One of the ways in which this election cycle has had of slagging secular and nontheist voters is with the obnoxious term “values voters,” which is very clearly meant to refer to religious voters, ones mostly concerned with various “moral” issues — terrifying things like teenagers having sex, nipples on TV and those horrible, nasty [...]
27 August 2008
Be chilled. Actually, no, be fucking angry, red hot angry
Kafirgirl shares a video in comments, and the use of buzz words by the reporter is, frankly, terrifying.
On a related note, PZ Myers has something to say, and a letter to share.
Anti-abortion rhetoric at a Democratic convention? And am I the only one terrified by the idea of “pre-printed” arrest tickets? WTF?
Now, to make you [...]
27 August 2008
My Liberty
Liberty is for all, or it is, in reality, for none.
I told someone today that I was a feminist; I was laughed at because I’m a man. Apparently, having a penis means that the oppression of women is no concern of mine. But it is. It is because my fellow human beings face discrimination and [...]
