OK. After watching this, I am slightly tempted to erase everything I have ever written about sun sign astrologers. Because it is such a wicked response to this skeptic.
(hat tip: The facebook horoscopic astrology forum)
Brilliant Sun Signs Tuesday, Jan 29 2008
astrology and foolish wisdom and oracles and tom foolery aquarius, aries, benloka, bill nye, cancer, capricorn, gemini, leo, libra, pisces, sagitarrius, scorpio, taurus, virgo 1:22 am
Cockroaches for Mikey (Updated) Friday, Jan 18 2008
2008 presidential election and astro-gossip and astrologers and general knavery and general stupidity and hillary clinton and michael lutin and scorpio 2008 presidential election, astrology, barack obama, bill o'reilly, cockroaches, gender, hillary clinton, huffington post, huffpo, michael lutin, mikey, misogyny, scorpio, vanity fair 7:18 pm
One of most common justifications offered by sun-sign columnists is that they perform a valuable public service by introducing astrology to the public and representing it in a positive way.
So, how does one jibe this rationalization with the misogynistic and hateful pseudo-astrodiatribe typed by former Vanity Fair sun-sign columnist Michael Lutin in the popular political blog, The Huffington Post. He writes:
Scorpionic Exile or the Death of Plutocracy? Tuesday, Sep 5 2006
aries and Around the Blogoverse and astrology and foolish wisdom and liz greene and mars and scorpio clyde tombaugh, liz greene, madalyn hillis-dineen, mars, pluto, scorpio 11:27 pm
Okay. I just have to say a few words about this. My Scorpio friends are beginning to suspect that there is a plot afoot to cut them adrift, to cast then into exile with no planet to call home.
All over the globe this week, charts were redrawn to reflect the change. Unlike astronomers, astrologers seem to have no problem contradicting each other, so there was no need for a convention.
Last weekend in the Miami Herald, Madalyn Tillis-Dineen, president of the dubiously-named Massachusetts-based National Council for Geocosmic Research reassured us, “You could argue that [Pluto’s] demotion would cause a problem for people whose charts prominently feature Pluto, but I don’t see those people suddenly losing their jobs or falling on hard times.”
Shallow Humor Thursday, Jun 15 2006
astrology and general stupidity and tom foolery aquarius, aries, cancer, capricorn, gemini, leo, libra, sagitarrius, scorpio, taurus, virgo 7:31 pm
ARIES You have a wild imagination and often think you are being followed by the FBI or CIA. You have minor influence on your friends and people resent you for flaunting your power. You lack confidence and are a general dipshit.
TAURUS You are practical and persistent. You have a dogged determination and work like hell. Most people think you are stubborn and bullheaded. You’re nothing but a damned communist.
GEMINI You are a quick and intelligent thinker. People like you because you are bisexual. You are inclined to expect too much for too little. This means you are a cheap bastard. Geminis are notorious for thriving on incest.
CANCER You are sympathetic and understanding to other people’s problems, which makes you a sucker. You are always putting things off. That is why you will always be on welfare and won’t be worth a shit. Everyone in prison is a Cancer.
