Category Archives: Uppity Wimmin

“If you see me in the street”

Posted on August 8, 2011 by Sabina Becker

A spoken-word poem worth taking to heart about just how unpleasant it is to be a woman in public. (And yes, I can vouch for just about everything she says, except maybe the bit about cigarettes; I’m a militant non-smoker.) … Continue reading →

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Planned Parenthood meets Bollywood!

Posted on August 3, 2011 by Sabina Becker

In celebration of the new law requiring all US health insurance providers to cover birth control and other preventive health measures for women with no “co-pays” (out of pocket expenses, often used by insurers to minimize their own expenditures), Planned … Continue reading →

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What’s wrong with “crisis pregnancy” centres?

Posted on August 2, 2011 by Sabina Becker

Well, for starters, there is NO SUCH THING as a “crisis” pregnancy. That word is utterly meaningless. And then there’s the fact that all this weasel-verbiage exists for a reason: to bamboozle unwary women (and girls!) into handing their decision-making … Continue reading →

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Who’s afraid of the big bad wolf?

Posted on July 19, 2011 by Sabina Becker

Ahem. Mood music, maestros: Thank you, fellas, that was…uh…lovely. Okay. Here goes. I saw this comment piece, by someone hilariously named Ally Fogg, in the Grauniad last night. It was an eye-roller, to say the least, full of blanket assertions … Continue reading →

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Mamachas del Ring: A new documentary

Posted on July 12, 2011 by Sabina Becker

Mamachas del Ring -Trailer – English from Betty Park on Vimeo. A glimpse of Betty Park’s documentary on the Fighting Cholitas of La Paz, Bolivia. These women are much more than just pro wrestlers in traditional, colorful Aymara dress; they … Continue reading →

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Short ‘n’ Stubby: In which Ms. Manx praises gutsy women

Posted on June 23, 2011 by Sabina Becker

The Stumpy Cat just let out a plaintive mew, which is her way of telling me that she’s found some little things that she really would like me to post for you. And in this case, it’s all about brave, … Continue reading →

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So, “Arab Spring” was the wrong thing for Brigette to say?

Posted on June 8, 2011 by Sabina Becker

Funny, but actual Egyptians don’t think so: The Arab Spring, they say, isn’t about ballot boxes, it’s about the dignity of humanity. Something the Harper Government™ doesn’t respect, and probably never did. While we’re at it, let’s compare and contrast … Continue reading →

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Ah, memories!

Posted on June 7, 2011 by Sabina Becker

This video, from 1990, shows Rush Limbaugh filling in for Pat Sajak on the latter’s short-lived (if you blinked, you missed it) TV talk show…and getting clobbered, metaphorically speaking, by an anything-but-captive audience: In the first segment, the Pigman tries … Continue reading →

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“Shame on you!”

Posted on June 6, 2011 by Sabina Becker

Hotel maids in New York turned out en masse to protest Dominique Strauss-Kahn at a legal hearing. I wonder if the French press considers things like this to be “barbaric” and “vulgar”, too.

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Festive Left Friday Blogging: Iconic photo du jour

Posted on June 3, 2011 by Sabina Becker

Sorry, no Chavecito, Evo or El Ecuadorable today; don’t worry, they’ll be back next week (or whenever). I just got wind of this one via the tweeter, and it is AWESOME. From the floor of our very own Senate: Brigette … Continue reading →

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