Posted by mattusmaximus on July 15, 2010
While at The Amazing Meeting 8 this past weekend in Las Vegas, one thing I did was attend the workshop on “Feminism & Skepticism” which was hosted by my pals over at Skepchick. Included in the discussion were Rebecca Watson, Carrie Iwan, Maria Walters, Amy Davis Roth (aka Surly Amy), and Debbie Goddard. Included in the discussion were a variety of topics specific to women (most of which I honestly had never thought of, seeing as how I’m male), along with some fun related to what Rebecca called “Angry Vagina Craft” – LOLZ 🙂
In any case, I decided to attend partly because I am a board member on the Women Thinking Free Foundation, and also because I’m curious to see skeptical things from a female perspective. I transcribed what I could of the discussion, and I include it below for your edification…
Feminist Skepticism Workshop @ TAM8
- What Skepticism is and isn’t
- Feminist topics that skeptics can love
- Angry vagina craft time
- Skeptical topics that feminists can love
- Group talk (w/ ray gun of verbosity)
Feminism: (dictionary definition) the advocacy of women’s rights on the grounds of sexual equality. This is the kind of definition that Rebecca and many other women go by.
Myths:
- Feminists are man-hating assholes
- Feminism is incompatible with skepticism
- Feminism is obsolete
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Posted by mattusmaximus on July 5, 2010
On the third day of Convergence/Skepchicon, I attended the “Women as Skeptical Activists” panel discussion. On the panel were Rebecca Watson (moderator), Maria Walters, Jennifer Newport, Debbie Goddard, Carrie Iwan, and Pamela Gay. Especially since I’m a board member of the newly-formed Women Thinking Free Foundation (WTFF), I found the discussion especially interesting. Read on…
Women as Skeptical Activists
What does it mean to be a woman as a skeptical activist? What does it mean to be a woman in a subculture which is predominantly male?
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