Yessenia will shave her head to help students get to SSA Con
This month’s Skepchick Challenge: Yessenia of Queereka has agreed to part with every last hair on her head if we can reach our goal of raising $2,500 by June 4 to send students to the Secular Student Alliance Conference in Las Vegas this June. That amount will cover travel, lodging, and conference fees for 20 students, 10 from SAC City Freethinkers and 10 from the Atheists and Skeptics Socie... »
Happy Graduation, Men!
It’s graduation season and I recently went to Tucson to attend my brother’s graduation from the civil engineering program at the University of Arizona. I am so proud of him for making it successfully to graduation and know he’s going to have a bright future as a civil engineer. However, at his college graduation ceremony I noticed something particularly disturbing. There were 32 undergraduates obt... »
Skepchick Quickies 5.24
Arizona senator calls for “prayer redo”, saying atheist’s prayer wasn’t good enough – From Michael. Kiera Wilmot speaks out – She is the girl who was arrested at her school for mixing toilet bowl cleaner and aluminum, not realizing that those could cause an explosion. We have always fought: Challenging the ‘women, cattle, and slaves’ narrative –... »
Time for Cicadas!
They’re HERE! The East Coast of the US is in the middle of a noisy invasion…. by completely harmless insects. Cicadas spend most of their life underground sucking on the the roots of trees, until it is time to emerge as flying adults. There are over 1,000 species of cicadas around the world, with varying life cycles. Periodical cicadas are known for their 17- or 13-year synchronized ... »
Bad Chart Thursday: The Skeptic’s Secret
We’ve had a lot of discussions of privilege lately, and I’ve noticed that whenever the topic comes up, whether the focus is on race, gender, sexuality, ability, or any other axis, someone comments along the lines of suggesting we should all focus on simply being human. Usually, there’s a moral high ground implied in somehow being above all this prejudice nonsense by choosing to b... »
Growing Up Online: Why & How I Care About the Comments
This post contains graphic discussions of bodies and pornography. TW for body image issues. I can’t pretend that some of my reasons for engaging in the comment sections aren’t personal. I first hopped online when I was just over a decade old. As I had been socialized almost exclusively among other Muslims, the Internet was my chance to interact with people who resembled the mean and mo... »
