An isolated atheist speaks his views on religion, politics, and the world around him.
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I wish feminists would stop making women victims and men perpetrators. It’s annoying and doesn’t solve anything, not to mention that it perpetuates misandry and misogyny.
Is feminism the cause of domestic violence against men? No, it isn’t, but it’s the reason why so little is done about it.
Thank you, feminism.
The reason so little is done about female-on-male domestic violence is because it is very rarely reported.
Why is that?
Imagine the shame and public belittling a man would have to go through to report that he was being abused by his female partner.
Why the shame and public belittling?
Because this man wasn’t strong enough to ward of the violent outbursts of a woman.
Why is that shameful?
Because women are deemed weaker than men, and men are judged on their masculinity by how well they can keep women in line.
Why is that so?
Because a male-run society deems that men must be dominant in order for men to stay dominant.
How would feminism help domestic violence towards men?
By elevating women to the same standard as men, ideally the stigma of being abused by a female partner will atrophy. Recognizing that women can be just as abusive as men in a relationship will allow for equal protection for people of both sexes.
By blaming feminism for the lack of attention given to female-on-male domestic abuse, you are reinforcing the male-run societal structure that prevents female-on-male violence from being reported, and thusly, taken care of.
You have become the perpetrators of your own persecution.
Straying a bit from the core concept of my atheism blog to make an important point about feminism and the general idiocy of MRA’s
Electric Mayhem: Man there is so much hypocracy on this website. “How dare you laugh at...
Man there is so much hypocracy on this website.
“How dare you laugh at me for fetishising a TV show for young kids, oh you believe in [insert deity here]? then I shall mock you and think you’re an idiot”
I happily stand and fight for gender equality, racial equality etc. I’ve been on marches,…
A gentle reminder from the #atheism page that many people cannot differentiate between when someone attacks their religion and beliefs from a personal attack on themselves.
i.e. “The belief that eating the flesh and blood of someone— even symbolically, is absurd and disgusting” =/= an attack on a religious person. “You are an idiot if you think eating crackers and drinking wine will help you achieve anything,” = a personal attack.
A subtle, but important difference.
Oklahoma High School Has Ten Commandments Displays in Every Classroom… and One Atheist Student is Fighting Back
This would be unbearable. I feel for the non-Christians. I went to the Christian News site to find their article on the matter and they wrote about a similar thing happening in Pennsylvania and this Pastor there gave this great quote about why this monument shouldn’t be moved.
So when certain helicopter-parent groups come into schools to remove books or art or anything that they don’t agree with its okay but as soon as someone tries to adhere to the laws in this country, its an attack. Fucking bullshit.
I replied to the original article with the following:
The issue here is not that people want to “…not read the Ten Commandments,” it’s that a government institution is tacitly endorsing a certain religion by having them on display— in violation of the Establishment Clause. Imagine, if you will, that schools across the country decided to put up posters listing the tenets of Sharia Law. Would you stand for that? How about the tenets of Satanism? Both are religions, true and equal in the eyes of the government, and would have such things taken down immediately AND THE SAME MUST BE TRUE FOR CHRISTIAN ARTIFACTS AS WELL. This is a case of Christians bullying non-Christians for upsetting their privileged status quo and justifying it as responding to “oppression” or “A War on Christianity.” However, I’ll leave you with the wise words of Jon Stewart: “You’re confusing oppression with ‘not getting your way all the time.”
Cheers, all.
My National Television Premiere
Tonight at 9:00 PM on Investigation Discovery. “Nightmare Next Door,” Season 3 Episode 16 “Drinking with the Devil.”
I play a knife-wielding drifter suspected of murder.
Norway: 90% of all violent rapes in Oslo committed by Muslims
In Oslo all sexual assaults (i.e assault rape committed under violence) involving rape in the past year has been committed by males of non-western background. This was the conclusion of a police report published today. This means that in every single rape assault in the last five years, where the rapist could be identified, he was a man of foreign origin.
http://themuslimissue.wordpress.com/2012/08/06/norway-90-of-all-violent-rapes-in-oslo-committed-by-muslims/
Let us question the objectivity, neutrality, and intent of such articles from a website calling itself “the Muslim issue.”
inb4 “X IS NOT A RELIGION”
I critique this study, as one person on one sidewalk for an unspecified amount of time does not encounter a large enough sample size in order to deduce these results. Also, the prompt does not necessarily ask people to donate based on their religion, but may be interpreted as to donate to which religion is perceived to care the most about the homeless (i.e. A Christian may donate money to the Buddist bowl because he thinks they’re more generous.)
All in all, a fun little graphic, but nothing to place any weight on.
Who be you? :U: Friendly reminder:
- It’s okay to be atheist or agnostic.
- It’s okay to be religious.
- It’s okay to just be searching for a religion, finding one that’s right for you.
- It’s not okay to degrade, insult, belittle, or mock a person based on their personal beliefs.
- Being religious doesn’t necessarily make someone…
Another reminder that there is a stark difference between criticizing religion and criticizing the religious. Unfortunately, some of the religious have their identities so wholly wrapped up in the religion itself, they cannot identify the differences.
It took me a second to understand. Now I’m sad.
So…
Apparently it’s “Ask an Atheist Day,” so I’m opening my inbox to any questions, comments, etc. regarding my atheism. Have at it!
What on Earth is this supposed to demonstrate? That only liberals and scientists get abortions? That atheists and liberals are the cause of homosexuality?
This chart means nothing because there’s no data upon which it was made. All you’ve posted is unfounded fear-mongering and demonizing tactics.
