Saturday, May 22, 2010

Celebrity and controversy

Celebrity and controversy has deep relations. It would not be said erroneous if we say that both are two sides of the same coin. Instead of creating a curse for a person controversy helps increase his/her professional life. In new incident, newly declared winner of Miss USA Rima Fakih seems to have landed in hot water.

The 24-year-old beauty from Michigan who is considered to be the first Muslim woman ever to win the Miss USA pageant competition, just a day after winning the competition found herself amidst controversy.

Not yet clear what step will be taken against her if accusation made against her is found right, but one thing is clear her victory could be tarnished with pictures of her pole dancing at a strip club, if she is found guilty.

Actually, this hot, slim and sexy Lebanese-born babe featured in a video emerging on Internet sliding up and down a stripper’s pole in a blue tank top, hot pants and high heels.

So the big question still unanswered is whether the organizers of Miss USA were aware of Miss Fakih winning the ‘STRIPPER 101’ contest at the Coliseum Gentleman’s Club. She is believed to have won a variety of prizes, including adult toys and a stripper’s pole.

And, another big question which is hanging like a naked sword over the head of Rima Fakih is that whether the USA new poster girl will be able to represent the country in the international beauty contest later this year. Well all these questions should be left on the future.

As about the additional information about Rima Fakih is concerned, she emigrated to the US with her family from Lebanon. She is a graduate with degrees in economics and business, looking to attend law school. She represented Michigan in the Miss USA pageant at the Planet Hollywood hotel and casino in Las Vegas.

As against the Islamist culture and thought which restricts women from flaunting their bodies in public, Fakih said she was encouraged to participate in beauty competitions by her parents. And so she did not get any hesitation in flaunting her sexy body in the evening gown and even in swimsuit.

Again coming to the point, celebrity and controversy, celebrities have been caught in controversies since time immemorial. And, the Miss USA pageant has been dogged by controversy in recent years. Last year’s winner Carrie Prejean was stripped off her title after it surfaced that she had made a sex tape. She also created controversy by expressing her opinion during the pageant, claiming that marriage should be between “a man and a woman”.

In 2006, the 20-year-old Tara Conner admitted to taking drugs and underage drinking, however, she was allowed to keep her title. In 1983, singer and actress Vanessa Williams was crowned the first African-American Miss USA, but was stripped off her title when her nude photographs were published in Penthouse.

There are many more examples of celebrities when after winning any reputable crown a dark reality about her life has been surfaced. Does celebrity lead controversy or controversy follow celebrity? Whatever be the truth, one thing is clear that controversy adds to the popularity of person, and finally helps reshaping in his/her career. Going by this judgment, it can be said that controversy acts as a boon rather than curse for the person.

Thursday, May 13, 2010

SEX on REALITY SHOWS

We all are aware of the reality shows and know how popular these shows these days. But the first of its kind of reality show in the world history where the virginity will be sold. Inspired of the idea, Melbourne film maker has planned to make films on this reality show.

The producer of this reality show Jistes Ssisle has been selecting Virgin boys and girls for this show since last year. The shoot will take place in the United States because a case of prostitution could be registered in Australia. Auditions for the show will take place soon under the banner of "Virgin Wanted".

In this show, auction for the virgin boys and girls’ virginity will be held in the brothel of Las Vegas. Each virgin participant in the show will be provided 20 thousand dollars. But 10 percent share of this amount will be given to cathouse. The bid for the show will be made online before the final auction.

Parents of the guys, who are selected for the show, are very angry over the format of the show and so many participants have withdrawn their names. But there are some guys who are eager to participate in the show just for the money irrespective of their parents’ desire.

The 21-year-old Merry Justin of Sydney opined that she was doing all this for money. She also said that she wanted to use this platform to change the perception of people towards sex. As compared to girls, boys are very excited to participate in the first kind of its reality show. When asked some of these participants said: “wow, this show is fantastic. We are very eager to take part in the show.”

Monday, May 10, 2010

Fight DEPRESSION with MAGNET

We all are aware of the use and advantage of magnets in our life, especially in our modern lifestyle from electric, electronic devices to magnetic therapies. But, do you know magnets may treat depression in people who have not responded earlier to drugs. This finding has been disclosed by a research group from Medical University of South Carolina, United States.

For the purpose of study, a group of people were selected and magnets attached to their heads to activate certain parts of the brain. In comparison to people who were treated with a similar device without a magnet, these people reported more relief from depressive disorder.

Out of 190 selected people, just half were randomly assigned to receive the trascranial magnetic stimulation therapy. These people had to wear a helmet like device that applied a magnetic current to the front section of their brain for around 37 minutes a day for three consecutive weeks.

Other participants wore the same helmet for the same duration, but without a magnetic field.

After the study got over, the findings revealed 14 percent of those who received the real magnetic treatment reported relief from depressive symptoms, while only five percent reported relief who had the simple treatment.

Wednesday, May 5, 2010

Pills can kill your Sexual Desire !

Healthy sexual relationship is the first and foremost part of any good marital relationship. Sexual problems or lack of sexual desire can disrupt husband-wife relationship and thus life. So, Women, if you want to keep alive your sexual stamina, stay away from contraceptive pills.

A research published in the Journal of Sexual Medicine critically warns women about such pills. It says that women taking the pill are at risk of losing their sex drive because oral contraceptives drastically reduce the ability to feel desire and arousal.

Study further states that there is a clear link between using hormonal contraceptive pills and Female Sexual Dysfunction (FSD); FSD is a condition time and again caused by a lack of desire.

Interestingly, researchers on the other hand made a surprising discovery – instead of having unprotected sex, using condoms and other contraceptive barriers could do wonder for women as it enhances woman’s arousal for sex. The simple reason behind it is the lack of fear of pregnancy which boosts the potential for enjoyment.

"Sexual problems can have a negative impact on both quality of life and emotional well-being, regardless of age," said researcher Dr. Lisa-Maria Wallwiener of the University of Heidelberg, Germany, "FSD is a very common disorder, with an estimated prevalence of about two in five women having at least one sexual dysfunction, and the most common complaint appearing to be low desire."

Although lacking of sexual desire is very common in our society especially in working women who are aware that sexual dysfunction is often influenced by various factors such as stress and relationships. But this study has discovered it in new perspective that lacking of sexual desire might also be influenced by exogenous hormone application.

For the purpose of research, 1,046 participant women were selected to analyze the effect of contraception on sexual function of which 87.4 percent had used contraceptives in the last 6 months, and 97.3 percent had been sexually active within the last four weeks.

After the study, the researchers concluded that 32.4 percent were considered at risk for FSD, 5.8 percent at high risk for hypoactive sexual desire disorder, 1 percent for arousal disorder, 1.2 percent for decreased lubrication, 8.7 percent for orgasm disorder, 2.6 percent for satisfaction problems, and 1.1 percent for pain.

If this study is to be believed, women should think twice before using contraceptive pills; at the same time using contraceptive barriers not only lower women’s pregnancy risk, but also enhances arousal for sex.