UltraViolet

While the rest of the world was watching Wendy Davis's epic filibuster to block Texas Senate Bill 5, Texas Governor Rick Perry was vetoing the Lilly Ledbetter Fair Pay Act, which promised women equal pay for equal work. The act, HB 950, had already passed in both the Texas House and Senate with bipartisan support. So why did Governor Perry hit the brakes? It turns out he received a personal letter urging him to veto the bill from surprising lobbyist: mega-retailer Macy's.

• By Tyler McCall
  Aug 28, 2013

Rick Ross is no longer the Boss--at least when it comes to Reebok. The footwear company has cut ties with the rapper over the controversial lyric in his new single "U.O.E.N.O." which appears to glorify date rape, Footwear News is reporting.

• By Hayley Phelan
  Apr 12, 2013

“The Boss” might soon be looking for a new job. Reebok is being pressured to drop rapper Rick Ross as its spokesperson in light of his new single, which appears to glorify date rape. Released earlier this month, “U.O.E.N.O.,” contains the lyric “Put Molly all in her champagne, she ain’t even know it/I took her home and I enjoyed that. She ain’t even know it.” (For the uninitiated, Molly is slang for ecstasy, or its active ingredient, MDMA). UltraViolet, a new women’s rights group, has collected more than 70,000 signatures on a petition demanding that Reebok drop the rapper, which they plan to deliver to the Reebok’s flagship store in Manhattan today.

• By John Ortved
  Apr 4, 2013