Dress Code for atheists:
I remember watching a very old video taken in a bar where if memory serves AronRa was asked if he was ever confronted about an item of clothing (identifying hims as an atheist). (think it was the "A" ). He noted a time a woman who wore a cross in an eating establishment filed a complaint with an employee in establishment stating "That (the "A" ) offends me." The eating establishment employee relayed the problem to Aron? and he decided they (those he was with) will just leave.
This was years ago and I don't know if his position has changed.
Do you have the fortitude to wear items identifying you as a rational (not superstitious) person and if so, how would you respond to a woman in an eating establishment?
I brought myself a bracelet some years ago and then collected various religious symbols to put on it like a charm bracelet; it had a buddha, a celtic cross, a pentacle and that's as far as I'd got when I started wearing it. A friend got really upset by it, it was quite bizarre from my point of view, and so I stopped wearing it and gathering icons.
I think being in-your-face with one's beliefs, regardless of what they are, is unwise. Too often rude and a sign of insecurity.
Don't talk about what you are, be it. The actions will speak loudly.
As a rule I do not wear anything with slogans, I even try to avoid logo clothing.
I have several t-shirts that suggest that I reject the idea of a deity. I wear them selectively; I wouldn't wear my Flying Spaghetti Monster (FSM) shirt to a funeral, for instance.
Mostly, the shirts would only be offensive if the person already knew what they represented. For the most part, the shirts would go unnoticed or passed off as just another novelty tee.
If someone were to ask about the shirt, I would have no issues discussing it.
If someone expressed that they were offended by my shirt, I would suggest that they stop looking at it.
Where does this notion come from that suggests that, because one is athiest or agnostic, that one is therefore rational? And the corollary being that one who is theist is not rational? Human beings are not only prone to irrationality, but we are predictably irrational. Declaring ownership of rationality, and labelling those outside your 'camp' as irrational, serves only to divide on top of being factually incorrect.
A person can arrive at the belief in a god through wholly irrational means in the same way that a person can arrive at the belief that there are no gods through wholly irrational means. In other words, I know and have met atheists who have arrived at atheism irrationally.
This whole argument that, because I'm an atheist, I am therefore a rational thinker, is ludicrous at best, and divisive and perhaps dangerous at worst. At the very least, it is not a banner I will rally under, and will do my utmost to encourage others to avoid.
I prefer clothing that makes me look hot! Period!
JPEGS, please.
I saw this T-shirt design the other day and thought it was very clever. I think I'm going to buy one...
I have no idea what that is trying to (or not to ) say .
In case you don't see it the blue is actually the word/lettering and the white is the negative space around it. (Click on image to see full photo).
I like this. Who markets these?
@BufftonBeotch Here you go... [teespring.com]
I would have told the hag to go piss up a rope.
She's the one who can leave if she's offended.
I don’t wear clothing identifying me as anything but perhaps, male. I find clothing with sentences on them as tacky, but that’s just me.
I find no need to advertise the way my mind works. People are welcome to figure that out the normal way.
I have "I'm going to hell in every religion" and "Fiction" with the symbols and a "Vote Democratic: We're Not Perfect but they're Nuts" stickers on the back of my car and I have a "Make America Smart Again" and a couple other caps. So far I've had quite a few people stop me and tell me they like the signs and caps but never had anybody confront me because of them. I might mention that I live in the reddest part of Arizona but I am retired and don't have to worry about losing my job. They do help me find like-minded folks that I would never have known existed otherwise. As far as the woman goes, it would depend on my mood and who I was with. I probably would have told whoever that her cross offends me but I would hope that the employee would have already seen the nonsense of the situation and we could laugh about it.
I have a few shirts that subtly express my secular position. "One Nation, Indivisible" in red, white and blue, which is the original line before the "under God" part was added in. I wear it to Indivisible rallies, 4th of July celebrations and other patriotic holidays. Then during the holidays, I sometimes wear my red and green "Happy Solstice" and "Axial Tilt / The Reason for the Season" shirts at events where my views would be welcome. I used to have a pin that said "Secular Voter" but I really don't wear pins much, so I have no idea where it is today. All very subtle and only worn at appropriate times and events.
Cool !
I’ll wear whatever the damn well fuck I please, and if it’s a pro-science shirt or one that says Atheist Agenda... I wouldn’t give the bitch any control over my general day or where I’d sit, but if I heard someone say such nonsense while not in those clothes, I’d probably troll them greatly.
I refrain mostly because of my job. At work I'm outspoken enough but the company is big on Christianity so I don't want to start anything with them or other employees. Also, I am a delivery driver and the top brass says we have to be "the image of the company."
I saw a guy wearing a "Russell's Teapot" shirt on the street the other day and had major envy.
I'd wear that but I haven't owned any t-shirts with an atheist message - so far!
Sorry , don't get it . What's behind , "Russell's teapot ?
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I don't own any clothing that would suggest any particular (non)spiritual leanings, but I do relish a little shock value from time to time. One Halloween, I went on a club run through downtown Baltimore dressed as a giant penis. After that, I suspect a t-shirt or jewelry indicating agnosticism could be considered tame.
That's Nuts, two of them.
I'm not much of a follower or someone who feels the need to belong to groups and wear the uniform that identifies me as a member. If I must interact with groups of people I prefer to be the leader and dress to my own tastes. I don't fly flags or put bumper stickers on my vehicles unless it is the logo of my company and it is for business purposes. I don't have any issue discussing my Atheism with people alone or in groups but that's just me.
My view is not in the list of answers. I don't make a point of my Atheism much and only have a couple "Atheistic shirts" in my collection. All 3 of my vehicles sport decals that promote Science, Evolution, and Atheism (I posted a photo of my car's rear window about a couple weeks back). I don't have to tell many people anyway, I have freely discussed my Atheism pretty much since I moved to Bible Belt semi-rural Georgia. All my coworkers, Judges & many Officers (my job interfaces with them), local Politicians, City/County/State/ Federal Officials, those that I regulate, various merchants and restaurant owners, a reasonable portion of the general population, and pretty much anyone who brings up the topic.
The Rear window.
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I have started working on a mosque. They too have no problem with my lack of belief.