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Feminism
Fun Fact! Even Awful Women Don’t Deserve Rape Threats
TW for sexist slurs and threats of gender violence. Recently, the online discussion over the harassment of women has become a hot topic. We’ve dealt with our share of harassment here at Skepchick and we’ve stood up for others who we have seen being harassed . Sarah wrote a great piece last week about how so much of the so called “criticism” directed…
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Activism
Speaking Out Against Hate Directed at Women: Matt Dillahunty
Here is part seven in my ongoing series where I ask the men who are leaders in our community to speak out against the hate that has been directed at many of the vocal women in atheism, secularism and skepticism. Today, I bring you words of wisdom and a video featuring Matt Dillahunty, President of the Atheist Community of Austin…
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Activism
Ask Surly Amy: How to Deal with Hate
I was wondering how you guys manage to deal with all the hate? I became an atheist/skeptic a little less than a year ago, and since then it’s just been wave after wave of violent pushback against feminism. It’s not even just the atheist movement anymore (i.e. Anita Sarkeesian & the gaming community) – everyday, I see some explosion over feminism/women, and every time I…
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