March 9, 2009

Macho of the Year

The French group Les Chiennes de garde, literally “The Guard Bitches”, announced its recipients of its ‘Macho of the Year’ awards. First Prize:

Cardinal Andre Vingt-Trois made his prize winning remark about the difficulties of recruiting women to jobs in the Roman Catholic Church last November on a radio programme, sparking a string of protests.

“The hard part is finding women who are properly trained. It’s not enough to have a skirt, you have to have something between your ears as well,” he said.

Runner up:

It gave second prize to comedian Fabrice Eboue for his comment on French television that “feminism is not just for authoritarian or sexually frustrated women, it’s also for lesbians”.

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comments

  1. Sheila Ryan on March 9th, 2009 at 9:36 am

    Andre Vingt-Trois? What kind of sci-fi name is that for a high-ranking ecclesiastical dude?

  2. Cindy Scroggins on March 9th, 2009 at 9:52 am

    I must ask Jacques and Yves about this.

  3. Sheila Ryan on March 9th, 2009 at 9:54 am

    I’m so glad that you are still in touch with them, Cindy.

  4. Cindy Scroggins on March 9th, 2009 at 10:08 am

    Oh, yes, so am I. The next time you’re in Paris, I highly recommend staying at the Bastille.

  5. Sheila Ryan on March 9th, 2009 at 10:20 am

    That place I stayed last time, where the blanket smelled of piss — maybe that was your Bastille.

  6. Cindy Scroggins on March 9th, 2009 at 10:23 am

    Oh, I doubt it–the Bastille don’t have no blankets.

  7. Sheila Ryan on March 9th, 2009 at 10:32 am

    Ah. Is it more like The Lock-up at Belmont and California in Chicago?, I wonder. I stayed there one night.

  8. Sheila Ryan on March 9th, 2009 at 10:33 am

    (The Lock-up didn’t have blankets either.)

  9. Cindy Scroggins on March 9th, 2009 at 11:26 am

    Yes, more like that, except the Bastille is ultra-hip with concrete floors and no furniture. It’s all about the space, you know.

  10. Sheila Ryan on March 9th, 2009 at 11:33 am

    And the Frenchmen.

  11. Cindy Scroggins on March 9th, 2009 at 11:34 am

    oui.