Re: Periodic Table of Swearing
Posted: Sun Sep 30, 2012 10:26 pm
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Academics, essentially, have become the High Priests in a new religion of political correctness. And like all groups who are rigidly attached to an orthodoxy, and have power, they use that power to stiffle dissent.
JV'll be whoring T-Shirts soon, you wait, and YMCAing¹ all and sundry who "larf" at them, and those mock them viciously by creating parodies that use similar colours.DownThunder wrote:I larfed. He's just throwing a skepchick phrase back at the same clowns.Vigil wrote: His latest tweet: "Their hate makes me stronger"
You stole that from me, didn't ya? I may have to DMCA you, just to know your real name!Michael K Gray wrote:
*snip*
It's fine to resort to the d-m-c-a.
It's fine to resort to the d-m-c-a.
[repeat until nauseous][/i]
Ha!!Phil_Giordana_FCD wrote:You stole that from me, didn't ya? I may have to DMCA you, just to know your real name!Michael K Gray wrote:
*snip*
It's fine to resort to the d-m-c-a.
It's fine to resort to the d-m-c-a.
[repeat until nauseous][/i]
Who would that be that makes atheists look like that, I wonder...they generally only succeed in marginalising atheists by making them look intolerant and censorious.
Guest wrote:As a long time lurker here and opponent of FTB, I must say I'm ambivalent regarding Justin Vacula.
The campaign by some FTB bloggers to interfere with his career because they don't like him personally or they might not like some of the sites he posts on is obviously pretty creepy and sinister, and it shows their silencing tactics at work. Don't publicly disagree with us or we'll mess with your career. Promote a mens rights website and we'll have you branded a misogynist, and see that it sticks. It's also incredibly arrogant of them to set themselves up as arbiters of who should and shouldn't be appointed to positions of leadership.
That being said I find Justin's endless self promotion and claims to be an 'atheist leader' to be bloody tiresome and smug. He seems to have a habit of insinuating himself into every aspect of this drama and milking it for all it's worth. He also has a habit of playing the victim over some pretty trivial shit. So bloody what if someone calls you a vacuous shitbag troll, get over it and move on! I'm also rather sick of these petty 'war on Christmas' type causes they promote - they generally only succeed in marginalising atheists by making them look intolerant and censorious.
Is this what the Baboons call "tone trolling". Yeah, "self-promotion" appears to be one of JV's most serious "crimes". I've seen the Baboons go on about JV's "self promotion", but not a peep about promotion whore Rebecca Watson.Guest wrote:That being said I find Justin's endless self promotion and claims to be an 'atheist leader' to be bloody tiresome and smug. He seems to have a habit of insinuating himself into every aspect of this drama and milking it for all it's worth. He also has a habit of playing the victim over some pretty trivial shit. So bloody what if someone calls you a vacuous shitbag troll, get over it and move on! I'm also rather sick of these petty 'war on Christmas' type causes they promote - they generally only succeed in marginalising atheists by making them look intolerant and censorious.
Interesting how when someone agrees with you and joins your battle against the 'enemy' it is easy to paper over their 'mistakes' and foibles. However when addressing the 'enemy' every little mistake *cough*Galileo*cough* is incredibly important and proof positive of what an utter shit that person is.Dick Strawkins wrote:Guest wrote:As a long time lurker here and opponent of FTB, I must say I'm ambivalent regarding Justin Vacula.
The campaign by some FTB bloggers to interfere with his career because they don't like him personally or they might not like some of the sites he posts on is obviously pretty creepy and sinister, and it shows their silencing tactics at work. Don't publicly disagree with us or we'll mess with your career. Promote a mens rights website and we'll have you branded a misogynist, and see that it sticks. It's also incredibly arrogant of them to set themselves up as arbiters of who should and shouldn't be appointed to positions of leadership.
That being said I find Justin's endless self promotion and claims to be an 'atheist leader' to be bloody tiresome and smug. He seems to have a habit of insinuating himself into every aspect of this drama and milking it for all it's worth. He also has a habit of playing the victim over some pretty trivial shit. So bloody what if someone calls you a vacuous shitbag troll, get over it and move on! I'm also rather sick of these petty 'war on Christmas' type causes they promote - they generally only succeed in marginalising atheists by making them look intolerant and censorious.
Justin comes across as young and naive about the political ways of the world, which leads him, occasionally, into decisions that are not in his best 'political' interests.
The basic point to note is that the principal weapon of the FTB/Skepchicks is feigned outrage. They are always on the lookout for things to be outraged by and they have a few standard targets that Justin has kindly pinned to his head so that they can take aim.
One of these targets is posting here - clearly this messageboard is so bad that even posting here (maybe even reading it) is so ruinous of ones morals that any admission of even visiting here is akin to admitting you've commited genocide.
Most of the rest of his crimes seem to amount to joking about the FTBs on various podcasts (there is no humor section!) and writing that article for 'A Voice for Men'. Nothing in of itself that was misogynistic but that is not the point. The point is whether they can twist it to portray it as misogynistic.
The Surly Amy thing was a stupid mistake of Justin - not because he exposed her address, but because he did enough to allow them to claim that he did. That the FTB/Skepchicks doc drop all the time is not the question. They really see the matter as one in which winning at all costs is what is required. They don't need to question whether it's OK to malign everyone that is opposed to them. That's taken for granted - you question them once and you are on the side of those who send rape threats.
This was the case from the beginning (what was RWs attack on Stef McGraw but exactly this - disagree with me and you are the same as a rape threatener)
Still, Justin is not alone in making these mistakes.
You could say that Dawkins 'Dear Muslima' post was a similar mistake that enabled enough fake outrage to launch Watsons career.
Similarly francs 'cunt kicking' joke has been so useful for Ophelia that he might as well stuck a paypal button on Ophelias site.
Yes, they will always find things to whine about but lets not give them easy targets.
This could just as easily be stated FtB-skepchick side as well... So remind me, who are we talking about when you say -Yes, they will always find things to whine about but lets not give them easy targets.
Of course, the enemy, not you!They really see the matter as one in which winning at all costs is what is required. They don't need to question whether it's OK to malign everyone that is opposed to them.
Background: Justin got DMCA'd by Amy for showing a pic of her necklace in an article about her (considered Fair Use as far as copyrights go). He appealed it, and that process requires him giving out his own real name/address. The next step would have been for her to file legal papers where her name/address would get revealed.AKAHorace wrote:Wait, Jason is claiming that Justin Vacula gave out Surly Amy's home address ? Is this true ?
Interesting how when someone agrees with you and joins your battle against the 'enemy' it is easy to paper over their 'mistakes' and foibles. However when addressing the 'enemy' every little mistake *cough*Galileo*cough* is incredibly important and proof positive of what an utter shit that person is.
Justin comes across as young and naive about the political ways of the world, which leads him, occasionally, into decisions that are not in his best 'political' interests.
The basic point to note is that the principal weapon of the FTB/Skepchicks is feigned outrage. They are always on the lookout for things to be outraged by and they have a few standard targets that Justin has kindly pinned to his head so that they can take aim.
One of these targets is posting here - clearly this messageboard is so bad that even posting here (maybe even reading it) is so ruinous of ones morals that any admission of even visiting here is akin to admitting you've commited genocide.
Most of the rest of his crimes seem to amount to joking about the FTBs on various podcasts (there is no humor section!) and writing that article for 'A Voice for Men'. Nothing in of itself that was misogynistic but that is not the point. The point is whether they can twist it to portray it as misogynistic.
The Surly Amy thing was a stupid mistake of Justin - not because he exposed her address, but because he did enough to allow them to claim that he did. That the FTB/Skepchicks doc drop all the time is not the question. They really see the matter as one in which winning at all costs is what is required. They don't need to question whether it's OK to malign everyone that is opposed to them. That's taken for granted - you question them once and you are on the side of those who send rape threats.
This was the case from the beginning (what was RWs attack on Stef McGraw but exactly this - disagree with me and you are the same as a rape threatener)
Still, Justin is not alone in making these mistakes.
You could say that Dawkins 'Dear Muslima' post was a similar mistake that enabled enough fake outrage to launch Watsons career.
Similarly francs 'cunt kicking' joke has been so useful for Ophelia that he might as well stuck a paypal button on Ophelias site.
Yes, they will always find things to whine about but lets not give them easy targets.
This could just as easily be stated FtB-skepchick side as well... So remind me, who are we talking about when you say -Yes, they will always find things to whine about but lets not give them easy targets.
Of course, the enemy, not you!They really see the matter as one in which winning at all costs is what is required. They don't need to question whether it's OK to malign everyone that is opposed to them.
I' ll just pick out one bit of illogic from Tibo: On the one hand we Pitters are a teeny tiny un-representative minority. On the other, we are engaged in witch hunts. This makes no sense. Actual witch-hunters might be a minority, but they must have at least passive support from the rest of the population if their hunts are to be successful. Perhaps this is part of the reason that the FC's hunts - like the current one against JV - always fail.John Greg wrote:Oh, and Jason (Fartytowels) Toiletbowl is ranting yet again about how truly eeevil we are, and yet again, as the master of Doublethink and Newspeak, he is lecturing his sycophants on how the lack of actual modetration here is in fact hidden moderation and censorship magically rolled up into one grand echo chamber; He also rants on about how eeevil we are for carrying on vile witch hunts of the underplivileged.
The toad is fucking delusional.
link: http://freethoughtblogs.com/lousycanuck ... ing-fires/
Brigands eh? Cool. Once again the FCs coin an insult that sounds like a complement, like 'Chill Girl'.He is a leader only of brigands
I've always seen the slimepit's role as that of skirmishers, goading the rigid formations of FTB groupthink. Untimely skirmishers even.Middle English brigaunt, from Old French, from Old Italian brigante, skirmisher, from present participle of brigare, to fight
Attending a conference proves only that you have the time and money to do it. It says nothing about your critical thinking skills. I'm increasingly thinking that Thunderf00t had a point when he said that conferences were irrelevant. I'll go further, I'm beginning to think they're a problem.Scented Nectar wrote:Silent ones. Maybe they find themselves at a conference that is infested with femtheists, and they don't want to be bullied or publicly piled on. They shut up and/or leave early, I suspect.cunt wrote:I'd be really curious to know what type of person travels to these conferences and is still unable to spot blatant appeals to emotion and guilt by association fallacies.
How did the Florida conference allow themselves to be talked into bringing in so many of them? Did they actually ask the self-promoting-for-speaker-roles Secular Woman? SW offers speaker recommendations to conference organizers. Hmmm, very intere$$$ting.
I think conferences are drying up. Or maybe I'm just not hearing about them because the FTBers are no longer being invited to as many as they used to, and therefore are not blogging about them. I think main ones like TAM could survive, especially since it's in such a vacation town, but I'm not so optimistic about the other ones, especially if they make the mistake of recycling the femtheist speakers, who have nothing new to say, but whine, whine, whine, and demand everyone to do this or that for them.real horrorshow wrote:Attending a conference proves only that you have the time and money to do it. It says nothing about your critical thinking skills. I'm increasingly thinking that Thunderf00t had a point when he said that conferences were irrelevant. I'll go further, I'm beginning to think they're a problem.
Look at the people who dominate the speaker lists at these things. Is it really worth anyone donating their money (or time and effort) to an organisation which is going to spend a big chunk of that cash on inviting Rebecca "I fly a lot, so I often get free upgrades" Watson to show up; deliver a presentation of re-cycled thoughts; abuse the platform to pursue her personal vendettas; and then get shit-faced in the bar?
You seem fond of this argument Colluphid. Implying, but never stating, that there's something wrong with Slimepitters keeping an eye on the FCs and Skepchick. What's the insinuation exactly, that taking pains is too nerdy for a cool guy like you? You seem equally keen to rush over and point out if - in your opinion - someone has missed a detail though. So either you do consider attention to detail important, or you only do when it suits you.oolon ** wrote:Or am I talking about the Pittizens and their microscopic interest in any mis-step by the FtB-Skepchicks and rational justifications for errors their side?
Brigands eh? Cool. Once again the FCs coin an insult that sounds like a complement, like 'Chill Girl'.He is a leader only of brigands
I've always seen the slimepit's role as that of skirmishers, goading the rigid formations of FTB groupthink. Untimely skirmishers even.Middle English brigaunt, from Old French, from Old Italian brigante, skirmisher, from present participle of brigare, to fight
Forgive Ignorance, but what does "FCs" mean?real horrorshow wrote:Once again the FCs coin an insult that sounds like a complement
FC stands for Fainting Couch. Originally there was a 'Fainting Couch 5' consisting of Steph Svan, PZ Myers, Greta C, Ophelia B and Thibault - I think. It is a reference to their habit of swooning to the fainting couch, like damsels of old, when faced with disagreement or criticism. The size and membership of the group varies a bit according to individual slimepitter's preferance. So I just use the term 'FC' to refer to prominent baboons in general.SPACKlick wrote:Forgive Ignorance, but what does "FCs" mean?real horrorshow wrote:Once again the FCs coin an insult that sounds like a complement
A Skype type arrangement would be ok for me, but to be honest, I have nothing of great interest to say, besides what I've said here before...Reap wrote:Anyone interested in putting their mouth where their keyboard is? My scheduled guest cant make it so I need a guest for my podcast. Figured it never hurts to ask. Only takes an hour and we can talk about anything you want or just shoot the shit. I'll call any phone anywhere. If you cant do it today but ur interested I'll set up another time. Nothin wrong with posting your opinion in a public place as long as it doesnt look like ur strokin yourself......
Please, remind me which podcast you produce. To be clear, I'm not personally interested in being featured.Reap wrote:Anyone interested in putting their mouth where their keyboard is? My scheduled guest cant make it so I need a guest for my podcast. Figured it never hurts to ask. Only takes an hour and we can talk about anything you want or just shoot the shit. I'll call any phone anywhere. If you cant do it today but ur interested I'll set up another time. Nothin wrong with posting your opinion in a public place as long as it doesnt look like ur strokin yourself......
Yes! I wanna be called a brigand. I remember this word from the original Dungeons and Dragons game (yes I am that old). A thief would be called different titles as they progressed. Something like... cutpurse, pickpocket,bandit, desperado, footpad, freebooter, highwayman, marauder, outlaw, pillager, pirate, robber. etc.real horrorshow wrote:I did like one bit of Tibo's wibble though:Brigands eh? Cool. Once again the FCs coin an insult that sounds like a complement, like 'Chill Girl'.He is a leader only of brigandsI've always seen the slimepit's role as that of skirmishers, goading the rigid formations of FTB groupthink. Untimely skirmishers even.Middle English brigaunt, from Old French, from Old Italian brigante, skirmisher, from present participle of brigare, to fight
Damn, I was so busy hinting at Nietzsche I forgot to suggest that we might be francs-tireurs. Geddit eh? Please yerself!
decius wrote:Please, remind me which podcast you produce. To be clear, I'm not personally interested in being featured.Reap wrote:Anyone interested in putting their mouth where their keyboard is? My scheduled guest cant make it so I need a guest for my podcast. Figured it never hurts to ask. Only takes an hour and we can talk about anything you want or just shoot the shit. I'll call any phone anywhere. If you cant do it today but ur interested I'll set up another time. Nothin wrong with posting your opinion in a public place as long as it doesnt look like ur strokin yourself......
Phil_Giordana_FCD wrote:A Skype type arrangement would be ok for me, but to be honest, I have nothing of great interest to say, besides what I've said here before...Reap wrote:Anyone interested in putting their mouth where their keyboard is? My scheduled guest cant make it so I need a guest for my podcast. Figured it never hurts to ask. Only takes an hour and we can talk about anything you want or just shoot the shit. I'll call any phone anywhere. If you cant do it today but ur interested I'll set up another time. Nothin wrong with posting your opinion in a public place as long as it doesnt look like ur strokin yourself......
(Ok, maybe a few other insights, but I'm a nobody as far as A/S goes. Sorry)
SPACKlick wrote:I'm so not prominent as to be anti-famous but I'll always volunteer for a chance to shoot the shit on skeptical/atheist topics.
If it relates to the history of FtB Drama, i'm almost completely ignorant, but if it's the content of their arguments, I'm game.
Pay no attention to what he says, Phil's a fucking ROCK STAR! I for one would be very interested to hear what he has to say, though to be honest he is probably the most UN-angry atheist I've come across.Reap wrote:Phil_Giordana_FCD wrote:A Skype type arrangement would be ok for me, but to be honest, I have nothing of great interest to say, besides what I've said here before...Reap wrote:Anyone interested in putting their mouth where their keyboard is? My scheduled guest cant make it so I need a guest for my podcast. Figured it never hurts to ask. Only takes an hour and we can talk about anything you want or just shoot the shit. I'll call any phone anywhere. If you cant do it today but ur interested I'll set up another time. Nothin wrong with posting your opinion in a public place as long as it doesnt look like ur strokin yourself......
(Ok, maybe a few other insights, but I'm a nobody as far as A/S goes. Sorry)
If I had a dime for every person who thought they had nothing of interest to say it would cover the cost of the podcast. We are supposed to be boring to ourselves, we spend all our time around us. It's people who never tire of themselves who are really boring...to me anyway. Add me on skype - reapsowradio1
Fuckin hell! That was quick! One tentative venture that he thinks it might be a little like a witchunt, and insta-banned!Baron wrote:User "skeptickle" just can't dissent, gets moderated.
Be wary of posting on Thimbledoo's blog - the slimy little toad is known for being free with the email and IP addys of posters he dislikes: http://freethoughtblogs.com/lousycanuck ... ion-queue/Steersman wrote:Dang! Missed that point .... :-)Tigzy wrote:Ye Gods, that's an uninspired piece of lunacy. Still, at least Canuck didn't go full Carrier. To paraphrase Tropic Thunder - Never go fullJohn Greg wrote: Oh, and Jason (Fartytowels) Toiletbowl is ranting yet again about how truly eeevil we are, and yet again, as the master of Doublethink and Newspeak, ....
link: http://freethoughtblogs.com/lousycanuck ... ing-fires/retarCarrier.
I don't credit Thimbledoo with enough intelligence to assume he's being ironic when he says this:Still friends with Greg Laden, Jase?The bad guys don’t think they’re bad guys. They never do.
Though you can, apparently, email him personally, and he'll only be too happy to drop them dox for ya! (though I'm guessing only if you're the sort of person who meets his approval):I’ve had a change of heart about this. I’ll delete the email addresses and IP addresses on this, not because there was anything wrong with my publishing them for the purposes of giving others the information so they could auto-moderate them themselves (that’s what you do with serial spammers!), but because it’ll get you assholes incapable of nuance off my damn back.
http://freethoughtblogs.com/lousycanuck ... ment-76212But I’ll tell you what. If any of you want to email me — via the email link which launches an email with my own personal email address on the right, just above where I said “I reserve the right to publish any email, especially if it’s hateful or ridiculous†— and asks for the information for moderating purposes, I will gladly give it all to you, no questions asked.
http://media.tumblr.com/tumblr_l5vi1rPl8j1qzirci.gifSkep tickle, do you remember the conversation we had when you first posted here, the one about positive interactions and respecting other forum goers? Because you are doing things that are the opposite of those things.
Using terms like "witch hunt", downplaying a person's participation in a hate site (I'm talking about the slymepit; I will take your word about him not having contributed his article to AVfM), downplaying a person's posting of personal information to a hate site (that it's public is immaterial; he was drawing attention to it on a site full of people known to harass others), and trying to play "gotcha" instead of genuinely trying to clear up the concerns surrounding this issue are all indications of bad faith.
cunt wrote:lmao
http://media.tumblr.com/tumblr_l5vi1rPl8j1qzirci.gifSkep tickle, do you remember the conversation we had when you first posted here, the one about positive interactions and respecting other forum goers? Because you are doing things that are the opposite of those things.
Using terms like "witch hunt", downplaying a person's participation in a hate site (I'm talking about the slymepit; I will take your word about him not having contributed his article to AVfM), downplaying a person's posting of personal information to a hate site (that it's public is immaterial; he was drawing attention to it on a site full of people known to harass others), and trying to play "gotcha" instead of genuinely trying to clear up the concerns surrounding this issue are all indications of bad faith.
Pretty much. I also have to say I didn't see the theatre masks at the top. They are fitting - tragedy and comedy together (although I didn't pay too much attention, I assumed they were the standard 2). Says it all.cunt wrote:Looks like her campaign based on nothing more substantial than chinese whispers hasn't been the great success vinegar-tits was hoping for. Obviously then, twitter people (rightly) thinking that she's an idiot will prove something.
Some good, pretty spot-on messages in there.
http://freethoughtblogs.com/almostdiamo ... -petition/
I can't believe she thinks those messages show her in a good light. They really have a twisted view of things over there.cunt wrote:Looks like her campaign based on nothing more substantial than chinese whispers hasn't been the great success vinegar-tits was hoping for. Obviously then, twitter people (rightly) thinking that she's an idiot will prove something.
Some good, pretty spot-on messages in there.
http://freethoughtblogs.com/almostdiamo ... -petition/
This goes to the nub of the matter. Skepchickism and A+ism aren't atheist movements, they're political movements. And political movements based solely on a particular segment of the American progressive left (a British or European socialist for example, and I know we have a fair few here, would and do laugh at them). They couldn't give a shit about atheism or lack-of-atheism really.AndrewV69 wrote:I keep running into these references to PeeZuss and the baboons:
http://mu-warrior.blogspot.ca/2012/08/p ... demia.htmlAcademics, essentially, have become the High Priests in a new religion of political correctness. And like all groups who are rigidly attached to an orthodoxy, and have power, they use that power to stiffle dissent.
He's "building bridges". Lets hope an I-beam falls on him.bhoytony wrote:I can't believe she thinks those messages show her in a good light. They really have a twisted view of things over there.cunt wrote:Looks like her campaign based on nothing more substantial than chinese whispers hasn't been the great success vinegar-tits was hoping for. Obviously then, twitter people (rightly) thinking that she's an idiot will prove something.
Some good, pretty spot-on messages in there.
http://freethoughtblogs.com/almostdiamo ... -petition/
I see the Slimy Turd is putting his tuppence worth in on that thread. I like the way he calls us slimepitters on FfTB and them Baboons over here. He really is the slimiest shit in the bowl.
I thought the same. Amazing lack of self-awareness on Stefunny's part. And I'm not talking about the part that juices up when Laden's in town, either.bhoytony wrote:I can't believe she thinks those messages show her in a good light. They really have a twisted view of things over there...cunt wrote:Looks like her campaign based on nothing more substantial than chinese whispers hasn't been the great success vinegar-tits was hoping for. Obviously then, twitter people (rightly) thinking that she's an idiot will prove something.
Some good, pretty spot-on messages in there.
http://freethoughtblogs.com/almostdiamo ... -petition/
Interestingly, there appear to be more screencaps of JV's various doings on that page than I've ever seen delivered by Becky-Boos regarding all the 'rape-threats' and harassmentz she purports to receive.Baron wrote:Sca pick "anti-woman leader" to PA - rebecca watson
http://skepchick.org/2012/10/secular-co ... nsylvania/
"Intense hatred of amy"
"Mens rights activist jv"
"Participated in gleeful bullying of jen"
"Posted addy on hate site"
"Says she brings harassment on herself"
"History of being agrresively antiwoman"
"I would never want to get involved in any way with justin vacula"
"Vacula actively driving women away"
"Utter dismissal of the concerns of feminists"
"Why does the sca dislike feminist secular activists in pa"
"Behavior that will actively drive progressive women away from the secular cause"
Oh fuck now I've got a picture of that creature in my head. I wish my shooping skills were up to creating that image.Munkhaus wrote:Lord Lucan above!
I've avoided reading skepchick, Zvanatee and Pinocchio Thieubbult for so long...
Bwa! Bwabwa!! Bwabwabwa!!! Bwabwabwabwaaaaaaaaaaaa!!!Pay no attention to what he says, Phil's a fucking ROCK STAR! I for one would be very interested to hear what he has to say, though to be honest he is probably the most UN-angry atheist I've come across.
You should go on the podcast. I've read enough of your stuff on here to think you'd be an interesting guest (maybe not as interesting as Bree Olsen though, she was pretty good on it and she looks better). Why not give it a go?Phil_Giordana_FCD wrote: Bwa! Bwabwa!! Bwabwabwa!!! Bwabwabwabwaaaaaaaaaaaa!!!
Thsi was today's podcast as far as I'm concerned. Still interested?
And I don't have much to say about the UN...
It's OK somebody already made the picture. Here it is, you can hardly tell it's a shoop.cunt wrote:Got a decent source image?
bhoytony wrote:It's OK somebody already made the picture. Here it is, you can hardly tell it's a shoop.cunt wrote:Got a decent source image?
http://farm6.static.flickr.com/5121/536 ... d060b5.jpg
Valid points. Very valid points. I salute you.real horrorshow wrote:Attending a conference proves only that you have the time and money to do it. It says nothing about your critical thinking skills. I'm increasingly thinking that Thunderf00t had a point when he said that conferences were irrelevant. I'll go further, I'm beginning to think they're a problem.Scented Nectar wrote:Silent ones. Maybe they find themselves at a conference that is infested with femtheists, and they don't want to be bullied or publicly piled on. They shut up and/or leave early, I suspect.cunt wrote:I'd be really curious to know what type of person travels to these conferences and is still unable to spot blatant appeals to emotion and guilt by association fallacies.
How did the Florida conference allow themselves to be talked into bringing in so many of them? Did they actually ask the self-promoting-for-speaker-roles Secular Woman? SW offers speaker recommendations to conference organizers. Hmmm, very intere$$$ting.
Look at the people who dominate the speaker lists at these things. Is it really worth anyone donating their money (or time and effort) to an organisation which is going to spend a big chunk of that cash on inviting Rebecca "I fly a lot, so I often get free upgrades" Watson to show up; deliver a presentation of re-cycled thoughts; abuse the platform to pursue her personal vendettas; and then get shit-faced in the bar?
Not bloody surprising since the whole thing has pretty much been taken up en-masse by Steffy's cohorts and blogged by them, too.John Greg wrote:Stefunny's hateful petition sure has a lot of signatures.