I don’t live in Calgary Centre and I don’t have a preference for who wins tomorrow – as long as it’s not Joan Crockatt. Calgary is more politically diverse than it used to be, but still has some ways to go. It is not as bad as portrayed in convenient …
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Five of Five: Calgary Centre By-Election
I don’t live in Calgary Centre and I don’t have a preference for who wins tomorrow – as long as it’s not Joan Crockatt. Calgary is more politically diverse than it used to be, but still has some ways to go. It is not as bad as portrayed in convenient
Continue readingFive of Five: Excellence in Blog Commenting
via Comments thread at Butterflies and Wheels:
I’ve been accused by atheist men of not caring about Muslim women when talking about a completely unrelated subject, it’s happened so many times I’ve lost count. I’ve been told all feminists are …
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via Comments thread at Butterflies and Wheels: I’ve been accused by atheist men of not caring about Muslim women when talking about a completely unrelated subject, it’s happened so many times I’ve lost count. I’ve been told all feminists are selfish bitches and support Muslim women wearing burqas and don’t
Continue readingFive of Five: The King of YouTube’s Atheist Slime Pit
There are so many triggers here I wouldn’t know where to start in listing them all.
From Manboobz:
Amanda’s story illustrates what can happen to young girls when sexualized images of them floating around online, whether they’ve put these picture…
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There are so many triggers here I wouldn’t know where to start in listing them all. From Manboobz: Amanda’s story illustrates what can happen to young girls when sexualized images of them floating around online, whether they’ve put these pictures up themselves in a moment of poor judgement or whether
Continue readingFive of Five: Amanda Marcotte: Reddit and Creepshots
Marcotte: If women have to be in your porn whether they like it or not, you can hardly complain if your real identity is outed To which a commenter replies: Candid pictures do not make pornography. Sitting on the bus is hardly like being on a porno set. Sure it
Continue readingFive of Five: Amanda Marcotte: Reddit and Creepshots
Marcotte:
If women have to be in your porn whether they like it or not, you can hardly complain if your real identity is outed
To which a commenter replies:
Candid pictures do not make pornography. Sitting on the bus is hardly like being on a …
Continue readingFive of Five: Rebecca Watson on Harassment
Rebecca Watson speaking at the Humanists of Florida 2012 Conference. The talk discusses sexism, harassment and threats directed towards many visible women in the atheist and skeptic communities. Youtube comment threads are one of the last warm refuges for complete asshats.
Continue readingFive of Five: Rebecca Watson on Harassment
Rebecca Watson speaking at the Humanists of Florida 2012 Conference.
The talk discusses sexism, harassment and threats directed towards many visible women in the atheist and skeptic communities. Youtube comment threads are one of the last warm re…
Continue readingFive of Five: Alberta Business Leaders Prefer Romney
Alberta Business leaders have expressed a preference for Mitt Romney in the upcoming Presidential election: The online survey of 241 business leaders favoured Romney, with 42 per cent of support, over Obama, with 34 per cent. The support for Romney was higher in Calgary (45 per cent) than in Edmonton
Continue readingFive of Five: Alberta Business Leaders Prefer Romney
Alberta Business leaders have expressed a preference for Mitt Romney in the upcoming Presidential election:
The online survey of 241 business leaders favoured Romney, with 42 per cent of support, over Obama, with 34 per cent. The support for Romney w…
Continue readingFive of Five: Solving the Saudi Lust Problem
via BBC:
A Muslim cleric in Saudi Arabia has called on women to wear a full veil, or niqab, that reveals only one eye.
Sheikh Muhammad al-Habadan said showing both eyes encouraged women to use eye make-up to look seductive.
I’ve always wondered why…
Five of Five: Solving the Saudi Lust Problem
via BBC: A Muslim cleric in Saudi Arabia has called on women to wear a full veil, or niqab, that reveals only one eye. Sheikh Muhammad al-Habadan said showing both eyes encouraged women to use eye make-up to look seductive. I’ve always wondered why the burden lies with women to
Continue readingFive of Five: "Calgary Muslims to campaign against controversial film"
A local Muslim organization is speaking out against a controversial anti-Muslim film. The group will be out this weekend, going door to door in a campaign to enable Calgarians to understand why the film has offended so many. It’s good that they’re trying to communicate about the Muslim communities view
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A local Muslim organization is speaking out against a controversial anti-Muslim film.
The group will be out this weekend, going door to door in a campaign to enable Calgarians to understand why the film has offended so many.
It’s good that they’re t…
Five of Five: "Feminist blogger calls iconic World War II kissing photo ‘sexual assault’"
A feminist blogger is taking serious heat for suggesting that Alfred Eisenstaedt’s famed photograph V-J Day in Times Square depicts anything but a jubilant embrace.
Last week, the London-based blogger known only as “Leopard” wrote the post “The Kissing Sailor, or ‘The Selective Blindness of Rape Culture.’”
Alternate post title: The Globe & Mail blows their
Continue readingFive of Five: "Feminist blogger calls iconic World War II kissing photo ‘sexual assault’"
A feminist blogger is taking serious heat for suggesting that Alfred Eisenstaedt’s famed photograph V-J Day in Times Square depicts anything but a jubilant embrace. Last week, the London-based blogger known only as “Leopard” wrote the post “The Kissing Sailor, or ‘The Selective Blindness of Rape Culture.’” Alternate post title: The Globe
Continue readingFive of Five: Anti Gay Hate Group Steals Wedding Photo
The engagement photograph showed Brian Edwards and Tom Privitere at their happiest, celebrating their love and upcoming marriage. Two years later, they were shocked to see it used in an advert opposing same-sex union.
This hate group (Public Adv…
Continue readingFive of Five: Anti Gay Hate Group Steals Wedding Photo
The engagement photograph showed Brian Edwards and Tom Privitere at their happiest, celebrating their love and upcoming marriage. Two years later, they were shocked to see it used in an advert opposing same-sex union. This hate group (Public Advocate) grabbed the photo off Facebook and altered it, then used it
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