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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 conversations...

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[spoiler] I am not obliged to do shit for my husband and he is not obliged to do shit for me (beyond keep my house clean). I'm amazed that in this day and age such principles have to be reiterated, as if there were any lingering doubt that entering a relationship is somewhat different from owning c...

[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 conv...

Damn.
s/your right/you're right/

[spoiler] You see, I read this out loud, and it sounded like this: "whine whine butthurt whine whine whine". I read this sort of content free argument and wonder how you got here from atheismplus.com or freethoughtblogs, because clearly your answer would be indistinguishable from the typical FTB co...

[spoiler] You see, I read this out loud, and it sounded like this: "whine whine butthurt whine whine whine". I read this sort of content free argument and wonder how you got here from atheismplus.com or freethoughtblogs, because clearly your answer would be indistinguishable from the typical FTB co...

You see, I read this out loud, and it sounded like this: "whine whine butthurt whine whine whine". I read this sort of content free argument and wonder how you got here from atheismplus.com or freethoughtblogs, because clearly your answer would be indistinguishable from the typical FTB comment. The...

DownThunder wrote:
rayshul wrote:In other news, here's a beautiful example of Social Justice Warrior activity.
http://storify.com/ElevatorGATE/convers ... dawkins-an
I have a question. So the picture is racist - what race is the person in the picture?

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Okay a quick take on the "walking the dog" thing. The dog is utterly different to the relationship scenario because the dog is a *dependent*. That is, when you take a dog on, you take a duty of care towards the dog and you have a responsibility towards it. You become responsible for feeding it, giv...

There's also another obvious answer. Rather than hoping people click ads, (requires a fair bit of SEO skills, and if you want that done legitimately, it's not easy), and given that crowd, I doubt 1 in 3 are even SEEING the ads, and I mean the fucking fans. If you can't get your fans to not block yo...

Richard Carrier: Atheism+ : The Name for Whatâ€™s Happening They closet this even more, of course, because no one can become popular being openly racist the way they can by being openly antifeminist (alas, thereby proving that women as a whole still in some ways have it worse than racial minorities,...

That's like saying sex is an untenable urge that needs to be satisfied or you'll eventually, beside yourself, relieve yourself and stink up the house. unÂ·tenÂ·aÂ·ble /ËŒÉ™nËˆtenÉ™bÉ™l/ Adjective (esp. of a position or view) Not able to be maintained or defended against attack or objection: "this a...

This is very strange: http://www.theatlantic.com/sponsored/scientology/archive/2013/01/david-miscavige-leads-scientology-to-milestone-year-/266958/ The Atlantic let's Scientology "sponsor" an article they wrote on their website, guess what, Scientology is peaches and cream. The Atlantic then heavily...

Nevertheless, the well has been poisoned to such a large extent for me, that somewhere over the last ten years, I have become quite cynical. I no longer automatically assume a charge of rape to have much substance at all these days. Especially where child custody and divorce is involved. YMMV MMDNV

What are the most recent results from the Catholic Church on their long running experiment measuring the ability of priests and nuns to go without sex??

That's like saying sex is an untenable urge that needs to be satisfied or you'll eventually, beside yourself, relieve yourself and stink up the house. unÂ·tenÂ·aÂ·ble /ËŒÉ™nËˆtenÉ™bÉ™l/ Adjective (esp. of a position or view) Not able to be maintained or defended against attack or objection: "this a...

[spoiler] http://i.imgur.com/armIQ.jpg [/spoiler] An online friend alerted me to an interesting poster which was found taped to a glass-cased bulletin board on Public Square in Wilkes-Barre. The image â€” shown on the left â€” features the words â€œVacula, whatâ€™s up with the moustacheâ€ and my i...

Gumby wrote:On the internet I see estimates of anywhere from 2% from 15% of sexual assault reports being false. Fact is, we don't know.

For trolling's sake state that at any feminist forum and then suggest taxpayers should fund research into determining the actual rate.

...What's the opinion, that Burchill is a feminist writer? She is a self-declared militant feminist. She's been writing about feminism since at least 2001. (wiki and http://www.guardian.co.uk/lifeandstyle/2009/may/13/julie-bindel-burchill-feminism)... In fairness Burchill has, if memory serves, at ...

http://cdn.memegenerator.net/instances/250x250/32641994.jpg Look Mr. Somedumbguy (nomen est omen?), 1. Saying that you misjudged an article is not a personal attack. So calm the fuck down. 2. I didn't say you didn't address the rest of the article, I'm saying that you clearly JUDGED the whole artic...

There is no need for scare quotes in that blurb. Whether it was written by Magnanti or an editor is beside the point, someone put scare quotes where they are not needed. Why? Because the media like to preserve an appearance of neutrality by putting in a bunch of unnecessary scare quotes. even when ...

@somedumbguy Julie Burchill is just a dim-witted bit of fluff with a gob. She once referred to herself as a chav, because chavs are like way working-class cool, innnit bruv. Course, her strained attempts to be be all working-class didn't stop her from taking the Mail on Sunday's dime all those year...

By the way, this column in the Telegraph written by Dr. Brooke Magnanti regarding the transphobic remarks made recently in the Guardian, shows NAFALT at work: http://www.telegraph.co.uk/women/sex/9800041/We-dont-need-Suzanne-Moore-and-Julie-Burchill-to-police-the-borders-of-womanhood.html Why is th...

Okay, here it is. You can debate one or two feminists one specific statements they have made. But you cannot debate any feminist in general on feminism in general. And here, cannot means "it is impossible" and cannot means "it's a trap". And the reason for that is NAFALT. [spoiler]Yes, it is basica...

SlymePit Caption contest. Recaption this cartoon using PZ, Greg Laden, Rebecca Watson and Thimbledick, or any FTB or A+ blogger of your choice. http://i.imgur.com/XX0jN.jpg (originally from: http://www.nytimes.com/slideshow/2012/07/08/opinion/sunday/the-strip.html?gwh=4339EC286E0D891B719B634E87FD0EA...

SNIP Look, the basic problem we pitters face is that the word "feminism", though it has a very broad meaning, is widely interpreted by the general public as what we generally call equity or equality feminism (meaning equal rights for men and women, equal opportunity etc.) To complain about "feminis...

This is from Rick Perlstein's piece on Aaron Swartz, but it makes me think of the devastation a smart student might do in a PZ course.

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http://www.thenation.com/blog/172187/aaron-swartz

On a side note I am becoming increasingly hesitant about accepting the positivity in "sex-positive" feminism (not the fake pz rhetoric). Many seem to utilise the stronger emotive feminist rhetoric to their own ends. The obvious occurred to me - its quite possible to be positive about your own sexua...

On a side note I am becoming increasingly hesitant about accepting the positivity in "sex-positive" feminism (not the fake pz rhetoric). Many seem to utilise the stronger emotive feminist rhetoric to their own ends. The obvious occurred to me - its quite possible to be positive about your own sexua...

Well, to followup: Erika Jarvis interviewed Paul Elam and the interview was published at the Toronto Standard, a journalism start up. The interview was reasonably well done. It wasn't a puff piece, nor was it an attack piece. Elam's discussion and a pdf of the interview can be found here: http://www...

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[youtube]YcSglVRYe6M[/youtube] This will surley make the baboons start flinging their feces. Dosent Ana know that Thunderf00t is an evil misogynist?? like we all know that he has to be planning on raping her the very first chance he gets :character-bowser: PZ Myers wasted no time in misrepresenting...

A journalist, Erika Jarvis, published a not entirely hostile interview of Paul Elam, publisher/editor of A Voice for Men at the Toronto Standard. A few days later, the interview has been memory holed along with any other mention of Jarvis at the Toronto Standard. Because feminists can't stand sayin...

A journalist, Erika Jarvis, published a not entirely hostile interview of Paul Elam, publisher/editor of A Voice for Men at the Toronto Standard. A few days later, the interview has been memory holed along with any other mention of Jarvis at the Toronto Standard. Because feminists can't stand sayin...

A journalist, Erika Jarvis, published a not entirely hostile interview of Paul Elam, publisher/editor of A Voice for Men at the Toronto Standard. A few days later, the interview has been memory holed along with any other mention of Jarvis at the Toronto Standard. Because feminists can't stand sayin...

A journalist, Erika Jarvis, published a not entirely hostile interview of Paul Elam, publisher/editor of A Voice for Men at the Toronto Standard. A few days later, the interview has been memory holed along with any other mention of Jarvis at the Toronto Standard. Because feminists can't stand saying...

[spoiler] Do you have a link or screencap of where they called you a rapist http://skepchick.org/2012/12/skepchick-quickies-12-21-4/#comments It is near the bottom where I told someone I did not remember exactly what they said. It was what I thought was a fairly benign conversaion. People were maki...

It's documented, I mean, she has stated, that she has worked for the CIA. But I've never seen it documented that the CIA funded Ms. Magazine, I've only seen claim after claim. Maybe it just gets assumed due to her being the founder of the magazine. I'm not sure who paid for it though, but they must...

[spoiler] Still reading "Laughter is Bourgeois" - its like a bloody secular prophecy of our situation: "It was easy for small ideologically coherent, disciplined groups to intimidate the great mass of non-ideological and anarchic young people. What was once one big happy family became ridden with d...

While on my desktop I read the PZ short post on Zinnia and Manning, and discovered something that suggested Manning wanted to be called "Breanna"? Other than curiousity (that Manning may be trans-whatever), why would this be any kind of big deal? Other than someone using the "trans people are degen...

PZ profoundly misses the point of Thunderf00t's new video http://freethoughtblogs.com/pharyngula/2013/01/12/dating-tips/ While weâ€™re on the subject of how the wimminz ought to behave, I should mention the F00tâ€™s new video, titled, â€œDo Hot Girls Have All the Advantages?â€ Yep, itâ€™s about how...

x I'm 99% sure that the modern Flat Earth Society is a poe, and quite a funny and valuable poe at that. That has certainly been my take on them as well. But when it's pointed out that it's rather extraordinary to think a history teacher in high school would be a flat earther and asked if he might'v...

As for PZ, I think he has mentioned the case once or twice, but I am not sure on which side he is. Can't be arsed to care either way, though. He is unreservedly in Manning's corner. I can understand PZ touting the AMA, I don't think it's well known to people that have never had to testify you don't...

http://i.imgur.com/koprU.jpg I thought this from Lilandra was amusing. Her High School History teacher says some crap that since maps are flat the earth is flat, etc. Rather than thinking he was pulling her leg, she decides he is a flat earther. All of that is fine. But when it's pointed out that i...

A former confidante of the WikiLeaks suspect Bradley Manning has defended her decision to hold an online Q&A about the soldier's forthcoming trial, despite her having been named as a key defence witness. Zinnia's response on twitter: Learning firsthand just how many people will call a woman a "whor...

My vote would be "PZ's lesser hemorrhoid"

Sad news for me. Someone I once sent a few emails back and forth to committed suicide. Twelve years ago, when I was first learning about web development at photo.net, there was this 14 year old kid. Intelligent. Sweet. Brilliant really. Talking to us old farts. That kid developed the RSS spec that p...

FWIW, and I don't go to conferences of any sort, and know none of the people involved, Surly Amy retweeted the club atheism misogynist tweet from Amanda. http://i.imgur.com/l63GW.jpg Note as well that Phil Plait continues to drink the Kool-Aid, which makes a lot of sense for him too since he is now...

FWIW, and I don't go to conferences of any sort, and know none of the people involved, Surly Amy retweeted the club atheism misogynist tweet from Amanda. http://i.imgur.com/l63GW.jpg Note as well that Phil Plait continues to drink the Kool-Aid, which makes a lot of sense for him too since he is now ...

Warning to any newbies thinking of posting on Lousy Canuck's blog: he's been known to make public email and IP addy's of posters he dislikes - despite the fact that the site claims that your email will not be made public. Forewarned is forearmed, and all that. General tips for those that simply mus...

Warning to any newbies thinking of posting on Lousy Canuck's blog: he's been known to make public email and IP addy's of posters he dislikes - despite the fact that the site claims that your email will not be made public. Forewarned is forearmed, and all that. General tips for those that simply mus...

Anyone have a recommendation for an Android app to read the pit with?

http://consideredexclamations.wordpress.com/2013/01/09/a-reintroduction/ More propaganda - emphasis mine [...] I am not lumping Dave Silverman or Annie Laurie Gaylor in with them; I donâ€™t particularly care for the Silvermanâ€™s style, but heâ€™s not anywhere near the category that Vacula or Ed Cl...

In general ranting about someone's personal appearance, or diet, or health is a cheap shot, and cheap shots should always be avoided. (But it needs to be acknowledged that the rare, very cheap shot, directed on target, can be wickedly delicious.) I can't tell anyone that complains about the abuse th...

Thinking about Eucliwood's nascence here has made me want to start a forum where the necessary delay between posts is very long, maybe as much as 24 hours. It would encourage such a radically different style of interacting with people, more like sending a letter than chatting. I think mainly though...

And of course, women put make-up on for themselves, and for other women. Nevertheless, women are oppressed by men, most of whom are completely confused as to why women wear makeup. Oh, you're still trying to win at this game? Please, quit the field and come up into the stands. Crack a beer and just...

And of course, women put make-up on for themselves, and for other women.

Nevertheless, women are oppressed by men, most of whom are completely confused as to why women wear makeup.

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Representatives of Lancome help to talk Amanda Marcotte out from under her bed.

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