Religious logic - a diorama by absent.

Apparently there was God's Own Flamewar about the cartoon over on PZ Meyer's blog:

http://freethoughtbl...-is-just-a-bunny/

I just despair.

There is sexism everywhere, and there are battles to be fought. I agree completely that there are strong strains of odious stereotypy running through our culture, and that we have to be vocal in opposing them. Much of it is unconscious and not intended maliciously, but it still perpetuates a problem. ItÂs good to oppose it.

But this morning a raging flame war exploded in a thread about a cute bunny cartoon. The bunny who is the voice of religion is wearing a dress; the practical bunny playing the role of science wears pants. Some people said itÂs sexist; some people said it wasnÂt. And then the war was launched.

Cue over 1000 comments of hard-core vitriol.

The sad, amusing part?

From the comments of the cartoon's link:

Yipes! PZ is right; itÂs the wrong battle.

I used the boy bunny because I knew the main bunny needed to do more pointing and be more expressive. Both the girl and boy bunnies suffered the unfortunate event of being buried by my dog (he buries almost anything he can get his mouth around). I cleaned them both but noticed that the girl bunny suffered more damageÂher dress would barely stay on (look at the first panel to see how poorly the dress is fitting). Her now ill-fitting dress made it difficult for some of the poses to ÂreadÂ nicely, but the boy bunnyÂs nice red-strapped suspenders lent well to the task.

The funny thing in all this is that my wife and I are very sensitive about pushing (that is to say, not pushing) gender roles. My wife has a Child Development background so she (and myself) take it seriously. I also have a not-so-secret hope that sheÂll gravitate to the sciences (especially biology).

I sent that on to PZ. Sometimes being on the right side of an argument doesn't mean you're actually right.

Post #361,557 by Another Scott 8/4/12 5:51:43 PM Reply	Religious logic - a diorama by absent. http://www.myconfine.../religious-logic/ Well done. (via G+ - https://plus.google....posts/ausFEHksenV - you need a Google sign-in to see it.) Cheers, Scott.
Post #361,581 by mmoffitt 8/6/12 10:52:08 AM Reply	Excellent.
Post #361,597 by Silverlock 8/7/12 5:25:07 AM Reply	If you could reason with religious people, they wouldn't be religious.* *From a meme pic with Greg House. I think the single most compelling piece of evidence for global warming is that Fox News viewers think it's a hoax.
Post #361,603 by mmoffitt 8/7/12 8:39:54 AM Reply	Great Sig!
Post #366,015 by imric 11/9/12 9:37:35 AM Reply	Re: If you could reason with religious people, Heheh. I suspect 'religious' is being defined by the 'no true Scotsman' in this respect.
Post #366,122 by crazy 11/11/12 5:06:20 AM Reply	But you'd be wrong "I'm NOT a Scotsman." Sure you are, you are just the special kind that lives on the other side of the world. Everyone is a scotsman sooner or later, they just don't want to admit it. Having read this, are you shaking your head at the level of stupidity of the statement, or are you agreeing to it?
Post #366,125 by folkert 11/11/12 8:20:45 AM Reply	You'll have to check... If you are wearing a Kilt or not to REALLY know. -- greg@gregfolkert.net PGP key 1024D/B524687C 2003-08-05 Fingerprint: E1D3 E3D7 5850 957E FED0 2B3A ED66 6971 B524 687C
Post #366,128 by malraux 11/11/12 10:14:41 AM Reply	Dunno if you read the comments... Apparently there was God's Own Flamewar about the cartoon over on PZ Meyer's blog: http://freethoughtbl...-is-just-a-bunny/ I just despair. There is sexism everywhere, and there are battles to be fought. I agree completely that there are strong strains of odious stereotypy running through our culture, and that we have to be vocal in opposing them. Much of it is unconscious and not intended maliciously, but it still perpetuates a problem. ItÂs good to oppose it. But this morning a raging flame war exploded in a thread about a cute bunny cartoon. The bunny who is the voice of religion is wearing a dress; the practical bunny playing the role of science wears pants. Some people said itÂs sexist; some people said it wasnÂt. And then the war was launched. Cue over 1000 comments of hard-core vitriol. The sad, amusing part? From the comments of the cartoon's link: Yipes! PZ is right; itÂs the wrong battle. I used the boy bunny because I knew the main bunny needed to do more pointing and be more expressive. Both the girl and boy bunnies suffered the unfortunate event of being buried by my dog (he buries almost anything he can get his mouth around). I cleaned them both but noticed that the girl bunny suffered more damageÂher dress would barely stay on (look at the first panel to see how poorly the dress is fitting). Her now ill-fitting dress made it difficult for some of the poses to ÂreadÂ nicely, but the boy bunnyÂs nice red-strapped suspenders lent well to the task. The funny thing in all this is that my wife and I are very sensitive about pushing (that is to say, not pushing) gender roles. My wife has a Child Development background so she (and myself) take it seriously. I also have a not-so-secret hope that sheÂll gravitate to the sciences (especially biology). I sent that on to PZ. Sometimes being on the right side of an argument doesn't mean you're actually right. Regards, -scott Welcome to Rivendell, Mr. Anderson.
Post #366,136 by boxley 11/11/12 1:44:27 PM Reply	the date on that thread was a year ago middle end of elevatorgate. Flamewars all over the place Any opinions expressed by me are mine alone, posted from my home computer, on my own time as a free American and do not reflect the opinions of any person or company that I have had professional relations with in the past 55 years. meep

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