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• [#wiscfi Liveblog] Sexism and Religion: Can the Knot Be Untied?

  

  I’m finally up and watching Katha Pollitt speak! Pollitt is a poet (say that five times fast) and a columnist for The Nation.10:10: I chose the topic of my... Read more

  Posted on 18 May 2013 SOCIETY, WOMEN'S ISSUES

• [#wiscfi Liveblog] The Mattering Map: Religion, Humanism, and Moral Progress

  

  I’m liveblogging Rebecca Goldstein’s talk, “The Mattering Map: Religion, Humanism, and Moral Progress.” Goldstein is a novelist and professor of philosophy at... Read more

  Posted on 17 May 2013 SOCIETY, WOMEN'S ISSUES

• [#wiscfi Liveblog] Faith-Based Pseudo-Science

  

  It’s the first panel of WiS2!! The topic is faith-based pseudoscience and the panelists are Carrie Poppy, Sarah Moglia, Rebecca Watson, and (Surly) Amy Roth. Th... Read more

  Posted on 17 May 2013 SOCIETY, WOMEN'S ISSUES

• Occasional Link Roundup

  It’s finally WiS2 weekend! Kate, Jason, and I will be taking turns liveblogging everything, so check our blogs if you want to follow along. If you’re going, I... Read more

  Posted on 16 May 2013 SOCIETY, WOMEN'S ISSUES

• “But I’m a Man and I Don’t Feel Like I Have Any Privilege.”

  Another one inspired by the comment thread of doom.The hardest thing about explaining privilege to members of dominant groups is that, usually, the fact that... Read more

  Posted on 14 May 2013 SOCIETY, WOMEN'S ISSUES

• [meta] On Tone, the Policing Thereof, and What It Is I Do Here

  So my “Why You Shouldn’t Tell That Random Girl On The Street That She’s Hot” post went a little bit viral and I’m still responding to comments on it. Read more

  Posted on 13 May 2013 SOCIETY, WOMEN'S ISSUES

• Richwine and the Inherent Goodness of Intelligence

  [Content note: racism]In news that should surprise absolutely no one, conservatives have once again embarrassed themselves by attempting to “prove” with... Read more

  Posted on 12 May 2013 SOCIETY, WOMEN'S ISSUES

• Self-Diagnosis and Its Discontents

  There’s a certain scorn reserved for people who diagnose themselves with mental illnesses–people who, based on their own research or prior knowledge, decide tha... Read more

  Posted on 10 May 2013 SOCIETY, WOMEN'S ISSUES

• Excited, Worried, Scared Shitless: How I Feel About Moving

  

  Apartments in SoHo, April.As I’ve certainly mentioned here countless times already, I’m moving to New York City at the end of the summer–in just three and a hal... Read more

  Posted on 09 May 2013 SOCIETY, WOMEN'S ISSUES

• [blogathon] Restorative Justice for Sexual Assault

  This is the eighth and last post in my SSA blogathon. It was requested by a reader. Don’t forget to donate![Content note: sexual assault]Restorative justice is ... Read more

  Posted on 06 May 2013 SOCIETY, WOMEN'S ISSUES

• [blogathon] Female Bullying, Internalized Misogyny, and Challenging Cognitive...

  This is the seventh post in my SSA blogathon. Don’t forget to donate!I’ve seen a lot of great articles lately about women who don’t like women and don’t have... Read more

  Posted on 06 May 2013 SOCIETY, WOMEN'S ISSUES

• [blogathon] Against Pokemon-Style Polyamory

  

  This is the sixth post in my SSA blogathon. Don’t forget to donate!When I first started exploring and getting into polyamory about a year ago, one of the... Read more

  Posted on 05 May 2013 SOCIETY, WOMEN'S ISSUES

• [blogathon] Top Five Celebrities I’m DTF

  

  This is the fifth post in my SSA blogathon, and another reader request (as if I’d ever write it otherwise, haha). Don’t forget to donate!I don’t follow celebrit... Read more

  Posted on 05 May 2013 SOCIETY, WOMEN'S ISSUES

• [blogathon] What I’ve Learned From Blogging

  This is the fourth post in my SSA blogathon, and another reader request. Don’t forget to donate!I’ve been blogging in some form or another for ten years. Since ... Read more

  Posted on 05 May 2013 SOCIETY, WOMEN'S ISSUES

• [blogathon] Does Anyone Deserve to Be Stigmatized?

  This is the third post in my SSA blogathon! Don’t forget to donate! Last quarter I took a psychology class called Social Stigma. Read more

  Posted on 05 May 2013 SOCIETY, WOMEN'S ISSUES

• [blogathon] Top Ten Reasons I Can’t Wait for Women in Secularism 2

  

  This is the second post in my SSA blogathon! Don’t forget to donate! This post comes from a reader’s request. In less than two weeks, I’ll be off to... Read more

  Posted on 05 May 2013 SOCIETY, WOMEN'S ISSUES

• [blogathon] Shit People Say To Future Therapists

  Today’s my blogathon for the Secular Student Alliance! I’ll be posting every hour starting now until 6 PM central. Don’t forget to donate! To start, you get a... Read more

  Posted on 05 May 2013 SOCIETY, WOMEN'S ISSUES

• Criticizing Psychiatry Without Throwing the Baby Out with the Bathwater

  So, I read this article in The Atlantic called “The Real Problems with Psychiatry” and…I’m torn. The article is an interview with this guy Gary Greenberg, a... Read more

  Posted on 05 May 2013 SOCIETY, WOMEN'S ISSUES

• Occasional Link Roundup

  What a week. Three midterms, one awful and demoralizing bout of writer’s block, two 80-degree days, and one slightly-viral post. Go forth and read!1. First and... Read more

  Posted on 04 May 2013 SOCIETY, WOMEN'S ISSUES

• [guest Post] Also Known as the Argument from “Gotta Get Laid, Amirite?”

  Mitchell of Research to be Done has a fantastic response to my recent post!Let’s talk about street harassment. Actually, since Miri has covered the bases very... Read more

  Posted on 03 May 2013 SOCIETY, WOMEN'S ISSUES