he had been beaten by police when he was detained,
but when he and his lawyer requested to go to a hospital,
he was also denied that.
He also claimed that he had received threats
over his work in recent months.
This was by no means the end
of the questionable police activity.
Following Golunov's arrest,
the police launched their own publicity campaign,
publishing nine incriminating pictures of drugs
at a pharmaceutical scale that they claim
they took at Golunov's apartment.
But regarding that,
several journalists quickly established
that the pictures weren't actually taken in his apartment.
That ultimately led to the police backtracking
and admitting that most of the pictures
were in fact taken elsewhere.
This is perceived as such as phenomenal mess
that even the Russian government acknowledged
that there was conflicting information in the case.
With a Kremlin spokesperson saying,
"We have paid attention to the corrections
"that were later published,
"and we also proceed from the fact
"that there are several issues
"that are in need of a clarification."
But as it turns out,
that was the least of the government's problem.
After the news of Golunov's arrest spread,
we saw a huge response.
On Friday, Russian journalists launched a protest
in front of the police headquarters in Moscow,
which ended up being really interesting,
because under Russian law,
protestors are required to get permits two weeks
before planned demonstration, but in regards to that,
the protestors came up with a clever solution.
Instead of all protesting together,
activists took turns, standing one at a time,
holding a sign for about 15 minutes or so,
then passing the post off to another person.
So you had people lining up and down the block
to take part in this one person protest.
A line that was reportedly so long
that people waited for hours.
Still, unsurprisingly, police Special Forces moved quickly
to detain about a dozen protestors.
This including some prominent Russian journalists
who were held in custody for a little while
before being released.
But even as that was happening,
the line kept getting longer and longer,
and these protests continued all weekend.
In fact, even moving to the court where Golunov
was set to appear for a hearing.
Also at the same time,
there are a number of Russian celebrities and artists
taking to social media, calling for Golunov's release,
saying that his arrest was a violation of freedom of speech
and an important test case for rule of law.
But one of the most surprising moves came on Monday,
when three leading Russian business newspapers published
the same exact front pages with the headline,
"I/We are Ivan Golunov."
While all three of these newspapers are private,
rather than state-owned,
all of them are usually very loyal
to the Russian government.
So it was a very big deal.
In fact, after that, we even saw a few very prominent
pro-government broadcasters expressing skepticism
about this case.
Reportedly, a petition calling for his release
received 7,500 signatures from other journalists,
including those who work for state-owned outlets.
So we're talking about something
that really just does not happen in Russia ever.
As a result, experts have described the act
as an unprecedented expression as solidarity
with another journalist,
as well as an unprecedented defiance of the Kremlin.
While we're talking about things
that basically just don't happen in Russia,
the government actually seemed to listen to the people.
Just today, Russia's Interior Minister announced
that Golunov had been released
and all charges against him had been dropped.
In a statement to the Associated Press,
the Interior Minister said the accusations against Golunov
"have not been proven."
The AP also reporting that the Interior Minister quote,
"intends to seek the dismissal
"of three senior police officials
"and to investigate others."
So ultimately, that is where we are
with this story right now.
Obviously, while this story is exciting
and appears to be a watershed moment
for journalists in Russia,
you also have people wondering
is this just a one time occurrence.
While Russia has long and generally been criticized
for its treatment of independent journalists,
they've significantly ramped up their censorship efforts
in the past few months.
As you may remember back in March,
we covered Vladimir Putin signing two new laws
that punish anyone who spread quote "fake news"
or insulted the government with heavy fines and jail time.
Under those laws,
online media can be reported to the government,
which can then block access to websites
that the content violates the law.
It's also important to know that the arrest
that we're talking about today was not an isolated incident.
As noted by Meduza,
when they published an article on Friday.
They listed eight other journalists and activists
who have gotten prison time for quote, unquote,
"drug charges" over the last few years.
But ultimately, that is where we are right now.
We're gonna have to wait to see what happens next.
Of course, I pass the question off to you.
What are your thoughts on this?
Do you think this is a one time moment,
because so many people are paying attention?
Or do you think this could be a lasting change?
Or is there another angle to this
that people aren't talking about?
That's where I'm going to end today's show.
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