Ron Lindsay’s #wiscfi twist on the conventional Opening Speech
How to undermine your own Women In Secularism conference: spend most of your opening speech scolding feminists for Doin It Rong, because why not encourage the already hyper-active flying monkeys to fling more crap at secular women?
Nugget of Awesome: I wouldn’t mind losing my privileges if it meant other people were treated the same way as I am
I like that I don’t worry about being beaten for my sexuality by bigots. I like that I don’t worry about being pulled over by a cop because my skin color. I like that I don’t have to be worried about being under paid because of my gender and race. I like that I don’t worry about people attacking me for finding out that my sex at birth and gender match. I like that I don’t worry about a bunch of people making laws over what goes on in my body. I like that I can speak out and not worry about being physically assaulted due to my size and gender.
Rebecca Watson made Mount Wahmbulance explode
Rebecca Watson decided to Tweet something super controversial to satisfy my feminazi need to make men cry: Minds were blown! Up is down! Left is right! Cats and dogs, sleeping together!
The thing about intimidatory silencing tactics?
Sometimes they work out exactly as the malicious arseholes want them to, grinding people down until they feel the need to stop speaking out. But the technology that gives the bullies a megaphone to amplify their intimidation is a two-edged sword.
The “Skeptics Don’t Need No Stinking Anti-Harassment Policies” Saga continues
Rebecca Watson won’t be going to TAM this year, and I think she’s absolutely right to take this stand after DJ Grothe’s statements.
Skeptical speakers behaving badly, anti-harassment policies and yammering yahoos
Last week a casual anecdote in a conference speech by Jen McCreight started a whole lot of balls rolling.
On not buying into the LULZer playbook at FtB (or anywhere) #WeLoveFTB
By tigtog on July 3, 2012
In a truly rational world, it might be possible to substantively and productively explore the pros and cons of competing positions in good faith and reach a nuanced understanding and a mutually satisfying path forward. Unfortunately the “don’t give disproportionate emphasis to sexism” side has basically been hijacked by a bunch of bad faith contrarians…
Posted in ethics & philosophy, gender & feminism, Meta, skepticism | Tagged atheism, comments policy, cyberbullying, Deep Rifts, moderation, silencing tactics | 14 Responses