Two days ago, I was pleasantly surprised on Twitter (a rarity, to be sure) when The Ada Initiative tweeted the following:
For every Dawkins, there are a dozen skeptics like @pzmyers @rebeccawatson @lousycanuck @szvan and @ashleyfmiller http://t.co/oakiGWipLY
— The Ada Initiative (@adainitiative) August 22, 2013
And @GretaChristina @jennifurret @Mowgli3 @Chris_Calvey and many more making skepticism better for women http://t.co/oakiGWipLY
— The Ada Initiative (@adainitiative) August 22, 2013
Even more feminists creating the future of skepticism: @OpheliaBenson @taslimanasreen @MaryamNamazie @MelodyHensley
— The Ada Initiative (@adainitiative) August 23, 2013
Until then, I had no idea The Ada Initiative knew this parallel fight was happening in the skeptical and secular movements, where I’ve only seen them talk about the problems in technology, the open source world and geek culture.
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