Skepchick Quickies 6.18
Pentagon to open SEALS, Army Rangers to women – “Navy officials will open up the service’s Riverine Forces to eligible female candidates, beginning next month.” If you know someone who doesn’t believe in sexism, show them this – From nowoo. Can the gamification of female masturbation remove its social stigma? – NSFW if a cartoon genitals are NSFW. Via The ... »
Prometheus Panel with Rebecca, PZ & MST3K’s Bill Corbett & Kevin Murphy!
The schedule for CONvergence is up, and the SkepchickCon track is loaded with science and skepticism panels, hands-on workshops, and more, including Prometheus Debunked, a panel about that gawdawful movie with Rebecca and PZ and Bill Corbett (aka Crow T Robot) and Kevin Murphy (Tom Servo) of Mystery Science Theater 3000 and RiffTrax fame. This panel and others, as well as hands-on workshops, scien... »
So Much for Center for Inquiry
Quick recap for those who haven’t been following this: Ron Lindsay, CEO of Center for Inquiry, opened the Women in Secularism conference by lecturing the women on the dangers of silencing men by talking about “privilege.” When he was criticized on Twitter and various blogs by many of the people there, he responded by othering me as a person from an alternate universe who is a lia... »
Thanks for the Feminism, Nice Guys!
I grew up in the girl power 90s; my motto was “Anything you can do, I can do better.” I thought the need for feminism was over. Of my nearly two dozen first cousins, the boys were closest to me in age. As the girls were teenagers too cool to willingly deal with a grubby-fingered tomboy, I spent most of my childhood playtime with three of my boy cousins. They taught me about soccer, the... »
ICYMI: June 9 – June 15 on the Skepchick Network
Hello again! You can delay your responsibilities for just a little bit so you can catch up on Skepchick Network posts, right? I’m pretty sure that’s what Mondays are for. Teen Skepchick Weddings: I Have to Do What? Katie did some research on marriage traditions. She did not like what she found. Ken Ham: Children are Belongings Despite what a certain young-Earth creationist would have y... »
Skeptics Under the Stars 2013
When last October rolled around, I’m sure a lot of you were really sad that you didn’t hear anything about our annual star party camping trip Skeptics Under the Stars. You probably assumed we just weren’t doing it anymore and put your tent back in storage. Well, I’m here to tell you that we did not forget or cancel it! We just moved it to July because I’m from Southern California and there was no ... »
