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Castrated Vikings row hits Sweden

Fredrik — Mon, 21 Sep 2009 12:02:24 +0000

FURIOUS debate has erupted in Sweden about a former beauty queen’s attack on the country’s drive for a genderless society, which she claims has turned men into “nappy-changing” sissies and women into frumps who “neglect their husbands’ needs”.

Comments posted on the internet by Anna Anka, a former Miss Sweden living in California with her husband Paul Anka, the singer and songwriter, provoked howls of outrage from women. There were also cheers from men who agreed that the Scandinavian push for gender equality had gone too far with the recent emergence of males wishing to breastfeed their babies.

“Swedish dads are tragic with all their nappy-changing and equality,” wrote Anka, 38, the star of a television reality show about Swedish women married to wealthy Americans. “American dads do not prepare dinner and do not iron, they work and provide for their families.” In America, “men are men and women are women”.

Muhammad in a mango?

Fredrik — Thu, 23 Oct 2008 19:14:45 +0000

Catholics haven’t fully cornered the market on seeing the holy in the mundane. Seems a Muslim woman in Sweden said recently that she found a message from Allah in a rotting...

Climate change may threaten biodiversity in tropics

Fredrik — Tue, 14 Oct 2008 08:34:56 +0000

Climate change may soon make the tropics too hot for many native species, which will be forced to head for higher ground to escape the heat, U.S. researchers said on Thursday.The study suggests climate change is not only threatening polar bears and other cold-loving species. It is putting heat-loving species at risk as well.

Swedish Newspaper Prints Wrong Photo In Suicide Story

Fredrik — Mon, 14 Apr 2008 00:32:05 +0000

A Swedish newspaper mistakenly published the wrong photo for an article about a suicide incident.