Category Archives: Isn’t It Ironic?

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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Cops Behaving Badly: Back to School Bathroom Bomb Scare Edition

Posted on September 3, 2014 by Sabina Becker

The front page of an official Texas website promoting abstinence. Think it will work? Ugh, Texas…what the fuck is wrong with you? Whatever it is, even your police are suffering from it now: Parents in Texas are upset after police … Continue reading →

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The German sex trade’s leading lobbyists, unmasked

Posted on September 2, 2014 by Sabina Becker

Johanna Weber and Fabienne Freymadl, two leading “spokespersons” for the recently-assembled German “sex workers’ movement”. Who are they, and what lies behind them? EMMA investigated, and found the following: In the middle of the summer, BILD.de came out with the … Continue reading →

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And now, for a Very Important Message…

Posted on August 25, 2014 by Sabina Becker

…from a very self-righteously indignant dude: Uh, dude? That’s not a fedora, that’s a trilby. Get your hats straight! And if you’re that irrationally angry about a silly little hat (which, I note, you’re not wearing very well either — … Continue reading →

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Lebensborn, Israeli style?

Posted on August 22, 2014 by Sabina Becker

Nazi officers overseeing the baptism of a baby of the Lebensborn program. Germany, 1936. Photographer unknown. Source: German Bundesarchiv, via Wikimedia Commons. That not-so-fine line between “Never Again” and “It’s not fascism when WE do it!” just got blurred yet … Continue reading →

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Multiple choice quiz time!

Posted on August 19, 2014 by Sabina Becker

1. Please study this photo of a non-routine traffic stop: The above man will survive this encounter because: a) he’s white b) the pigs are black c) the pigs are actual pigs, not cops. And calling cops “pigs” is an … Continue reading →

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The “most moral army in world” shits all over Gaza. Literally.

Posted on August 8, 2014 by Sabina Becker

Israeli troops may have (momentarily) withdrawn from the Gaza Strip, but they haven’t really left it. Traces of them still cling to everything they’ve occupied, and not in a good way: When Ahmed Owedat returned to his home 18 days … Continue reading →

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It was 100 years ago today…

Posted on August 4, 2014 by Sabina Becker

Canada’s part in World War I began at the same time as Britain’s: on August 4, 1914, when the latter declared war on Germany after what was considered an “insufficient” response by Germany to a British order not to violate … Continue reading →

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The ironies of the Venezuelan opposition, part 54

Posted on July 21, 2014 by Sabina Becker

Behold, a white horse. And a pale rider. Good morning, and welcome to today’s installment of VenOpIronía. Today, we have a very special guest from Miami, where all the flotsam and jetsam of corrupt and failed Latin American right-wing political … Continue reading →

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Oh, for the love of muff…

Posted on July 9, 2014 by Sabina Becker

Portrait of Ms. Ruby May, Standing, by Leena McCall. Medium: Oil on canvas. Can you see what’s wrong with this picture? I can’t. I hear that it was deemed “pornographic and disgusting”, which I’m sure would come as a laugh … Continue reading →