At last weekend’s Women in Secularism conference, I accidentally set off a lot of discussion with something I said during a panel. I say “accidentally” because I wasn’t planning on talking about this specific point, nor did I think it would result in such a reaction. I remarked that when I was about to attend …
Category Archive: skepticism
May 21 2012
The Women in Secularism conference ROCKED
In the months leading up to CFI’s Women in Secularism conference, I admit I had my worries. I was worried attendance would be low because men wouldn’t be interested. I was worried it might be the same feminist talk over and over again. I was worried that any perceived failure would be trumpeted by the …
Apr 27 2012
I’m on a boat
A skeptical boat, that is. This is the cover of The Humanist for their story “Getting Real: A Look at the New Skepticism.” It’s a large article featuring a number of different types of skeptical activism, and I made my way onto the boat because there are a couple of paragraphs about boobquake. …Yeah, all white …
Mar 23 2012
Guest Post: Skeptical dog training
The following is a guest post by Julie Lada, a veterinary student and skeptic who blogs at My DVM Vacation. Dog training is a hot button issue right now. Dozens of TV, magazine and book personalities are dying to tell you the best way to get your dog to stop jumping up on your guests …
Mar 12 2012
The genetic “proof” for ancient aliens
I have a new, horrible obsession – the History Channel’s show Ancient Aliens. On Saturday I found myself drinking with a group of my boyfriend Sean’s friends, when one of them announced that we must play an Ancient Aliens drinking game. I had no idea what the show was, but became intrigued when they started …
Mar 07 2012
Amazon knows me better than Groupon
The title of the advertisement email I received from Amazon today: World’s Largest REESE’S Peanut Butter Cups The title of the advertisement email I received from Groupon today: 79% Off Acupuncture Sessions I think someone’s algorithm is working better.
Feb 06 2012
Women who don’t amuse Penn Jillette are cunts
Lindy West is a freelance writer who often writes for Slog, so I’ve grown to love her writing since I’ve moved to Seattle. She has a piece at MSNBC poking fun at the apocalyptic Super Bowl ads from last night. And this is what Penn Jillette thinks of her article: “What a remarkably stupid cunt. Why …
Feb 02 2012
The cootie conspiracy
My boyfriend had a cold last week, which of course means I have a cold this week. The perk of out-of-phase illnesses is that I could bring him burritos when he felt crappy, and now he can make me tea when I feel crappy. And that we get to have conversations like this: Me: Well, …
Jan 31 2012
Do not donate to Susan G. Komen for the Cure
As the daughter of a breast cancer survivor, I am pissed off about Susan G. Komen’s decision to pull its grants for breast cancer screening from Planned Parenthood. Komen claims the move is because their newly adopted guidelines do not allow them to donate money to organizations under investigation by Congress. But let’s cut the crap: this …
Jan 29 2012
Who needs pap smears when you have acupuncture?
All too often I hear critics who assert that skepticism and feminism have nothing to do with each other, and I should stop pretending that skepticism is relevant to women’s issues. And then I run into articles like this one, where an acupuncturist claims only prostitutes get cervical cancer and pap smears aren’t “real preventative …
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