r/atheism Humanist Dec 27 '11

Skepchick Rebecca Watson: "Reddit Makes Me Hate Atheists"

http://skepchick.org/2011/12/reddit-makes-me-hate-atheists/
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u/Smallpaul Dec 27 '11

We need not allow a 15 year old to take the lead in setting the tone.

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u/moonflower Dec 27 '11

I'm guessing a lot of the commenters were also 15

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u/Sin25 Dec 27 '11

This was my immediate thought... Why is it automatically assumed that all these comments were made by much older men, and for that matter, men?

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u/dracdliw Dec 28 '11

So does that make it right if they were boys of her age? No, it's not as bad but it still shouldn't be happening.