tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8310450667755637519.post2826190847017207630..comments2023-10-14T09:40:06.690-05:00Comments on Jean Kazez: Misogyny and the Meaning of LifeJean Kazezhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00592593002719828153noreply@blogger.comBlogger10125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8310450667755637519.post-9151317630109919402012-09-10T15:28:46.730-05:002012-09-10T15:28:46.730-05:00Interesting post and suggestive of the view of oth...Interesting post and suggestive of the view of others that the drama surrounding the issue of “misogyny” has gotten out of hand – that it has become a case of the proverbial tail – or tale – wagging the dog. In which case I can well sympathize with your apparent aversion to allowing your site and time to be taken over by further battles in the flame wars surrounding the issue.<br /><br />However,Steersmanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16472826917686907104noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8310450667755637519.post-69533395399390047932012-09-10T06:02:07.224-05:002012-09-10T06:02:07.224-05:00I don't understand why everyone keeps insistin...I don't understand why everyone keeps insisting it's only a small number of individuals and only a small minority online. Most instances of bullying, hazing and abuse are between the abused and a small number of any population. For example, most Marines frown upon hazing "boots" (Marines who haven't deployed) but hazing remains a big issue in the USMC.<br /><br />The juliannoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8310450667755637519.post-6977821238484594112012-09-09T15:19:54.751-05:002012-09-09T15:19:54.751-05:00If there was a change in my thinking it began earl...If there was a change in my thinking it began earlier than that and had to do with the treatment of Surlyamy. I wouldn't want to spend a lot of time detailing everything that went into my growing concern. It's just not that important or interesting. Seriously--don't misread this post as making a claim about atheism itself or atheism worldwide. I'm just talking about a Jean Kazezhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06297159994901018071noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8310450667755637519.post-36322009037123941012012-09-09T14:59:29.271-05:002012-09-09T14:59:29.271-05:00Jean, I was referring to your relatively recent &q...Jean, I was referring to your relatively recent "no mad dogs!" post in which you linked to someone lying about you. The post seemed to mark a change in attitude or tone or assessment of the problem.<br /><br />The "real world" event of which I am aware is that a woman wore a T-shirt at TAM that expressed her willingness to be disassociated with the term "skepchick". Craig Uriashttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03390058922234703660noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8310450667755637519.post-8726162088766454462012-09-09T09:18:26.887-05:002012-09-09T09:18:26.887-05:00Craig, Really interesting comment. I hope you are ...Craig, Really interesting comment. I hope you are right about the skewed perception, small numbers, etc. But one thing you're not right about--why my tone has shifted a bit. I've always firmly supported women under attack, but a couple of months ago I started noticing that even more are coming under attack, and some of this is in "real world" spaces, and some of the attackers Jean Kazezhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06297159994901018071noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8310450667755637519.post-13150197278721571562012-09-09T05:42:52.134-05:002012-09-09T05:42:52.134-05:00There is a wide range of variability in Internet a...There is a wide range of variability in Internet addiction or at least Internet obsessiveness. Out of millions, we expect some number to exhibit strong obsessiveness and strong opinions. In the extreme case we find nutjobs. Since these people make a disproportionate amount of noise, the tail end of the distribution curve becomes exaggerated in our minds, leading to misperceptions.<br /><br />JustCraig Uriashttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03390058922234703660noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8310450667755637519.post-3635745768026582822012-09-08T13:44:17.039-05:002012-09-08T13:44:17.039-05:00Not sure if you meant to post a link to the confer...Not sure if you meant to post a link to the conference, but here it is:<br /><br />http://f3word.eventbrite.com/<br />Charles Sullivanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09206043266782731176noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8310450667755637519.post-14907699539819092402012-09-08T10:53:02.501-05:002012-09-08T10:53:02.501-05:00Hi Jean. I hope you'll post a transcript of yo...Hi Jean. I hope you'll post a transcript of your talk here in case there's no video available [or the sound quality isn't too good as is often the case with these conferences]. Cheers!Michael Fisherhttps://secure.gravatar.com/michaeljfishernoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8310450667755637519.post-90608569717831489292012-09-08T10:30:17.989-05:002012-09-08T10:30:17.989-05:00Yes, it was going to be unbearable. I suddenly sa...Yes, it was going to be unbearable. I suddenly saw my weekend going up in flames. Not worth it. The kind of people who would disagree are people I really (honestly) just don't want to interact with.Jean Kazezhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06297159994901018071noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8310450667755637519.post-60296587853271202992012-09-08T10:24:27.170-05:002012-09-08T10:24:27.170-05:00Probably wise to avoid all the fighting the delete...Probably wise to avoid all the fighting the deleted bits would cause.juliannoreply@blogger.com