{"id":9941,"date":"2011-07-06T13:15:45","date_gmt":"2011-07-06T13:15:45","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/scienceblogs.com\/gregladen\/2011\/07\/06\/elevators-and-privilege-a-lett\/"},"modified":"2011-07-06T13:15:45","modified_gmt":"2011-07-06T13:15:45","slug":"elevators-and-privilege-a-lett","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/gregladen.com\/blog\/2011\/07\/06\/elevators-and-privilege-a-lett\/","title":{"rendered":"Elevators and Privilege: A Letter to Dawkins and a Link Farm"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>In case you have not heard we are having an internet-wide discussion of &#8230; well, just click on all of the links below and read everything then you&#8217;ll know.  I&#8217;ve included all the current links that I know of.  If I&#8217;ve left something out, please put it in the comments and I&#8217;ll add it.<\/p>\n<p>Meanwhile a group of survivors of sexual assault spearheaded by Stephanie Zvan and Bug Girl have put together a <strong>Letter to Richard Dawkins.<\/strong> <a href=\"http:\/\/almostdiamonds.blogspot.com\/2011\/07\/letter-to-professor-dawkins-from.html\"> You are welcome to sign on to the letter if appropriate. <\/a><\/p>\n<p>The following links are in chronological order by day (but probably mixed up within day).<\/p>\n<p><!--more--><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>06-20 About Mythbusters, Robot Eyes, Feminism, and Jokes (Rebecca Watson)  <a href=\"http:\/\/skepchick.org\/2011\/06\/about-mythbusters-robot-eyes-feminism-and-jokes\/]\">http:\/\/skepchick.org\/2011\/06\/about-mythbusters-robot-eyes-feminism-and-jokes\/<\/a><\/li>\n<li>06-21 My Response an take on sexism in the atheist community (Rose) <a href=\"http:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=TfA5AZutpCs\">http:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=TfA5AZutpCs<\/a><\/li>\n<li>06-22 Fursdays wif Stef #32 (Stef McGraw) <a href=\"http:\/\/www.unifreethought.com\/2011\/06\/fursdays-wif-stef-32.html\">http:\/\/www.unifreethought.com\/2011\/06\/fursdays-wif-stef-32.html<\/a><\/li>\n<li>06-28 On naming names at the CFI student leadership conference (Rebecca Watson) <a href=\"http:\/\/skepchick.org\/2011\/06\/on-naming-names-at-the-cfi-student-leadership-conference\/\">http:\/\/skepchick.org\/2011\/06\/on-naming-names-at-the-cfi-student-leadership-conference\/<\/a><\/li>\n<li>06-28 Extra, Extra, Read All About It: Rebeccawatsongate Shakes Atheism To Its Core! (Plasma) <a href=\"http:\/\/malimar.livejournal.com\/412658.html\">http:\/\/malimar.livejournal.com\/412658.html<\/a><\/li>\n<li>06-29 Fursdays wif Stef #33 (Stef McGraw) <a href=\"http:\/\/www.unifreethought.com\/search\/label\/Stef%20McGraw\">http:\/\/www.unifreethought.com\/search\/label\/Stef%20McGrawhttp:\/\/www.unifreethought.com\/search\/label\/Stef%20McGraw<\/a><\/li>\n<li>07-01 Bad form, Rebecca Watson (ERV) <a href=\"http:\/\/scienceblogs.com\/erv\/2011\/07\/bad_form_rebecca_watson.php\">http:\/\/scienceblogs.com\/erv\/2011\/07\/bad_form_rebecca_watson.php<\/a><\/li>\n<li>07-02 On sexism, objectivication, and power (Barbara Drescher, ICBS Everywhere) <a href=\"http:\/\/icbseverywhere.com\/blog\/2011\/07\/on-sexism-objectification-and-power-and-maybe-a-new-era\/\">http:\/\/icbseverywhere.com\/blog\/2011\/07\/on-sexism-objectification-and-power-and-maybe-a-new-era\/<\/li>\n<li><\/a><\/li>\n<li>07-02 Always name names! (PZ Myers) <a href=\"http:\/\/scienceblogs.com\/pharyngula\/2011\/07\/always_name_names.php\">http:\/\/scienceblogs.com\/pharyngula\/2011\/07\/always_name_names.php<\/a><\/li>\n<li>07-02 A storm in a blog teacup, or how Stef McGraw spectaculary missed the point (Furious Purpose) <a href=\"http:\/\/furiouspurpose.me\/2011\/07\/02\/a-storm-in-a-blog-teacup-or-how-stef-mcgraw-spectaculary-missed-the-point\/\">http:\/\/furiouspurpose.me\/2011\/07\/02\/a-storm-in-a-blog-teacup-or-how-stef-mcgraw-spectaculary-missed-the-point\/<\/a><\/li>\n<li>07-02 Rebecca Watson, Barbara Drescher and the Elevator Guy (Greg Laden) <a href=\"http:\/\/scienceblogs.com\/gregladen\/2011\/07\/rebecca_watson_barbara_dresche.php\">http:\/\/scienceblogs.com\/gregladen\/2011\/07\/rebecca_watson_barbara_dresche.php<\/a><\/li>\n<li>07-02 Richard Dawkins, your privilege is showing (Jen McCreight, Blag Hag) <a href=\"http:\/\/www.blaghag.com\/2011\/07\/richard-dawkins-your-privilege-is.html\">http:\/\/www.blaghag.com\/2011\/07\/richard-dawkins-your-privilege-is.html<\/a><\/li>\n<li>07-03 The decent human being&#8217;s guide to getting laid at atheist conferences (PZ Myers) <a href=\"http:\/\/scienceblogs.com\/pharyngula\/2011\/07\/the_decent_human_beings_guide.php\">http:\/\/scienceblogs.com\/pharyngula\/2011\/07\/the_decent_human_beings_guide.php<\/a><\/li>\n<li>07-03 The Female Skeptic In The Mirror (Ain&#8217;t The Same As The Female Skeptic On The Wall) (PodBlack Cat) <a href=\"http:\/\/podblack.com\/2011\/07\/the-female-skeptic-in-the-mirror-aint-the-same-as-the-female-skeptic-on-the-wall\/#more-5445\">http:\/\/podblack.com\/2011\/07\/the-female-skeptic-in-the-mirror-aint-the-same-as-the-female-skeptic-on-the-wall\/#more-5445<\/li>\n<li><\/a><\/li>\n<li>07-03 Oh, no, not again &#8230; once more unto the breach (PZ Myers) <a href=\"http:\/\/scienceblogs.com\/pharyngula\/2011\/07\/oh_no_not_againonce_more_unto.php\">http:\/\/scienceblogs.com\/pharyngula\/2011\/07\/oh_no_not_againonce_more_unto.php<\/a><\/li>\n<li>07-03 Tweet by PZ Myers <a href=\"http:\/\/twitter.com\/#!\/pzmyers\/statuses\/87666607261884416\">http:\/\/twitter.com\/#!\/pzmyers\/statuses\/87666607261884416<\/a><\/li>\n<li>07-03 Shut up about everything all the time unless what you have to say is HITLER!!!! (Greg Laden) <a href=\"http:\/\/scienceblogs.com\/gregladen\/2011\/07\/shut_up_about_everything_all_t.php\">http:\/\/scienceblogs.com\/gregladen\/2011\/07\/shut_up_about_everything_all_t.php<\/a><\/li>\n<li>07-03 The Decent Human Beings&#8217; Guide to Speaking at Atheist Conferences (ERV) <a href=\"http:\/\/scienceblogs.com\/erv\/2011\/07\/the_decent_human_beings_guide.php\">http:\/\/scienceblogs.com\/erv\/2011\/07\/the_decent_human_beings_guide.php<\/a><\/li>\n<li>07-04 Ladies, Richard Dawkins knows how to protect you from being raped in an elevator (Greg Laden) <a href=\"http:\/\/scienceblogs.com\/gregladen\/2011\/07\/ladies_richard_dawkins_knows_h.php\">http:\/\/scienceblogs.com\/gregladen\/2011\/07\/ladies_richard_dawkins_knows_h.php<\/a><\/li>\n<li>07-04 Rebecca Watson Sucks at Reading Minds (Stephanie Zvan, Almost Diamonds) <a href=\"http:\/\/almostdiamonds.blogspot.com\/2011\/07\/rebecca-watson-sucks-at-reading-minds.html\">http:\/\/almostdiamonds.blogspot.com\/2011\/07\/rebecca-watson-sucks-at-reading-minds.html<\/a><\/li>\n<li>07-04 A priest and a rabbi go into an elevator and &#8230; (Ophelia Benson, B&#038;W) <a href=\"http:\/\/www.butterfliesandwheels.org\/2011\/a-priest-and-a-rabbi-go-into-an-elevator-and\/\">http:\/\/www.butterfliesandwheels.org\/2011\/a-priest-and-a-rabbi-go-into-an-elevator-and\/<\/a><\/li>\n<li>07-04 Skepchick Blues (The Tim Channel) <a href=\"http:\/\/thetimchannel.wordpress.com\/2011\/07\/04\/skepchick-blues\/\">http:\/\/thetimchannel.wordpress.com\/2011\/07\/04\/skepchick-blues\/<\/a><\/li>\n<li>07-07 Because of the implicatoin (Amanda Marcotte) <a href=\"http:\/\/pandagon.net\/index.php\/site\/comments\/because_of_the_implication\">http:\/\/pandagon.net\/index.php\/site\/comments\/because_of_the_implication<\/a><\/li>\n<li>07-05 Women in Elevators: A Man to Man Talk for the Menz (Greg Laden) <a href=\"http:\/\/scienceblogs.com\/gregladen\/2011\/07\/women_in_elevators_a_man_to_ma.php\">http:\/\/scienceblogs.com\/gregladen\/2011\/07\/women_in_elevators_a_man_to_ma.php<\/a><\/li>\n<li>07-05 The Privilege Delusion (Rebecca Watson) <a href=\"http:\/\/skepchick.org\/2011\/07\/the-privilege-delusion\/\">http:\/\/skepchick.org\/2011\/07\/the-privilege-delusion\/<\/a><\/li>\n<li>07-05 Getting and not getting (Ophelia Benson B&#038;W) <a href=\"http:\/\/www.butterfliesandwheels.org\/2011\/getting-and-not-getting\/\">http:\/\/www.butterfliesandwheels.org\/2011\/getting-and-not-getting\/<\/a><\/li>\n<li>07-05 Greg Laden should apologize to Richard Dawkins (For the sake of science) <a href=\"http:\/\/forthesakeofscience.com\/2011\/07\/05\/greg-laden-should-apologize-to-richard-dawkins\/\">http:\/\/forthesakeofscience.com\/2011\/07\/05\/greg-laden-should-apologize-to-richard-dawkins\/<\/a><\/li>\n<li>07-05 Why Feminism in Skepticism is Now More Important than Ever (Steve Thoms) <a href=\"http:\/\/www.somecanadianskeptic.com\/2011\/07\/why-feminism-in-skepticism-is-now-more.html\">http:\/\/www.somecanadianskeptic.com\/2011\/07\/why-feminism-in-skepticism-is-now-more.html<\/a><\/li>\n<li>07-05 A Letter to Professor Dawkins from Victims of Sexual Assault <a href=\"http:\/\/almostdiamonds.blogspot.com\/2011\/07\/letter-to-professor-dawkins-from.html\">http:\/\/almostdiamonds.blogspot.com\/2011\/07\/letter-to-professor-dawkins-from.html<\/a><\/li>\n<li>07-05 A letter to Richard Dawkins from Victims of Sexual Assault (Bug Girl) <a href=\"http:\/\/membracid.wordpress.com\/2011\/07\/05\/a-letter-to-richard-dawkins-from-victims-of-sexual-assault\/\">http:\/\/membracid.wordpress.com\/2011\/07\/05\/a-letter-to-richard-dawkins-from-victims-of-sexual-assault\/<\/a><\/li>\n<li>07-05 Richard Dawkins and Male Privilege (Phil Plait) <a href=\"http:\/\/blogs.discovermagazine.com\/badastronomy\/2011\/07\/05\/richard-dawkins-and-male-privilege\/\">http:\/\/blogs.discovermagazine.com\/badastronomy\/2011\/07\/05\/richard-dawkins-and-male-privilege\/<\/a><\/li>\n<li>07-06 The Religion Delusion &#8211; Welcome to the Feminist Fold, Atheist Women (Isis) <a href=\"http:\/\/scienceblogs.com\/isisthescientist\/2011\/07\/the_religion_delusion_-_welcom_1.php\">http:\/\/scienceblogs.com\/isisthescientist\/2011\/07\/the_religion_delusion_-_welcom_1.php<\/a><\/li>\n<li>07-06 Dear Richard Dawkins: You Do Not Know What It&#8217;s Like to Live in Fear (Dana Hunter) <a href=\"http:\/\/entequilaesverdad.blogspot.com\/2011\/07\/dear-richard-dawkins-you-do-not-know.html\">http:\/\/entequilaesverdad.blogspot.com\/2011\/07\/dear-richard-dawkins-you-do-not-know.html<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>In case you have not heard we are having an internet-wide discussion of &#8230; well, just click on all of the links below and read everything then you&#8217;ll know. I&#8217;ve included all the current links that I know of. If I&#8217;ve left something out, please put it in the comments and I&#8217;ll add it. Meanwhile &hellip; <a href=\"https:\/\/gregladen.com\/blog\/2011\/07\/06\/elevators-and-privilege-a-lett\/\" class=\"more-link\">Continue reading <span class=\"screen-reader-text\">Elevators and Privilege: A Letter to Dawkins and a Link Farm<\/span> <span class=\"meta-nav\">&rarr;<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"1","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[1],"tags":[5020],"jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"jetpack_featured_media_url":"","jetpack_shortlink":"https:\/\/wp.me\/p5fhV1-2Al","jetpack_likes_enabled":true,"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/gregladen.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/9941"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/gregladen.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/gregladen.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/gregladen.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/gregladen.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=9941"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/gregladen.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/9941\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/gregladen.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=9941"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/gregladen.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=9941"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/gregladen.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=9941"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}