Category Archives: Protection

(BILLIONS OF TRIGGER WARNINGS! RAPE CULTURE!) If You Came Home and Saw Her in Your Bed, What Would You Do?

Posted on August 4, 2013 by Nathan Hevenstone

MULTIPLE MAJOR TRIGGER WARNINGS!!!!! RAPE JOKES! Also… cussing. A lot of very angry cussing. I’m going to put a lot of cussing in this post, because this angers me beyond belief and terrifies me. So be warned. I’m going to … Continue reading →

Posted in Activism, Bigotry, Bullying, Cynicism, Feminism, Misogyny, Protection, Rape Culture, Sexism, Social Justice, Trigger Warning | Tagged Anger, Assholes, Evil, Facebook, misogyny, rape culture, TRIGGER WARNING | 14 Comments

When Cynicism is Wrong… #standwithwendy

Posted on June 26, 2013 by Nathan Hevenstone

If you know me, or read this blog, you know that I’m a cynic and misanthrope. You know that my views on the future are bleak. You perhaps might also know that many times I have felt that the US … Continue reading →

Posted in Abortion, Activism, Anti-Choice, Autonomy, Bigotry, Bullying, Cynicism, Feminism, Free Speech, Government, Health, Homophobia, Law, Misanthropy, Misogyny, Pro-Choice, Protection, Secularism, Sexism, Social Justice | Tagged abortion, activism, DOMA, Heroes, misogyny, Optimism, Pro-Choice, Prop 8, SB5, Senator Wendy Davis, Texas Senate | 3 Comments

An Open Plea to the Atheist Community

Posted on June 24, 2013 by Nathan Hevenstone

No, it’s not about what you think. I just finished reading the following post by Ophelia Benson about The Apostasy Project. She quotes a short letter they received that quite literally made me cry: “I am an ex Muslim living … Continue reading →

Posted in Activism, Agnosticism, American Atheists, American Humanist Association, Atheism, Atheism+, Atheist Alliance of America, Atheist Nexus, Atheist Organizations, Bigotry, Black Atheists of America, Bullying, Camp Quest, Center for Inquiry, Charity, Facebook, Freethought Blogs, Freethought Society, FreeThoughtAction, Government, Institute for Science and Human Values, James Randi Educational Foundation, Law, Military Association of Atheists and Freethinkers, Protection, Richard Dawkins Foundation for Reason and Science, Secular Coalition for America, Secular Student Alliance, Secularism, Skepticism, Social Justice, Stiefel Freethought Foundation, The Brights, The Council for Secular Humanism, United Coalition of Reason | Tagged agnosticism, Asylum, atheism, Godlessness, The Apostasy Project | 7 Comments

From Nice Guy™ to Feminist – My Rather Unremarkable Journey

Posted on May 21, 2013 by Nathan Hevenstone

This is one of the hardest posts for me to put up. I’ve been waffling over it for months; came close to deleting it a couple of times, in fact. I did so because it includes some rather personal information … Continue reading →

Posted in Activism, Atheism, Bullying, Feminism, Misanthropy, Misogyny, Protection, Secularism, Sexism, Skepticism, Social Justice | Tagged Atheist Bigotry, bullying, feminism, Life Changes, misogyny, MRA, Nice Guy™, sexism | 24 Comments

TRIGGER WARNING! The Real Story Behind Facebook Moderation and Your Petty Reports

Posted on April 19, 2013 by Nathan Hevenstone

Fuck. The Real Story Behind Facebook Moderation and Your Petty Reports.

Posted in Atheism, Bullying, Facebook, Protection, Rape Culture, Trigger Warning | Tagged bullying, Facebook, HOLY FUCKING SHIT, I Hate Facebook, rape, rape culture, Reporting, TRIGGER WARNING | Leave a comment

Mea Maxima Culpa: Silence in the House of God

Posted on February 7, 2013 by Nathan Hevenstone

I’m not going to go into a huge spiel about this documentary. You need to see it for yourself. I don’t care how; find it on HBO, buy the DVD (if there is one), look for it on Netflix, torrent … Continue reading →

Posted in Activism, Autonomy, Boycott, Bullying, Catholicism, Christianity, Government, Law, Morality, Movies, Privacy, Protection, Religion, Trigger Warning | Tagged Autonomy, catholicism, Corruption, Cover-Ups, Crime, Criminals, death, Pain, Pedophilia, rape, religion, TRIGGER WARNING | Leave a comment

Posted on November 24, 2012 by Nathan Hevenstone

Originally posted on Feminist Ire:
“If you drive it underground so no one can find it, it wouldn’t survive.” – Rhoda Grant, 2012 In many ways, Dana fits the profile. She’s a twentysomething woman with a drug addiction. She was…

Posted in Activism, Autonomy, Feminism, Misogyny, Morality, Privacy, Pro-Choice, Protection, Trigger Warning | Tagged feminism, LISTEN, misogyny, prostitution, Sex Work | Leave a comment

Savita Halappanavar

Posted on November 15, 2012 by Nathan Hevenstone

Lupus in Flight – HEARTBEAT BBC News Europe – Woman dies after abortion request ‘refused’ at Galway hospital Freethought Blogs: Pharyngula – It’s Time to Abort the Catholic Church Butterflies & Wheels – Over 140 Medical Professionals, Ireland Speaks Up, … Continue reading →

Posted in Abortion, Activism, Anti-Choice, Atheism, Autonomy, Bullying, Catholicism, Christianity, Feminism, Law, Misogyny, Morality, Privacy, Pro-Choice, Protection, Religion, Science, Trigger Warning | Tagged abortion, Anti-Choice, Catholic Church, catholicism, feminism, Ireland, misogyny, Murder, Pro-Choice, religion, Savita Halappanavar | Leave a comment

THIS is a “Frivolous Lawsuit”

Posted on October 26, 2012 by Nathan Hevenstone

In the world of the free market, “frivolous lawsuits” are the bogeyman. Of course, most of those lawsuits characterized as “frivolous” aren’t actually so… they’re just being called frivolous by the defendants in order to get out of them… That … Continue reading →

Posted in Bullying, Led Zeppelin, Music, Protection | Tagged Cigar, Crowned Heads, Frivolous Lawsuits, Headley Grange, led zeppelin, National Grange of the Order of Patrons of Husbandry, Stupidity, Trademark Bullying | 3 Comments

Anatomy of a Bully

Posted on October 4, 2012 by Nathan Hevenstone

Have any of y’all ever heard of Wooly Bumblebee? I hadn’t, until I read this post from her called “The Anatomy of a Bully”. I actually agree with her definition. I agree with how she spells it out and everything. … Continue reading →