Movies
This movie about two journalists who set up an interview with Kim Jong Un and then get recruited by the CIA to assassinate him was bound to cause controversy.
What is The Interview?
These two artist had their infamous "wardrobe malfunction" during Super Bowl 38's halftime show.
Who are Janet Jackson and Justin Timberlake?
This female comedian used her 90's sitcom to come out to the world as a lesbian and was cancelled days later.
Who is Ellen DeGeneres?
There were many controversies about fast food portion size and source material of their menu items when this documentary came out in 2004.
What is Supersize Me?
This film depicts scenes of waterboarding and other forms of torture in graphic detail as one of many steps the CIA actually used to find terrorists.
What is Zero Dark Thirty?
The kings of the lip sync, this group had their Grammy taken back because they were not actually signing the vocals in their songs.
Who is Milli Vanilli?
The 2010 episode, “Partial Terms of Endearment,” of this animated sitcom was banned, never airing on TV in the U.S. because of it's handling of the topic of abortion.
What is "Family Guy"?
This beef additive caused a lot of people to question McDonald's burgers, ground beef itself and even the lunches children were receiving in schools in 2012.
What is "pink slime" or lean finely textured beef or LFTB?
Aloha, Ghost in the Shell and The Prince of Persia all got backlash for using a casting method that most find racist.
What is whitewashing?
This uprising pop star was caught lip syncing on Saturday Night Live! and was immediately caught red-handed.
Who is Ashlee Simpson?
There are several problematic moments in one specific episode of "Seinfeld", specifically one in which Kramer sets on fire and then stomps on a this country's flag.
What is Puerto Rico?
This very chain restaurant has a bad history with rubbing members of the LBGTQ community the wrong way. It doesn't hurt business though.
What is Chick-Fil-A?
This 2004 movie ruffled a lot of feathers for its religious substance but still holds the record for highest grossing "R" rated movie domestically. Wade Wilson is happy to confirm that Deadpool beat it globally though.
What is Passion of the Christ?
Controversy arose when this pop star dangled a baby outside and over a balcony for paparazzi to see.
Who is Michael Jackson?
A controversy that is still being had to this day among the actors involved is about these two highly popular TV characters and whether they were 'on a break' from each other.
Who are Ross Gellar and Rachel Green?
This chain restaurant is, surprisingly, still around even though they had 2 outbreaks of E.coli, 2 outbreaks of norovirus and an outbreak of salmonella in 2015 alone.
What is Chipotle?
This is the most controversial Disney movie ever made and is extremely hard to find.
What is Song of the South?
This female artist was a rising star until her abusive and drug pushing husband made her the ultimate tragic story until her death in 2012. Her daughter died almost the same way three years later.
Who is Whitney Houston?
A two-hour live TV special was broadcast on April 21, 1986, and was centered on the live opening of a walled-off underground room in the Lexington Hotel in Chicago once owned by Al Capone, which turned out to have this in it. Thirty million viewers watched, making it the "highest rated syndicated special" in history.
What is absolutely nothing?
This bacteria is found in all kinds of foods. It's the reason everyone was afraid of eating lettuce and tomatoes in the mid 2010's. And as of today, Dole is still having a problem with it.
What is listeria?
This movie from 1986 has been attacked multiple times by rumors of animal cruelty, with particular emphasis on a claim that 20 kittens were killed in the course of filming.
What is The Adventures of Milo and Otis?
Largely organized by MTV, the idea was to recreate this previous festival. Instead, 100° heat, overflowing toilets and a lineup of aggressive acts melded into a blur of depravity, filth, and sexual violence.
What is Woodstock?
This show was the first show to introduce a mixed race married couple.
What is "The Jeffersons"?
Before the 'hot coffee lawsuit" of 1994, McDonald's required their franchisees to hold their coffee at this temperature. FYI: The health department requires it to be held at 145 degrees.
What is 190 degrees?