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42. It's not just his twitter account, though I think that is a reasonable thing

Fri Aug 8, 2014, 03:06 AM

Aug 2014

to include when assessing his attitude towards particular things.

You don't see his sexism? That's unfortunate. More and more people recognize it, including former fans.

But then there is that whole point of privilege thing. It's often hard to see what is really going on when you share the same point of privilege with the offender.

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Sorry, Richard Dawkins, but you did not actually hurt my feelings [View all] rug Aug 2014 OP

"every shitty 18-year-old boy who wants to win an argument with his girlfriend resorts to it" AtheistCrusader Aug 2014 #1

Yep, it's a sexist position held by "shitty 18 year old boys". cbayer Aug 2014 #19

Is it? AtheistCrusader Aug 2014 #22

Ask any 18 year old girl or any girl that has been 18. cbayer Aug 2014 #23

Any? AtheistCrusader Aug 2014 #24

The dudes that pull this shit do actually get around quite a bit, cbayer Aug 2014 #27

Again, I don't know how she defines 'shitty' in that context. AtheistCrusader Aug 2014 #29

What Dawkins said was deplorable with any audience. cbayer Aug 2014 #30

I don't agree. AtheistCrusader Aug 2014 #31

You don't agree with what? cbayer Aug 2014 #32

That it was deplorable with any audience. AtheistCrusader Aug 2014 #33

Ok, it was deplorable in any audience that includes women or any other group that may cbayer Aug 2014 #34

Again, I disagree. AtheistCrusader Aug 2014 #35

OMG, you are actually defending this. cbayer Aug 2014 #37

I think he chose the wrong venue, audience, or both. AtheistCrusader Aug 2014 #38

Well nil desperandum Aug 2014 #2

Obviously AlbertCat Aug 2014 #3

Yes, the poor man is the victim of witch hunts. rug Aug 2014 #4

Yes, the poor man is the victim of witch hunts. AlbertCat Aug 2014 #7

He did. rug Aug 2014 #8

I don't see his name AlbertCat Aug 2014 #10

The dear man is too humble to refer to himself in any way but indirectly. rug Aug 2014 #12

Poor widdle misogynist. okasha Aug 2014 #6

Poor widdle misogynist. AlbertCat Aug 2014 #9

Poor widdle apologist for a misogynist. okasha Aug 2014 #14

You just made yourself complicit ("whiney rant") in Dawkins' sexism. AlbertCat Aug 2014 #15

Whiney rant? Wow, way to make her point for her. cbayer Aug 2014 #20

Whiney rant? AlbertCat Aug 2014 #40

And you continue to make her point for her! cbayer Aug 2014 #43

Smart man who says a lot of dumb things. hrmjustin Aug 2014 #5

Smart man who says a lot of dumb things. AlbertCat Aug 2014 #11

On this we disagree. hrmjustin Aug 2014 #13

What's a "radical atheist"? cbayer Aug 2014 #21

he might be a misogynist? AlbertCat Aug 2014 #39

It's not just his twitter account, though I think that is a reasonable thing cbayer Aug 2014 #42

I really think he should stop using Twitter. Like seriously. AtheistCrusader Aug 2014 #25

I agree. Twitter does not allow for context. hrmjustin Aug 2014 #26

On this, we absolutely agree. cbayer Aug 2014 #28

Twitter does not allow for context. AlbertCat Aug 2014 #41

If someone were to make a judgement based on a single tweet, cbayer Aug 2014 #44

Amanda Marcotte??? opiate69 Aug 2014 #16

Oh, the Duke case of 2006. rug Aug 2014 #17

Yep, she made strong statements about the Duke LaCrosse case. cbayer Aug 2014 #18

"Strong"? I would have said "deplorable" at best. AtheistCrusader Aug 2014 #36

Meh, there were a lot of strong feelings on both sides of this case. cbayer Aug 2014 #45

But they were entirely innocent. The Prosecutor committed a crime. The media, her included, AtheistCrusader Aug 2014 #46

And many, many people jumped to conclusions without knowing the facts. cbayer Aug 2014 #47

You are incredible. AtheistCrusader Aug 2014 #48

Thanks! cbayer Aug 2014 #49

That's what I tell her, every day. nt. Starboard Tack Aug 2014 #50

Probably not with the tone of voice I used. AtheistCrusader Aug 2014 #61

True that. It's a survival thing. Starboard Tack Aug 2014 #62

I'm not sure where the sexism is. ZombieHorde Aug 2014 #51

It's in the context of his recent rape remarks. rug Aug 2014 #52

Ah. ZombieHorde Aug 2014 #54

Well, the context is that it was women who were really angry at his most recent cbayer Aug 2014 #53

I don't follow him on Twitter, so I didn't see the remarks. nt ZombieHorde Aug 2014 #55

I don't follow him on Twitter either, but several articles about this were posted here and there cbayer Aug 2014 #56

I've been a bit busy lately, so I have missed many threads. nt ZombieHorde Aug 2014 #57

Hope it's been good busy and not bad busy. cbayer Aug 2014 #58

A bit of both. :) nt ZombieHorde Aug 2014 #59

Richard Dawkins - all the compassion and sensitivity intaglio Aug 2014 #60