Category Archives: Men Who Just Don’t Get It

If “misandry” were a real thing…

Posted on February 11, 2014 by Sabina Becker

…it would look like this: But of course, it doesn’t exist. Misogyny does. And unless men do something about that, it’s never going to go away.

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Shyness: not a human rights violation.

Posted on February 5, 2014 by Sabina Becker

Sorry, Men’s Rightsers. If you were hoping to make a test case for your ideology out of this guy, the facts of the matter have just made a hash out of it: The Ontario Human Rights Tribunal has dismissed a … Continue reading →

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L’affaire Hollande: What “sophistication” costs a woman

Posted on January 20, 2014 by Sabina Becker

Bit of mood music, maestra: Zut alors! You think François Hollande is in hot water, thanks to his affair with an actress? Bof. He’s doing just fine. His consequences, personal and political, will be minimal, thanks to his adroit cowardice, … Continue reading →

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This just in…

Posted on October 10, 2013 by Sabina Becker

Literary talent: We (meaning Canadian women) haz it… Canadian author Alice Munro has won the prestigious Nobel Prize for literature. The Swedish Academy announced the decision Thursday, calling the 82-year-old author from Wingham, Ont., a “master of the contemporary short … Continue reading →

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An open letter to David Gilmour, plus a partial reading list

Posted on September 26, 2013 by Sabina Becker

Dear David Gilmour: May I call you Dave? Because, by your own admission, you’re not really a prof, seeing as you don’t have a Ph.D. and your “teaching” experience comes courtesy of TV, that not-at-all-superficial-or-unidimensional medium that makes everybody feel … Continue reading →

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Whose fault is it?

Posted on September 21, 2013 by Sabina Becker

In India, it’s WOMEN! In the US, it’s WOMEN! Impotence: Laura Sessions Stepp (of Unhooked fame) wrote in The Washington Post that young women’s feeling empowered to initiate sex was causing a scourge of impotence among college-aged men: “According to … Continue reading →

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Rape culture? WHAT rape culture?

Posted on September 5, 2013 by Sabina Becker

I don’t see anything here… The trial for a University of Toronto architecture professor charged with sexual assault nearly two years ago began Thursday. James Andrew Payne was charged on Dec. 10, 2011 with one count of sexual assault. Payne, … Continue reading →

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Daniel Cohn-Bendit and the German Greens’ pedophile problem

Posted on September 3, 2013 by Sabina Becker

“I stand for sex with children! How about you?” Meet Daniel Cohn-Bendit. He’s a long-standing, high-ranking member of the German Green Party, as well as the Green faction chief in the Europarliament. And he’s also a major component of its … Continue reading →

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A few random thoughts on women’s sexuality

Posted on August 28, 2013 by Sabina Becker

“Feminine psychology is at times twisted: They have created in us the conviction that all the bad things in the world are lying in wait, trying to sneak in on us from between our legs.” –Laura Restrepo, Colombian writer. Lupita … Continue reading →

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On Hugo Schwyzer and “branding”

Posted on August 5, 2013 by Sabina Becker

So, I guess you’ve all heard about Hugo Schwyzer’s big meltdown. I’m not going to jump on any bandwagon here; I’m not interested in bashing him, and neither am I interested in defending him. He’s been bashed pretty damn thoroughly, … Continue reading →

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