isn't Frank an outspoken atheist?
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| Author: | FavreFan [ Tue Apr 22, 2014 1:01 pm ] |
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Quote: A Washington woman has come under fire over claims her PTSD caused by online harassment and Twitter trolls is equal to that of military veterans. Melody Hensley was diagnosed with Post Traumatic Stress Disorder 16 months ago following online abuse, which she says is the result of her being an outspoken feminist and atheist. She caused upset to many military veterans and their families and friends when she claimed her PTSD from Twitter trolls was as bad as mental anguish suffered by those who do active duty. Ms Hensley, head of an organisation promoting secular ideas, has suffered from PTSD for more than a year, according to her Twitter account. In an interview with DailyDot.com, Ms Hensley says she became a target for 'atheist misogynists and men's rights activists' a few years back, following her open status as an atheist and feminist activist. One man in particular has waged a two-year hate campaign against her by publishing her tweets using Storify, others have cut-and-pasted her tweets into YouTube videos, belittling her claims of PTSD. She claims to be harassed by a cybermob of ‘more than 400 people’ which led to her diagnosis. On her Twitter feed Ms Hensley outlines her history of PTSD in several posts, saying she was bedridden for the first six months following her diagnosis, and that she has been so distressed about the online hatred she fears leaving her house unaccompanied. As a result of her PTSD, Ms Hensley says she is working from her home, but she remains active on Twitter. On Wednesday she posted several disclaimers to her earlier tweet: '1) I didn't self-diagnose or decide to have PTSD. I was diagnosed by a very good psychiatrist. I'm not looking for armchair psychiatrists. '2) I respect military and would call commanders and other authorities only to defend myself against threats. '3) I don't discount military vets' PTSD. I care about everyone with PTSD. I want people to realize that it is not a military-only condition.' MailOnline contacted Ms Hensley for comment, but she replied that she is 'not well enough to answer questions'. http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article ... erans.html I refuse to accept that you can get PTSD from online comments. Fucking ridiculous. |
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| Author: | Big Chicagoan [ Tue Apr 22, 2014 1:10 pm ] |
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So she got PTSD from begin bullied online, so she keeps going online and posting things that could draw a negative response? Sounds like the definition of insanity. |
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| Author: | redskingreg [ Tue Apr 22, 2014 1:21 pm ] |
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Big Chicagoan wrote: So she got PTSD from begin bullied online, so she keeps going online and posting things that could draw a negative response? Sounds like the definition of insanity. Exactly what I was thinking. This certainly will help her cause. |
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| Author: | sjboyd0137 [ Tue Apr 22, 2014 1:28 pm ] |
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When did cubbiegirlshamus move to Washington? |
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| Author: | Frank Coztansa [ Tue Apr 22, 2014 1:30 pm ] |
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Quote: her being an outspoken feminist and atheist. Did not read past this point.Nomination approved. |
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| Author: | KDdidit [ Tue Apr 22, 2014 1:35 pm ] |
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Frank Coztansa wrote: Quote: her being an outspoken feminist and atheist. Did not read past this point.Nomination approved. What's wrong with being an outspoken feminist or atheist? |
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| Author: | FavreFan [ Tue Apr 22, 2014 1:40 pm ] |
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If you're an outspoken atheist you're most likely an asshole. |
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| Author: | rogers park bryan [ Tue Apr 22, 2014 1:40 pm ] |
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PTSD is probably a spectrum right? She should not compare herself to the military regardless. |
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| Author: | Hatchetman [ Tue Apr 22, 2014 1:44 pm ] |
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isn't Frank an outspoken atheist?
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| Author: | Seacrest [ Tue Apr 22, 2014 2:30 pm ] |
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FavreFan wrote: If you're an outspoken atheist you're most likely an asshole. You put forth more absolutes than Mini Ditka. Are you preaching somewhere this Sunday? I may want to hear this live. |
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| Author: | FavreFan [ Tue Apr 22, 2014 2:31 pm ] |
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Seacrest wrote: FavreFan wrote: If you're an outspoken atheist you're most likely an asshole. You put forth more absolutes than Mini Ditka. Are you preaching somewhere this Sunday? I may want to hear this live. Saying most likely isn't an absolute. |
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| Author: | Bagels [ Tue Apr 22, 2014 2:33 pm ] |
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FavreFan wrote: Seacrest wrote: FavreFan wrote: If you're an outspoken atheist you're most likely an asshole. You put forth more absolutes than Mini Ditka. Are you preaching somewhere this Sunday? I may want to hear this live. Saying most likely isn't an absolute.
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| Author: | Seacrest [ Tue Apr 22, 2014 2:35 pm ] |
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FavreFan wrote: Seacrest wrote: FavreFan wrote: If you're an outspoken atheist you're most likely an asshole. You put forth more absolutes than Mini Ditka. Are you preaching somewhere this Sunday? I may want to hear this live. Saying most likely isn't an absolute. Declaring someone else's reality "fucking ridiculous", is. |
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| Author: | FavreFan [ Tue Apr 22, 2014 2:43 pm ] |
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Seacrest wrote: FavreFan wrote: Seacrest wrote: FavreFan wrote: If you're an outspoken atheist you're most likely an asshole. You put forth more absolutes than Mini Ditka. Are you preaching somewhere this Sunday? I may want to hear this live. Saying most likely isn't an absolute. Declaring someone else's reality "fucking ridiculous", is. No, it's not. |
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| Author: | Tad Queasy [ Tue Apr 22, 2014 3:19 pm ] |
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http://lucien0maverick.wordpress.com/20 ... y-hensley/ It isn’t often that I am utterly offended by something. I can be annoyed, I can be perplexed, I can be many things. Totally and completely offended is a rare one. But I have come across something that has completely offended me, to the point where I am interrupting what I was doing in order to rail on it, because it deserves to be railed on. I wrote in a previous post about how PC culture is out of control, referencing the incident with the professional victim Suey Park and her campaign against The Colbert Report. Now, I have a new target who needs my ridicule – Melody Hensley. For those of you who don’t know, Melody Hensley is the executive director at the Center For Inquiry, along with a big-time Skepchick and very tight with the increasingly-forgotten Free-Thought Blogs. She is in solidarity with Rebecca Watson and her ilk as a professional victim of the Tumblr feminist variety. Another thing Ms. Hensley is is a harasser. For real, this woman has made a career out of going after people she doesn’t like, docx-ing and making sure that she gets the last word about them. What’s more, she is notorious for going after other women pretty hard. Any woman who doesn’t share her viewpoint is an easy target for her brand of “feminism,” wherein you either fall in line or you are one of the awful misogynist folk. Yeah, it’s one of THOSE types of people. However, now she has said something so stupid, so pig-headedly wrong and so ignorant that it kind of pisses me off. See, because she has made a career of going after people she doesn’t like, she is just shocked that she has been the victim of the Internet. More specifically, trolls. See, everybody has to deal with trolls. Trolls are a part of Internet life. I guess nobody told Hensley that. |
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| Author: | Seacrest [ Tue Apr 22, 2014 4:07 pm ] |
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Seacrest wrote: FavreFan wrote: Seacrest wrote: FavreFan wrote: If you're an outspoken atheist you're most likely an asshole. You put forth more absolutes than Mini Ditka. Are you preaching somewhere this Sunday? I may want to hear this live. Saying most likely isn't an absolute. Declaring someone else's reality "fucking ridiculous", is. FavreFan wrote: No, it's not. Show me the wiggle room in that statement when you have a minute. |
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| Author: | FavreFan [ Tue Apr 22, 2014 4:16 pm ] |
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Calling something or someone fucking ridiculous is expressing an opinion. It's not making an absolutist statement. Not to mention you quoted one of my posts and then tried claiming you were referencing a different post. You're clearly confused here Seacrest. Maybe just sit the next few plays out. |
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| Author: | Seacrest [ Tue Apr 22, 2014 4:21 pm ] |
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FavreFan wrote: Calling something or someone fucking ridiculous is expressing an opinion. It's not making an absolutist statement. Not to mention you quoted one of my posts and then tried claiming you were referencing a different post. You're clearly confused here Seacrest. Maybe just sit the next few plays out. I think or I feel is an expression of an opinion. Fucking ridiculous. That's your words, an absolute statement. Be careful to turn your hips and try not to trip in your back pedal. |
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| Author: | W_Z [ Tue Apr 22, 2014 6:57 pm ] |
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Tad Queasy wrote: I wrote in a previous post about how PC culture is out of control, referencing the incident with the professional victim Suey Park and her campaign against The Colbert Report i'm glad i'm not the only one who thinks of her like that. twitter has produced far too many of these useless postules. |
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| Author: | leashyourkids [ Tue Apr 22, 2014 7:37 pm ] |
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FavreFan wrote: If you're an outspoken atheist you're most likely an asshole. Wrong. |
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| Author: | FavreFan [ Tue Apr 22, 2014 8:27 pm ] |
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leashyourkids wrote: FavreFan wrote: If you're an outspoken atheist you're most likely an asshole. Wrong. In my experience it's not wrong. I think most people who are outspoken about religion are assholes. Obviously not all of them. |
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| Author: | leashyourkids [ Tue Apr 22, 2014 8:36 pm ] |
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FavreFan wrote: leashyourkids wrote: FavreFan wrote: If you're an outspoken atheist you're most likely an asshole. Wrong. In my experience it's not wrong. I think most people who are outspoken about religion are assholes. Obviously not all of them. Ok. Just making sure you weren't saying only outspoken athiests. |
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| Author: | Chus [ Tue Apr 22, 2014 8:44 pm ] |
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You're friend is MOSTLY dead. 
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| Author: | No Clever Moniker [ Wed Apr 23, 2014 8:46 am ] |
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Shit could have been avoided had she contacted the proper authorities at the start. They would have told her to turn off her device and get a life. |
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