RE: Skeptics I no longer have any respect for.
February 16, 2012 at 11:43 am
(This post was last modified: February 16, 2012 at 11:44 am by JollyForr.)
I think her reddit post was just a gross over-reaction to actions she misunderstood. There's a difference between a true rapist and sincere rape threats, to innocuous jokes that aren't meant to cause any harm, and are intended to be humorous; and she, I think, thinks that they are true threats of rape, which don't acknowledge the fact that they are just comments for the sake of humour which don't involve any malicious intentions.
You could say that you shouldn't say it then, because people might take it the wrong way by not recognizing that they aren't rape threats, but are merely attracted towards her. But then people who do understand it, will know it's a harmless joke, which was intentionally meant to be humorous.
She looks upon them as true threats of rape, and I know for certain that not every girl would react in the manner she did. I see this sort of thing all the time, and no-one takes it this seriously. But PZ Myers and most of them on Pharyngula do admit to this view.
I think Watson needs to start seriously listening to Holmes, to clear the shit from the fan. And there seems to be tonnes of shit on Watson's fan.
You could say that you shouldn't say it then, because people might take it the wrong way by not recognizing that they aren't rape threats, but are merely attracted towards her. But then people who do understand it, will know it's a harmless joke, which was intentionally meant to be humorous.
She looks upon them as true threats of rape, and I know for certain that not every girl would react in the manner she did. I see this sort of thing all the time, and no-one takes it this seriously. But PZ Myers and most of them on Pharyngula do admit to this view.
I think Watson needs to start seriously listening to Holmes, to clear the shit from the fan. And there seems to be tonnes of shit on Watson's fan.
