Donnerstag, Mai 10, 2012

Thank you, Mr President!




"There have been moments in history when someone has had the courage to stand up for what they believe in and that one action changes everything and I hope this is one of those times. It takes a brave man to take a stand like this, especially in an election year, so mister President to you I say thank you very, very, very much."

....meanwhile in Germany:  

Donnerstag, April 19, 2012

Die Frauenministerin, die nicht meine ist.

Unsere Frauenministerin (sic!) Schröder sollte dringend mal Caitlin Morans Test machen (aus "How to be a woman"):

"So here is the quick way of working out if you’re a feminist. 
Put your hand in your pants. 
a) Do you have a vagina? and 
b) Do you want to be in charge of it? 
If you said ‘yes’ to both, then congratulations! You’re a feminist."

Und dann weiterlesen:
"Because we need to reclaim the word ‘feminism’. We need the word ‘feminism’ back real bad. When statistics come in saying that only 29 per cent of American women would describe themselves as feminist - and only 42 per cent of British women - I used to think, What do you think feminism IS, ladies? What part of ‘liberation for women’ is not for you? Is it freedom to vote? The right not to be owned by the man you marry? The campaign for equal pay? ‘Vogue’, by Madonna? Jeans? Did all that good shit GET ON YOUR NERVES? Or were you just DRUNK AT THE TIME OF SURVEY?"

Ich kenne die deutschen Zahlen nicht, aber die dürften wohl ähnlich sein... Also, weiterlesen:
"These days, however, I am much calmer - since I realised that it’s technically impossible for a woman to argue against feminism. Without feminism, you wouldn’t be allowed to have a debate on a woman’s place in society. You’d be too busy giving birth on the kitchen floor - biting down on a wooden spoon, so as not to disturb the men’s card game - before going back to quick-liming the dunny."

Jawoll. Und dann sollte Frau Schröder am besten den Rest vom Buch auch noch lesen. Ist nämlich auf jeden Fall lesenswerter als ihr eigenes Geschreibsel!

Ach ja, und herzlichen Glückwunsch zur goldenen Schürze.... :-D

Donnerstag, Februar 02, 2012

Dame Maggie Smith!!!