Victoria Beckham, she of the fashion line and the husband with the torso, ‘grammed a photo of herself kissing her daughter on the lips on her birthday. Your usual celebrity froth, right? Well, no. Some of the internet hordes took umbrage, because she kissed her daughter on the lips. Apparently in some cultures this is ick. A parent never kisses on the lips; that’s reserved for lovers. Then a whole bunch of other internet hordes took umbrage at the original umbrage. Moms kiss daughters: how dare you question it!
Just to set everyone straight, and so that we can avoid time- and data-sapping exercises like this in the future, here are the Top 9 Parenting Controversies That Aren’t Really Controversies At All.
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Now that that’s sorted let’s see if we can’t go figure out that kerfuffle over the South China Sea.
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