I pity the poor sod who has to wade through and moderate all the comments over at CFI’s blog. Frankly, they’ve got possibly the worst job in the world right now. However, I’m going to push that fact aside for a moment, mute that in-built empathy for my fellow human being for just long enough …
Category Archive: Gender
May 19 2013
Asking the Wrong Question about Ingersoll #wiscfi
I ended up missing the last two talks of the Women In Secularism conference because I had to catch a stupid plane that was stupid ten hours earlier than I would have stupid liked. Stupid. Blah. Okay, I’m happy that I’m home, and completely bloody spent, but in a good way. A mostly good way. …
May 19 2013
Women In Secularism 2 – What the Secular Movement Can Learn[...] liveblog #wiscfi
What the Secular Movement Can Learn from Other Social Movements with Greta Christina, Carrie Poppy, Desiree Schell, and moderator Soraya Chemaly
May 18 2013
Women In Secularism 2 – Maryam Namazie liveblog #wiscfi
Secularism: A Right and Demand of Women Worldwide Maryam Namazie
May 18 2013
Women In Secularism 2 – Jennifer Michael Hecht liveblog #wiscfi
The History of Atheism, Feminism, and the Science of Brains with Jennifer Michael Hecht Tremendous hope and despair expressed here. Very first thing we can do to forward our goals is to show up.
May 18 2013
Women In Secularism 2 – How Women’s Concerns[...] liveblog #wiscfi
How Women’s Concerns Can Best Be Advanced within the Context of a Secular Agenda Moderator: Jamila Bey Panel: Soraya Chemaly, Susan Jacoby, Amanda Marcotte, Katha Pollitt
May 18 2013
Women In Secularism 2 – Gender Equality in the Secular Movement liveblog #wiscfi
Moderator: Greta Christina Panelists: Ophelia Benson, Elizabeth Cornwell, Debbie Goddard, Stephanie Zvan
May 18 2013
Women In Secularism 2 – Women Leaving Religion panel liveblog #wiscfi
Intros Moderator: Stephanie Zvan Panelists: – Vyckie Garrison – No Longer Quivering. Ex Quiverfull, seven children, got out 5 years ago. Considered man to be head of the household – Jamilla Bey – “You may not have noticed but I am an African American”. As irreligious, “statistically speaking I don’t exist”. At 4, realized compulsion …
May 17 2013
Women In Secularism 2 – Rebecca Goldstein liveblog #wiscfi
Rebecca Goldstein wrote out her speech for this conference for the first time ever, agonized over whether to for the first time examine “the gender issue”. To examine whether her behaving as though the world doesn’t care that she’s a female was a good behaviour.
May 17 2013
Women In Secularism 2 – Amanda Marcotte liveblog #wiscfi
Set up late after the 20-min break. Missed opening. Amanda Marcotte – Skeptics Love Challenging Popular Beliefs Standing up to patriarchy is not easy, does not make you popular. Anti-secularists make everything about gender, about sexuality, moreso even than school prayer etc. Theocrats spend 90% of their time on gender-related issues.
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