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Does the Internet need an HR Department?
Posted by Greg Laden on May 13, 2012 When a young girl put a picture of herself, holding a book she had just gotten as a present, on the social networking site reddit, she was immediately subjected to intense verbal sexual assault by reddit readers who aptly demonstrated how awful it can be when boys and young men are left to say and…
Linking Elevators, Rebecca Watson, Richard Dawkins and of course, Hitler and the Nazis!!!11!!
Posted by Greg Laden on December 19, 2011 As you know, I’ve shifted some of the topics I have discussed on this blog over to The X Blog. However, some topics can very reasonably go on both. One of these is how we communicate, and argue, and sometimes make progress in this crazy, zany place we call The Blogsophere. Also, as an Anthropologist,…
The Skeptical Movement as a Dysfunctional Corporation with a Nightmare HR Problem
Posted by Greg Laden on July 23, 2011 Just an idea … not entirely work safe … below the fold.
Updates on Rebeccapocalypse, and Otter Matters
Posted by Greg Laden on July 20, 2011 People are screaming at me over on ERV blog about not making a formal announcement that Richard Dawkins is god-like because he’s donated a bunch of foundation money to a child care project. That’s wonderful that he did that, but I’m not a member of JREF, was not at TAM, do not get newsletters from…
Driving The Patriarchy: Demonic Males, Feminism, and Genetic Determinism
Posted by Greg Laden on July 7, 2011 Behaviors are not caused by genes. There is not a gene that causes you to be good, or to be bad, or to be smart, or good at accounting, or to like bananas. There are, however, drives. “Drives” is a nicely vague term that we can all understand the meaning of. Thirst and hunger are…
Elevators and Privilege: A Letter to Dawkins and a Link Farm
Posted by Greg Laden on July 6, 2011 In case you have not heard we are having an internet-wide discussion of … well, just click on all of the links below and read everything then you’ll know. I’ve included all the current links that I know of. If I’ve left something out, please put it in the comments and I’ll add it. Meanwhile…
Women in Elevators: A Man To Man Talk For The Menz
Posted by Greg Laden on July 5, 2011 You may prefer this VERY updated version of this post: HERE. I am not afraid of dogs, and most women are probably not “afraid of men.” Except I’m actually afraid of dogs and most women are justifiably afraid of men. If you get what I’m saying so far, go away and do something useful because…
Shut up about everything all the time unless what you have to say is HITLER!!!!
Posted by Greg Laden on July 3, 2011 And thus, structurally, Richard Dawkins, or his distant cousin Richard D. Poe (I am still not sure) has shut down the argument that the Elevator Guy acted inappropriately when he asked Rebecca Watson over for a cuppa joe at four O’clock in the AM, in an elevator, while she was on her way to bed.
Rebecca Watson, Barbara Drescher and the Elevator Guy
Posted by Greg Laden on July 2, 2011 Rebecca Watson did the right thing when she spoke about McGrew’s response too her (Watson’s) response to the Elevator Guy, and Barbara Drescher’s response to all of that is amazing. If you don’t know what I’m talking about here, it might be best to move on. Otherwise, here’s my two cents (and there are exactly…