The neon snake in the grass and other lying clickbait tales

Those reptilian content distributors are at it again, spreading more lying clickbait.
What follows are the latest examples.

A Taboola-sponsored post titled “Their venom kills within a few seconds, see the deadliest snakes that exist” is wrong on a few counts.
First, it uses a photo of a California red-sided garter snake that had been Photoshopped to amplify the colors. The snake is indeed colorful, but doesn’t have neon shades of blue and red as this photo depicts. The original photo, by Flickr user Vabbley, features less vibrant, natural colors. (See the original photo below, followed by the altered version.)
Also, California red-sided garter snake isn’t venomous.

A sponsored article on Yahoo titled “Russia’s new tank is straight out of a sci-fi film” uses a photo of a model concept tank. The tank is available for 3D printing from designer Addvanced.

Revcontent posted an article titled “He was a huge star, but when he passed away nobody said anything.” It features a photo of the very-much-alive reality-TV star Ty Pennington. Even Pennington has commented on this “fake news” on his Twitter feed.

Lying clickbait purveyors love to misidentify people in photos with their articles to take advantage of the curiosity gap. These are some of the worst lies that clickbait companies do.

A Revcontent article titled “Angelina Jolie’s daughter used to be adorable, but today she looks insane” uses a photo of two girls who are not Jolie’s children. The children pictured are Russian sisters Irina and Serafima Veselkina, who have striking blue eyes. A popular photograph of the child models was taken by Vika Pobeda.

Another Revcontent article titled “Michael Jordan has pretty much given up on his son, here’s why” features a picture of Jordan with a photo of a man who isn’t his son. The mystery man has tattoos covering his face and is holding a machete. The man is actor Joseph Julian Soria in character for the Jason Statham action movie “Crank 2: High Voltage.”

An Outbrain-promoted article titled “After losing 70 lbs., Susan Boyle is unbelievably gorgeous” paired a photo of the British singer with British model Stephanie Arnott.

A clickbait post on Yahoo titled “The most unexpected couples in Hollywood” used a photo of actors Will Smith and Charlize Theron promoting their movie “Hancock.” They were never a couple. The clickbait says, “These stunning interracial couples are showing the world that love is blind. Read on to find out which celebs are dating who.” No thanks.

And finally a couple of odd ones.

A sponsored article titled “The wedding photographer just kept on taking pictures” uses a photo of plus-sized model London Andrews. It's not a wedding photo.

Another sponsored article titled “Amazing ‘fortunately’ timed photos” is just an excuse to run a photo of ridiculously busty Nadine Jansen.

Actresses who have played Snow White in U.S. movies and TV shows

The Walt Disney Company reportedly is working on a live-action Snow White movie following its recent successes with live-action retellings of Cinderella and Beauty and the Beast. No release date has been scheduled.
The Snow White fairytale story and characters have been popular for adaptations since the silent era of cinema. That’s because the material is familiar to most people and is in the public domain.
The following is a list of actresses who have portrayed Snow White in live-action U.S. movies and TV shows over the years. I opted not to include the many adaptations in Europe, especially Germany.

• Marguerite Clark, “Snow White” (1916) 
• Carol Heiss, “Snow White and the Three Stooges” (1961) 
• Elizabeth McGovern, “Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs” episode (1984) of “Faerie Tale Theatre” 
• Sarah Patterson, “Snow White” (1987) 
• Monica Keena, “Snow White: A Tale of Terror” (1997) 
• Camryn Manheim, “The 10th Kingdom” (2000) 
• Kristin Kreuk, “Snow White: The Fairest of Them All” (2001) 
• Ginnifer Goodwin, “Once Upon a Time” (2011-2017) 
• Kristen Stewart, “Snow White and the Huntsman” (2012) 
• Lily Collins, “Mirror Mirror” (2012) 
• Eliza Bennett, “Grimm’s Snow White” (2012) 
• Shanley Caswell, “Snow White: A Deadly Summer” (2012) 
• Stephanie Bennett, “Descendants (2015) 
• Lauren Parkinson, “Avengers Grimm” (2015) 

Photos:

Kristen Stewart in “Snow White and the Huntsman” (2012).

Lily Collins in “Mirror Mirror” (2012).

Kristin Kreuk in “Snow White: The Fairest of Them All” (2001).

Ginnifer Goodwin in “Once Upon a Time” (2011-2017).

Camryn Manheim in “The 10th Kingdom” (2000).

As a bonus, here’s a photo of porn actress Riley Steele as Snow White from “Snow White XXX: An Axel Braun Parody” (2014).

Sexy Snow White artwork flourishes

Halloween is just around the corner and I’m sure a lot of young ladies plan to dress up as sexy Snow White. The racy version of the fairytale character has been a staple of costumed revelers.
In February 2014, I took a look at sexy Snow White artwork and sexy Snow White cosplay. Today I want to revisit sexy Snow White artwork with additional examples.

No examination of the subgenre of sexy Snow White illustrations is complete without including some samples from the master, comic-book artist J. Scott Campbell. I’m including three of his works here (including one up top).

Another leader in the field is artist Elias Chatzoudis. What follows are three of his illustrations of the fairytale princess.

I’m a fan of the digital artwork of Jeff Chapman. His depiction of Snow White and the Seven Dwarves is a cheeky masterpiece.

Speaking of cheeky, check out this illustration from DeviatArt member Durty Spork. It shows Snow White stripping for a bath while the seven dwarves spy on her.

Andrew Tarusov did a series of pin-up style illustrations featuring the Disney princesses, including this racy piece with Snow White in bed with Dopey.

Artist Marilen Androver depicted Snow White as a deviant under arrest for sexual misconduct.

This next illustration is from Netherlands-based artist Didi J., who goes by the handle xddx on DeviantArt.

This illustration of Snow White holding an apple between her thighs is line art by Adriana Tavares with coloring by Timaree Zade.

Snow White looks seductive in this illustration by U.K.-based DeviantArt member Fat Elephant.

And finally this cover of “Zenescope’s Grimm Fairy Tales” shows a busty Snow White asleep while her dwarf friends look on.

‘Womanwashing’ entertainment trend continues

Whenever a white actor plays a role meant for another race, such as in the recent movie “Ghost in the Shell,” critics call it “whitewashing.”
What should we call the recent trend of filmmakers taking roles made famous by men and recasting them with women? Womanwashing?
I last wrote about the trend in February, during production of “Ocean’s Eight,” the female reboot of “Ocean’s Eleven” starring Sandra Bullock, Cate Blanchett and Anne Hathaway. That flick is due out next June.
Since that last post there have been other projects announced or proposed that follow the womanwashing trend.
Here is a list of recent projects:

• “Ghostbusters” (2016), female reboot of the Ghostbusters franchise
• “Ocean’s Eight” (2018), female reboot of “Ocean’s Eleven” (2001)
• “Nasty Women” (2018), remake of “Dirty Rotten Scoundrels” (1988) starring Anne Hathaway and Rebel Wilson
• “Magnum P.I.” sequel focusing on Thomas Magnum’s daughter for ABC
• “What about Barb?”, remake of “What about Bob?” (1991) recast with a female lead for NBC
• “The Greatest American Hero” remake with a female lead for ABC
• “The Expendabelles,” female version of the action series “The Expendables”
• “21 Jump Street” female version
• “The Rocketeer” reboot with a female lead
• “The League of Extraordinary Gentlemen” reboot with female cast
• “Lord of the Flies” gender-flip remake
• “Kung Fu” sequel with a female lead
• “The Nice Guys” remade as a female-led TV drama series

Photo: Fan art of a possible "Expendabelles" poster.

Clickbait sirens: The lovely ladies of content promotion

I can’t speak to what clickbait women respond to, but men are suckers for pretty ladies.
That helps explain the numerous clickbait posts with photos of attractive women that I see online.
What follows are some of the recent examples of clickbait hotties I’ve come across.
Some feature returning favorites like pole-vaulter Allison Stoke and former UCLA cheerleader MaCall Manor.

Stokke, 28, is now a sportswear model and GoPro sponsored athlete. (See her Instagram and Wikipedia pages.)

Manor is now a professional dancer and cheerleader for Los Angeles Rams. (See her Instagram and LinkedIn pages.)

Clickbait companies like sexy athletes. Here’s an example featuring MMA fighter Paige VanZant.

Clickbait purveyors also love to use busty models, such as Russian model Valenti Vitel. (See her Facebook page and this collection of pictures on Pinterest.)

Sometimes clickbait companies use historical hotties that young men today don’t know about it.
Outbrain recently featured Ewa Aulin, a Swedish actress active in the late 1960s and early 1970s. It used a photo of Aulin from 1969 for an article titled “Rarely seen historical photos not suitable for history books.”
(See her Wikipedia page.)

Often attractive women in clickbait photos go unidentified.
Lately pictures of “grid girls” from racing events have been used to catch attention.
The girls in skin-tight green jumpsuits are from the Sao Paulo Indy 300 race in Brazil in 2012.
The girls in red and white dresses are from the Formula One Grand Prix in Budapest, Hungary, in 2016.

As for this last one, I have no idea who she is.

Related articles:

Clickbait favorites: Porn stars, glamor models and Playboy Playmates (July 3, 2017)

The Girls of Clickbait (May 17, 2017)

Clickbait cliche: Photos that almost broke the internet (March 30, 2017)

Clickbait cuties: Sexy female athletes (March 28, 2017)

Clickbait cuties: The sexy sirens of sponsored articles (March 27, 2017)

Anastasia Kvitko is the cover girl for lying clickbait (Feb. 18, 2017)

Clickbait cliche: The crowd got more than it bargained for (Feb. 3, 2017)