FeralRobotsNov 12, 2024
@vincent @square4444
yeh, it was pretty wild. Mind you I don't think her vid literally caused anything, but it got used as an excuse by a lot of assholes to get all mansplainily-evopsych in 'new atheism' circles. Kind of precipitated out the eugenicist crowd along with the rabid sexists.
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@FeralRobots @vincent
If I remember correctly, this sparked a controversy over codes of conduct at conventions, specifically more explicit rules against sexual harassment. It was something of a schism (lol) in the secular movement back then. Richard Dawkins was on incel side of the schism too.
Nov 12, 2024 at 9:38pmWeb
Show threadFeralRobotsNov 14, 2024
@square4444 @vincent
Yeh, my take was that it helped give permission for a lot of women to surface stories about abuse they'd experienced. One example of a positive result: An acquaintance of mine who's run a lot of cons started getting much more serious about his codes of conduct. I think he was always solid but he focused more on enforcement mechanicsms & just plain TALKED bout them more.