O would some power the gift to give us / To see ourselves as others see us. (Robert Burns)
May 14, 2013 1 Comment
Yemisi Ilesanmi, one of the newest bloggers on Freethoughtblogs, is clearly a force to be reckoned with. As her bio states, she’s a Master of Law in Gender, Sexuality and Human Rights; a trade unionist; a human rights activist; an author; and sometimes moonlights as a plus size model.
But none of that is what this article is about. Read more of this post
May 3, 2013
A few of the usual people this publication calls out have expressed their dismay over ElevatorGATE’s (@ElevatorGATE on Twitter) use of the Web-based app Storify:
@MelodyHensley @futilityfiles @B1uEYE Are Storify aware their service is being used as a tool for cyber-bullying?
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Lee Christie (@java7nerd) May 01, 2013April 30, 2013 1 Comment
Skeptic Ink Network blogger Justin Vacula is going to the Women in Secularism 2 conference! For some reason (and I'd love to know why) many people are not happy about this, and there is currently a smear campaign against him coming from PZ Myers and Ophelia Benson. Recently, Rebecca Watson has joined in with this tweet:
https://twitter.com/rebeccawatson/status/329256008536977408
Just look at the text of Rebecca's tweet, then compare it to what the picture is of.
April 29, 2013 1 Comment
How could this reporter be so negligent as to not notice that the Internet’s oldest snowflake, Ophelia Benson, has created her own sad imitation of Rebecca Watson’s (@rebeccawatson on Twitter) Page O’ Hate?
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February 21, 2013 1 Comment
One Billion Rising is, or rather was, an event intended to “end violence against women and girls” by getting a handful of the ten thousand or so people who actually heard about it to get up and dance on video.
It has been generally panned by even the most sedentary slacktivists as being meaningless, but this reporter disagrees. Read more of this post
February 1, 2013 1 Comment
Questions that are constantly asked in the skeptic/atheist communities include "Who should get to talk at conferences?" or in other words, "Who should we listen to?". In trying to answer these questions, it is very easy to look for labels to slap on to people in order to enhance their reputations. In this post, I'm going to argue that many of these labels can be pretty much worthless, and should not be used as a basis for people to have influence.
February 1, 2013
Sources have sent this reporter a list of the 551 people CFI-DC Director Melody “but this is my personal account” Hensley follows using her @melodyhensley account on Twitter. In honor of Follow Friday, here is that list:
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January 28, 2013 4 Comments
The latest White Knight to try to explain the poor Marginalized people’s position is Paul Fidalgo, who wrote this on Freethought Blogs: Read more of this post
