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In reply to the discussion: Why the New Atheism is a boys' club? [View all]laconicsax
(14,860 posts)11. "New atheism" is a media invention, not an actual movement.
It's so-called leaders are simply the four best-selling authors of the time period. The observations of the OP are the result of societal sexism and not a function of atheism.
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i pulled fromt he article that it is just more misogyny even in the atheist realm
seabeyond
Dec 2011
#3
No, I had the same reaction as you did at first. The article is kind of clumsily written, and it's
iris27
Dec 2011
#21
I doubt that the reason women aren't taken seriously is because of Miss USA contestants. (nt)
redqueen
Dec 2011
#28
Richard Dawkins had some scathing remarks to say about Women's Studies departments.
Boston_Chemist
Dec 2011
#26