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This vs. That vs. LADIES
She was a scientist – I knew it immediately because she wore a lab coat and glasses and no pants. She pointed to my tentacle mustache laying on the table and asked what it was. “It’s a tentacle...
View ArticleD.J. Grothe threatening legal action against WTinc
Earlier this year, I reluctantly resigned from my position as the president of Women Thinking, inc (formerly the Women Thinking Free Foundation, an organization focused on science and critical thinking...
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I’ll Stop Citing a Boyfriend When My Consent Starts Mattering
Before I started dating, I knew and listened to a lot of men. One of their biggest complaints was that women aren’t honest or straightforward enough. “Why don’t women just say no?” they lamented. “I...
View ArticleRebecca on Atheists Talk
Atheists Talk is interviewing Rebecca this Sunday, at 9 am Central time. You can listen to the live stream or on one of those old-timey devices called a radio (RAY-dee-oh), at AM 950 KTNF. You can also...
View ArticleGlobal Quickies: 14/09/13
Happy Mexican Independence Day! Well, it’s actually tomorrow, but you can start your tequila drinking and chile en nogada eating today. Here are your international links of the week: TAIWAN...
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Guest Post: What Rejecting Taught Me About Being Rejected
This guest post comes by way of “Nate,” an all-around thoughtful person with a unique perspective on male-female dating: he went from not having to reject women much to a situation where it was a more...
View ArticleGlobal Quickies: 21/09/13
NIGERIA You probably saw this since it was posted all over the place, but I had include it: post-graduate student proves gay marriage is wrong with SCIENCE. FRANCE Despite same sex marriage being legal...
View ArticleSkepchicks Present: 5K Walk/Run for Choice
By Courtney Caldwell. Originally posted at Skepchick Events. Marathons, 5k events, and other races in dedication to a particular cause aren’t uncommon. The Leukemia & Lymphoma Society sponsors...
View ArticleVIDEO: Fight the Trolls panel, #SkepchickCon
The Fight the Trolls panel at SkepchickCon last July was packed, and surprisingly, panelists and audience witnessed only one or two trolls in the wild. Or not surprisingly, really. SkepchickCon is a...
View ArticleEntangled Bank Provides More Evidence Men Not Funny
Look, it’s no secret that men just aren’t funny. The comedy world is absolutely dominated by women like Amy Poehler, Tina Fey, Mindy Kaling, Maya Rudolph, and Tig Notaro, who bring the hilarity while...
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Weight Stigma: Yes, It’s a Thing
[Content Notice: weight loss, weight and body issues] As I found from various awesome folks I follow, this week is Weight Stigma Awareness Week; people are submitting their personal stories about it....
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Weight Stigma Awareness Week: My Past
[Content Notice: body image, weight] I was happy to have cake at home with family. It meant I didn’t have to eat in front of people. The cruelty regarding my weight started when I was very young and...
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Weight Stigma Awareness Week: My Present
[Content Notice: weight, weight loss, body image] Me, at close to my highest adult weight While I do have a checkered past with the medical establishment, thankfully, about two years ago, I found much...
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You Can’t Fight the Gender Binary with Transphobia
A couple of days ago DJ Grothe, president of the James Randi Educational Foundation, posted a transphobic status update on Facebook reading While it is certainly possible this person, who Grothe...
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When Doubt is a Poison
Stories of sexual harassment in the science and skeptic communities are nothing new around here, despite the efforts of far too many people to dismiss them. To understand the impact of these instances...
View ArticleJoss Whedon hates “feminist”
“I hate ‘feminist.’ Is this a good time to bring that up?” Joss says as he begins his talk at an Equality Now benefit dinner. And people got angry. He explains that he doesn’t hate feminists. And then...
View ArticleGlobal Quickies: 09/11/13
IRELAND Atheist Ireland asked the Convention on the Constitution to repeal the nation’s blasphemy law. They argue that, even if Ireland does not prosecute under this law, it serves as an excuse and...
View ArticleStop Using Black Women as Accessories
I had planned to write about this subject after the whole “Miley Cyrus VMA performance” happened, but I only wrote half a draft and never finished it. In light of Lily Allen’s latest video, “Hard Out...
View ArticleGlobal Quickies: 16/11/13
MIDDLE EAST (From Salem) Arab Atheists and Humanists are looking for your help to set up a website to promote secularism. BRAZIL (From miserlyoldman) As this was the last country to abolish slavery in...
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Allah’s Little Ambassador: What Hijab Is & Isn’t
A few weeks back, I gave a talk at the first Sexy Secular Conference in Akron, OH, with the title Virgins, Raisins, & Sexy Serving Boys: Decoding Female Sexuality in Islam. I had a lot of fun...
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