Category Archives: Uppity Wimmin

Short ‘n’ Stubby: Ms. Manx swats DSK and the IMF around some more

Posted on May 25, 2011 by Sabina Becker

You know how crazy some kitties are when it comes to tinfoil balls? They become obsessed with batting them around, and will chase them all over the house? Well, that’s how Ms. Manx is with this whole Dominique Strauss-Kahn affair. … Continue reading →

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Young feminist calls out Beyoncé (and other assorted BS)

Posted on May 23, 2011 by Sabina Becker

Thanks to Roger Ebert for bringing this to our collective attention. About the only thing I disagree with here is all the bleeping; I think she could have left those words unbleeped. But that’s just me; I don’t bleep anything, … Continue reading →

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Short ‘n’ Stubby: Ms. Manx gets her claws into DSK and the IMF

Posted on May 23, 2011 by Sabina Becker

Happy Victoria Day Monday, everyone! Hope you’re all enjoying your May Two-Four weekend. The Manx is meowing, and you know what that means: She’s got linkage for us. Lead on, ManxDuff… First up, the Daily Mail, and how the obsequious … Continue reading →

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A poem for those who don’t get it

Posted on May 18, 2011 by Sabina Becker

I decided to write this, en français, seeing as there are so many in France who still don’t understand what the Dominique Strauss-Kahn case is really all about: Celà que DSK a fait, n’est pas du tout une “liberté” parce … Continue reading →

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Don’t rape her!

Posted on May 16, 2011 by Sabina Becker

A few friendly words of advice from some nice young guys to all you other guys out there: Are you listening, Dominique Strauss-Kahn? Perhaps this list might furnish you a few clues. (Thanks, Uzza!)

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Stupid (Anti-)Sex Tricks: Hillary Clinton, too hot to print?

Posted on May 8, 2011 by Sabina Becker

Look closely…do you see anything missing here? No? Perhaps this will help, then: And if that still doesn’t make sense to you, here’s the original: Yes, that’s right — Hillary Clinton and the lone other woman in the Situation Room … Continue reading →

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The Feminine Mystique that never died

Posted on May 8, 2011 by Sabina Becker

A padded bikini top by Abercrombie and Fitch, marketed to 8-year-old girls. Much fuss was made about the “push-up” (i.e. cleavage-creating) shape of the bra, and the premature sexualization of little girls it seems to create by making them appear … Continue reading →

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Quotable: Ursula K. Le Guin on hegemony in science fiction

Posted on April 14, 2011 by Sabina Becker

“Finally, one of the major historical themes of the modern world, the destruction and assimilation by western industrialism of every culture it comes in contact with, has been represented in science fiction for a long time. In the pulps it … Continue reading →

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Dear Stephen…

Posted on April 13, 2011 by Sabina Becker

…we’re through: It’s not me. It’s YOU. And all those anti-woman things you did. What the hell were you thinking, man? You think women voters don’t notice these things? Well, we do. And we’re kicking you to the curb. So … Continue reading →

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For those with vaginas

Posted on March 16, 2011 by Sabina Becker

Lysistrata has made a comeback in the USA. The cause? The defunding of Planned Parenthood and the latest salvo in the war against women. Wives and girlfriends of lawmakers, are you listening? (Lobbyists in “eye-patch underwear”, since you are part … Continue reading →