Category Archives: Uppity Wimmin

Cristina kicks Israel’s ass; Bibi own-goals himself before US congress

Posted on March 3, 2015 by Sabina Becker

A half-hour portion of Cristina’s speech before the Argentine parliament the other day, which lasted about four hours in all. This portion specifically concerns the AMIA and Israeli embassy bombings. If you can understand Spanish, you really need to see … Continue reading →

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After 40 years, a victim of Franco’s Spain tells her story

Posted on February 27, 2015 by Sabina Becker

Lidia Falcón in an archival photo, likely taken before her seventh and final arrest under the Franco dictatorship. The leftist lawyer and feminist was falsely linked to a crime allegedly carried out by Basque separatists in Madrid in September 1974. … Continue reading →

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Ontario sex-ed fight gets ugly. What century is this, again?

Posted on February 24, 2015 by Sabina Becker

Good lord. I would have thought that teaching kids the facts of life at public school was no longer even a little bit controversial, but apparently it’s become just that. AGAIN. And today, in the Ontario Legislature, the pot boiled … Continue reading →

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Music for a Sunday: Down right to the happy end

Posted on February 22, 2015 by Sabina Becker

This has it all: Trains! Bikes! A Santa sleigh! And two best friends having a blast. What more do you need?

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“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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Saudi Arabia, progressive kingdom of irony

Posted on February 3, 2015 by Sabina Becker

Saudi feminists sure do love them some manspreading. According to Konbini, this photo was taken last year at a conference at Qassim University on women’s rights. The piece also notes that Saudi Arabia ranks 127th out of 136 countries on … 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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Why the Marquis de Sade is nobody’s hero

Posted on December 27, 2014 by Sabina Becker

Detail from “The Martyrdom of St. Barbara”, by Jean Bellegambe, 1528. Musée de la Chartreuse, Douai. What gives with the idea that a notorious 18th-century aristocratic sociopath — a chronic, pathological liar who ruthlessly took full advantage of his high … Continue reading →

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Venezuelan LGBTI rights activist murdered; activists seek equal rights under law

Posted on December 16, 2014 by Sabina Becker

Giniveth Soto and her spouse, Migdelis Miranda, holding their son. It will be a terribly hard holiday season now for Migdelis, as Giniveth was taken from her and their son most brutally on Saturday in the wee hours. The crime … Continue reading →

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Montréal Massacre: The truth that no one wants to know

Posted on December 6, 2014 by Sabina Becker

“Je lutte contre les féministes!” So said Marc Lépine, né Gamil Rodrigue Gharbi, expressly declaring war on feminists before he opened fire. These words have often been misquoted or mistranslated as “You’re all a bunch of feminists”, “I hate feminists”. … Continue reading →