Introducing DURP: the Dawkins Unit of Relative Perniciousness
…sense of proportion. But True Feminists know when to be angry and when not to be hysterical. We know that as long as our sisters are being murdered and threatened…
…sense of proportion. But True Feminists know when to be angry and when not to be hysterical. We know that as long as our sisters are being murdered and threatened…
…comfortable working with you because they know they can speak up if they’re poorly treated? We at Secular Woman know that many secular organizations and activists already privately denounce lawsuits…
On August 8th, 2013, PZ Meyers did several important things. First, he listened, without judgment, when someone told him they’d been assaulted. He didn’t question her about her actions…
…is getting past people’s biases and deeply held beliefs that have been handed down to them over years and years of gender oppression. Those beliefs and biases sometimes put impenetrable…
…was not universally appreciated (what an understatement) and some organizers and participants did not come onto the feminist and sexual assault scene with years of experience in the cultures of…
…is is a critique and replacement for single-axis social justice. – – – [1]http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kyriarchy [2]http://www.aapf.org/kimberle-crenshaw [3]Crenshaw, Kimberlé. (1989). “Demarginalizing the Intersection of Race and Sex: A Black Feminist Critique of…
…at a particular level of an organization, refusing to allow women a clear and distinct voice. Sexism may be conscious or unconscious, intentional or unintentional. If secular organizations feel comfortable…
To politicize something means to inject politics into a previously politics-free subject. “Politics” in this context can mean several things. At the most straightforward, it means connecting a thing to…
…– Tamara M. I am awed by the knowledge that I (and all things, really) are, ultimately, stardust. I think Oprah needs to read “The Universe Is A Green Dragon”…
…fired or demoted).” Most of us doing events or running organizations on volunteer labor don’t want to let things get that severe. We start losing attendees and volunteers long before…