"The horrible case of the little African girl, Victoria Climbié, has been back in the news. She was murdered by her foster parents because they thought she was possessed by the devil. Now, Victoria’s social worker, Lisa Arthurworrey, has been told she shouldn’t shoulder too much blame. She was instead, a tribunal decided, a caring and dedicated professional and, indeed, a "victim". ...
In an “exclusive” interview with the Daily Mail — a newspaper that tends to take a robust stance towards immigrants, until they are murdered — Arthurworrey painted an interesting picture of life inside Haringey social services in 2000.
One senior manager believed in witchcraft; another loathed all white people (especially the police). A third was obviously disturbed. Meetings degenerated into discussions about how unpleasant it was to be a black person living in England. The executives in the Climbié case received no punishment. All now have very remunerative jobs elsewhere in the public sector. ...
Last month police investigating the murder of the boy whose torso was found in the Thames in 2001 announced that 300 African boys aged between four and seven had gone missing in a three-month period in the capital that year, though — a police spokesman reassured us — “there is no reason to assume that they have all been murdered”. ...
Unfortunately, we now have the Incitement to Religious Hatred Bill about to enter the statute books, so I am prohibited from suggesting that people who believe in witches, the demonic possession of children and exorcisms are either cretins from a Stone Age culture or psychologically deranged. Which is a shame, because that’s what I’d hoped to do." - Rod Liddle, The Sunday Times, 2005/06/12

Steve Slagel for Wrestling Museum

Gorgeous George
Real Name: George Wagner
Stats: 5' 9" 210 lbs.
Born: 1915
Died: 1963

Gorgeous George was born George Wagner in Seward, Nebraska and began his wrestling career during his teens. Wagner developed the gimmick that would forever change both him and the "sport."

He grew his hair out so it was long, could be curled and pinned back with gold-plated bobby pins, and dyed it platinum blond. He wore elegant robes, and was always escorted to the ring by one of his valets (Geoffrey or Thomas Ross) who would spray his corner of the ring (as well as George's opponents) with disinfectant and perfume.

He was the originator of using entrance music, and was always accompanied by his theme "Pomp And Circumstance." Gorgeous George's ring entrances were legendary, and often took nearly as long as his matches. The effeminate grappler worked people into fits of laughter, curiosity, and outright rage with his pageantry and theatrics.

The consummate villain, George would cheat at every possible opportunity, infuriating fans to the point of rioting on several occasions. So riveted were they by George's theatrics, fans would flock in droves to see him wrestle, and even more importantly, they tuned-in in record numbers to watch Gorgeous George on the then brand-new medium of television.