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28th December 2011

Post reblogged from Greater Than Lapsed with 64 notes

I’m increasingly convinced that the reason that movement atheism is so dominated by white men is because there is no other way they can experience oppression.

greaterthanlapsed:

Which is not to downplay the marginalization of atheists, which is very real, but it does create a problem, especially for women. The outright hostility and blatant misogyny I see among (predominantly white, male) atheists is disheartening, and the internalized misogyny among so many atheist women who are trying to fit in and be taken seriously is just heartbreaking.

Seriously? People have beliefs because they enjoy being repressed and marginalized? Well, that’s pretty lame. Tell them to go find a God.

Though I think there’s probably a number of likely problems/reasons why predominantly white men are the ones leading the movement:

1. White men are typically better educated, atheists are typically better educated

2. White men are typically wealthier than average, atheists are typically the same

3. White men typically have more respect in any movement in our culture

4. I’m of the opinion that arrogance and misogyny also carry more respect than the inherent victimhood and protests of the other side

Source: greaterthanlapsed

  1. villiljos reblogged this from thedeeface and added:
    I don’t even identify as an atheist and I still sense this kind of misogyny going on in those communities. Though I...
  2. spacecarvasse reblogged this from greaterthanlapsed
  3. liberalchristian reblogged this from greaterthanlapsed and added:
    -If I wasn’t clear before, what I mean is that I think that men (especially white, upper-class men) tend to attach to...
  4. greaterthanlapsed reblogged this from networkofwormholes and added:
    That’s not even remotely what I said. If I wasn’t clear before, what I mean is that I think that men (especially white,...
  5. sacrumfingers reblogged this from greaterthanlapsed
  6. thedeeface reblogged this from greaterthanlapsed and added:
    I would not touch movement atheism with a ten-foot-pole that had a condom on the tip, and it’s largely because of...
  7. slythwolf reblogged this from greaterthanlapsed and added:
    think it’s a combination of this...fact that white men tend
  8. lionheartandpride reblogged this from bananafish707
  9. networkofwormholes reblogged this from greaterthanlapsed and added:
    complete and utter bullshit for several reasons: 1) Men do...become atheists so they can...
  10. woody reblogged this from greaterthanlapsed and added:
    dislike! So many reasons! This...such bullshit, seriously. Where do you see this? If you...
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