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== Claims of being an oppressed minority by American atheists are often not taken seriously ==
== Claims of being an oppressed minority by American atheists are often not taken seriously ==
See also: [[Atheism vs. Christianity]]
''See also:'' [[Atheism vs. Christianity]]
In the [[United States]], a significant amount of atheists are white males and the American atheist community has been criticized for its lack of racial diversity and lower amount of females in its population ([[Western atheism and race]] and [[Atheism and women]]). As a result, claims of being an oppressed minority by atheists are often not taken seriously even by fellow atheists (See: [[Atheist whining]]).<ref>[http://www.thedailybeast.com/articles/2015/04/06/atheism-the-next-civil-rights-movement.html Atheism: The Next Civil Rights movement], Vlad Chituc, ''The Daily Beast'', 4-6-2015</ref><ref>[http://freethoughtblogs.com/almostdiamonds/2014/07/17/youre-not-oppressed-white-atheist-dudes/ “You’re Not Oppressed, White Atheist Dudes”], [[Freethoughtblogs]] - Almost Diamonds, July 17, 2014 at 6:28 pm</ref><ref>[http://www.latimes.com/opinion/la-oew-thornton18apr18-story.html Disliked, Not Oppressed] By Paul Thornton, ''LA Times'', April 18, 2007</ref>
In the [[United States]], a significant amount of atheists are white males and the American atheist community has been criticized for its lack of racial diversity and lower amount of females in its population ([[Western atheism and race]] and [[Atheism and women]]). As a result, claims of being an oppressed minority by atheists are often not taken seriously even by fellow atheists (See: [[Atheist whining]]).<ref>[http://www.thedailybeast.com/articles/2015/04/06/atheism-the-next-civil-rights-movement.html Atheism: The Next Civil Rights movement], Vlad Chituc, ''The Daily Beast'', 4-6-2015</ref><ref>[http://freethoughtblogs.com/almostdiamonds/2014/07/17/youre-not-oppressed-white-atheist-dudes/ “You’re Not Oppressed, White Atheist Dudes”], [[Freethoughtblogs]] - Almost Diamonds, July 17, 2014 at 6:28 pm</ref><ref>[http://www.latimes.com/opinion/la-oew-thornton18apr18-story.html Disliked, Not Oppressed] By Paul Thornton, ''LA Times'', April 18, 2007</ref>