Turkey: Progressive Feminist Paradise?
Much has been said about objectification and the feminist utopia.When is someone going to stop talking and get us there?Turns out Turkey is moving in... some... direction.At issue: Turks Debate Modest...
View ArticleCan we ban porn?
Meghan Murphy wrote an article titled: You want proof that criminalization works? Look no further than the feminist movementQuoting Murphy:In the article, Ruth Rosen points to various male “behaviours”...
View ArticleMurphy the conservative
On Meghan Murphy's post about banning porn there is a rather interesting comment:Lillian says: (February 24, 2013)Under the Harper Conservative government in Canada, there was a similar argument...
View ArticleWhy all the bad language?
Two well-meaning people have picked up the baton for feminism and are eager to show how bad the "anti-fems" are.Michael Nugent attempts to document the "nasty pushback" at the "SlymePit" forum.The list...
View ArticleThe dongle joke feminism forgot
To get up to speed with the entire "donglegate" madness, you may want to start with Ars Technica's article.And if you want a bit more background on double standards as they apply to jokes in public...
View ArticleWhat you should know about the dongle joke
Here is a short list of things that many people completely miss about the entire "dongle gate" situation. (back story here)Before one hits the world to "support" one party or another in this whole...
View ArticleEllenBeth Wachs, PZ Myers, and the dongle joke
PZ Myers wrote an article about the dongle joke. More on that later.More interesting for the moment is the conversation that EllenBeth Wachs (semi-famous in US secular circles, longtime fan of PZ,...
View ArticleDefending the politically powerful?
In the epic Pharyngula thread that EllenBeth Wachs participated in (you might want to read this first), Stephanie Zvan was one of the people trying to talk EllenBeth Wachs down.What did Stephanie Zvan...
View ArticlePZ tries to criticize Ars Technica
Calling Ars' response to donglegate (more info here, here and here) a "lazy editorial", PZ Myers tries to pick it to pieces.Here is his attempt:Ars: "mentality is thankfully no longer acceptable in...
View ArticlePZ makes Julian walk the plank
One "julian" seems to have picked up on the way EllenBeth Wachs was treated on the Pharyngula thread and voiced his discontent with the situation.Comment 1284 by Julian:Just read he first two pages....
View ArticleRape threats and DDOS attacks?
When it comes out that one is a skeptic or a critic of the main characters of the "donglegate" and "elevatorgate" dramas, people generally have a very pointed set of questions that follow a general...
View ArticleSexism in the workplace? Really?
It seems that two of my subjects have met! PZ Myers (12345...) has shared an article from Jill Filipovic. Filipovic is already famous for her work on 'feminist' utopias and fashion weeks.So, what topic...
View ArticleSkepChicks ask: Are atheists assholes?
One can hopefully be forgiven for forgetting a post by Adam Lee.Amy from SkepChicks has created a series of articles titled "Speaking Out Against Hate Directed at Women".The latest append to her list...
View ArticleAdam Lee thanks the academy
Adam Lee has posted his thoughts about American Atheists' 2013 convention in Austin, Texas.Under the banner : "Reflections on #AAcon13" (have to use hashtags in blogpost titles... right?) Lee writes:It...
View ArticlePZ asks: Why not more people at secular conventions?
PZ ponders aloud:I hear that the big American Atheists conference in Austin had an attendance of about 900 [...] But…perspective. I’m at a middling-to-good-sized [science fiction] convention, which is...
View ArticleAtheismPlus hates the Human Rights Campaign
It's been a while since we've inspected the "Atheism Plus" forums.What is new there?Well, if you aren't already aware, there is a gay rights group in the United States called "Human Rights Campaign"....
View ArticlePZ really loves his posse of assholes
A while ago, EllenBeth Wachs was torn apart in the comments on Pharyngula for suggesting that Adria Richards might have been wrong to respond to a dongle joke by tweeting a photo of the alleged...
View ArticlePharyngula is misopedist
Joe Rogan tweeted some things recently that were a little.. provocative to say the least. PZ shared the complete set on Pharyngula:"I view women that don't like children the same way I view dogs that...
View ArticleSkepchick loves the d-word
Some time ago, Tim Minchin asked a question about the "c-word":Survey. Am I sexist for using the word cunt? Esp interested in flesh-world friends' answers. US: it isn't used to refer to women in...
View ArticleHow Skepchick and AtheismPlus make atheists look cheap, ineffective,...
CFI wrote a letter to the secular community regarding some of the recent internet drama.The letter is largely a critique of the level of discourse online:Communicating primarily online can make it...
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