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[quote=Anonymous]And yet, the disgraced AA guy was quickly hired by another national atheist group. Prompting these comments from a black atheist woman:

https://rewirenewsgroup.com/religion-dispatches/20...l-needed-in-organized-atheism/

“Far from being a refuge from religious tyranny, mainstream atheism is just another microcosm of American gender and racial hierarchies.”

“According to The Friendly Atheist blog, AAI reached out to Silverman via a friendship with a board member, then created a paid executive director position expressly for him. Must be nice. While women of color in all sectors are routinely shut out of entry level, middle, and executive management positions, white males get carte blanche, have positions of authority created for and handed to them; then receive multiple breaks and opportunities for redemption when they screw up.“

“Defining ourselves, for ourselves, as Black lesbian poet Audre Lorde once said, we’re not content to sit back and let atheism be hijacked by gatekeeping patriarchs. But AAI’s appointment of Silverman foregrounds how the cult of charismatic white male atheist leadership makes mainstream atheism an untenable space for women of color, queer folks, and progressive white women pushing back against the ritual silencing of sexual abuse survivors and business-as-usual cosigning.”

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