Category Archives: Canadian Counterpunch

Happy Canada Day!

Posted on July 1, 2014 by Sabina Becker

Sorry about that pixelly bit. I don’t believe in censorship myself, but we’re polite up here. Too polite to walk around with our ‘nads hanging out our cutoffs, anyhow. Here, have a little tune: Give it up for Stompin’ Tom … Continue reading →

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Brazilian women: beyond the media icons

Posted on June 30, 2014 by Sabina Becker

Video in Portuguese (with Spanish subtitles — no English, sorry). And if the first thing that came into your head when you read “Brazilian women” was a blond supermodel, or a pair of muscular buttocks wiggling in a teeny bikini, … Continue reading →

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Come see me eat nipples!

Posted on June 27, 2014 by Sabina Becker

Y’okay. Now that we’ve got the silliness out of our systems (and the deliberately bad English translations of Bollywood dance numbers), let’s talk a bit about nipples. Perhaps you’ve seen the Tata Top, and heard of #FreeTheNipple? Yeah, boobs are … Continue reading →

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Quotable: Ellen Page on feminism

Posted on June 20, 2014 by Sabina Becker

Who’s afraid of the big bad F?

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Sorry-not-sorry, MariCori!

Posted on June 19, 2014 by Sabina Becker

“Take this, so the Venezuelans end up eating shit!” “Don’t worry, Doctor…I already have them accustomed to that!” Remember that time MariCori went to Colombia, with a phony whiplash collar on to make it look like she was some kind … Continue reading →

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No, of COURSE misogyny is not a problem anymore. Silly ladies!

Posted on June 17, 2014 by Sabina Becker

Awwww. Isn’t that a cute widdle hammy-wamster? It sure is. A pity that what it stands for isn’t nearly so adorable. Yes, folks, I’m talking about misogyny today. The M-word. The one that half the population fears, and the other … Continue reading →

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A few random thoughts on yesterday’s Ontario election

Posted on June 13, 2014 by Sabina Becker

So, the Ontario Liberals have formed our new government. And it’s a majority. We now have our first elected woman premier (who is also our first elected out gay premier). Tim Hudak was handed his Not-So-Progressive Conservative ass, and has … Continue reading →

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Q. What do the Venezuelan opposition and Justin Bourque have in common?

Posted on June 6, 2014 by Sabina Becker

A. Oh, only this: Yesterday in Moncton, a small city of about 70,000 inhabitants on the east coast of Canada, a young Canadian, 24 years old, carried out a massacre, murdering three police officers and wounding two more. While the … Continue reading →

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Michael Geist on the erosion of privacy in Canada

Posted on May 25, 2014 by Sabina Becker

A very important talk from three days ago, and an hour and a quarter well spent if you care how much privacy you really have online (spoiler: virtually none). And the worst part is, all this spying and spooking is … Continue reading →

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Music for a Sunday: Always the blackfly, no matter where you go

Posted on May 25, 2014 by Sabina Becker

Couldn’t find any songs about picking wild asparagus, and couldn’t think of any either. But this one is still relevant, and not just in Northern Ontario, either. Early spring is blackfly season here in the South, too.

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