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[[File:Richard dawkins lecture.jpg|alt=Richard Dawkins|thumbnail|260px|right|[[Richard Dawkins]] ]]

[[File:Richard dawkins lecture.jpg|alt=Richard Dawkins|thumbnail|260px|right|[[Richard Dawkins]] ]]

[[Elevatorgate]] is a term commonly used to describe a scandal involving [[New Atheism|New Atheist]] [[Richard Dawkins]]' inappropriate comments made to atheist [[Rebecca Watson]]. In July of 2011, Richard Dawkins was widely criticized within the atheist community and in various press outlets for his insensitive comments made to Rebecca Watson about an incident which occurred in an elevator.<ref>

[[Elevatorgate]] is a term commonly used to describe a scandal involving [[New Atheism|New Atheist]] [[Richard Dawkins]]' inappropriate comments made to atheist [[Rebecca Watson]]. In July 2011, Richard Dawkins was widely criticized within the atheist community and in various press outlets for his insensitive comments made to Rebecca Watson about an incident which occurred in an elevator.<ref>

*[http://www.salon.com/life/feature/2011/07/08/atheist_flirting Richard Dawkins: Skeptic of women? - Salon, July 8, 2011]

*[http://www.salon.com/life/feature/2011/07/08/atheist_flirting Richard Dawkins: Skeptic of women? - Salon, July 8, 2011]

*[http://www.newstatesman.com/blogs/david-allen-green/2011/07/richard-dawkins-chewing-gum Sharing a lift with Richard Dawkins by David Allen Green - New Stateman - 06 July 2011]

*[http://www.newstatesman.com/blogs/david-allen-green/2011/07/richard-dawkins-chewing-gum Sharing a lift with Richard Dawkins by David Allen Green - New Stateman - 06 July 2011]

Below are the comments Richard Dawkins directed towards Rebecca Watson which sparked the Elevatorgate scandal:  

Below are the comments Richard Dawkins directed towards Rebecca Watson which sparked the Elevatorgate scandal:  

== Richard Dawkins initial Elevatorgate comments - Dear Muslima letter ==

== Richard Dawkins initial Elevatorgate comments - Dear Muslima letter ==

[[Image:2402173645 c8e6168fe7.jpg|alt=Richard Dawkins|thumbnail|175px|left|Richard Dawkins ]]

[[Image:2402173645 c8e6168fe7.jpg|alt=Richard Dawkins|thumbnail|175px|left|Richard Dawkins]]

''See also:'' [[Richard Dawkins quotes]]

''See also:'' [[Richard Dawkins quotes]]

Richard Dawkins initial Elevatorgate comment at [[PZ Myers]] blog [[Pharyngula (blog)|Pharyngula]] on July 2, 2011:

Richard Dawkins initial Elevatorgate comment at [[PZ Myers]] blog [[Pharyngula (blog)|Pharyngula]] on July 2, 2011:

{{cquote|Dear [[Muslim|Muslima]],

{{cquote|Dear [[Muslim]]a,

Stop whining, will you. Yes, yes, I know you had your genitals mutilated with a razor blade, and . . . yawn . . . don't tell me yet again, I know you aren't allowed to drive a car, and you can't leave the house without a male relative, and your husband is allowed to beat you, and you'll be stoned to death if you commit adultery. But stop whining, will you. Think of the suffering your poor American sisters have to put up with.

Stop whining, will you. Yes, yes, I know you had your genitals mutilated with a razor blade, and . . . yawn . . . don't tell me yet again, I know you aren't allowed to drive a car, and you can't leave the house without a male relative, and your husband is allowed to beat you, and you'll be stoned to death if you commit adultery. But stop whining, will you. Think of the suffering your poor American sisters have to put up with.

And you, Muslima, think you have [[misogyny]] to complain about! For goodness sake grow up, or at least grow a thicker skin.

And you, Muslima, think you have [[misogyny]] to complain about! For goodness sake grow up, or at least grow a thicker skin.

Richard<ref>[http://scienceblogs.com/pharyngula/2011/07/always_name_names.php Richard Dawkins comments directed at Rebecca Watkins] posted at [[PZ Myers]] blog [[Pharyngula (blog|Pharyngula]</ref><ref>[http://www.newstatesman.com/blogs/david-allen-green/2011/07/richard-dawkins-chewing-gum Sharing a lift with Richard Dawkins by David Allen Green - New Statesman - 06 July 2011]</ref>}}

Richard<ref>[http://scienceblogs.com/pharyngula/2011/07/always_name_names.php Richard Dawkins comments directed at Rebecca Watkins] posted at [[PZ Myers]] blog [[Pharyngula (blog|Pharyngula]]</ref><ref>[http://www.newstatesman.com/blogs/david-allen-green/2011/07/richard-dawkins-chewing-gum Sharing a lift with Richard Dawkins by David Allen Green - New Statesman - 06 July 2011]</ref>}}

== Excerpt of David Allen Green's commentary on Richard Dawkins initial Elevatorgate comments ==

== Excerpt of David Allen Green's commentary on Richard Dawkins initial Elevatorgate comments ==

== Richard Dawkins explanation of his Elevatorgate comments ==

== Richard Dawkins explanation of his Elevatorgate comments ==

[[File:David-Allen-Green.jpg|thumbnail|200px|Fellow [[Philosophical skepticism|skeptic]] [[David Allen Green]] wrote: "Can Richard Dawkins still credibly pose as a champion of rational thinking and an evidence-based approach? In my opinion, he certainly cannot, at least not in the way he did before."<ref>[http://www.newstatesman.com/blogs/david-allen-green/2011/07/richard-dawkins-chewing-gum Sharing a lift with Richard Dawkins by David Allen Green - New Stateman - 06 July 2011]</ref>  

[[File:David-Allen-Green.jpg|thumbnail|200px|Fellow [[Philosophical skepticism|skeptic]] [[David Allen Green]] wrote: "Can Richard Dawkins still credibly pose as a champion of rational thinking and an evidence-based approach? In my opinion, he certainly cannot, at least not in the way he did before."<ref>[http://www.newstatesman.com/blogs/david-allen-green/2011/07/richard-dawkins-chewing-gum Sharing a lift with Richard Dawkins by David Allen Green - New Stateman - 06 July 2011]</ref>  

 

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<small>(photo obtained from [http://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:DavidAllenGreen.jpg Wikimedia commons], see: [http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/2.0/deed.en license agreement])</small>]]

When someone posted this comment to Richard Dawkins at [[PZ Myers]] blog [[Pharyngula (blog)|Pharyngula]] on July 2, 2011:

When someone posted this comment to Richard Dawkins at [[PZ Myers]] blog [[Pharyngula (blog)|Pharyngula]] on July 2, 2011:

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