Richard Dawkins Versus Homophobic Christians

[itsmeJonB]

why is that funny?
I don't get it. Homosexuality cannot be controlled, you wouldn't make fun of a person just for being black, or maybe you would actually.

 

[doombug]

why is that funny?
I don't get it. Homosexuality cannot be controlled, you wouldn't make fun of a person just for being black, or maybe you would actually.

Dawkins getting hit on in an elevator is the joke. The homosexual part of it is something you conjured up....hmm...you aren't homophobic are you? or maybe you are....

 

[itsmeJonB]

Yes, I defend homosexuals because I'm secretly homophobic.
It never actually works out that way does it

 

[doombug]

Yes, I defend homosexuals because I'm secretly homophobic.
It never actually works out that way does it

I dunno you could be a closet homophobe....

 

[Tuffdisc]

This thread is way too boring now

 

[BornReady]

Huh? I must of missed something in this thread.

I was commenting on the link doombug posted here.

http://communities.washingtontimes....m-atheism-Dawkins-Watson-feminists-Skepchick/

 

[doombug]

I was commenting on the link doombug posted here.

Don't sweat it BR. MA misses alot of things.

 

[Minor Axis]

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And you find this fall down laughing funny? Curious, but not surprising.

I was commenting on the link doombug posted here.

In that case...

It was inappropriate for a stranger to invite Rebecca Watson to his hotel room for a cup of coffee. Someone who is willing to break that social norm is unpredictable. Being stuck in an elevator with an unpredictable man would be quite unsettling. Watson has my sympathy. But using this as an example of "blatant misogyny" seems extreme.

I wouldn't be surprised if all the sparring between PZ Myers, Watson and Dawkins is mainly an attempt to get media attention.

... it sounds forward, but with a different woman, he could have gotten lucky.

 

[doombug]

And you find this fall down laughing funny? Curious, but not surprising.

Yes I do find it funny. I also find it interesting that Dawkins seems to think women don't have a right to an opinion.

 

[BornReady]

... it sounds forward, but with a different woman, he could have gotten lucky.

lol Well, it was 3am in the morning and they were alone in an elevator. If he would have asked her in the bar then she probably wouldn't have been so uneasy. He recognized Rebecca as a speaker at a conference in the hotel but she didn't know him.

 

[doombug]

It's interesting to talk about. It does seem a little weird that she was uneasy but the guy in the elevator could have came across creepy. I think she has every right to her opinion. Dawkins seems to be in the habit of telling people their opinion doesn't matter....how arrogant.

 

[BornReady]

I think she has every right to her opinion.

She has every right to her opinion. But I agree with Dawkins. That was not an example of "blatant misogyny". In this particular example I side with Dawkins. But I'm actually a bigger fan of Rebecca Watson that Richard Dawkins. I think Rebecca over reacted. Nobody's perfect.

 

[doombug]

She has every right to her opinion. But I agree with Dawkins. That was not an example of "blatant misogyny". In this particular example I side with Dawkins. But I'm actually a bigger fan of Rebecca Watson that Richard Dawkins. I think Rebecca over reacted. Nobody's perfect.

I don't know if she over reacted because I wasn't in the elevator and neither was Richard Dawkins. If what happened creeped Rebecca out then she has every right to talk about it. She didn't call for an end to sex or say that guys should be thrown in jail for hitting on a woman. Dawkins over reacted.

 

[BornReady]

She didn't over react by talking about it. The invitation was inappropriate and she is correct to point that out. She over reacted by using it as an example of "blatant misogyny". It wasn't.

 

[Zorak]

She didn't over react by talking about it. The invitation was inappropriate and she is correct to point that out. She over reacted by using it as an example of "blatant misogyny". It wasn't.

Not even close. But that's women... always over reacting.....


















Now that's misogyny

 

[doombug]

She didn't over react by talking about it. The invitation was inappropriate and she is correct to point that out. She over reacted by using it as an example of "blatant misogyny". It wasn't.

I thought she was saying Dawkins comments were misogyny. He basically said that since muslim women were treated so badly that feminists should complain at all. He said Rebecca should "stop whining and grow a thicker skin." I don't see how he can make such a call since he wasn't in the elevator. Only the woman knows for sure how this guy was coming across and it creeped her out.

 

[BornReady]

He said Rebecca should "stop whining and grow a thicker skin." I don't see how he can make such a call since he wasn't in the elevator. Only the woman knows for sure how this guy was coming across and it creeped her out.

I agree with you there. I think Watson had a legitimate complaint about the man in the elevator. I think Dawkins should have shown her some sympathy. But I don't think misogyny was involved on anyone's part here. I think the guy in the elevator had poor social skills. And I think Watson and Dawkins are media whores.

 

[BornReady]

Not even close. But that's women... always over reacting.....


















Now that's misogyny

lol nicely done

 

[doombug]

I agree with you there. I think Watson had a legitimate complaint about the man in the elevator. I think Dawkins should have shown her some sympathy. But I don't think misogyny was involved on anyone's part here. I think the guy in the elevator had poor social skills. And I think Watson and Dawkins are media whores.

Media whores....I agree on that.

 

[BornReady]

Media whores....I agree on that.

I'm a little jealous. I wish people would give me a tenth of the attention those two get.