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'''Rebecca Watson''' (born October 18, 1980) is an atheist blogger and podcast host. Watson founded the website Skepchick. Rebecca Watson has written about widespread [[misogny]] within the atheist community and she has received threats of rape.<ref>[http://skepchick.org/2011/07/the-privilege-delusion/ The Privilege Delusion by Rebecca Watson - Skepchick]</ref> Prior to the [[Elevatorgate]] scandal, which is a scandal involving atheist [[Richard Dawkins]] insensitive comments made to Watson, ''[[Wired (magazine)|Wired]]'' magazine made the observation that atheists tend to be quarrelsome, socially challenged men (see also: [[Atheism and women]]).<ref>http://voxday.blogspot.com/2007/08/socially-autistic-atheist.html</ref>
Rebecca Watson and Sid Rodrigues were married, however, on April 8, 2011, she announced that she and Rodrigues were separated and seeking a divorce.<ref>http://skepchick.org/2011/04/a-note-about-my-personal-life/</ref>