A Duet with Siri
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hckrig2BwNY Poor Siri. I’d hate to see the server statistics for how often Siri is sexually harassed since the iPhone 4S came out. (And yeah, Apple has those numbers —...
View ArticleMaddow: The Cain allegations expose systemic dismissing of sexual harassment
Rachel Maddow summarizes the case against Herman Cain in his having settled with two women for sexual harassment. Talking Points Memo put up a list of things that don’t affect the allegations that have...
View ArticleThe DJ Grothe quote that sticks in my craw.
At the end of this comment, DJ Grothe said the following about the “rumors” of harassment at skeptical conferences: So much of that feels to me more like rumor and distasteful locker room banter, often...
View ArticleOn drama vs conflict regarding harassment policies
I made a snide remark aimed at certain trollish parties in a comment at Almost Diamonds in a post that probably could stand far less of my snideness. Stephanie describes the repeated and disdainful...
View ArticleSeelix on how to spot and how to shame fake geeks
Seelix (whom you might know as Emily, the comic book costumer) has had it UP TO HERE (err, imagine me waving my hand animatedly at forehead level) with the scourge of the fandom community, the breed of...
View ArticleBen Radford and CFI: A point of contention
Center For Inquiry’s Ben Radford, whom you might remember as the skeptic who took on a four year old over evolutionary reasons little girls might like pink, among numerous other terrible bits of...
View ArticleSome justice in Rehtaeh Parsons case
There is no justice in this universe but what happens right here, on this planet, when there are repercussions for transgressions against one another. Sometimes, though, you have to settle for what you...
View ArticleThe web of trust: Why I believe Shermer’s accusers
First: yes, the title is plural. I’ll get to that. Trigger warnings for discussion of sexual assault and rape. I’m fairly certain I have a grasp now on why exactly there’s so much pushback against even...
View ArticleSexual harassment accusations in the skeptical and secular communities: a...
In the vein of the harassment policies campaign timeline, wherein the major players in the movement fought hard for harassment policies at secular events and largely won the day despite monumental...
View ArticleMore foot-gunning in the Shermer debacle
John Loftus, ex Freethought Blogger who left because not enough Christians were engaging with his posts so he could convert them, who subsequently founded and then left Skeptic Ink for the same reason,...
View ArticleCarrie Poppy and the Nay-Sayers
In observing the way the skeptical and secular communities have melted down lately over the merest hint that some of its top members might have occasionally behaved in manners that are not beyond...
View ArticleThe Truth Hurts
I’ve been feeling somewhat inured to the constant grind on the soul of people coming forward with tales of their having been sexually assaulted of late. Then along comes Pamela Gay, one of the kindest,...
View ArticleFtBCon2: Sexual Harassment Law and You, with full transcript! #ftbcon
Ken White of Popehat gave a great presentation at FtBConscience 2 about sexual harassment law and anti-harassment policies at conventions. Surprise surprise, the troll narrative about sexual harassment...
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