Over at Skepchick there was a recent thread about "Photography and Sexism in the Skeptical Movement" and in particular, the controversy over Brian Dunning's "sexist" photo:

Everyone has the right to their opinion as to whether this photo is sexist or not. Per Dunning, it was meant to be a parody of Fleetwood Mac's Rumors album cover. What got my panties tied in a knot was the vitriol unleashed upon those who did not find the photo sexist and they were labelled as misogynist concern trolls (myself included even though I conceded that the photo from a certain POV can be construed as sexist). And when I pointed out that Skepchick failed to call out Christopher Hitchens' sexism (in addition to all the praise they have showered on him), there was nothing but silence among these skeptic gals. Oh! My apologies for using a sexist slang word "gals" which I'm sure has offended atheist women worldwide.

I keep hearing this ad nauseam about the sexism of atheist/skeptic men from those who preach from a high horse and fail to point fingers at themselves. I completely believe in freedom of speech. I believe in the freedom to offend and also to be offended. But what I find to be a crock of shit are those atheists who preach about equality and diversity like a fucking finger pointing priest.

If a few women get offended by a sex joke at an atheist convention, then atheists as a whole get branded as a misogynist all boys club. And in fact, atheist men are likely to be the least sexist in society. And those who disagree with the alleged racism and sexism in the atheist community, they are branded as racist and sexist.

As I have said before, I couldn't care less if the vast majority of atheists were white men. I couldn't even care less if a large segment were white supremacist neo-Nazis (being facetious here). Simply put, atheism is about the INDIVIDUAL coming to grips with his or her unbelief which has absolutely nothing to do with race, gender, class, etc.. It doesn't necessarily mean that atheists don't have their faults. There are racist and sexist atheists out there. They have nothing to do with me and my unbelief. Why should I care about them? My unbelief has nothing to do with another's unbelief. And if you find a group to be sexist, then go find another group you feel comfortable with. But please don't preach to me about diversity and how sexist atheist men are and then expect everyone to agree with you.