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Chiropractic as seen by this Skeptic

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I’m fairly skeptical, but I wasn’t always. I’ve been to chiropractors before. Two of them, in my lifetime. I never paid for it. The first was someone who was friends with my parents and never charged me. The second was paid through my insurance; I think it was seen as preventative care. Some companies won’t take [...]

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Marketed Beauty Products

Beauty Products

Lately men have been getting a dose of what women have been getting for a lot longer. Though, equality is still way off in the distance. Most of the beauty products marketed to women (and, more recently, men) seem to be full of empty promises. I can’t speak about every beauty product out there in [...]

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I’ve been struggling with the word “Feminist” lately. I should specify: I’m an Equity Feminist.

Different branches of Feminism

Over the past few weeks, I’ve been thinking over feminism and it’s meaning. What I’ve come to realize is that it’s not the word that’s the problem, it’s perception. Well, the word is partially at fault. The word had a different meaning when women had less rights. I mean, look around at all those before [...]

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Sexist Behavior in Popular Political Culture

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There’s been some talk of sexism in US politics lately and right off the heels of supposed sexism in the atheist/skeptic community. It’s not that sexism doesn’t exist in the atheist community but it’s surely not a bigger problem than any other given community, at least as I see it as of yet. I think [...]

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While what Richard Dawkins said is insensitive, I see where he’s coming from

The Close Talker from Seinfeld

First, we have this: Dear Muslima Stop whining, will you. Yes, yes, I know you had your genitals mutilated with a razor blade, and . . . yawn . . . don’t tell me yet again, I know you aren’t allowed to drive a car, and you can’t leave the house without a male relative, [...]

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Sexism and Sex

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Lately, there’s been some hubbub going on in the skeptic/atheist community. I’d be remiss to not mention anything about it, though I am already late. I don’t want to dwell on the details and specifics but talk about a greater picture. That said, I want to say that no one should be told how to [...]

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Oh my Flying Spaghetti Monster! Ooohya!

Oh, FSM!

Not quite short and sweet enough while in the midst of sexual pleasure? ;) I’ve been asked before what atheists say during sex. Sometimes, I guess someone could be trying to be funny but it can sound derogatory. Why is saying your partner’s name in bed such a foreign idea to some? I may have uttered [...]

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