… Is ridiculous, at best. At worst, it’s disturbing and sad. And the fact that other British politicians are using this situation as an opportunity to score points by feigning deep concern for Britain’s relationship with Pakistan is to be expected. The hardliners in Pakistan will take any excuse to steer the mob. As aContinue reading “The fact that anyone has to ‘defend’ the decision to knight Rushdie…”
Category Archives: Idiots on Parade
And the higher your GPA, the racier your panties!*
This is the reality of many women and girls who live in super-duper religious communities (and by “religious” I really mean “backward” – the two don’t necessarily have to go hand-in-hand, but spirituality is so complex that most people just take the easy way out, turning into drooling, intellectually stagnant fanatics). Like Aliana, I amContinue reading “And the higher your GPA, the racier your panties!*”
Гниды
Sometimes the news is so embarrassing that you hardly want to acknowledge it. Although this should be acknowledged, because it’s a nice example of how totalitarianism works in Russia. With standards of life low, it’s easy to convince people to turn into a herd of bloodthirsty baboons. The baboons have to take their anger outContinue reading “Гниды”
So you think it’s funny… To let your four-year old pee on the seat in the women’s bathroom
I think this “funny” business may become a regular feature. I completely understand the impulse of not letting your kid wander into the men’s bathroom all by himself. The men’s bathroom is an eerie place to me too – like Easter Island with plumbing. I’m one of those sexist women who sometimes wonders if guysContinue reading “So you think it’s funny… To let your four-year old pee on the seat in the women’s bathroom”
So you think it’s funny that I speak a foreign language in public.
Let’s see now. Here are the things I find funny about you: The fact that you pointed and laughed and elbowed your friend when I was talking on the phone to my auntie, because if I was going to make fun of a person for being foreign, I probably wouldn’t do it while simultaneously admittingContinue reading “So you think it’s funny that I speak a foreign language in public.”
Natalia A. 