Feminist scared by a flirt, blogs about it, Dawkins calls her out, internet explodes
08-27-2011, 05:38 PM
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TLDR version:
Noted female feminist attends a conference hosted by the skeptic community, and talks about sexism and feminism. Afterwards, she attends after-conference party with attendees. She goes back to her hotel room at 4 a.m. On her way back, a guy from the conference hops in the elevator with her, telling her he thought she was interesting and politely asks if she wants to have coffee with him in his room. She declines. Later, she blogs about it briefly, talking about how the whole ordeal made her uncomfortable and demands that men don't do that to her.
Internet explodes w/ debate about this seemingly harmless encounter, and famed atheist Richard Dawkins throws in his two cents, saying that he thought her outcry was absurd as hell, considering there are far bigger things to worry about in the world. She and her army of white knights, militant feminists, and feminist enablers get pissed, and calls for a boycott of his books.
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I had one big eyeroll going when I read that article. The guy in the elevator did nothing wrong. His only mistake was that the girl wasn't interested, but of course there's no way of knowing that unless he talked to her. When she declined, he respected her wishes and ejected. And then she talks about how the whole thing made her uncomfortable and shit. Give me a break. Bitch wants to dictate when, where, and how men flirt with her, and when she gets called out for it, she spews fire from her vagina.
Unreal.
TLDR version:
Noted female feminist attends a conference hosted by the skeptic community, and talks about sexism and feminism. Afterwards, she attends after-conference party with attendees. She goes back to her hotel room at 4 a.m. On her way back, a guy from the conference hops in the elevator with her, telling her he thought she was interesting and politely asks if she wants to have coffee with him in his room. She declines. Later, she blogs about it briefly, talking about how the whole ordeal made her uncomfortable and demands that men don't do that to her.
Internet explodes w/ debate about this seemingly harmless encounter, and famed atheist Richard Dawkins throws in his two cents, saying that he thought her outcry was absurd as hell, considering there are far bigger things to worry about in the world. She and her army of white knights, militant feminists, and feminist enablers get pissed, and calls for a boycott of his books.
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I had one big eyeroll going when I read that article. The guy in the elevator did nothing wrong. His only mistake was that the girl wasn't interested, but of course there's no way of knowing that unless he talked to her. When she declined, he respected her wishes and ejected. And then she talks about how the whole thing made her uncomfortable and shit. Give me a break. Bitch wants to dictate when, where, and how men flirt with her, and when she gets called out for it, she spews fire from her vagina.
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