Category Archives: Isn’t It Ironic?

Leading German mega-pimp plans his exit

Posted on August 3, 2015 by Sabina Becker

I’ve often heard it said that of every ten women or girls in prostitution, eight or nine want out. Apparently, they’re not the only ones. Sometimes, mirabile dictu, a pimp also wants out of the game. Of course, in the … Continue reading →

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Glamour’s love advice is a big ol’ Don’t

Posted on July 31, 2015 by Sabina Becker

This cartoon has been around for a while, but unfortunately, not nearly as long as Glamour magazine’s recommendations on How To Make A Man Fall For You: I won’t bother with a point-for-point analysis; that would be giving this drivel … Continue reading →

Posted in Confessions of a Bad German, Crapagandarati, Cuba, Libre (de los Yanquis), Good to Know, Isn't It Ironic?, Morticia! You Spoke French!, Stupid Sex Tricks, Uppity Wimmin | Comments Off

Videos of the day: An historic moment, and an hilarious one.

Posted on July 20, 2015 by Sabina Becker

First, the one for the history books: Yes, that’s right: After more than half a century of US stupidity and embargos in a futile effort to break the Revolution, there is finally a Cuban embassy open in the US again. … Continue reading →

Posted in Cuba, Libre (de los Yanquis), Isn't It Ironic?, Schadenfreude, Socialism is Good for Capitalism!, The Hardcore Stupid, The United States of Amnesia | Comments Off

Old “flirting” tips still suck after all these years

Posted on July 16, 2015 by Sabina Becker

Where do I sign up? Yes, the Anti-Flirt Club was a real thing…back in the 1920s, when cars were beginning to take over the roads from horses and buggies, and motorized mashers were routinely pushing their luck with young women … Continue reading →

Posted in Bullies, Confessions of a Bad German, Do As I Say..., Isn't It Ironic?, Men Who Just Don't Get It, Morticia! You Spoke French!, Not So Compassionate Conservatism, Stupid Sex Tricks, Teh Heterostoopid, Uppity Wimmin | Comments Off

Of knockout drops and pudding pops: The “respectability” of Bill Cosby

Posted on July 13, 2015 by Sabina Becker

Isn’t this old Bloom County ‘toon prescient? Because yes, there is finally a black man in the White House, and sure ‘nough, he’s a conservative — and fuck all those racist idiot ratbastards who claim he’s a socialist from Kenya. … Continue reading →

Posted in Do As I Say..., Drrrrruuuugs, Filthy Stinking Rich, Isn't It Ironic?, Isn't That Illegal?, Isn't That Racist?, Men Who Just Don't Get It, Not So Compassionate Conservatism, Obamarama!, The United States of Amnesia, Uppity Wimmin | Comments Off

A few random thoughts about race and gender (and religion, guns and terrorism)

Posted on June 19, 2015 by Sabina Becker

Ahem. For the past week or so, my mind’s been getting messed with by people who are idiots when it comes to race and gender. Not all of them the usual suspects of FUX Snooze, either. So I’ll beg your … Continue reading →

Posted in Bullies, Confessions of a Bad German, Crapagandarati, Fascism Without Swastikas, Fetus Fetishists, Guns, Guns, Guns, If You REALLY Care, Isn't It Ironic?, Isn't That Racist?, Men Who Just Don't Get It, Not So Compassionate Conservatism, Pissing Jesus Off, The Hardcore Stupid, The United States of Amnesia, Uppity Wimmin | Comments Off

Q. What kind of “socialist” meets with right-wing putschists?

Posted on June 11, 2015 by Sabina Becker

A. A Spanish one who used to be prime minister, once upon a time: That’s Felipe González, right of centre, plus a whole lotta unsavory Venezuelans. None of whom, incidentally, are socialists themselves. Not even in name only, as Felipillo … Continue reading →

Posted in All About Evo, EuroPeons, Fascism Without Swastikas, Huguito Chavecito, Isn't It Ironic?, Socialism is Good for Capitalism!, Under the Name of Spain | Comments Off

Nudity blamed for earthquake, AGAIN…

Posted on June 6, 2015 by Sabina Becker

Tourists on Mount Kinabalu, Malaysia, stripping down…very much against local law. Hey! Remember the Boobquake of a few years back, when some silly mullah in Iran blamed women’s “immodest dress” for causing earthquakes in that land (which happens to be … Continue reading →

Posted in Amazing Places, Canadian Counterpunch, Environmentally Ill, Good to Know, Isn't It Ironic?, Isn't That Illegal?, She Blinded Me With Science, The Hardcore Stupid, The WTF? Files | Comments Off

The Harper Legacy: empty monuments, nothing for native women

Posted on June 3, 2015 by Sabina Becker

Meet “Mother Canada”. If you’ve never heard of her, you’re not alone. She’s a figment of Harpocratic imagination, with no real basis in Canadian culture or history. And she’s supposedly meant to honor the veterans and the dead of World … Continue reading →

Posted in Canadian Counterpunch, Environmentally Ill, Isn't It Ironic?, Isn't That Racist?, Not So Compassionate Conservatism, Teh Injunz, Uppity Wimmin | Comments Off

Cops Behaving Badly: A foretaste of C-51?

Posted on June 2, 2015 by Sabina Becker

Via Canadaland, a little whiff of what the cops have already got cooking for us lowly, democracy-loving peons: What an interesting* statement from the Mountie! “Attacking the Canadian economy”, just by PROTESTING the Harper government’s piss-poor handling of it? Shades … Continue reading →