#TheDailySpin: Disney in big trouble over anti-obesity attraction

Not such a small world, anymore. Plus, Target pulls offensive Whitney Houston card, ‘The Lorax’ gets boycotted, why Twitter might be an essential work skill, leg bombing, and more.

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Fat chance anyone could top Disney’s crisis today—hold on, what’s that now? A Whitney Houston greeting card at Target, you say? Despite its availability prior to the late singer’s death, the retailer—no stranger to questionable cards—has removed the offensive card that read: “Next time you think of dating the bad boy, consider Whitney Houston. That’s all I’m going say.”

As for questionable imagery, a federal judge blocked a move by the Food and Drug Administration that require tobacco companies to put graphic pictures on its packages. The White House had called the measure a “common sense” means of helping prevent childhood smoking.

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