Category Archives: Uppity Wimmin

Stupid Sex Tricks: So you think you’re hot shit?

Posted on August 9, 2009 by Sabina Becker

Well, you’re halfway there, bud. But you ain’t hot till someone does this to you: A 26-year-old woman is being hailed as a national hero after belying the conventional wisdom that revenge is a dish best served cold.The unidentified female … Continue reading →

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Honduras: one worth a thousand

Posted on July 25, 2009 by Sabina Becker

A woman protests against police repression in Honduras. To me, this one says it all: Things look bad just a few feet behind her, but she’s still standing, still defiant, still waiting the forces of dictatorship out. And still hoisting … Continue reading →

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Festive Left Friday Blogging: Bicentennial in Bolivia

Posted on July 17, 2009 by Sabina Becker

The capital city of La Paz celebrated its 200th year of independence this past week, and it was a big bash…so big that leaders from all over Latin America came to take part. Check out the luminaries:El Ecuadorable showed up … Continue reading →

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Quotable: Fern Hill on the false “middle ground” option

Posted on June 13, 2009 by Sabina Becker

“I’m getting damned sick of all the triangulation and Third-Way hand-wringing bullshit over reducing abortion.“Or, looked at another way, we pro-choicers already occupy that middle ground. Most of us support all the measures that have been bruited about to reduce … Continue reading →

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Wowzers!

Posted on June 9, 2009 by Sabina Becker

I’m just blown away by all the good words from great people who linked my Wankers of the Week post from last Saturday night. I was worried about posting it at all, fearing I’d get death threats and anonymous mouth-breathers … Continue reading →

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Wankers of the Week: The “pro-life” killers of Dr. Tiller

Posted on June 6, 2009 by Sabina Becker

No shit, kiddies, this is how they really “think”. And this is how they see women. Nice, innit? Christ, what is it about abortion that brings out the wankers, baying for blood from women and doctors? Whatever it is, they … Continue reading →

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Quotable: Helen Keller on socialism

Posted on April 9, 2009 by Sabina Becker

“How did I become a Socialist? By reading. The first book I read was Wells’ New World for Old. I read it on Mrs. Macy’s recommendation. She was attracted by its imaginative quality, and hoped that its electric style might … Continue reading →

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A few random thoughts on beauty queens

Posted on April 4, 2009 by Sabina Becker

Remember this?Sadly, it’s more representative than exceptional. I shit thee not.Oh come on, admit it. You know it as well as I do, gentle reader: Beauty queens are twits. It goes with the territory. They don’t need no stinkin’ depth; … Continue reading →

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Quotable: Chavecito on feminism

Posted on March 12, 2009 by Sabina Becker

“Without the true liberation of women the full liberation of people is impossible and I am convinced that an authentic socialist should be also an authentic feminist.”–Hugo Chávez, in his weekly column

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Quotable: Jamie Lee Curtis on the credit crisis

Posted on February 24, 2009 by Sabina Becker

“Are we too so drugged as to think that the idea of Corporate greed and avarice and the lies and misdeeds are a new thing? Madoff’s Ponzi worked (longer than most) but it worked because people didn’t ask questions, they … Continue reading →

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