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The Unsexy Atheist Demographic

The Dallas Observer’s story about atheism in Texas concludes with this hilarious anecdote from a (very white, very male) atheist convention in Austin: At the bar in Austin, some of the male atheists can’t wait for more women to show up, probably for the reasons Watson described. Johnny and Ting, both in their late 20s […]

The Dallas Observer’s story about atheism in Texas concludes with this hilarious anecdote from a (very white, very male) atheist convention in Austin:

At the bar in Austin, some of the male atheists can’t wait for more women to show up, probably for the reasons Watson described. Johnny and Ting, both in their late 20s and from Houston, are sitting a little glumly in a corner, several empty glasses in front of them. Johnny is a former Muslim; after he told his parents he was an atheist, his father “didn’t speak to me for two years,” he says. Ting is a Buddhist. He just came down for a weekend trip with his buddy.

“There are no girls here,” Johnny says bluntly. “Look at these guys. Would you hang out with them? Do pretty girls want to hang out with these guys? I don’t think so.” Beyond that, Ting is East Asian and Johnny is Indian; this crowd, Johnny says, “is not our age group, and it’s not our demographic.”

 

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