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On March 2, 2018, Amanda Marcotte wrote in ''Salon'':

On March 2, 2018, Amanda Marcotte wrote in ''Salon'':

{{Cquote|In mid-February, #MeToo came to the community of activist atheists and science promoters, known as skeptics... [https://www.salon.com/2018/03/02/for-atheists-metoo-might-be-too-little-too-late/ Buzzfeed published an expose of Lawrence Krauss], a physicist who became a minor celebrity due in part to his outspoken atheism, in which multiple women shared tales of his alleged sexual abusiveness. Krauss denies the multiple, separate accounts painstakingly detailed by Buzzfeed's reporters. However, Krauss is still facing a litany of professional repercussions: [https://www.gizmodo.com.au/2018/02/science-organizations-cancel-lawrence-krauss-events-after-sexual-harassment-allegations/ cancelled appearances], [https://www.buzzfeed.com/peteraldhous/lawrence-krauss-canceled-events?utm_term=.gbGpkxoPbe#.yoa67VPBY0 disavowals] (most prominently by the American Humanist Association) and [http://www.statepress.com/article/2018/02/spscience-asu-professor-lawrence-krauss-accused-of-sexual-misconduct investigations into the accusations].

{{Cquote|In mid-February, #MeToo came to the community of activist atheists and science promoters, known as skeptics... Buzzfeed published an expose of Lawrence Krauss, a physicist who became a minor celebrity due in part to his outspoken atheism, in which multiple women shared tales of his alleged sexual abusiveness. Krauss denies the multiple, separate accounts painstakingly detailed by Buzzfeed's reporters. However, Krauss is still facing a litany of professional repercussions: cancelled appearances, disavowals (most prominently by the American Humanist Association) and investigations into the accusations.

But for many in the skeptic movement, Krauss's reckoning, while welcome, feels like too little, too late. For years, these activists told ''Salon'', they've been agitating against sexual harassment in the community and trying to expose the abusive behaviors of many prominent figures. For their efforts, they have been harassed, demoralized and often shunned — while the accused, including Krauss, continue to enjoy honored status in the community. Some of these atheists hope that Krauss' outing represents a turning point in their movement, but others worry that the hostility towards women speaking out is calcified and nothing substantial will change...

But for many in the skeptic movement, Krauss's reckoning, while welcome, feels like too little, too late. For years, these activists told ''Salon'', they've been agitating against sexual harassment in the community and trying to expose the abusive behaviors of many prominent figures. For their efforts, they have been harassed, demoralized and often shunned — while the accused, including Krauss, continue to enjoy honored status in the community. Some of these atheists hope that Krauss' outing represents a turning point in their movement, but others worry that the hostility towards women speaking out is calcified and nothing substantial will change...

[[Rebecca Watson]], the founder of [[Skepchick]], tried a slightly different approach. In 2011, [https://rationalwiki.org/wiki/Elevatorgate she put out a video detailing how a man followed her into an elevator] at 4 a.m. at a conference and hit on her, which she said made "me incredibly uncomfortable"....

[[Rebecca Watson]], the founder of [[Skepchick]], tried a slightly different approach. In 2011, she put out a video detailing how a man followed her into an elevator at 4 a.m. at a conference and hit on her, which she said made "me incredibly uncomfortable"....

"There was a big rise of people who decided that wasn’t good and that feminism was bad and that they had to harass women," explained Monette Richards, the president of Secular Woman, which was created in large part as a response to the hostility that feminists were experiencing.

"There was a big rise of people who decided that wasn’t good and that feminism was bad and that they had to harass women," explained Monette Richards, the president of Secular Woman, which was created in large part as a response to the hostility that feminists were experiencing.

Richards called it the "Great Rift," a divide that erupted between women who "were saying, no, we are not debating feminism," and those who were either outright anti-feminist or those afraid "to embrace the feminists or feminism, because they felt that they would be shunning a lot of the people who were anti-feminist."...

Richards called it the "Great Rift," a divide that erupted between women who "were saying, no, we are not debating feminism," and those who were either outright anti-feminist or those afraid "to embrace the feminists or feminism, because they felt that they would be shunning a lot of the people who were anti-feminist."...

Still, Richards felt that there is still a huge amount of institutional resistance to feminism, [http://www.secularwoman.org/a-statement-about-heads/ noting that Secular Woman got disinvited] from an annual meeting of secular organizations, after members spoke up about these issues. The reaction to Buzzfeed's story about Krauss is disheartening, as well.<ref>[For atheists, #MeToo might be too little, too late] by Amanda Marcotte, Salon, March 2, 2018</ref>}}

Still, Richards felt that there is still a huge amount of institutional resistance to feminism, from an annual meeting of secular organizations, after members spoke up about these issues. The reaction to Buzzfeed's story about Krauss is disheartening, as well.<ref>[https://www.salon.com/2018/03/02/for-atheists-metoo-might-be-too-little-too-late/ For atheists, #MeToo might be too little, too late] by Amanda Marcotte, Salon, March 2, 2018</ref>}}