Category Archives: Men Who Just Don’t Get It

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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A Children’s Treasury of Wingnuttia

Posted on August 20, 2014 by Sabina Becker

I don’t know what’s funnier…the fact that there’s a book for kids on the “virtues” of open carry, that it’s “frequently bought together” with other forgettable trashery like Raising Boys Feminists Will Hate, or these Amazon.com reviews for it: Yes … Continue reading →

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A few random thoughts on mental illness and suicide

Posted on August 13, 2014 by Sabina Becker

Robin Williams and Jeff Bridges in The Fisher King. Parry (Williams), who is homeless and mentally ill, retells the story of the Fisher King and the Holy Grail. In light of all the ignorant and shitty things being said in … Continue reading →

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Festive Left Friday Blogging: The Internationale kills fascists at U of T

Posted on August 8, 2014 by Sabina Becker

Wow. Amazing what one little song can do…especially when it’s sung by socialist students in the face of a bunch of whiny cowards, eh? Comrades from the Revolutionary Student Movement, the Proletarian Feminist Front, and the Proletarian Revolutionary Action Committee … Continue reading →

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A modest request

Posted on July 23, 2014 by Sabina Becker

I really, REALLY need this shirt. So does the entire Internet. Dear guys of the Internets, I realize that this is a terrible imposition, but I have a teeny-tiny favor to ask of you: Can you PLEASE lay off with … 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 →

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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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“Not All Men” is still too many

Posted on May 26, 2014 by Sabina Becker

Not all men are like Elliot Rodger, the 22-year-old who stabbed three roommates to death before going out on a shooting spree motivated by an unholy cocktail of misogyny, mental illness, and frustration at his “incel” status and his failure … Continue reading →

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Music for a Sunday: A soapy bubble

Posted on April 27, 2014 by Sabina Becker

Ever have this problem of a guy who just can’t seem to hear polite refusals? Oh, haven’t we all! Wash that man right outta yer hair, girls. And crank your volume to full so you can sing along:

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Carina Vogt’s twofold victory

Posted on February 12, 2014 by Sabina Becker

So, women can’t ski-jump, eh? Tell that to this awesome German, who’s as good as any man…and proved it yesterday: Insanity! For the first time in Olympic history, women were allowed to ski-jump. And then a German police officer candidate … Continue reading →