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Take the 2012 Skepchick Census!

Rebecca Watson April 13, 2012
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Take the 2012 Skepchick Census!

Every two years, we’ve issued a census for our beloved readers. Here’s the link to this year’s! It’s only 25 questions and in about a week you’ll get to see the juicy results. It shouldn’t take you long to complete, and it’s totally anonymous. Please be as accurate as you can, since your answers will help us determine how we’re doing and how we can continue to improve in the future.

Thanks!

Note: some question options were taken from this survey created by veerserif of r/shitredditsays.

By Rebecca Watson
Rebecca leads a team of skeptical female activists at Skepchick.org and appears on the weekly Skeptics' Guide to the Universe podcast. She travels around the world delivering entertaining talks on science, atheism, feminism, and skepticism. There is currently an asteroid orbiting the sun with her name on it. You can follow her every fascinating move on Twitter: @rebeccawatson.

19 Comments

  1. Steve D  /  April 13, 2012, 1:03 pm

    Hrm, the "best animal" question doesn't have an option for tree lobsters. :-D

  2. genjokoan  /  April 13, 2012, 3:20 pm

    I am pretty sure that I am not the target demographic, but I do enjoy skepchick.org.  Thanks for asking.
    SWMBO and I have eight salukis and one very brave cat, none of which seem impressed with your selection of "best" animals.

  3. zylla  /  April 13, 2012, 5:30 pm

    Tree lobsters for the win.

  4. Richard Brum  /  April 13, 2012, 5:48 pm

    I just wanted to personally thank you for introducing me to the term "gynesexual". It fits me perfectly, better than "heterosexual" does.

  5. Amy  /  April 13, 2012, 7:38 pm

    Dear Rebecca, 
    The Ask Surly Amy features are my favorite. You should have them always.
    love,
    Surly Amy

    • Laika  /  April 13, 2012, 8:56 pm

      Dear Rebecca,
      The Ask Surly Amy features are MY favorite!! You should have them always. 
      Love,
      Laika

  6. Brian G  /  April 13, 2012, 7:57 pm

    Amy Has a good point.
    Steve has a better point. 
    Therefore I skewed the (animal) data on purpose.
    *drops mic, walks off stage*

  7. genjokoan  /  April 13, 2012, 8:15 pm

    More Amy or I am taking my ball and going home.

  8. Briarking  /  April 14, 2012, 1:10 am

    Hmph. Even my top TEN or so best animals (which includes tree lobsters) aren't listed!
    But I said tree kangaroos so Rebecca would like me. :o)

  9. Rebecca Watson  /  April 14, 2012, 9:10 am

    I admit that it was an awful oversight to forget Ask Surly Amy on the survey, and also I accept that otters should have been an option. BUT THAT IS ALL.

    • lactosefermenter  /  April 15, 2012, 1:37 pm

      Um, hate ta' tell you this but otters aren't real.
      They're merely a trick of the light like the "face" on Mars or the "arms" on Venus.
      Everyone knows that.
      Go ahead and include them if ya want but don't blame me when the rest of
      the skeptical community guffaws at your expense.
       
       

  10. Skepotter  /  April 14, 2012, 9:20 am

    Otters, absolutely!  (Oh, and Surly Amy, too).

  11. Ziggy66  /  April 14, 2012, 9:31 am

    You could have phrased the race/ethnicity questions soley on ethnicity instead of relying on the repugnant concept of "race" and "white".

    • Anne S  /  April 14, 2012, 12:11 pm

      Ziggy66, this movement has well-achknowledge issues regarding race, and we probably don't have a better chance of addressing them by pretending that race does not exist (as a social construct, if nothing else). 

  12. Veery McVeerface  /  April 14, 2012, 9:48 pm

    You forgot the "says" in "shitredditsays"!

    • Rebecca Watson  /  April 15, 2012, 9:29 am

      I really need to start sleeping before making edits. Thanks! Fixed!

      • Skepotter  /  April 15, 2012, 10:35 am

        mmmm . . . "shitreddit" has a certain cachet . . .

  13. torvin  /  April 15, 2012, 12:59 pm

    It’s probably not your fault, but survey’s user interface sucks: you cannot check a checkbox/radiobutton by clicking on it’s label. This just isn’t right :)

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