If thou gazest long into the Pit, the Pit will also gaze into thee

[spoiler] ... Haven't listened to all of it yet myself but I found Oolon's criticism of Reap for Reap banning him on his blog quite credible, particularly just after Reap had torn a strip off PZ and company for their banning of people. Sort of think that the "Pit's" policy in that regard is the hig...

[spoiler] they're all sexist. they're all elitist. they're all racist. it took social justice warriors and a heap of feminist to really turn me into a curmudgeon and I resent it. anything that can fuck these assholes over the better. they are their own worst enemies, the sad part is their message i...

[spoiler] I expected the turd to be dishonest, dodge questions, obfuscate, redefine words, etc, but I at least thought he'd be able to keep a cool head under fire. But he couldn't even manage that. Instead of he came off as agitated, extremely snappy and just eager to swipe at whatever Reap, Al or ...

[spoiler] they're all sexist. they're all elitist. they're all racist. it took social justice warriors and a heap of feminist to really turn me into a curmudgeon and I resent it. anything that can fuck these assholes over the better. they are their own worst enemies, the sad part is their message i...

I expected the turd to be dishonest, dodge questions, obfuscate, redefine words, etc, but I at least thought he'd be able to keep a cool head under fire. But he couldn't even manage that. Instead of he came off as agitated, extremely snappy and just eager to swipe at whatever Reap, Al or Brian said...

[spoiler] There once was a wanker named Carrier Who tried to erect a big barrier Between pitters and plus The "them" and the "us" When what Jen really needs is a farrier I know, I wasn't going to go there..... Pity our poor Richard Carrier Who fancies himself quite the harrier he growls and he bite...

Seems Ophelia can't stop assuming people who disagree with her are Slymepitters. Dishonest to the last. [spoiler]http://freethoughtblogs.com/butterfliesandwheels/2013/01/paging-orac/#comment-418701 No, slime pitter, I did not â€œcompare TAM to Nazi Germany.â€ Thatâ€™s a lie that you people have be...

Again, my point: she isnâ€™t a scientist â€“ sheâ€™s an artist with their own idiosyncratic language â€“ so it seems not quite cricket to be demanding that she be familiar with all of the connotations they use . Wait a second Steers. Weren't you arguing with me a few pages ago that she had good rel...

[spoiler]... But thatâ€™s my point: I think she is just guilty of a malapropism, that she was trying for cute or baby-talk and it fell flat. And that on reading it and the context â€“ and realizing she is an artist, although with some interest and familiarity with science â€“ the logical conclusion...

[spoiler] Considering that absolutely no one has actually proven that Shermerâ€™s â€œitâ€™s more of a guy thingâ€ qualifies as a sexist statement â€“ no more so than an observation that most of the people in prisons for violent crimes are overwhelmingly males by a 10:1 ratio â€“ yet virtually ever...

A halfhearted defense of Amy Roth's use of the phrase lady-science: I've noticed a trend in pop-culture recently (read: in watching Parks and Rec and 30 Rock episodes) towards using "lady" as an analog for "guy." Used instead of "woman" or, even worse to feminists, "girl," or the worst of the worst...

A halfhearted defense of Amy Roth's use of the phrase lady-science: I've noticed a trend in pop-culture recently (read: in watching Parks and Rec and 30 Rock episodes) towards using "lady" as an analog for "guy." Used instead of "woman" or, even worse to feminists, "girl," or the worst of the worst...

Surly Amy asked: "Who is/are your lady-science ... heroes and why?" Wouldn't that be considered insanely sexist if not outright misogynist if anyone else said it? Sexism seems to require some stereotyping and discrimination. I think that simply acknowledging that there are, or have been, some, many...

they're all sexist. they're all elitist. they're all racist. it took social justice warriors and a heap of feminist to really turn me into a curmudgeon and I resent it. anything that can fuck these assholes over the better. they are their own worst enemies, the sad part is their message is so overw...

And for the â€œheads-upâ€, although I only see one reference to me there by one Raging Bee â€“ about whom Welch had some choice words â€“ probably because she and I have had some â€œwordsâ€ over Shermer in the context of Braytonâ€™s rather sorry attempt to refute the charge that FfTB has turned i...

[spoiler] Surly Amy asked: "Who is/are your lady-science ... heroes and why?" Wouldn't that be considered insanely sexist if not outright misogynist if anyone else said it? Sexism seems to require some stereotyping and discrimination. I think that simply acknowledging that there are, or have been, ...

[spoiler] Addressing Caine's unwillingness to consider Alexa stats as evidence that more men than women visit FTB: http://i.imgur.com/5Z7f1.png I donâ€™t know much if anything about Alexaâ€™s methods of collecting stats , but I notice that when I do a mouse-over of the question mark adjacent to the...

Addressing Caine's unwillingness to consider Alexa stats as evidence that more men than women visit FTB: http://i.imgur.com/5Z7f1.png I donâ€™t know much if anything about Alexaâ€™s methods of collecting stats , but I notice that when I do a mouse-over of the question mark adjacent to the â€œGender...

Just for Caine's information, here are the horribly misogynist FTB stats: http://i.imgur.com/zUaTi.jpg Oh dear. Isn't evidence a real bummer! Pretty much ever stat I've seen, including that atheist census that was up recently, show men outnumber women in atheism by a substancial percentage. we're p...

[spoiler] Hi all, New to the slymepit and thought I would take your votes on an avatar. I took both of these at the zoo. http://i156.photobucket.com/albums/t12/zapflash/pic2-1_zps3cd95225.jpg or http://i156.photobucket.com/albums/t12/zapflash/Toque2-2_zps9f447ff9.jpg I am kinda partial to the secon...

Steersman, they're talking about you in the comments of Ophelia's recent post about Shermer. :popcorn: Yes, Steersman, go over there and bore them to death. :) Aww, I like Steersman. I don't understand why they thought he'd be over there to defend Shermer, though. Is Steersman a big Shermer fan? Th...

Aww, I like Steersman. I don't understand why they thought he'd be over there to defend Shermer, though. Is Steersman a big Shermer fan? Steersman is a dick. Tell us how you really feel Mykeru, lol Steersman is a disingenuous, time wasting, pompous sack of dicks. Aw, I love you too, cupcake â€¦. Am...

Also, sorry for sounding a bit aggressive. I appreciate your efforts to try and see the best in everyone, but this last paragraph is just apologetics. No problemo. But Iâ€™ll disagree on the question of â€œapologeticsâ€ â€“ Iâ€™ll call it more a case of weighing all of the evidence â€“ even if mos...

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That is at least a plausible example of â€œlady-scienceâ€. However, I sort of expect that Amy is likely to have had a broader and larger demographic of scientists in mind â€¦.

I would attend Women and Secularism, write about my experiences, and report on my blog. The problem, though, is that I am strapped for cash at the moment. Now I'm not kidding around anymore. How much? I'll throw in the price of admission just to make this happen. Too bad you're not a student anymor...

I'd like to see Richard Dawkins refer to "lady-science" and see what happens â€¦. I think the point is that she, in effect, said â€œlady-science heroesâ€ which is sort of meaningless or ridiculous with the hyphen and should be interpreted as â€œlady science herosâ€ [or heroines]; the â€œladyâ€ i...

[spoiler] Who is/are your lady-science ... heroes and why? Wouldn't that be considered insanely sexist if not outright misogynist if anyone else said it? Sexism seems to require some stereotyping and discrimination. I think that simply acknowledging that there are, or have been, some, many actually...

I think the point is that she, in effect, said â€œlady-science heroesâ€ which is sort of meaningless or ridiculous with the hyphen and should be interpreted as â€œlady science herosâ€ [or heroines]; the â€œladyâ€ is modifying â€œheroesâ€ and not â€œscienceâ€- like â€œ gentlemen farmers â€. St...

[spoiler] I have always liked Elevatorgate - my theory is that he's a schoolkid who wants to be a journalist when he grows up; he likes Dawkins, somehow wound up reading about Elevatorgate, and decided to make RW et al his school project for the year. He's become incredibly good at catching the con...

[spoiler] Who is/are your lady-science ... heroes and why? Wouldn't that be considered insanely sexist if not outright misogynist if anyone else said it? Sexism seems to require some stereotyping and discrimination. I think that simply acknowledging that there are, or have been, some, many actually...

[spoiler] Who is/are your lady-science ... heroes and why? Wouldn't that be considered insanely sexist if not outright misogynist if anyone else said it? Sexism seems to require some stereotyping and discrimination. I think that simply acknowledging that there are, or have been, some, many actually...

[spoiler]Methinks you should really take a close look at the definitions for sexism and stereotyping I provided. Hereâ€™s the one for sexism again: 2. sexism: Attitudes, conditions, or behaviors that promote stereotyping of social roles based on gender. Note the reference to stereotyping which is a...

Who is/are your lady-science ... heroes and why? Wouldn't that be considered insanely sexist if not outright misogynist if anyone else said it? Sexism seems to require some stereotyping and discrimination. I think that simply acknowledging that there are, or have been, some, many actually, top â€œl...

[spoiler] I think the definition would have to be changed to keep in accordance with their current attitudes towards men: Feminism is the radical notion that women are the only people, and that all men are monsters. Methinks that that qualifies as stereotyping and therefore sexism. That some femini...

Don't quite follow you there. The assertion was that "feminism is the radical notion that women are the only people" which seems tantamount to asserting, if not leveling the accusation, that all feminists subscribe to that view or principle - ergo, stereotyping, ergo, sexism. You're free to give yo...

[spoiler] ... Oh silly codelette, you've just "internalized misogynistic thought"! At least that was what I was told by the baboons when I pointed out that women in the video game industry disagreed with Anita Sarkizian(spelling ?). Patriarchy theory has an easy answer for everything! Wish we had a...

[spoiler] "Feminism: The radical notion that women are people" It's a quote that pops up in various Feminism101 pieces you'll find scattered around the net and is originally attributed to the British journalist Rebecca West. This is the idea that PZ Myers and the FTB crowd claim WE are opposing. Th...

Found that reference. It's Rational Ugandan from 7/2012, Letter to the Slime Pit , posted here for those who haven't read it before (particularly those who have concerns about some of the tone & language used in the 'pit). For those who want the Cliff Notes version, here's a chunk from near the end...

My recent comment on the Pharyngula post on a â€œFine Catholic Traditionâ€ which, of course, didnâ€™t show up because Iâ€™m banned: While this is somewhat of a rhetorical question though of some relevance, I wonder what the consensus is on the question of providing trigger warnings. But since it se...

The Atheist Advocates of San Francisco meeting at which Greta Christina is speaking is starting right now. I wonder whether any 'pitters might be in attendance... I think Sacha was planning on going â€¦ she may have said something about going incognito, possibly as the â€œmonopod manâ€. Or possibl...

A thought I had this morning. I was kicked off of the Pharyngula website ostensibly because I was curious about why men commit crime. I had to jump through and acknowledge all of the "privilege" stuff that I do agree with, but my question was why do men, even though privileged, commit more crime. I...

Badger3k wrote:Well, got off my ass and posted links to Zinna's piece on Manning at Firedoglake, their FB page, and the Save Bradley Manning FB page. Let's see what develops.

Throwing the fox in amongst the chickens? Thatâ€™s always good for some entertainment â€¦. :-)

FWIW, my recent comment on Taslimaâ€™s post on the question, â€œAre men more or less the same everywhere?â€ Which illustrates some amusing sexist stereotyping by several of "The Horde". In passing, I think part of the problem, as suggested by Tkmlacâ€™s own blog post, is in not defining the scope o...

There once was a pit full of Slyme Who mocked FTB all the time We love ERV Our mascot's Arnie Come sully yourself with our grime! Careful, I once created a limerick about FTB and the Baboons, and it drew the wrath of someone (Steersboy, I think) who thought it childish!!! He is a little uptight at ...

Hidey ho. I am lucky enough to be banned by Pharyngula and SkepChick. Is this the last atheist message board I can join without being banned? Welcome to one of the last bastions of true free speech in the internet atheiosphere. So what horrible crime did you commit to be banned? Use logic? Ask reas...

All this concern about women in skepticism. I think maybe we should be more concerned with having *skeptics* in skepticism. QFT Or more skepticism in more women .... Do you have any evidence that would help? Just a joke, no evidence actually being sought here. But LMU's "we should be more concerned...

Bored with the current board tag - suggest a new one, please. My favourite by 19.00 PST tomorrow gets a $10 Amazon.com GC by email. Unless I don't use any of the suggestions, in which case Renee gets another $50 for her charity drive. Which she might get anyway. CUNT is not a dirty word. â€œCuntâ€...

As far as claims of mental illness by the FfTB of anyone goes/quote] ...I have yet to actually read a relevant (which reads as "not breast beating") contribution from you here. Does not that famous image of him whoring out his left pectoralis major as a "white" bored for the hypocrite-o-the-decade ...

[spoiler] ... I was nauseated. Not because of how graphic the messages were, but because LC totally dries up all my mucous membranes and just seeing his pic makes me vomit a little inside my mouth. Maybe you too would like to post your picture so that he and others can make a similar judgement of y...

The photoshopped images are my favorite thing about the Slymepit. Please don't change your photoshopping ways, Slymepit. http://i.imgur.com/uXbin.jpg Oh NOES my OWWWWLLLLLSSS!111!! Why on earth would someone want to replace such a cute pair of hooters with that pair of ugly tits? +10 Internets and ...

[spoiler] A short note on the question of whether or not rape is treated as more harmful than other crimes due to a culture's twisted idea of sex: It's really not. It's akin to torture in a lot of ways. Someone is literally holding you down and using your body to pleasure themself against your will...

sacha wrote:
LMU wrote:
All this concern about women in skepticism. I think maybe we should be more concerned with having *skeptics* in skepticism.

QFT

Or more skepticism in more women ....

http://i.imgur.com/FIjna.jpg Gawd forgive me, but I larfed â€“ as I did at the one about someoneâ€™s â€œnew shoesâ€ â€¦. :-) Yeah, I'm not gonna lie. That image made me laugh, too. I GET IT. It's because Rystefn's hair is tribal... Right? I assume youâ€™re kidding, but on the off-chance that youâ€...

[spoiler] So am I the only one who thought the Eucliwood/LousyCanuck slashfic was funny as fuck? I hope that's what she sent to him. I was nauseated. Not because of how graphic the messages were, but because LC totally dries up all my mucous membranes and just seeing his pic makes me vomit a little...

I am happy with whatever people want to say, or what ever point of view they want to put out there Yes absolutely. I treat all individuals with a degree of respect - you get that off me by virtue of having a pulse - no other criteria required but ideas are a different thing entirely. I try to refer...

[spoiler] And damnit, Steers, answer the question! What are you implying about my White Moostache of Authority? Not much actually â€“ it was a hypothetical, a reference to a â€œsore thumbâ€ that could â€“ conceivably, at a stretch â€“ be hiding something else, that I thought useful to illustrate a...

[spoiler] @Steersman I fail to see how pricking Thimbledoo's little bubble of self-love is like nuking Iran or North Korea. Because the response was disproportionate to the offense. And because I think it was, as indicated, sort of like swatting the dog today for having pissed on the carpet last mo...

http://i.imgur.com/FIjna.jpg Gawd forgive me, but I larfed â€“ as I did at the one about someoneâ€™s â€œnew shoesâ€ â€¦. :-) Steersman, where else do you go? Are you the 50/60 year old? ??? Pray tell, what do you mean by that? If you're asking where else I post, I generally post under this avatar ...

ConcentratedH2O, OM wrote:http://i.imgur.com/FIjna.jpg

Gawd forgive me, but I larfed â€“ as I did at the one about someoneâ€™s â€œnew shoesâ€ â€¦. :-)

And damnit, Steers, answer the question! What are you implying about my White Moostache of Authority? Not much actually â€“ it was a hypothetical, a reference to a â€œsore thumbâ€ that could â€“ conceivably, at a stretch â€“ be hiding something else, that I thought useful to illustrate a point. Th...

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