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In reply to the discussion: 9 Famous Women With the Perfect Response on Why They've Ditched Religion [View all]AlbertCat
(17,505 posts)18. suffering from the old white straight guy blinders that many of the "leaders" have.
        This is not true.
It''s a false meme that people who dislike atheists speaking up have planted and many people seem eager to believe.
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                        9 Famous Women With the Perfect Response on Why They've Ditched Religion [View all]
							PunkinPi
							Apr 2015
							OP
                        
        
        suffering from the old white straight guy blinders that many of the "leaders" have.
        AlbertCat
        Apr 2015
        #18
      
        
        The thing is that the whole "Atheism is sexist" is a strawman that we have to defend against
        Lordquinton
        Apr 2015
        #31
      
        
        I know, and I explicitly made clear in my post that I did not want to imply that.
        F4lconF16
        Apr 2015
        #32
      
        
        because some of the most prominent atheists also have a problem hiding their misogyny?
        AlbertCat
        Apr 2015
        #4
      
        
        We'd probably be living in a nation in which blacks are 2nd-class citizens & de facto slaves
        Orrex
        Apr 2015
        #13
      
        
        Well we know where we were with the religious-based morals that came before Lincoln and King. n/t
        trotsky
        Apr 2015
        #23
      
        
        Abraham Lincoln's law partner, William Herndon, said that Abe was a non-believer.
        PassingFair
        Apr 2015
        #57
      
        
        Speaking personally, as a female atheist....I have never seen the "gender disparity" in real life...
        PassingFair
        Apr 2015
        #51