Category Archives: Asshat of the Day

The wind beneath our wings

Posted on September 30, 2009 by Uppity

Rejoice, Rib readers – it’s Banned Books Week! This is a favorite time of the year for me, behind Christmas and National Jelly Bean Day.  Banned Books Week is an annual reminder of the great debt we as a society … Continue reading →

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illogical, unnecessary, and evil… and totally hot

Posted on August 7, 2009 by Uppity

As Rib Readers know, I’m a collector of creative rationalizations for sexism. My faves are those based on masturbatory Victorian-style logic, arguments blissfully blind to their own gaping holes. Asshat Kanazawa really rubs one out in the most recent post … Continue reading →

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Don’t we just love it when men talk about abortion as if they can have one?

Posted on June 19, 2009 by Uppity

As if they know what it’s like to be pregnant? Like when they compare all women considering abortion to the mentally ill woman in France who, after giving birth, murdered her infants by burning and smothering them?  Doesn’t the sheer … Continue reading →

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Really, Ms. Wurtzel. At your age?

Posted on June 1, 2009 by Uppity

I started my day by reading this article in Elle by Elizabeth Wurtzel about the most recent tragedy that has befallen her: aging.  It’s 2:19 pm and I am still annoyed so I’d better get it out of my system. … Continue reading →

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The banality of sadism

Posted on May 3, 2009 by Uppity

It was recently announced that Plan B will soon be available to 17 year old girls without a prescription… And surprise! the misogynists of the country have been spewing the usual crap about it ever since, which boils down to: … Continue reading →

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