The conference scene

[rug]

July 3, 2012 at 10:15 am PZ Myers

I’ve noticed that the same group of whining jerks can be found congregating at any post anywhere on the net that barks madly at freethoughtblogs, no matter how stupid the argument being made might be. No, I take that back: the more stupid it is, the more they aggregate. It’s as if stupid were cyclic AMP, and they were slime molds…

Anyway, the latest fracas is at Debunking Christianity, where John Loftus seems to be a high density secretor of that substance. He writes,

Some high profile secular women have undressed for a Nude Photo Revolutionary Calendar, which is promoted by some of the women at Freethought Blogs and includes Greta Christina and Maryam Namazie in solidarity with blogger Aliaa Magda Elmahdy, who posted a nude photo of herself as a scream “against a society of violence, racism, sexism, sexual harassment and hypocrisy.” Others participated in Boobquake. Skepchick regularly posts something called “Skepchick Quickies” (*ahem*). The message is clear to me, that women can use their bodies as they see fit. I understand that completely. Men do not own the bodies of women. (No, I’m not interested at all thank you very much).

But this sends a mixed message to some ignorant young men now doesn’t it? It’s not surprising to me that some of them may think some secular women are “available.” It can create an environment at Freethought conventions where some men may look to hook up. Thunderf00t is asking what’s wrong with that in the bars afterward? Hooking up is what some people want to do (men and women). Knowing which ones want to do so is another question. How are some of these men supposed to know?

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[Goblinmonger]

1. Keep banging that drum, rug

it may actually deflect some attention.

[rug]

2. Maybe PZ should stop writing about it.

[Goblinmonger]

3. I venture to posit

that his purpose in writing about it is much different than your purpose posting about it.

[rug]

4. Perhaps. Yet he writes.

[trotsky]

5. I have grown to appreciate your reposts of atheist blogs, rug.

You are doing a great service drumming up clicks, increasing exposure, and providing ad revenue for freethought sites. Thank you for helping to promote non-belief!

As to the subject matter of this post, I think it's great that non-believers can have this kind of open exchange on the issue and everyone gets to weigh in. How's your church doing in that regard?

[rug]

6. A votre service.