Passing Away: The Latest Video from SGU
This video debuted at NECSS last week, and I completely forgot to share it with those of you who couldn’t make it. Enjoy!
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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.
Unite Against the War on Women
Sort of late notice, but I just wanted to remind you all that today is the day that women and men are marching in cities around the US to protest the Religious Right’s War on Women. Find out about events near you here. Unrelated anti-anti-caturday video after the jump!
Guest Post: IGN Agrees, Women Are Whores.
Former Skepchick contributor Tracy King requested permission to take the stage once again to righteously rage about a truly shitty video just posted by gaming site IGN. Rage on, Tracy!
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There aren’t many words more denigrating to women than ‘whore’. It’s the one that summons mental images of domestic violence, of the worst sort of reduction to a sexual object. That Deadwood smack of ‘disposable, beatable hole’ makes me physically cringe. When I see ‘attention whore’, I grit my teeth, but plain old whore? You can’t call a woman much worse.
Keep the Thor in Thursday
Are you sick and tired of heathens pretending as though Thursday is just another day of the week? Do you want to smash your coworkers with a hammer every week that they fail to pay respect to Thor while thanking "god" for Friday? It may not be "politically correct," but this shirt is perfect for telling the world the true meaning of Thursday.
2012 Skepchick Census Results!
More than 2,000 of you took the time to fill out this year's Skepchick Network Survey, and here are many of the results so you can see how you contribute to the intricate tapestry that is the Skepchick Network.
Late Anti-Anti-Caturday Post
A fancy new camera has found its way into my household, and so obviously I’m going to be making a lot more videos of my cats. With that in mind, I created a new YouTube channel for them, which you can subscribe to if you’re the sort of person who likes your cat videos in HD. On that note, in response to a ridiculous number of you asking for it on the recent survey, I’m soon going to once again starting to update my regular channel with weekly videos.
The first HD Brendon and Fry video, which I am stupidly proud of, is after the jump.
Tennessee vs Arizona: Which is the Worst?
Pretty much every state in the US has been introducing and passing awful, anti-science, anti-woman legislation, but two states in particular have recently been locked in a heated battle for Worst State Ever: Tennessee and Arizona. Let’s look at what’s been going down, and then you be the judge.
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.
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