Archives for January 23, 2010

They say a picture is worth a thousand words. In a recent post, I relied on this principle but I think it did not work for a lot of readers. So I want to try this again but using additional words to augment the pictures. This is about the sex-appeal of the skepchicks.

Interview with Dr. Eugenie Scott

This is a few weeks old, but you may not have seen it.

Discussing skepchickalism

Slandering the Skepchick bloggers (un)Becoming the Borg

Feminism, skepticism and boobies

I believed people would crawl out of the woodwork to shout me down over considering acceptable the objectification of women, the “sexification” of breast cancer, and that I was going to be accused of merely wanting to save “my playthings” rather than people’s lives. You see, because I’m a guy — a heteronormative guy, at…

Can’t We All Just Get Along?

When I first got involved with skepticism, I noticed that it was a total sausage fest. Except for one prominent group of women, the Skepchicks, the attention paid to women in the skeptical movement was slim. And how did I feel about the Skepchicks? A little jealous honestly…. must read here

‘Sexy Girls,’ Smart Women & Tech

I’m a woman, and I’m in technology, and I demand here and now that you stop catering to me. That’s right, I’m talking to YOU: brands, marketers, PR flaks, hardware manufacturers, advocacy groups and the women and men in my industry. And while we’re at it, stop referring to me and my female colleagues as…

Christian TV Show Pwn’d

Hat tip: Julia

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