Jezebel: Poland

Poland's Ex-Prime Minister Warns About Ugly Ladies In Politics

Anna North — Wed, 21 Sep 2011 14:45:00 EDT

Poland's former Prime Minister has stirred up controversy by advising political parties to find hotter female candidates. More »

Roadside Blow Up Dolls Offer A Different Kind Of Self-Service

Margaret Hartmann — Wed, 02 Feb 2011 11:42:00 EST

In Poland, the art installation group PMS Collective has set up male and female blow-up dolls at intersections offering "self-service." It's a thought-provoking piece, particularly for parents who have to explain it to their kids on long road trips. More »

Polish Politician Hopes Bikini Bod Will Earn Votes

Dodai Stewart — Mon, 15 Nov 2010 18:06:00 EST

Polish pop singer Sara May — real name Katarzyna Szczolek — would like to win a district council seat in her hometown of Warsaw, and she's using photographs of herself in a bikini as part of her campaign. More »

Upon Reflection

Anna North — Sun, 07 Nov 2010 11:30:00 EST

[Pruszkow, Poland, November 7: Victoria Pendleton of Great Britain keeps an eye on Dimitra Patapi on day three of the European Elite Track Cycling Championships at the BGZ Arena. Image via Getty] More »

Doctors Let Woman Die Rather Than Harm Her Fetus

Anna North — Fri, 08 Oct 2010 14:03:00 EDT

A Polish woman died because doctors kept refusing to treat her colon condition. The reason: they were worried she might miscarry. More »

An Immovable Feast

Anna Holmes — Fri, 04 Jun 2010 17:10:00 EDT

[Warsaw, June 3. Image via AP]

Memorial Day

Anna Holmes — Mon, 19 Apr 2010 11:10:00 EDT

[Krakow, April 18. Image via Getty]

Polish Feminist, Parliamentarian and LGBT Rights Advocate Izabela Jaruga-Nowacka Mourned After Crash

Megan Carpentier — Sun, 11 Apr 2010 13:15:00 EDT

Among the dead in yesterday's plane crash in Russia that claimed the lives of 96 Poles was outspoken feminist and LGBT rights advocate Izabela Jaruga-Nowacka, a former deputy prime minister who remained a member of the Sejm, the Polish Parliament. More »

Space Oddities

Anna Holmes — Thu, 10 Dec 2009 12:10:00 EST

[London, December 10. Image via Getty]

Icon Undressed

Katy Kelleher — Mon, 07 Dec 2009 11:40:00 EST

She may be famous for her smile, but some inhabitants of Warsaw seem more interested in the Mona Lisa's other assets. We have no idea what this billboard is advertising, but take a gander after the jump (NSFW). [Copyranter] More »

Nothing's Shocking

Anna Holmes — Mon, 05 Oct 2009 16:10:00 EDT

[Warsaw, October 5. Image via Getty]

Continental Drift

Anna Holmes — Tue, 25 Aug 2009 17:10:00 EDT

[Poznan, Poland; August 25. Image via Getty]

Denial Is Not Just A River In Egypt

Megan Carpentier — Fri, 10 Jul 2009 17:20:00 EDT

Magdalena Kwiatkowska is suing the Egyptian hotel where her 13-year-old daughter stayed, claiming her daughter was impregnated by "stray" sperm in the pool, not a boy. I've a bridge in Brooklyn to sell Kwiatkowska when she wins! [Above The Law] More »

He Knows, But He's Not Saying

Megan Carpentier — Thu, 21 Aug 2008 18:00:00 EDT

Obama's finally decided on a running mate! He's just not going to tell you who, though, so there. He says it's someone without a big ego, so Karen Tumulty thinks it isn't Biden, CNN's confirmed it's not Sam Nunn, and I wonder where on Earth he found a politician without a huge ego. [Associated Press, Time, CNN]
Speaking of enormous (and undeserved) egos, Rush Limbaugh's at it again, complaining that us Lesbian Feminazi Bonerkillers won't let him hit "girls." Oh, and Barack Obama is a "little black man-child." Dude, are the people that syndicate his show just going to let him show up in a white hood, too? [Media Matters]
By the way, McCain has finally found a point below which he won't stoop to pander to the electorate — he won't take a pledge to serve only one term (that he wouldn't intend to keep anyway) just so people will stop "wondering" about his advanced age. Glad to know there's a floor! [Politico]

Polish Baby Factory Is Open For Business • Date Rape Drugs May Be Banned In UK

Maria — Fri, 08 Aug 2008 17:30:00 EDT

A surrogate "baby factory" has opened in Poland where 37 young women are ready to give birth to babies for couples unable to conceive for roughly $22,000 a child. • An 84-year-old Nigerian man with 86 wives advises men against taking so many partners, but he was granted his power to "control" and "heal" women by God, so, you know, whatevs. • In the wake of the news that The Well of Loneliness is being reprinted for its 80th anniversary, one critic asks if there is still a need for the category of "lesbian literature." • Researchers have discovered that your natural body odor is determined by genetics, not simply your level of cleanliness. More »

This Week There Were A Lot Of Pregnant Teens Up In Here

Jessica G. — Fri, 20 Jun 2008 18:00:00 EDT

This week we discussed matters of national importance. Like threesomes.
Michelle Obama and the role of a first lady actually are matters of national importance. But omg her dresses are purdy!
Michelle doesn't wear short shorts. Chuck Bass wears short shorts!
A bunch of idiot teenagers in Gloucester, Mass made a "pregnancy pact", and now a whole mess of 'em are up the stick. Sigh.
A teen who is no longer pregnant: Jamie Lynn Spears. She gave birth to wee Maddie Briann yesterday.
A Polish teen got caught in the middle of the abortion battle.

14-Year-Old Polish Rape Victim Now Caught In Abortion Rights Battle

Jessica G. — Thu, 19 Jun 2008 09:30:00 EDT

A girl known only as "Agata" in the press has been caught in the mire of a choice controversy in Poland. 14-year-old Agata was raped by a schoolmate, and she became pregnant from the single encounter. The Irish Times reports that Agata was "covered in bruises" when she came home from the assault, and after a gynecologist's visit her mother applied for permission for Agata to get an abortion. You see, abortion laws in Poland are extremely restrictive, and though under Polish law, rape victims are allowed abortions, when Agata and her mother showed up at a local hospital in Lublin to go through with the procedure, instead of finding the doctor in her hospital room, she found right-to-life priest Father Krzysztof Podstawka, who heads an organization called "Protection of Life." Agata's gynecologist returned later to say she would not perform the abortion. But Agata's saga doesn't end there. More »

A Polish man had a totally Twin Peaks moment...

Jessica G. — Thu, 10 Jan 2008 09:45:00 EST

A Polish man had a totally Twin Peaks moment when he visited a brothel and found out his wife was one of the employees. He told the Polish tabloid Super Express: "I was dumbfounded. I thought I was dreaming." Marginally less disturbing than finding your daughter at the whorehouse you frequent, but still pretty unfortunate. The couple is now divorced. [Reuters via MSNBC] More »