I’m not sure about the ponies, though. Kittens are obviously a much better tactic for getting women to join atheist groups.
Jan 30 2011
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I’m not sure about the ponies, though. Kittens are obviously a much better tactic for getting women to join atheist groups.
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Sarah Certa
January 30, 2011 at 8:50 PM (UTC -7) Link to this comment
I love her ending. She forgot to mention chocolate though. Because all women love chocolate more than anything else. If there’s free chocolate, I am so joining!
The_MetaSkeptic
January 30, 2011 at 9:20 PM (UTC -7) Link to this comment
“As an alternative to these measures, you can treat women like unique individuals whose desires and aspirations can’t be pinned down by their gender.”What? That’s crazy talk! >:|
LadyAtheist
January 30, 2011 at 9:21 PM (UTC -7) Link to this comment
I’m allergic to ponies. I vote for puppies.
Alexander Van Houten
January 30, 2011 at 9:32 PM (UTC -7) Link to this comment
Ponies are skittish dangerous animals that I would not want at an meet up. I have however brought homemade chocolates to local events. The appeal of the noms is independent of gender. Yay Chocolate.
Caliguy7281
January 30, 2011 at 10:00 PM (UTC -7) Link to this comment
What about pink kittens riding ponies made of chocolate?
JT the Girl
January 30, 2011 at 10:27 PM (UTC -7) Link to this comment
If the Seattle Atheists start meeting at Pony, that’d be an incentive for me. (http://www.thestranger.com/sea…
Sam Barnett-Cormack
January 30, 2011 at 11:00 PM (UTC -7) Link to this comment
Well, I’d go with the alternate plan, but kittens sounds good too. And not just for women…Tell you what though, I bet ponies don’t waste time praying to hypothetical supreme beings…
Sam Barnett-Cormack
January 30, 2011 at 11:01 PM (UTC -7) Link to this comment
Nice food transcends gender. Cookies are generally popular at any sort of meeting or group or whatever, in my experience, and some GMs at my role-play soc are successful at luring players to their games with food of various sorts…
the_Siliconopolitan
January 30, 2011 at 11:07 PM (UTC -7) Link to this comment
Not if you want to keep the boys out.
BathTub
January 30, 2011 at 11:13 PM (UTC -7) Link to this comment
I initially read that as Kittens taste good too.
Andrew Hall
January 30, 2011 at 11:35 PM (UTC -7) Link to this comment
Very clever. If she makes a sequel she could mention having a Barbie dream house at the meetings.
SpitefulFox
January 31, 2011 at 1:20 AM (UTC -7) Link to this comment
Someone’s been playing too much Dwarf Fortress.
SuperHappyJen
January 31, 2011 at 1:52 AM (UTC -7) Link to this comment
I’m allergic to ponies too. Represent!
SuperHappyJen
January 31, 2011 at 1:58 AM (UTC -7) Link to this comment
Lol. I did always think it was odd hearing about attracting more women to the movement. As though we were strange alien beings to be sent smoke signals across the the cosmos.
Just Al
January 31, 2011 at 4:22 AM (UTC -7) Link to this comment
True enough, but you realize that the whole issue started with someone’s observation that atheist/skeptical meetings were noticeably white male dominated? The implication was that either women and nonwhites were being excluded, or that something was making it unappealing to them.It’s an interesting observation of both skeptics and liberals – you can make baseless accusations, but we’re open-minded enough to at least consider the possibility. Then we get razzed for trying to ensure that they are baseless. But the general consensus was that we were already damned before that, so no net loss…
ckitching
January 31, 2011 at 5:12 AM (UTC -7) Link to this comment
I’m convinced that there are two types of people in the world. Those who like chocolate, and those who lie about not liking it.
Anna Jobsis
January 31, 2011 at 5:33 AM (UTC -7) Link to this comment
I’d join a paedophilic sex cult for chocolate.
Azkyroth
January 31, 2011 at 5:49 AM (UTC -7) Link to this comment
Too bad all you get is some cardboardesque crackers, cheap wine, and other people’s germs.
Alley
January 31, 2011 at 6:25 AM (UTC -7) Link to this comment
None of the first three things she said appeal to me… Does that make me a guy? xP
Tab
January 31, 2011 at 11:40 AM (UTC -7) Link to this comment
Hilarious, though part of me worries about people taking it seriously…
Bruce Coppola
January 31, 2011 at 2:26 PM (UTC -7) Link to this comment
But I do just that! “Hey, babe. I really dig your big…frontal lobes. Let’s you and me do something blasphemous after the meetup. I’ll show you my Dawkins if you’ll show me your Hitchens, if you know what I mean.”Works every time. :p
Bruce Coppola
January 31, 2011 at 2:29 PM (UTC -7) Link to this comment
Funny thing is, there’s a female regular at out Meetups who’s really into scrapbooking. I totally have to send her a link to this. She’ll laugh her ass off.
Ginny
January 31, 2011 at 3:17 PM (UTC -7) Link to this comment
Ponies! I’m all about the ponies.The scrapbooking part had me dying.
WingedBeast
January 31, 2011 at 4:57 PM (UTC -7) Link to this comment
How about kitties? I’m a guy and an atheist and I like kittes. I’d go to an atheistic-kittie-petters-event (the petters being atheistic, though the kitties can be as well).
Crommunist
January 31, 2011 at 5:01 PM (UTC -7) Link to this comment
I finally have a name for my rock band!
Ranmore
January 31, 2011 at 5:02 PM (UTC -7) Link to this comment
Do women think there’s something about Atheist groups that is off-putting? Or is just the regrettable fact that women in general (although I hate generalising) tend to be more religious?
Architeuthys
January 31, 2011 at 5:43 PM (UTC -7) Link to this comment
What? Where’s the tl;dr? You should do tl;drs to summarize all of the videos you post, they’re hilarious. In fact, you should do it for every post, just for hilarity.tl;dr – Moar tl;drs plz
Bruce Coppola
January 31, 2011 at 6:19 PM (UTC -7) Link to this comment
If I were a Seattle atheist, I’m afraid I’d have to vote “neigh” on that.(Sorry. Can never resist a bad pun.)
Georgia Sam
January 31, 2011 at 8:41 PM (UTC -7) Link to this comment
Kittens are more convenient, too. A lot cheaper, and easier to transport. But seriously, I really like the video.
Bruce Wright
February 1, 2011 at 12:30 AM (UTC -7) Link to this comment
What about the part where all the guys in the meeting hit on her? That’s popular too.
Egoistpaul
February 1, 2011 at 4:28 AM (UTC -7) Link to this comment
Pink and ponies???? *confused* Perhaps I would never understand this. *sigh*
Eric_Rom
February 2, 2011 at 2:53 AM (UTC -7) Link to this comment
Too bad she punted at the end. Bad technique.
Eric_Rom
February 2, 2011 at 2:55 AM (UTC -7) Link to this comment
And boring, after a fairly clever build. feh.