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Fauxmance Extension

We just got some news about this fauxmance that was set to expire two weeks from now!

We told you that if things went well that the contract might be extended after the initial month.

Well, it just happened! The guy’s team is discussing extending the contract for one more month. This means that, as of now, instead of ending around New Year’s, the relationship would end approximately the first week of February.

Why the extension? Well, the fauxmance accomplishing its objectives. It is helping the guy stay in the headlines and is helping to sell his newest project.

The girl is also benefiting from the arrangement. To her credit, she has been easy for him to get along with, and has been a real pro in playing it coy but still cooperating in all of those public-but-pretending-to-be-private meetups. Not a huge surprise given that she comes from a family that knows how to work the publicity machine. Needless to say, the girl’s side is absolutely thrilled with the renewal.

Keep in mind that fake relationship contracts usually run for a minimum of three or four months, so the fact that this one is only being renewed on a month-to-month basis indicates that the guy’s side is  playing it very conservatively.

They definitely learned their lesson during the last contracted romance for this same guy. Remember that fauxmance? It occurred almost exactly a year ago. Is the timing a coincidence? Nope. Last year’s fauxmance was designed to have exactly the same impact that this one is: to boost two public profiles, and to sell product during the holiday season.

Besides the month-to-month extensions, there will be another difference between last year’s contract and this year’s contract. This time around, he will not be “exclusively” dating and will be “seen” with other girls. It’s all part of the “stud” image his management team is trying to cultivate for him. Are you buying it?

The most important thing for his fans to know is that this relationship – like the one from a year ago – is a fake. He was not interested in that one, and he is not interested in this one.

Guy: Harry Styles

Girl: Kendall Jenner

Last year’s fauxmance Girl: Taylor Swift

We told you that this couple would break up in early February… and we were correct! Harry Styles and Kendall Jenner have “broken up.”

We put those last words in quotation marks because they were never really “dating” in the first place. It was just a PR arrangement, similar to his arrangement with Taylor Swift a year ago. Harry had an album to promote, Kendall had a modeling career to launch, and the arrangement worked for both of them.

His publicists have gotten a lot smarter since last year’s fiasco with Taylor Swift (see the links below for details about what was really going on in the Swifty relationship!). They kept the initial contract very short with the option for equally brief extensions.

We told you that it would be over in early February, and, indeed, it was. Although the “breakup announcement” was just made this weekend, the contract actually finished before Valentine’s Day. As noted in the article below, Harry and Kendall broke up before London Fashion Week (Februry 14-18). From The Daily Mail:

Bye bye Kenry! Harry Styles and Kendall Jenner

‘split after three months due to work commitments’

Harry Styles and Kendall Jenner have ended their relationship after three months, it has been claimed.

The 20-year-old One Direction star and 18-year-old Kendall are reported to have called time on their long-distance romance to instead focus on their respective careers.

A source told The Sun: ‘Kendall has been focusing on her modelIing and Harry is preparing for work on the band’s fourth album, as well as their stadium tour.

‘The reality is that with everything they both have going on, it’s impossible to sustain anything serious.’

The pair first started dating in November after meeting in Los Angeles, and then confirmed their romance with a skiing holiday over the Christmas holidays.

Kendall’s recent trip to London, which saw her model during London Fashion Week, was also reported to have been to host a party for Harry’s birthday.

However, sources said that the pair’s relationship had actually come to an end before then – and the 1D heartthrob did his utmost to avoid any awkward run-ins with his very recent ex.

A source told the Daily Star Sunday: ‘Harry purposefully didn’t go to the Topshop show or have his planned party so people wouldn’t speculate about him and Kendall.’

But despite the pair’s time together coming to an end, Harry and Kendall are still said to be on good terms as their split was anything but acrimonious.

The source added to the Sun: ‘There’s been no major fallout. They’re definitely still friends ad haven’t ruled anything out in the future.’

Harry and Kendall got along fine during their “relationship” and are genuinely friendly with each other.  You will continue to see them together from time to time – undoubtedly accompanied by speculation about whether they are rekindling their relationship – but know that it will just be good publicity for both. They hang out with some of the same people, and will likely attend many of the same parties and events in the future with absolutely no animosity.

This was a great example of a successful PR arrangement. Both parties had the same expectations going into it, both benefited from the publicity for their individual endeavors, both adhered to the short initial contract time and extension with no conflicts, and the parties got along well during the contract and got out as friends. Well done, all!

BTW, all the hate we get from One Direction fans on Twitter totally cracks us up! We tell them exactly what is happening with the 1D boys, they scream at us and call us liars and tell us how much they hate us… and then the facts eventually show that we were right!

We know you hate us, 1D fans, but we love you anyway! You (and your wacky conspiracy theories) light up our world like nobody else!

Related: They Won’t Make It To Valentine’s Day

Related: Relationship Runway Rant

   

Halvnakna kvinnor, miljontals spelare. Vill du som kvinna spela ett onlinespel där din karaktär inte behöver gå runt halvnaken? Vill du inte att din pojkvän ska glo på kvinnokroppar varje gång han loggar in på datorn? Spelkulturens svar i dag är, sorgligt nog: ge upp.

Jag är en 14-årig tjej som tillbringar all min fritid framför datorn. Det är roligt att spela onlinespel – men mindre roligt när du inser att nio av tio spel knappt erbjuder din kvinnliga karaktär kläder medan manliga karaktärer kan ha maffiga rustningar med matchande vapen. Även om jag just när det gäller rollspel tycker om att gestalta manliga karaktärer påverkar kvinnosynen mig ändå. Spelvärlden påverkar oss. Vill vi ha jämställdhet i framtiden, måste vi ha jämställdhet i spelvärlden, där framtidens vuxna växer upp.

Frågan är hur vi ska åstadkomma detta när spel på spel släpps utan någon som helst förändring. En ny expansion till det populära World of Warcraft (WoW) har blivit avslöjad, men jag ser inga tecken på förändring. De bilder jag sett på nya raser som tillkommer i spelet föreställer killar.

Vi kämpar för jämställdheten i vad vi kallar det verkliga livet, men en ungdom i dag spelar tillräckligt mycket för att ta åt sig av spelen. Sexismen växer fram, kryper ut ur spelkonsolen och in i din hjärna. Spel där kvinnor framställs som svaga, sexiga slagpåsar kan sätta i gång något i de miljoner ungdomarna som spelar slut på sin fritid.

Jag som tjej kallas en ”kvinnlig gamer”, som man tydligen benämns när man råkar ha en vagina. Ska vi döpa killarna till ”manliga gamers” också? Nej, skulle inte tro det. Det stinker sexism i större delen av cyberrymden, om du inte har lust att spela ett ”makeover” eller ”dress up” spel. Jag vill så gärna se världen i datorskärmen en plats där jag kan vara mig själv.

Tharos Gröning skriver att en undersökning som gjorts i lajv-Sverige berättar att 86 procent av alla unga flickor som börjar lajva gör det som blodsslav i ”Vampire” eller prostituerad eller piga i något fantasylajv. (Lajva är ett annat ord för rollspel, förekommer ofta i verkligheten men också online, som jag själv föredrar.)

”I dataspelen är det lika illa. ”World of Warcraft” och ”Rift” är mer en utgåva av Victorias secret än datorspel. ”GTA V” har bara män i huvudrollen”, skriver han. Jag har spelat WoW och är inget fan, mest för att det inte är särkilt roligt, men också för att jag blir så extremt avundsjuk när mina bröder traskar in med en enorm karaktär, klädd i en maffig rustning och har vapen som matchar perfekt. Sen kommer min pyttelilla, smala och lättklädda karaktär och ser så underlägsen ut att man nästan vill gråta. I den första trailern som släpps för WoD ser jag en kvinnlig karaktär, i två sekunder.

”Men sluta lipa och spela som kille då” – jag kan nästan höra kören av manliga stämmor i mitt huvud, trogna spelare som försvarar sitt älskade spel. Men jag är en kvinna, någon gång ibland så vill jag också se maffig och cool ut även om jag har bröst, kan inte jag få det då?

 

Det har gått så långt att kvinnor som spelar online låtsas vara män för att de är rädda att bli påhoppade, på grund av sitt kön. Vi försöker utrota sexismen i det verkliga livet, vi slåss för jämställdheten men tycks ha glömt bort cyberrymden. Blizzard, Rockstar och alla dessa spelskapare, vad håller ni på med? Ni får inte glömma att det är halva jordens befolkning vi pratar om.

- Julia Essell

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After Selena Gomez shocked the world by announcing that she had been to rehab, another young star has secretly checked in to deal with all the problems that come with fame and fortune.

No one has any idea, and she wants to keep this private. She has built her entire career on being that “normal” girl, and does not want fans to know the truth. If it comes out that she is getting help, they will use the “exhausted” answer, when in reality the poor dear is in big trouble with booze and pills!

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