What Your Wedding Dress Style Says About How Much Of A Bridezilla You Are

Mazel Tov! Youre getting married. Or you’re balls deep in a breakup and fantasizing hard about a day when a man comes into your life who doesn’t turn out to be a total fuckboy as soon as you hook up. Either way, you’re obsessed with weddings right now. Despite being a completely outdated societal norm that reinforces the idea that women are nada unless they have a man who loves them, its something we all dream about our entire lives. Hey, no one ever accused me of being a romantic, but even Im all fired up about putting on a big cotton ball of a dress just to have some poor dude proclaim that hes officially whipped in the name of the Lord and the government. I blame tbh. Like, fuck you Randy for making me all basic and shit. How dare you? I’m supposed to be a card carrying feminist out here in my pussy hat and yet the minute somebody mentions floral arrangements, I’m suddenly full of opinions. It’s the eternal paradox. Anyway, to help you judge the shit out of almost-married besties this wedding season or make sure you dont commit bridal fashion suicide if youre youre the one saying I do, heres what your wedding dress style says about you.

Ball Gown

If you dream of having a dress so big you can hardly walk down the aisle, you def want a ball gown, meaning youre a basic AF bride. You probably say shit about wanting to feel like a princess on your big day and all your bridesmaids def commence talking shit about you as soon as you leave the room. Just trust me. They are. Youre the type thats dreamed/talked/pinned about this day for-fucking-ever and youre super optimistic about getting married, even though deep down you know a lack of interesting sex with a man who is developing a beer belly is in your future. Youll start a mommy blog once you have kids and make everything look like its perfect, but youll have a secret stash of vodka and maybe a little weed in your nightstand for the one day a year when you’re actually allowed to enjoy life. 

Mermaid/Trumpet/Fit And Flare

First things first, whats the fucking difference? And even if there is a slight difference, is three different names for something thats virtually the same really necessary? Im gonna say no. But I digress. If this is the kind of dress you go for, youre confident and hot but you understand that your 90-year-old Meemaw doesnt want to see you looking like a hoe on your wedding day. Ever since you got engaged, you havent eaten carbs (except for that one drunken pizza binge at your bachelorette) and youve been hitting up SoulCycle every morning. Youre super successful at work thanks in large part to your type A personality. Because of this, youre obsessing over every detail of your wedding and have had at least four nervous breakdowns planning this shit. Youre excited for it to be over with so you can finally relax, but lets be honest, youll find something else to obsess over in a matter of days. Probably like, a baby or some shit. 

Something See-Through

If this style is for you, youre the trashy bride. I mean, at least youre bold, right? Youre marrying someone whos rich AF because theres no way youd settle for one dick the rest of your life if there wasnt some benefit in it for you. You were the lush of your sorority in college and while you were excited to get married at first, the whole till death do us part thing has you wigging the fuck out the closer you get to your wedding. In a few years, youll get a role on because you need to do something for you and after two seasons you and your husband will call it quits. Youll say its because the pressure of living your life on reality TV magnified your problems, but its really because you were bored out of your fucking mind. In a year or so, you’ll try releasing a pop single and it’ll be embarrassing for literally everyone.

Tea Length

Hold on. I need to wait for this massive eye roll to end before I can put together my thoughts. Okay cool. Im finished. A tea-length wedding dress is reserved specifically for hipster brides and people who are roughly a thousand times less cute than they think they are. At your wedding, everything will be DIY because you couldnt find anything that truly embodied your essence and you will literally tell everyone in earshot about it. For favors, you and your fianc brewed your own beer thats fucking disgusting if I had to guess and made custom labels that say Let Love Brew. Vomit. IRL, you pride yourself on not having the type of job the status quoor as you like to call it, “The Man”expects you to have. So like, you harvest bees and sell honey on the side of the road or some shit. Idk. Long story short: Youre the worst. Welcome to your tape.

Multiple Dresses

Isnt one $10,000 dress for one evening of your life enough? If your answer to this question is no, youre extra af. You care way too much about what everyone thinks and youre going to be so tied up in everyones opinion of you and your wedding, youre going to be fucking miserable the day of. In general, you try way harder than you need to at pretty much everything you do. Out of your 12 bridesmaids, only 4 or 5 would consider you a close enough friend to have them in their wedding, and all of them are pissed about how much money they had to spend making your destination bachelorette happen. Ouch. In a few years, youll pop out a kid or two and quit your job to be a full-time mom so you can take up tennis at your local country club and become the president of PTA.

Your Moms Dress

If you insist on wearing your moms old haggard wedding dress from the 80s, youre a typical nicegirl. Everything you do in life revolves around whats best for others rather than looking out for #1 and because of this youve been walked on by everyone you know. Tragic. You think wearing your moms dress will be a sweet gesture and will make her v happy, but did you even think about yourself? I mean, its your fucking day and youre gonna wear some tacky shit from the 80s? Id feel bad for you except youre also the type that would only have beer and wine at your reception, fuck maybe even no alcohol at all, and I dont feel bad for people who pull that kind of shit on their friends.

A-Line

Brides who choose A-line dresses are sophisticated, classic betches, not just on their wedding day but in general. Unlike most brides, youve been chill throughout the entire wedding process and not a total nightmare so youll still have friends other than your spouse once this whole thing is over. Youre like really really pretty and dont need a super tight dress to be the hottest girl in the room. Youre the type that wont change after you get married. Youll still hang out with all your friends and not be lame AF and for sure wont keep your wedding portraits as your prof pic for too long. When you have a kid, you’ll name it something normal and have the appropriate amount of involvement in its day to day life. Congratulations. You win. 

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MANCAN is the manly wine that bros have been waiting for

BY TAYLOR BELL

If you’re a guy who likes wine but doesn’t want to bother with the traditional high-brow wine etiquette and girly stigmas, then there is a product just for you.

It’s called aMANCAN, pronounced man-can. It’s a beer can filled with delicious wine that you can pop open, chug down and take with you anywhere, according to an advertisement for the product.

#tbt to @passportstamp at #dolorespark enjoying a cold MANCAN WHITE. Make an excuse to picnic this weekend. #MANCAN #wineinacan

A photo posted by MANCAN wine (@mancanwine) on Nov 12, 2015 at 8:23pm PST

The idea started the product’s founder Graham Veysey went out to a bar and was craving some wine, but not the fancy type like Sauvignon Blanc or Pinot noir, according to the product website. Graham just wanted wine made simple, without the crystal glass and the hassle of being at a sit-down restaurant. He looked over at his friend with a beer can in his hand and got an idea. That night, MANCAN was born.

“Thought up by a guy who lives in a old firehouse, walks to work with his dog, has two bikes and a trike and wanted to move beyond stemware. At MANCAN we believe wine is for drinking, not for pairing. And our notes are more rock than classical. Crush one at the game, throw one in your back pocket on a camping trip or pop one open at your favorite dive bar. In every MANCAN you’ll find the most refreshing and smooth wine, crushed from California grapes, canned in Sonoma county and meant just for you. We know our wine taste great. We just don’t expect for you to talk about the aromas.”

The wine comes in three flavors: red, white and fizz.According to i100,you can purchase a 24-pack of MANCAN for $77.

Although MANCAN gets major kudos for making wine more accessible for wine lovers everywhere, their marketing strategy of appealing to the everyday man who walks his dog and likes to watch the games is not doing anything forgender stereotypes. In attempt to give its product an identity and make its product relatable to consumers it also is unintentionally playing on social constructions of masculinitysomething that people across the country are working hard to fight against, especially within children’s items.

On Saturday, retailer Toys “R” Us made the bold move todrop gender-specific categories on their online websitein the United Kingdom. Shoppers in the UK can now shop for products by age, group, toy and brand. The decision comes just two years after the retail giant met withLet Toys Be Toys, a nonprofit organization calling for retailers and publishers to stop promoting toys and books based on gender,according to the Daily Mail.

Great news! Two years after our meeting, @toysrusuk has finally agreed to #lettoysbetoys & ditch the online labels https://t.co/s2xiZx5LAI

Let Toys Be Toys (@LetToysBeToys) November 22, 2015

Last week, toy company Mattel madeheadlines when it unveiled its Moschino Barbie commercialfeaturing a boy for the first time.

The ad received praise across the internet, including support from celebrity blogger Perez Hilton.

Then in August,Target announced that it would remove gender-specific signagefrom kids toy departments followingcustomer complaints. As ATTN: previously reported, Target customer Abi Betchel tweeted this Target sign distinguishing girl building sets from regular building sets. The tweet received more than 3,000 retweets and 3,000 likes.

Don’t do this, @Target pic.twitter.com/cfh3cp5Nqa

Abi Bechtel (@abianne) June 1, 2015

On a global scale, the United Nations has taken steps to remove discrimination that occurs under the guise of gender stereotypes and hasrecognized the negative impact of woman gender roles. Article 5 of theConvention on the Elimination of All Form of Discrimination Against Women(CEDAW) states:

“State parties shall take all appropriate measures to modify the social and cultural patterns of conduct of men and women, with a view of achieving the elimination of prejudices and customs and all other practices which are based on the inferiority or the superiority of either of the sexes or on stereotyped roles for men and women.”

Screengrab via YouTube.com/MANCAN WINE

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(CNN)Here is a look at Charles Manson and the 1969 Manson Family cult killings.

Death date: November 19, 2017

Birth place: Cincinnati, Ohio

Birth name: Charles Milles Maddox

Father: Father’s name unavailable publicly

Mother: Kathleen Maddox

Marriages: Rosalie Jean (Willis) Manson (1955-divorce date unknown); was also married to a woman named Leona in the early 1960s, whose last name is not publicly known.

Children: At least two: with Rosalie Jean (Willis) Manson: Charles M. Manson Jr. (1956-1993); with a woman whose name is not publicly known: Charles Luther Manson.

Other Facts:
Reportedly, during his childhood, Manson’s mother sold him for a pitcher of beer to a woman who wanted to have children. His uncle had to find the woman so that he could get his nephew back.

He later took his stepfather William Manson’s last name.

According to the California Parole Board, Manson had a history of manipulation, controlling behavior and mental illnesses which included schizophrenia and paranoid delusional behavior.

The killings inspired the best-selling book, “Helter Skelter,” written by prosecutor Vincent Bugliosi.

Timeline:
1947 – At age 12, Charles Manson is sent to Gibault School for Boys in Terre Haute, Indiana, for stealing. Over the next twenty years, he is in and out of reform schools and prison for various crimes.

March 21, 1967 – Manson is released from prison. He tells the prison officials that he doesn’t want to be released, “Oh, no, I can’t go outside there…I knew that I couldn’t adjust to that world, not after all my life had been spent locked up and where my mind was free.” After his release, he moves to San Francisco.

1967-1968 – Manson meets Gary Hinman, a music teacher who introduces him to Dennis Wilson of the Beach Boys.

— Manson attracts a group of followers. The group moves to the Spahn Ranch, outside of Chatsworth, California.

— Dennis Wilson introduces Manson to record producer Terry Melcher, the son of actress Doris Day. After initially showing interest in Manson’s music, Melcher declines to work with him further.

— Melcher later moves out of his home on Cielo Drive, and the house is then leased to film director Roman Polanski and his wife, actress Sharon Tate.

July 1969 – Gary Hinman is killed by Manson follower Bobby Beausoleil, accompanied by Manson Family members Mary Brunner and Susan Atkins. The murder is committed at the behest of Manson.

August 8-9, 1969 – At Manson’s command, a small group of his most ardent followers brutally murder five people at the Benedict Canyon home of director Roman Polanski, near Hollywood. The victims are Polanski’s pregnant wife, actress Sharon Tate, writer Wojciech Frykowski, coffee heiress Abigail Folger and celebrity hair stylist Jay Sebring. Also killed is Steven Parent, who was a friend of the family’s gardener. The murders are committed by followers Tex Watson, Susan Atkins, and Patricia Krenwinkel. Linda Kasabian accompanies them as a lookout.

August 9-10, 1969 – Manson, displeased at the sloppiness of the previous night’s murders, accompanies a group of followers on a search for victims. In the car are: Watson, Atkins, Krenwinkel, Kasabian as well as Leslie van Houten and Steve “Clem” Grogan. After several hours, the group comes upon the house of supermarket executive Leno LaBianca and his wife, Rosemary. The couple are brutally murdered by Watson, Atkins, Krenwinkel and Van Houten.

October 1969 – Manson and his followers are arrested at another remote location, called Barker Ranch, on suspicion of auto theft.

November 6, 1969 – Manson Family member Susan Atkins, already charged in the murder of Gary Hinman, tells inmate Virginia Castro that she killed Sharon Tate, “Because we wanted to do a crime that would shock the world, that the world would have to stand up and take notice.”

November 12, 1969 – The LA Sheriff’s detectives interview Al Springer, motorcycle gang member who had some association with Manson. Springer tells them that Manson told him about killing people days after the Tate murders.

November 16, 1969 – The LAPD interviews inmate Ronnie Howard about her conversation with Susan Atkins concerning the Tate/LaBianca murders.

November 18, 1969 – Deputy District Attorney Vincent T. Bugliosi is assigned the case.

November 30, 1969 – Watson is apprehended in Texas. His lawyers fight extradition to California for nine months.

December 8, 1969 – Manson, Watson, Atkins, Krenwinkel and Kasabian are indicted for the murders of Sharon Tate and her friends. The grand jury also indicts the five, plus Van Houten, for the LaBianca murders.

June 16, 1970 – Trial begins for Manson, Atkins, Krenwinkel and Van Houten.

— Manson appears in court with an “X” carved into his forehead.

— He defends himself in court with the help from attorney Irving Kanarek.

August 1970 – Kasabian is given immunity in exchange for her testimony against Manson and the others.

January 15, 1971 – After a seven-month trial, jury deliberations begin. The jury finds all the defendants guilty on January 25.

March 29, 1971 – Manson, Krenwinkel, Atkins and Van Houten receive the death penalty.

1971 – Charles “Tex” Watson is found guilty of the murders of seven people and is sentenced to death.

1972 – The death penalty is abolished in California. The sentences for all Manson Family members are commuted to life in prison.

April 11, 2012 – Manson is denied parole for the 12th time. According to the California Parole Board, he has accrued 108 serious disciplinary violations in prison since 1971 and has shown no remorse for the murders. Manson’s next parole hearing is set for 2027, when he will be 92.

November 20, 2013 – A 25-year-old pen pal, who calls herself “Star,” tells Rolling Stone magazine that she considers Manson her husband. The imprisoned cult leader says, however, that Star’s story is “garbage.” She began sending letters to Manson when she was in high school.

November 18, 2014 – Sources tell CNN that Manson and Star have, in fact, obtained a marriage license.

February 2015 – The wedding is called off, according to tabloid reports.

June 6, 2015 – Manson prosecutor and author of “Helter Skelter: The True Story of the Manson Murders” Vincent Bugliosi dies in California.

November 19, 2017 – Two days after being transported to the hospital, Manson, 83, dies of natural causes.

Major Players (“Manson Family”):
Susan “Sadie” Denise Atkins:
September 24, 2009 – Dies in prison.

Bobby Beausoleil:
1969 – Convicted of the murder of Gary Hinman. He is serving a life sentence.

October 14, 2016 – Beausoleil is denied parole for the 18th time.

Bruce Davis:
April 21, 1972 – Convicted of the murders of Gary Hinman and stuntman Donald “Shorty” Shea. He is serving a life sentence.

February 1, 2017 – Is recommended for parole.

June 23, 2017 – Governor Brown denies parole for Davis. This is the fifth time a California governor has refused to release Davis.

Lynette “Squeaky” Fromme:
1975 – Attempts to shoot President Gerald Ford.

August 14, 2009 – Is released on parole after serving 34 years.

Steven “Clem” Grogan:
1986 – Grogan is released on parole after revealing the location of the body of ranch-hand Donald “Shorty” Shea, killed in 1969.

Patricia “Katie” Krenwinkel:
2014 – Krenwinkel provides an interview for the documentary “Life After Manson,” her first on-camera appearance since 1994.

December 2016 – California parole board members delay their decision on freeing Krenwinkel after her attorney raises claims of abuse by Manson, or another member of the cult. The California Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation issues a statement that the information presented at the hearing does elicit cause for an investigation.

June 22, 2017 – Krenwinkel is denied parole for the 14th time. She will be eligible again for consideration in five years.

Leslie Van Houten:
April 14, 2016 – A parole board panel recommends Van Houten’s release, and the full Board of Parole Hearings will review the decision over the next four months.

July 2016 – Governor Brown denies parole to Van Houten, saying that the murder convict “currently poses an unreasonable danger to society.”

September 6, 2017 – A two-person state commission panel grants Van Houten parole for the second time. The decision will go through a 120-day legal review before Governor Brown will have 30-days to decide whether Van Houten will be granted parole and released.

Charles D. “Tex” Watson:
October 27, 2016 – Watson is denied parole for the 17th time.

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Teen student drinking declines, but 1 in 6 binge drink, CDC report says

(CNN)When teens drink alcohol, they sometimes down eight or more drinks in a short period, according to a new US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention report released Thursday. This happens in spite of overall progress in curbing teen drinking.

From 1991 through 2015, current drinking and binge drinking declined significantly among US high school students, according to the CDC report. The findings are based on the national Youth Risk Behavior survey, which captures trends among high school students. For the study, current drinking is defined as having a drink in the last 30 days.

“We have made some progress from a public health standpoint in reducing current and binge drinking among high school students, but we still have a lot of work to do,” said study author Dr. Robert Brewer, director of the excessive alcohol use prevention team at the CDC. That progress may be the result of tougher ID laws, and a crackdown on drunk driving.

However, in 2015, about one in three high school students reported drinking alcohol during the 30 days before they were surveyed and one in six reported binge drinking.

The National Institute on Alcohol Abuse and Alcoholism defines binge drinking as a pattern of drinking that brings a person’s blood alcohol concentration to 0.08% or above. This typically happens when men consume five or more drinks, and when women consume four or more drinks in about two hours.

The report also noted that many students who binge drink do so at a high intensity. More than two in five binge drinkers consumed eight or more drinks in a row.

Heavy drinking at that level could produce blood alcohol levels four to five times the legal limit, a figure calculated for adults. Students dramatically increase their chance of alcohol poisoning, serious injury, or death when drinking at these escalated rates, according to Brewer.

Among high school seniors, the number of current drinkers was nearly double the number of freshmen drinkers. The number of binge drinkers also increased from the first to last year of high school from 47% to 61.9%.

It starts at home

At home, how parents consume and treat alcohol can play a big role in the child’s tendency to drink. “Of course kids will always do what they’re watching as opposed to what you’re telling them,” Dr. Gail Saltz, a professor of clinical psychiatry at New York Presbyterian Hospital Weill-Cornell Medical College, says. “If you’re telling them not to drink, but you regularly tie one on, that won’t work, period.”

Saltz notes that the right time to talk about alcohol with a child depends on the community you live in. “I do think that you probably have to start having this conversation by the beginning of high school, but that could be different in some areas. You have to know your community. That may even be a middle school conversation depending on what kids are doing and how fast the crowd is moving,” she said.

What happens when those conversations don’t happen? Brewer notes that binge drinking in high school can indicate heavier drinking down the road. “People who start at a younger age often persist in that behavior when they go on to college and beyond that,” said Brewer.

He also noted that young adults are influenced by the drinking culture of those around them. “It’s a two-way street, drinking amongst young people in high school can affect their drinking as adults, and it’s also true that drinking by adults can affect students,” said Brewer.

Not only do adults influence the drinking habits of students, but they are also often the ones who supply the alcohol.

Although drinking by people under the age of 21 is illegal, people aged 12 to 20 years drink 11% of all alcohol consumed in the United States, according to the CDC. In addition, high school students who drank were able to obtain alcohol from others, and binge drinkers often gave money to others to purchase alcohol for them. In most states, purchasing alcohol for minors is considered a felony.

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And just because a student isn’t binge drinking doesn’t mean they aren’t causing harm to their body or likely to engage in risky behavior. “The reality is, brains are still developing and drinking before the age 15 or 16 has a very high correlation with developing a problem with alcohol abuse and addiction and that is probably because the brain is really still developing,” said Saltz.

The reality is, teens will continue to drink. Saltz says it’s important that parents put safety over punishment when it comes to drinking and driving.

“Of course you don’t want your child to drink, but if they ever found themselves in a situation if they had been drinking or their friends had been drinking and there was any concern whatsoever, you would always help first and ask questions later,” said Saltz.

For people under 21, Brewer says, “the bottom line recommendation, don’t drink at all.”

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