Category Archives: Uppity Wimmin

Open letter to a friend who must go nameless

Posted on April 7, 2013 by Sabina Becker

It has recently come to my attention that another friend, a progressive blogger, has become the target of a cyberstalker. The culprit: you, her (former) collaborator. Now, I should state in advance that I did not see the blog entries … Continue reading →

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Meet Gloria Steinem

Posted on March 28, 2013 by Sabina Becker

“Oh, you’re still doing feminism?” Yes. Yes, she is. Because the world is still doing sexism.

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Quotable: Gloria Steinem on the importance of questioning

Posted on March 26, 2013 by Sabina Becker

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Steubenville: It really IS Rapeville.

Posted on March 18, 2013 by Sabina Becker

Traci Lords makes a connection that the media have by and large (and, in my opinion, quite willfully) missed. Actually, several connections. One, the connection between rape and prostitution (and porn, which is also tied to prostitution). She says the … Continue reading →

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Evo, the president of the Bolivianas

Posted on March 10, 2013 by Sabina Becker

Why are these Bolivian women smiling? Because this Women’s Day, their president showed that he takes gender-based violence seriously: On Saturday, in the southwestern department of Potosí, the president of Bolivia, Evo Morales, promulgated the Integral Law to guarantee women … Continue reading →

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The elephant in the burned cabin

Posted on February 13, 2013 by Sabina Becker

Today, a friend posted this article from Jacobin on his Facebook wall. It’s an analysis of the Christopher Dorner case that the media have been screaming about all week. I wanted to like it; it was well and gracefully written, … Continue reading →

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Quotable: Rosa Parks on how to overcome fear

Posted on February 4, 2013 by Sabina Becker

Today marks the 100th anniversary of Rosa’s birth. Happy Birthday, you truly awe-inspiring lady.

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Why anti-choice is NOT pro-life

Posted on February 3, 2013 by Sabina Becker

A half-hour documentary by the ACLU of Pennsylvania, showing what really happens when anti-abortion laws come up against unwanted pregnancy. Far from stopping abortion, draconian laws have only ever succeeded in driving it underground, and forcing women and girls to … Continue reading →

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Teh Heterostoopid: Less equality, more nookie? Ha!

Posted on January 31, 2013 by Sabina Becker

Q. Why the fuck is this news? A. Because it’s sensationalistic as hell. And it’s full of “gotcha” and “checkmate, feminists” bullshit: Married men who shirk traditional “female” housework have more sex with their wives than those who willingly pitch … Continue reading →

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Hello, Charles McVety? It’s me, your aneurysm.

Posted on January 30, 2013 by Sabina Becker

So, I guess you’ve all heard by now that our fair province, Ontario, has a new premier-designate. Her name’s Kathleen Wynne, and she’s apparently from the liberal wing of the Ontario Liberal party. That’s nice, eh? I think so…especially since … Continue reading →