Thread:User talk:WaitingforGodot/I like you, Godot, but I'm going to have to call bullshit on that/reply (14)

I think my real issue is that "being called scruffy", or "having a beer can thrown at me" pales in comparison to "being called faggot every day at school until I was ready to take my life". Or "being assumed I'm stupid because i've boobs and not balls".

Of course every human being is different. And every single one faces different challenges, but when I see a group of youngish white male *very highly educated*, and for the most part clearly well above average intelligence (at least on appearances, i'm not even sure what 'average intelligence' means) talk about how much discrimination they face as an atheist, i really strongly bristle. It's way too much "me too"ism on issues that for the minorities are really daily trials.

Fallacy brought up the young woman/girl (I thought she was 13, but I googled and found she was in highschool so I'm not sure her age) - she was called names, and letters and email were sent to her, and it was ugly. But it's isn't systematic or endemic the way mistreatment is for "others".

If you are saying "I appreciate more and more, what struggles young black males must go through, trying to be seen as High school debaters cause I get called names now and then", that's one thing. But the kinds of people who are talking about atheist "discrimination" are generally in groups like facebooks "anti religion" group, where they are blasting religion for the discrimination they themselves (as atheists) have faced.