Quickies
Skepchick Quickies 4.8
- 30 best signs from the Toronto Slutwalk – From scribe999.
- “Persecuted Christian” Texas legislator targets funding of LGBT and gender studies – “Christian reckons it’s time to stand up for America’s “traditional values,” which naturally does not include anything to do with the gays or equality or individual identity.”
- Female infidelity: “It’s different” – “This is a true fact — ladies who mess around damage their relationships more than men who mess around. How do I know that this is a true fact? Because Sexuality Expert Ian Kerner tells me, with absolutely no evidence to back it up. Definitely true, though.”
- The Christian Rebecca Black video – Yes, of course it’s called Sunday.
- Cute Animal Friday! A lot of folks love the voyeuristic cuteness of baby eagle cam. The Cincinnati zoo has a new baby giraffe. Michael sent in this video of an adorable kitty.
That cat looks as though he has deeply shamed himself and his family name after each time he begs.
“…ladies who mess around damage their relationships more than men who mess around…”
I think this comes down to the common attitude in western society that goes something like: If a man has a lot of sexual partners, eh, what can you do? He’s a chick magnet! Buy him a beer! But if a woman has a lot of sexual partners — WHOA THERE SLUTBAG.
This attitude is why people think “female infidelity is different”. And I feel like people like this Ian Kerner are so indoctrinated by this attitude that they can’t be changed at this point.
Re: ‘Sunday’ — so it’s true…some ‘songs’ CAN make you want to commit violence…arrggh
If it’s ok for men to have affairs but not ok for women to have affairs (or premarital sex), then the only way that can work out is men cheat on their spouses with other men. Oh wait, the goal isn’t for everyone to win, but to set up a situation where there always has to be a loser, and that loser is generally the woman.
I wish I could have been on that slut walk! I hope this is a sign of a coming wave of feminist activism.
I LOLed at the slutwalk sign that said “Police look like sluts to uniform fetishists”
I like how a casual disregard for traffic safety and physics cuts across all teenage belief systems. They are united in their high probability of becoming organ donors.
Hey! I know #30 =)
He was a regular at the skeptics meetup I started until he moved.
http://www.meetup.com/North-Bay-Skeptics/
I clicked through to the cited article for the toronto slut walk, and then I made the mistake of reading some of the comments… /facepalm
… because non-western women NEVER get raped.
http://www.excal.on.ca/news/dont-dress-like-a-slut-toronto-cop/
@davew: I don’t understand how your comment relates to the article. Were all the walkers teenagers (I’m pretty sure I saw plenty of adults)? Do you think an effective protest can be achieved by walking in small quiet groups along the sidewalk? Maybe I’m missing something.
@Kaloikagathoi: I don’t understand how your comment relates to the article.
I was referring to the parody video. Both the original and the remake have people riding in a car sitting on the back hood of a convertible. They are one sudden stop away from a parabolic trajectory.
@davew: Ah! I didn’t click on that link, and its contents did not therefore have any reality. Thanks for the explanation!