Category Archives: Confessions of a Bad German

“Fifty Shades of Shit”: A German feminist’s heretical thoughts

Posted on February 17, 2015 by Sabina Becker

“No to the eroticization of sexual violence! Boycott Fifty Shades of Grey.” A sentiment I can heartily get behind. This article from Mira Sigel, of the German radical-anarcho-socialist-feminist blog, Die Störenfriedas, basically says it all for me, too: It’s February … Continue reading →

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When perverts become “victims”

Posted on December 28, 2014 by Sabina Becker

Sebastian Edathy, personifying chutzpah on Facebook. In English, no less. Right now, in Germany, there’s a huge scandal going on. A former parliamentarian, who resigned shortly before his home was raided by police, has been found to have bought and … Continue reading →

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Big bordello raid in four countries over human trafficking concerns

Posted on December 2, 2014 by Sabina Becker

Police vans outside the “Paradise” bordello in Stuttgart, Germany. This was not the only big bordello they raided; there were three others. But they hadn’t come to arrest the girls and women inside; instead, they were after those who had … Continue reading →

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Music for a Sunday: Uns privat, Frau Studienrat…

Posted on November 16, 2014 by Sabina Becker

…sind Sie doppelt so apart, ja ja: Oh, you want a translation? Okay, then… No More School It’s been written And there’s some truth to it, Yes, the dumb ones live themselves to death, You only get out of it … Continue reading →

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Pick-up shut-down: Canada and Germany fighting back against RSD

Posted on November 12, 2014 by Sabina Becker

Julien Blanc’s infamous “choking girls” video, in which the PUA “coach”, of the firm RSD, gives racist “advice” on how to pick up women in Japan: Literally grab them by the throat and scare/embarrass the hell out of them, and … Continue reading →

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Music for a Sunday: Selbstverständlich zum Mauerfall

Posted on November 9, 2014 by Sabina Becker

This weekend marks the 25th anniversary of the fall of the Berlin Wall. What better song to commemorate it than this one, which celebrates the Russian glasnost (openness) that helped bring it all about? Incidentally, this is also the top-selling … Continue reading →

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German psychologists and the scientific case against prostitution

Posted on September 25, 2014 by Sabina Becker

An 18-year-old Bosnian Muslim war survivor recovering after abortion of a rape-induced pregnancy, September 1992. Photo: Nina Berman, Sipa Press. Even as German politicians are coming under heavy pressure from the local pimp lobby to do away with all laws … Continue reading →

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Sexist phones. Whatever will they think of next?

Posted on September 24, 2014 by Sabina Becker

According to EMMA, this little “beachphone” can be yours if you live in Germany and need something truly professional for your office. As you can see, the proportions are way off, the thing is disturbingly arm- and legless, and, most … Continue reading →

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Why isn’t legalized prostitution safer?

Posted on September 18, 2014 by Sabina Becker

Ah yes. Pity the poor john who got the short end of that stick, eh? He came hoping to pay for the illusion that she was really into the “mutual pleasure” of his escapist fantasies, only to be left cockadroop … Continue reading →

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Masked men protest human trafficking in Germany

Posted on September 14, 2014 by Sabina Becker

The signs read “For Sale”. But these women are not for sale. And no, this is not a joke, either. One German city is taking creative action against the mega-bordello industry: The looks of passersby change from amusement to shock … Continue reading →