About Josette Plank

Josette is a coal miner's granddaughter and mother of three kids living in the deep suburbs of Central Pennsylvania. A former writer and actor with DQD Comedy Theater, Josette now shares her down home Appalachian kookiness at josetteplank.com.

My Little Pony’s Sexy ‘Equestria Girls’ Spinoff Isn’t For Your Daughter


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“No. I’m not watching any more of this. This is for guys. I’m leaving.” That’s what my 14-year-old daughter said five seconds into the trailer for the new My Little Pony movie, Equestria Girls. And then she walked away. You know My Little Pony, right? The animated show that debuted backin the 1980s featuring cute, brightly-colored [...]

Google Sells New Mother’s Day Video – Are You Buying?


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Google posted a new Mother’s Day video on its official blog. Upbeat song, heart-warming clips. Pregnant moms and lesbian moms and older moms and sons coming out to mom. Moms with chubby new babies and goofy moms and moms of all shapes and sizes and moms of color and moms home from the military. It’s all [...]

Michelle Duggar Wears A Modest Swimsuit, Why Don’t You?


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Michelle Duggar and husband Jim Bob are on a vacation marriage retreat in Puerto Rico. Marriage retreat? Is that like a honeymoon where you take turns talking and reflecting back feelings instead of having lots of sex and room service? When most people think of an island vacation, they think sandy beaches and tanning their [...]

Celebrities Who Probably Shouldn’t Take Ben Affleck’s $1.50 Poverty Challenge


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Ben Affleck will be living on $1.50 a day. Don’t worry, it’s not some ridiculous publicity stunt launched in a desperate attempt to boost his Hollywood stock. Affleck is going from prince to pauper to help raise awareness of world poverty. By taking the Live Below The Line challenge, Affleck will live on no more than $1.50 [...]

Dove’s Real Beauty Sketches Video Convinces Us We’re Beautiful


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The Dove Real Beauty Campaign is at it again, trying to make us feel good about our crow’s feet with a 6-minute self-esteem twisting video on YouTube. I have to admit, I’m a bit skeptical when the beauty industry steals our self-esteem and then sells it back to us. But if Dove wants to tell me [...]