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In reply to the discussion: 9 Famous Women With the Perfect Response on Why They've Ditched Religion [View all]Lordquinton
(7,886 posts)28. If we compared those comments to those made by their oppisite numbers
        in religious institutions, well it's not pretty. Strange how one side gets all the blame for misogyny, while the other gets a pass.
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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