‘GOOGLE VOICE’ FACES GENDER DISCRIMINATION LAWSUIT

December 14, 2013 Pol Pinoy Leave a comment

San Francisco, California – The West Coast Division of the American Civil Liberties Union (ACLU) is suing Google for gender discrimination over its popular Google Voice smart phone app.

Like Apple’s Siri, Google Voice is able to help smart phone users with questions or directions through its voice-activated feature. The problem is that Google Voice does not have an option for a male voice, unlike Siri.

The class action suit alleges that Google discriminates against consumers who have specific gender preferences for their smart phone “assistants or concierge service” by not offering the option of a male voice, especially in a gay male-dominated place like the San Francisco Bay Area.

Google has not returned calls from The Adobo Chronicles requesting for comment on the lawsuit.

Religion

VATICAN CONFESSIONALS OVERWHELMED WITH WOMEN AND GAY FAITHFUL

December 14, 2013 Pol Pinoy 3 Comments

The Vatican, Italy – The Roman Catholic Church in Rome is experiencing an unprecedented surge in Catholics going to confession that it had to pull out some of the antique confessional boxes it had previously donated to museums throughout Italy and elsewhere in Europe. The surge consists mostly of women and gay Catholics.

The Roman Curia, considered the council of elders of The Vatican, said that in the last week alone, an estmated 300,000 faithful flocked to confessionals in various churches in Rome. It attributed the uptick to the recently-released Vatican 2014 calendar which features some of the best-looking priests in The Vatican.

The Curia refused to confirm whether the upsurge was an unintended consequence of the calendar or whether the calendar was part of The Vatican’s marketing ploy to attract more Catholics to the confessional boxes. “Either way, it is a win-win situation for the Vatican,” said one recovering Catholic gay man as he left the confessional box to do his penance of three “Hail Mary’s.”

The Roman Priests calendars are being sold in Vatican streets for 10 Euros each.

Food, Human Interest, Politics

OBAMAS HIRE FOREST WHITAKER FOR TOP WHITE HOUSE JOB

December 13, 2013 Pol Pinoy Leave a comment

Washington, D.C. – The White House announced today that President and Mrs. Obama have decided to hire Forest Whitaker to be the head butler for 1600 Pennsylvania Avenue.

Whitaker is the actor who played the role of real-life butler Eugene Allen who served eight American presidents in the Hollywood film by Lee Daniels.

The White House announcement came shortly after the nominations for the 2014 Golden Globes were announced by the Hollywood Foreign Press Association (HFPA). Many were shocked that Whitaker was not nominated for Best Actor. In fact, the Lee Daniels’ film did not receive a single nomination. Earlier, however, Whitaker, Oprah Winfrey and the ensemble cast of The Butler were nominated by the Screen Actors’ Guild (SAG) for its 2014 awards.

The Adobo Chronicles learned that Michelle Obama was so distressed by the Golden Globes’ snub of Whitaker that she pressured the president to offer the all-important White House job to the actor as a way of getting back at the HFPA.

Whitaker gladly accepted the offer, saying that he hopes to serve under another eight U.S. presidents. The Obamas reportedly agreed to have Whitaker continue to make films as long as his film schedule doesn’t conflict with state banquets at The White House.