At the American Atheists Southeast Regional Atheist Meet (SERAM), there was a panel discussing submitted topics. One topic was about the treatment of women in the freethought community.
I don't think I have anything especially insightful or persuasive to say about this, but I will express my opinion that the whole panel was deeply disturbing. The panelists seem to think sexism is some kind of joke.
There's a big fuss in the blagotubes over this incident, spawned by a guest post on Blag Hag. Opponents are complaining that the guest post exaggerates some things, but I think that's missing the forest for the trees.
Friday, February 11, 2011
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Men hitting on women is biological? COME ON, YOU'RE MEANT TO BE THE SIDE WHO KNOWS WHAT SCIENCE MEANS!!!
I mean, that is not only obviously untrue (courtship and sexual relationships between men and women are MASSIVELY affected by culture, and a culture which tends to disrespect the needs of women, at that), it's almost evopsych.
It was also sexist towards men as well as women.
No kidding on the sexist-towards-men thing. Do you really want people to believe that men have that little self-control?
Also, what does "it's biological" even mean? Mechanisms or it didn't happen!
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