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</ref>  Women, blacks and hispanics are less likely to become atheists (see: [[Atheism and women]] and [[Western atheism and race]]).  

</ref>  Women, blacks and hispanics are less likely to become atheists (see: [[Atheism and women]] and [[Western atheism and race]]).  

For example, an atheist commentor on [[Michael Nugent]]'s blog wrote in 2014: "The problem, as identified by almost every mainstream outsider-looking-in, [[Atheism and women|is sexism]]; it’s [[Irreligion and domestic violence|harassment of women]]; it’s the tacit support of this by many of [[Atheism and leadership|high profile figures]] in atheism; and it’s the awful comments by Dawkins on twitter regarding rape, disability and feminism. This has discredited the Atheist movement, likely for good. It’s over. Mention of Dawkins in public now induces a pained cringe at best."<ref>  An atheist comment about the article [http://www.michaelnugent.com/2014/09/25/pz-myers-unfair-and-hurtful-misrepresentations-of-richard-dawkins-comments-about-being-abused-as-a-child/ PZ Myers’ unfair and hurtful misrepresentations of Richard Dawkins’ comments about being abused as a child] by Michael Nugent on September 25, 2014</ref>

For example, an atheist commenter on [[Michael Nugent]]'s blog wrote in 2014: "The problem, as identified by almost every mainstream outsider-looking-in, [[Atheism and women|is sexism]]; it’s [[Irreligion and domestic violence|harassment of women]]; it’s the tacit support of this by many of [[Atheism and leadership|high profile figures]] in atheism; and it’s the awful comments by Dawkins on twitter regarding rape, disability and feminism. This has discredited the Atheist movement, likely for good. It’s over. Mention of Dawkins in public now induces a pained cringe at best."<ref>  An atheist comment about the article [http://www.michaelnugent.com/2014/09/25/pz-myers-unfair-and-hurtful-misrepresentations-of-richard-dawkins-comments-about-being-abused-as-a-child/ PZ Myers’ unfair and hurtful misrepresentations of Richard Dawkins’ comments about being abused as a child] by Michael Nugent on September 25, 2014</ref>

The Irish atheist Michael Nugent insisted in 2014 that Richard Dawkins is being unfairly demonized by various atheists.<ref>[http://www.michaelnugent.com/2014/08/07/the-demonising-of-richard-dawkins-and-the-normalising-of-casual-defamatory-smears/ The demonising of Richard Dawkins, and the normalising of casual defamatory smears] by Michael Nugent on August 7, 2014</ref>  On April 2015, Atheist Ireland announced via Michael Nugent's blog, "Atheist Ireland is publicly dissociating itself from the hurtful and dehumanising, hateful and violent, unjust and defamatory rhetoric of the atheist blogger [[PZ Myers]]... He said Richard Dawkins ‘seems to have developed a callous indifference to the sexual abuse of children’ and ‘has been eaten by brain parasites’"<ref>[http://www.michaelnugent.com/2015/04/07/atheist-ireland-dissociates-from-pz-myers/ Atheist Ireland publicly dissociates itself from the harmful and hateful rhetoric of PZ Myers] by Michael Nugent, April 7, 2015</ref>  

The Irish atheist Michael Nugent insisted in 2014 that Richard Dawkins is being unfairly demonized by various atheists.<ref>[http://www.michaelnugent.com/2014/08/07/the-demonising-of-richard-dawkins-and-the-normalising-of-casual-defamatory-smears/ The demonising of Richard Dawkins, and the normalising of casual defamatory smears] by Michael Nugent on August 7, 2014</ref>  On April 2015, Atheist Ireland announced via Michael Nugent's blog, "Atheist Ireland is publicly dissociating itself from the hurtful and dehumanising, hateful and violent, unjust and defamatory rhetoric of the atheist blogger [[PZ Myers]]... He said Richard Dawkins ‘seems to have developed a callous indifference to the sexual abuse of children’ and ‘has been eaten by brain parasites’"<ref>[http://www.michaelnugent.com/2015/04/07/atheist-ireland-dissociates-from-pz-myers/ Atheist Ireland publicly dissociates itself from the harmful and hateful rhetoric of PZ Myers] by Michael Nugent, April 7, 2015</ref>