Atheist T-Shirts Redux

[joreth]

A while ago I put up a poll about making some [Poll #1179134][Poll #1179134] 

For those who are curious, here are the shirts:  http://stagehandtees.spreadshirt.com/us/US/Shop/Article/Index/article/Scarlett-Atheist-2977888

Comments

[corpsefairy.livejournal.com]

My problem with Hemingway, as usual, is that he's sexist. (Yeah, you could argue in theory that women are included in the statement "all thinking men are atheists"... but in reality it doesn't work that way. Numerous studies have shown that when people hear the word men, they think male person, not human person, even in a context that is meant to be generic. This is why, for example, "Man is a species that menstruates" sounds so bizarre.)

[phantom-man.livejournal.com]

Yes, I know Hemingway was sexist, in what he wrote and just about everything he did. I have a tendency to consider the era that people are from and filter their meaning through that lens. Doesn't mean I always give them a pass.

I'm currently reading a biography of Dorothy Kilgallen (http://www.amazon.com/Kilgallen-Lee-Israel/dp/0440145651/ref=pd_bbs_1?ie=UTF8&s=books&qid=1209489435&sr=8-1) and have to keep reminding myself that she was a product of her times and upbringing when admiring her accomplishments and life style.

For me the emphasis was on the "Thinking" part of the statement. There is a long story that causes this to be a sticking point for me. I'll spare everyone that.

hemingway

[(Anonymous)]

Do you just think he was sexist because of things you have heard from other people, or have you come to this conclusion by reading his work yourself?
maybe a biography?