Category Archives: Uppity Wimmin

Who knows more about women’s health than women?

Posted on February 28, 2012 by Sabina Becker

These guys do: Women’s Health Experts Speak Out from Judd Nelson Because when a middle-aged (or older) man tells you to put an aspirin between your knees, you know he knows what he’s talkin’ about. Right, ladies?

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Zut alors! Plus de “mademoiselle”!

Posted on February 22, 2012 by Sabina Becker

Ah, oui. C’est fini, l’ennui: The term “mademoiselle” is about to disappear from French paperwork. Under pressure from campaigners, the government has decided that women will not have to choose how to describe themselves on official documents. Unlike men, women … Continue reading →

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Evo, the ladykiller?

Posted on February 20, 2012 by Sabina Becker

It may be carnival time (and thus, the silly season) in Bolivia, but apparently some don’t find anything funny about it…or at least, not the way the president comported himself during Friday’s kick-off celebrations: Opposition legislators and feminists criticized the … Continue reading →

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Stupid (Anti-)Sex Tricks: The American Lie League, and other hilarious crapagandroids

Posted on February 16, 2012 by Sabina Becker

Need a good laugh tonight? Here ya go: Mmmmmm, penis cupcakes and vagina macaroons! Yummy! Jezebel calls this “the most hilariously lewd thing you’ll ever see”, and they’re not far from the truth. This hysterical video inadvertently gives away the … Continue reading →

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Stupid Sex(ist) Tricks: Why I will never be a vegan

Posted on February 16, 2012 by Sabina Becker

Aside from the serious health concerns they blithely neglect to mention in their quest to turn the whole world vegan, PETA also engages in false, deceptive and highly offensive advertising that’s downright abusive to women: There is so much wrong … Continue reading →

Posted in Crapagandarati, Isn't It Ironic?, Madvertising, She Blinded Me With Science, Stupid Sex Tricks, Uppity Wimmin | 5 Comments

Romance or misogyny?

Posted on February 14, 2012 by Sabina Becker

Sometimes, it’s SO hard to tell, eh? No, this is not to make 18-year-olds look particularly appealing, or older-than-thou women especially alluring. It relies on some pretty mindless stereotyping of women of ALL ages. And while we’re on the subject … Continue reading →

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OMG, Adele is adorable!

Posted on February 13, 2012 by Sabina Becker

Pardon my gush, but it’s true. She really IS a doll. She’s funny, she’s unpretentious, she’s blessedly drama-free in spite of everything she’s been through (how many pop stars can you say THAT about?), and she’s smart and nice, too. … Continue reading →

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This is what same-sex marriage sanity sounds like

Posted on February 9, 2012 by Sabina Becker

Isn’t it wonderful when human rights win out over simply toeing the party line? This is Maureen Walsh, a Republican state representative from Walla Walla, Washington, speaking out beautifully for same-sex marriage rights both as a widow with happy memories … Continue reading →

Posted in Canadian Counterpunch, Law-Law Land, Teh Ghey, The United States of Amnesia, Uppity Wimmin | 3 Comments

Goodbye and good riddance

Posted on February 7, 2012 by Sabina Becker

Two obnoxious, hateful, right-wing “family” things went bye-bye today: Karen Fucking Handel from the Susan G. Komen Foundation, and the last faint flicker of hope for Prop Hate in California. I’m sure neither will be sadly missed.

Posted in Crapagandarati, Fascism Without Swastikas, Fetus Fetishists, Karma 1, Dogma 0, Law-Law Land, Not So Compassionate Conservatism, Schadenfreude, Teh Ghey, Teh Heterostoopid, The United States of Amnesia, Uppity Wimmin | Comments Off

No more fucking Pink Things

Posted on February 1, 2012 by Sabina Becker

I am the daughter of a breast cancer survivor. And I have just sworn never again to buy another “Pink for the Cure” (or whatever they call it) thing. Not that I don’t love my pink long-sleeved Columbia t-shirt, or … Continue reading →