If thou gazest long into the Pit, the Pit will also gaze into thee

I have been absent awhile. Tell me this Zoe quinn bitch isn't fah real.

Good moooooooorrrrrrning!

Guys, I want u to know you can photoshop me anytime using this picture.

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Greetings and go fuck yourself my fellow 'Pitters, I want to undertake some bold fundraising for the Light The Night Walk. Ironically, my team captain (a friend from the UC Davis student atheist group) wants us to walk in honor of Greta Christina. :) I don't mind. None of the money goes to the shoes...

I was raped by my ex-boyfriend. It's more likely to happen that way than at a conference full of strangers. So here's someone who HAS been raped saying yes, I feel safe and loved. Yes, but you're a chill girl, and besides, the inconvenient facts that people you know are far more rapey-ier than rand...

The tweeters are a-tweeting! https://twitter.com/AmandaMarcotte/status/342294544882216962 First blow, you Skeptic Women are not real women, of course :snooty: https://twitter.com/AmandaMarcotte/status/342283946383507456 Dimwit. Of course none, since we are all franc's socks or something. I don't re...

Hey folks. Love this idea. I think instead of listing specific things we agree/don't agree with about certain ideologies, I think we ought to stick to our commitment to open and civil debate and the right of people to hold and express differjng viewpoints without being personally attacked. I'd also ...

Hey if anybody has a blog or RSS feed of any type they would like to have added to my godlessradio site let me know and I'll add your RSS to the ones I have going now. As long as it doesn't have anything to do with supporting religion, gods, or fraudulent BS it is eligible. Message me here or faceb...

Well, that comedian does seem like kind of a dick, but I dont have my own kids and generally don't like other people's kids if they're not related to me (for instance, woman at grocery store today with a little girl going, "eeeeeeeeeeehhhhhhhh...eeeeeeeeehhhhhhhhhhhh. I want that eeeeeeeeeeehhhhjhhh...

~~epic ignorant-ass fail~~

Epic Ignorant Ass-Fail!

FTFY

I didn't much care for that thought experiment, either! Lol. I think he picked three bad examples to point out "purely psychic harm" because too of those don't only cause psychic harm. I will read the clarification later, as I should be studying for a math test right now. Hopefully he explains it a ...

Hey 'Pit. Couple things. I came to the party late here, but when I did, I was under the impression that Steers was a bit of a long-winded, devil's advocate pot-stirrer, though liked. I have to give that guy credit because I signed up for email updates on the EBW thread and he is kicking much ass rig...

My cousin just died. Ever had a family member die, and it just rocks you back on your heels, not because you were really close (we weren't) but because they're the last person you'd expect to die prematurely? The guy was my age (40s), active, outdoorsy, won every sports prize in high school, works ...

What's interesting is those at Pharyngula don't stop. They are still managing to completely strawman her comments. They are just like Creationists. This. At Pharyngula they're pretty much doing exactly what turned EBW off and on her blog they're being very careful to try and convince her why abusiv...

Like I said, EBW was being batshit (and loving it) far beyond the walls of PZs insane asylum. But Pharyngula gets to be her scapegoat? "Oh look at how awful PZ and his horde are! They are a menace!" PZ forced her to make those twitter comments accusing SPs of racism? Commentor 'King of Balrogs, Que...

I'm carefully watching the thread play out because the truce seems so fragile I'm scared someone is going to start throwing darts at any moment and set off the tripwire that brings it all back to attack-blogging and call-out culture. I'm figuratively crossing my fingers in hopes it stays a civil, o...

that about you guys. I hope more people like EllenBeth come to realize that, too. (sorry, accidently hit submit). Have to say again that I appreciated you pointing out that what happened to EBW was what happened to McGraw, and was virtually identical to the incident which started all this off - exc...

that about you guys. I hope more people like EllenBeth come to realize that, too. (sorry, accidently hit submit).

Caught up on the last couple pages but I have some more to peruse. You guys already know about EllenBeth Wachs on her blog. She is being reasonable, allowing people to say what they have to say and not jumping into insults when she finds something she disagrees with. I'm absolutely amazed! I am quit...

Um. Can we still Spoiler? I missed about two threads worth of slymepitting.

Noticed my blog was getting hits from Stephie's screencap of a tweet of mine. It was far lower than the other traffic sources. Six months ago it would have been at the top. Their clout is waning. That Myers still gets to talk for 2 hours peddling his woo suggests that it hasnâ€™t waned far enough y...

The skepticâ€™s sky isnâ€™t falling either - Sharon Hill http://idoubtit.wordpress.com/2013/03/30/the-skeptics-sky-isnt-falling-either/ Good read. Sharon (and Ed Clint which Sharon references) both make good points. I think it's very true that most people who don't get all their skepticism (or athe...

Howdy Pit. It's been awhile. I've recently changed jobs and dragged myself out of a pretty lousy depression and have treated a nasty celulitis mrsa infection I contracted because of the poor conditions at my previous job. I hope to have more time again to keep up with you guys (and gals). I was rec...

Howdy Pit. It's been awhile. I've recently changed jobs and dragged myself out of a pretty lousy depression and have treated a nasty celulitis mrsa infection I contracted because of the poor conditions at my previous job. I hope to have more time again to keep up with you guys (and gals). I was rece...

Oh, and I noticed something interesting: Greta Christina is noticing a fellow blogger is in need of aid, but sadly ... not whom you'd expect. http://freethoughtblogs.com/greta/2013/01/24/help-replace-avicennas-laptop/ That avicenna must really need a new laptop! Goddamnit. Have these people no fuck...

Speaking of internet slang, I heard some kids using deep IRL the other day. It was kinda creepy.

Statistically speaking, one of us wymyns here is probably ragging right this moment. I'd be careful.

Steffunny is acting like she gets credit for the concept that a person can't consent to sex if they are drunk enough to not be able to function. Why, then, hasn't she been promoting projects like mystrength.org, a website directed toward teaching males issues surrounding consent in sexual relationsh...

Which probably prompted Dank's "or move here". Not a bad advise, IMO, if you get really pissed off by your country and can't do anything about the way things are. In your lifetime, I mean. We're hoping. It's harder and harder to be upwardly mobile here, especially the children of parents who didn't...

I'm a US American, is there any hope for me? nope I suspected. Sometimes it hits me just how bizarre we are to the rest of the world. I convinced my husband we could get away with saying we were Canadian when we travelled around Europe for two weeks in 2010. I think it helped that we both have some...

I'm a US American, is there any hope for me? nope I suspected. Sometimes it hits me just how bizarre we are to the rest of the world. I convinced my husband we could get away with saying we were Canadian when we travelled around Europe for two weeks in 2010. I think it helped that we both have some...

I'm a US American, is there any hope for me? nope I suspected. Sometimes it hits me just how bizarre we are to the rest of the world. I convinced my husband we could get away with saying we were Canadian when we travelled around Europe for two weeks in 2010. I think it helped that we both have some...

Is this where I come for internet hugs?

This has probably been posted before but if anyone hasn't seen it, it's Steven Pinker on the meaning of swear words. Strangely enought linguists, those who are acknowledged experts on the origins and meanings of words don't seem to have the same idea about the swear words that annoy the FTB crowd s...

In keeping with the whole "threat" thing going on whereby the likes of Ophelia and PZ are in constant peril from the likes of us Slymepitters, I issue this warning to our accusers I am going to make you a cup of Tea one day. Quake in fear. When you least expect it I will arrive with a nice steaming...

Hmm. https://twitter.com/JerryConlon

Page does not exist. Not "user has been suspended," but no longer exists, which means he deleted his account. Did anyone screenshots of this guy's account before it went down?

Hi 'Pit! Just finished two ten-hour shifts split by a nine-hour overnight (and they say I'm nothing but a lazy liberal, but I digress). Decided to skip ahead instead of spend the NEXT thirty hours catching up! What'd I miss? Still don't have it as bad as Ophelia http://freethoughtblogs.com/butterfl...

Hi 'Pit!

Just finished two ten-hour shifts split by a nine-hour overnight (and they say I'm nothing but a lazy liberal, but I digress). Decided to skip ahead instead of spend the NEXT thirty hours catching up!

What'd I miss?

Ad on Pharyngula: http://i.imgur.com/6ClFW.jpg I'm waiting for the first burqa ad. Wearing a burqa would be perfectly in line with radical feminism. There has always been a lot of convergent evolution between extremist ideologies. Actually that ad means you've been shoping for islamic womens' cloth...

masakari2012 wrote:Noelplum99's deleted comment on Adam Lee's blog.

Who is this Adam Lee? I had never heard of him. Some internet journalist turned atheist activist? Why is his name suddenly all over the place?

Oh Noes! http://i225.photobucket.com/albums/dd241/gumbythecat/dawkins_zps46b0ed2d.jpg Another fantasy destroyed. Oh well, at least I'll save money on Kleenex and Jergens Lotion. Melissa: " well, now we know what she'll look like when she gets older....annnd has a sex change." I'd say those are pret...

In retrospect, I imagine Burchill spotted what happened to Moore, thought "I could go for some of that public flogging!" and wrote an article specifically to attract derisory attention. She must think she will somehow benefit from it. Julie Burchill setting out to troll the guardian's readership. N...

I usually can't stand Julie Burchill but: She, the other JB and I are part of the minority of women of working-class origin to make it in what used to be called Fleet Street and I think this partly contributes to the stand-off with the trannies. (I know that's a wrong word, but having recently disc...

I usually can't stand Julie Burchill but: She, the other JB and I are part of the minority of women of working-class origin to make it in what used to be called Fleet Street and I think this partly contributes to the stand-off with the trannies. (I know that's a wrong word, but having recently disc...

Zinnia Jones has found her way to my blog: http://athmorality.blogspot.com/2013/01/is-zinnia-jones-trying-to-ruin-bradley.html If I had anything to log in I would have written ZINNIA ARE YOU FUCKING RETARDED!!!!!!?!?!?!?!?!??! So I suppose that's probably for the best that I didn't. I changed the s...

Zinnia Jones has found her way to my blog: http://athmorality.blogspot.com/2013/01 ... adley.html

I hadn't heard of Block Saturday (as opposed to Follow Friday) for twitter, but I guess it is a thing in the FTB universe. Found out about it tonight because one person listed here was blocked on twitter and FB by a prominent "skeptic" (Un-named, so I only think I know who it is) https://twitter.co...

Hey guise! I have a very serial question to ask you. Dost thou prefer the White Moostache of Authority? Or dost the new White Hat of Authority like you? It's not a racist hat. I asked it. It told me it once took ceramic bowls to skid row to give out to the poor kids, so, you know, it can't be racis...

It's not like my dad was some kinda hippie. He really hated MLK. But that was because a King march inn Chicago fucked up a sure thing date with a really hot pan am stewardess. My dad wanted to get into the mile-high club, and this was his one real chance. So, maybe not the BEST reason, but a reason...

Hey guise! I have a very serial question to ask you. Dost thou prefer the White Moostache of Authority? Or dost the new White Hat of Authority like you? It's not a racist hat. I asked it. It told me it once took ceramic bowls to skid row to give out to the poor kids, so, you know, it can't be racist...

Your stuffy, wordy and sanctimonious response reminds me of the way pseudo-intellectual libertarians argue the merits of Glenn Beck. Get a life, we don't need your conscience. I guess you've not read Grossmith's The Diary of a Nobody . If you have, you'll understand why MKG is actually a bit of a t...

Michael Grey, I skipped a lot of posts to get to the end and address your, "You people are doing Abbie a disservice." where in the fuck did you get the idea that anyone here speaks for Abbie or that anyone in this forum speaks for anyone other than themselves? Nowhere, (for your assumption is a log...

. AronRa, tf00t and Matt Dillahunty. I hate the tribalism that has pitted some against another and what not. I won't ever completely agree with any of them on feminism, but I don't follow them for that and still have a lot of respect for all three. Dillahunty is officially an arse. I think he's try...

It looks like Aron Ra has finally accepted the FTB/Skepchick kool-aid and posted a defense of all things Twatson. Really? When did I do that? He classes patriarchy deniers with moon landing deniers and holocaust deniers. I never did that either. Because obviously there is as much evidence for patri...

Pitchguest wrote:At least booth babes doesn't get creepy, middle aged men proposing to do the sex thing.

Oh wait.

it might have been asked already, but is there a link to that full talk? I'd like to see how he worked that in.

rayshul wrote:Husband has asked me about this video clip. He's seen people talking about how "casually sexist" this is and does not grasp why. I don't either. This is... unrelated to pitter business (heh), but does relate to the fascinating shit feminists think.

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Because boobs.

A short note on the question of whether or not rape is treated as more harmful than other crimes due to a culture's twisted idea of sex: It's really not. It's akin to torture in a lot of ways. Someone is literally holding you down and using your body to pleasure themself against your will. It will ...

Damn, I screwed that spoiler up....edit button??

:dance:

[spoiler] A short note on the question of whether or not rape is treated as more harmful than other crimes due to a culture's twisted idea of sex: It's really not. It's akin to torture in a lot of ways. Someone is literally holding you down and using your body to pleasure themself against your will....

To be the lone voice of vehement disagreement on John's rant: I don't think and have never thought that this is a community but a *place*. It is more like a pub where we all show up and have a shout and rant and have our opinions. I'm happy with whatever people want to say, or what ever point of vi...

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