Why does everyone keep leaving out Stef McGraw as if she doesn’t exist?
She is the reason this blew up in the first place. I’m tired of seeing that it’s just a few men who don’t like Rebecca Watson personally. This is much deeper than that. I really want to move on from this but I keep reading the exact same perspective from big bloggers, completely ignoring Stef McGraw or stclairose. Is this on purpose to make a point? I feel like rational dissenter’s voices are being quelled for not going along with some form of groupthink. Stef’s...
Read MoreAmerican Jew was not allowed to enter Israel on suspicion of converting to Islam
Wait, what? Refused entry because he was suspected of not being Jewish anymore? Oy Vey! With regard to a young American Jew named Harald Fuller-Bennett, the Taglit-Birthright project to some extent achieved its goal. The project brings young Jews from around the world for a trip in Israel “in order to diminish the growing division between Israel and Jewish communities around the world; to strengthen the sense of solidarity among world Jewry; and to strengthen participants’ personal...
Read MoreWhile what Richard Dawkins said is insensitive, I see where he’s coming from
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, and your husband is allowed to beat you, and you’ll be stoned to death if you commit adultery. But stop whining, will you. Think of the suffering your poor American sisters have to put up with. Only this...
Read MoreHelen Thomas: You can call the President anything you want but you can’t say anything against Israel
You should be able to criticize any country if you feel the need to. We value speaking freely, whether we agree or not. I didn’t agree with her statement that all the Israelis should just give the land back to the Palestinians. But I see her point. The way I see it is that the Palestinians were there first but Israelis who’ve been living there; it’s their home. I agree that there should be a two-state solution of some type. I also agree that the way the Palestinians are...
Read MoreSexism and Sex
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 feel in any given situation. Many women are often on guard and easily creeped-out but this a product of past experiences (or stories we’ve heard), not necessarily a product of what...
Read MoreScientists Study Why New York Jews with East European Roots Live Longer than Average
Using stem cells, scientists will study why New York Jews with East European roots tend to live longer, even until 100 years old! I’ve also heard that Ashkenazi Jewish women are at a higher rate for breast cancer. Though, breast cancer isn’t in my family. I only have brain, lung, and skin cancer to worry about. D: Despite the fact that many in the culture drink, smoke and eat fatty foods; experts are now hoping to crack the code. In New York, Cornell scientists will study the stem...
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