Comments on: The Secular Coalition of America's Big Goof

By: J.D.

J.D. — Mon, 01 Oct 2012 22:27:34 +0000

Ya’ know it takes a dick and a vagina ta’ procreate… Who fuckin’ cares if you are male or female, or if someone is slightly too feminist or slightly too masoginist… Doesn’t matter, just live with it. I’ve said some pretty disturbing things on both sides of the fence m’self and I don’t think that in anyway retracts from my ability to hold a job or position… Hell I write the Captain m’fuckin’ Hentai comics O.O

By: Greg Laden

Greg Laden — Mon, 01 Oct 2012 12:51:48 +0000

Thank you for the correction on who put the inappropriate image together with Justin’s inappropriate post.

Thank you also for your concern. I am sorry that I made you sad.

By: Paul Elam

Paul Elam — Mon, 01 Oct 2012 09:30:19 +0000

@ Steersman

You are indeed correct. Justin Vacula had nothing to do with the image placed on that article. I know this to be true because I was the one that placed it there.

It saddens me greatly to see witch hunts going on in the secular community. Critique is being misinterpreted as “attack” and criticism is being intentionally and maliciously conflated with efforts to silence.

It seems pretty obvious to me where the efforts to silence are coming from, and it isn’t Justin Vacula.

Feminism is an ideology. As such it should be subjected to as much scrutiny as any other belief system. Unless, of course, it upsets the congregation too much.

What a pity to see the secular community descend into dogma.

By: TheOtherStan

TheOtherStan — Mon, 01 Oct 2012 08:40:05 +0000

Same old Laden. McCarthyist smearing by association and bereft of any actual evidence for the denunciation. Shouldn’t you be harassing Bluharmony or Abbie Smith instead you hero? And why was it again you were ejected from FTB Laden? Hmmm? Was it something to do with threats against co-blogger someone who wouldn’t buy your snake oil?

By: Greg Laden

Greg Laden — Mon, 01 Oct 2012 00:57:25 +0000

Alan, what is the club to which you refer?

By: Alan

Alan — Sun, 30 Sep 2012 23:21:37 +0000

Feynman was a pretty smart cookie and although I’m no genius, I do share many of his views. Like me, he hated “clubs”, he said all they did was sit around all day and talk about who was/wasn’t worthy enough to be a member of their club.
Sure he was refereeing to National Academies at the time, but I’ve found from personal experiences such as this one, that it’s a general principle that can be applied to all clubs

By: Ken

Ken — Sun, 30 Sep 2012 18:00:20 +0000

Isn’t if fun to see all the Creationist arguments being used for another topic? You must address “both” sides of the issue. If you won’t debate me, then I win be default.

Ken Ham would be proud!

By: Greg Laden

Greg Laden — Sun, 30 Sep 2012 15:15:33 +0000

Me? Sarcasm? Perish the thought!

By: jane

jane — Sun, 30 Sep 2012 15:07:34 +0000

Whaa? The “proper levels of melanin” for what environment, the savannah? White people DO have the proper levels of melanin for life in northern latiudes, as evidenced by the fact that most African-Americans are deficient in vitamin D. Or am I failing to detect the sarcasm here?

By: Greg Laden

Greg Laden — Sun, 30 Sep 2012 13:50:28 +0000

Oh, sorry, my mistake. I kind of assumed that as a skeptic you would want to address all challenges to your position.

The question of whether or not MRAs are sexist misogynist jerks that need not be taken seriously was settled a long time ago. I’ll start to debate that issue after I’ve finished debating all the creationists. And I don’t debate them either.

I’ve addressed questions about testosterone here: http://scienceblogs.com/gregladen/2012/08/02/men-testosterone-damaged-women/

Dark skinned people are not damaged white people. White people, on the other hand, are dark skinned people with genetic defects that cause their skin to not have the proper levels of melanin. Have I not blogged about that before? Perhaps I should see to that.

Chris: That’s how I feel, that one thing is enough to disqualify him from a Humanist movement!