Category Archives: Uppity Wimmin

Dear men: Nobody owes you “pretty”.

Posted on August 29, 2014 by Sabina Becker

Nope, nobody. Not even these totally imaginary ladies. Yes, kiddies, it’s that time again. Time for another anti-boner note to the menz from your ol’ Auntie Bina. So, this US senator decided to share with us the stupid shit that … Continue reading →

Posted in Fetus Fetishists, If You REALLY Care, Just Pissed Off, Men Who Just Don't Get It, Teh Heterostoopid, The United States of Amnesia, Uppity Wimmin | 2 Comments

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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Quotable: Naomi Wolf on Gaza

Posted on August 9, 2014 by Sabina Becker

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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 →

Posted in Canadian Counterpunch, Fascism Without Swastikas, Festive Left Friday Blogging, Men Who Just Don't Get It, Mexican Standoffs, Schadenfreude, Socialism is Good for Capitalism!, The Bold and the Badass, Uppity Wimmin | Comments Off

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 →

Posted in Just Pissed Off, Men Who Just Don't Get It, Sick Frickin' Bastards, Uppity Wimmin | 2 Comments

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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It was 87 years ago today…

Posted on July 3, 2014 by Sabina Becker

Paulina Luisi, Uruguay’s first woman doctor, and prominent campaigner for women’s rights — especially the right to vote. I don’t usually do “This Day in History” pieces, but I’ll make an exception for this one just because it’s so interesting: … Continue reading →

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Brazilian women: beyond the media icons

Posted on June 30, 2014 by Sabina Becker

Video in Portuguese (with Spanish subtitles — no English, sorry). And if the first thing that came into your head when you read “Brazilian women” was a blond supermodel, or a pair of muscular buttocks wiggling in a teeny bikini, … 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 →