Category Archives: Uppity Wimmin

Random ruminations on a massacre

Posted on December 6, 2010 by Sabina Becker

Hope has two beautiful daughters; their names are Anger and Courage. Anger that things are the way they are; Courage to make them the way they ought to be. –St. Augustine I have to say something painfully honest and rather … Continue reading →

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Forced and coerced sterilizations for HIV-positive women in Chile

Posted on December 1, 2010 by Sabina Becker

For anyone who seriously believes Chile is a model democracy, consider this shocker: The Chilean government does not and never has trusted women to make their own reproductive health decisions. It places the matter in the hands of doctors, who … Continue reading →

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“Where the fuck is the conductor?”

Posted on November 22, 2010 by Sabina Becker

ADDENDUM: Didn’t see this yesterday, but here’s a telling thing…there are actual websites devoted to guys doing what you see below. A woman on the New York subway system confronts a wanker (a literal one!) who harassed her. Apparently he … Continue reading →

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A Remembrance Day roundup

Posted on November 11, 2010 by Sabina Becker

I’ve already pretty much given my own take as to what this day means to me, so I’m gonna shut up about me and just point you to some others’ thoughts instead…TorontoEmerg has a nurse’s take on another nurse’s letter … Continue reading →

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This is what cowardice looks like

Posted on November 9, 2010 by Sabina Becker

Hey, Mike: I see what you did there. Perhaps you’d like the Indiana Attorney General’s office to see it, too? That could certainly be arranged. What you did qualifies as cyberstalking under US law, just so you know: The United … Continue reading →

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Dilma is full of win

Posted on November 1, 2010 by Sabina Becker

Now that Brazil has made history, electing its first female (and first female leftist ex-guerrilla) president, here’s Carlos Latuff, Brazilian cartoonist, with the “official portrait”: And now that one ass-kicking is done, let the next commence. Here’s a round-up of … Continue reading →

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Shrieeeeeeeeeeeek!

Posted on October 26, 2010 by Sabina Becker

OMG, I won something…I’m not kidding. Looky here:Ye Gods, I beat out Antonia Z? Really??? Shrieeeeeeeeeeeeeeek! Ahem. Must compose self. Must compose entry. So, here goes:I really wasn’t expecting this. No, seriously. This obscure blog? Up against some much more … Continue reading →

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Short ‘n’ Stubby: Russell Williams roundup

Posted on October 24, 2010 by Sabina Becker

It was a foregone conclusion that Russell Williams, recently convicted of dozens of break/enters, thefts, plus two sexual assaults and two murders, should be stripped of his military rank. Ms. Manx approves, and wishes his military pension would also be … Continue reading →

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Vote for Pedro!

Posted on October 21, 2010 by Sabina Becker

Ahem. A vote for Pedro is a vote for me:Or just bookmark this page, and go there daily and click on you-know-who. And remember: Vote for Pedro, and your wildest dreams will come true.

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I’ve been nominated!

Posted on October 20, 2010 by Sabina Becker

Yes, that’s right, kids…your humble auntie is a nominee in the Feminist category of the Canadian Blog Awards.I doubt very much that I’ll win; there are others more deserving (popular, exclusively feminist, etc.)–but it’s nice to have the mention just … Continue reading →

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