Another Skepchick War: Ron Lindsey of CFI

[Coito ergo sum]

This started in May, I think, but I only ran across it now.

http://skepchick.org/2013/05/the-silencing-of-men/

and, https://twitter.com/RALindsay/status/335716867287171074

Apparently, Mr. Lindsey "shocked and offended" many of the attendees at a conference, so the boycotts were to begin! http://skepchick.org/2013/06/so-much-fo ... r-inquiry/

Greta Cristina chimes in -- http://freethoughtblogs.com/greta/2013/ ... statement/

And, what exactly was so horrible? http://www.centerforinquiry.net/blogs/e ... k_at_wis2/

Basicallly, they're pissed that he said that the word "privilege" is being misused to try to shut people up and as a tool to determine who ought and ought not speak or opine about particular issues.

Some day folks are going to learn not to kowtow to these jerks (the Skepchick/Freethoughtblog crowd). Lindsay issued a milquetoast non-apology apology for making people feel uncomfortable. What he should have done is to not give them the satisfaction of being taken seriously on this issue.

[Audley Strange]

Yeah, the Witches of Secularism conference has had some amusing fallout and fallings out. By now they're down to about 50 noise-makers and about half of them seem ready to jump ship to whatever cause they can annoy the fuck out of next.