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| | Dawkins commented about Watsons' incident in an insensitive way and was widely criticized for it. Richard Dawkins lost a very large amount of public influence after the incident (see: [[Richard Dawkins' loss of influence]]). | | Dawkins commented about Watsons' incident in an insensitive way and was widely criticized for it. Richard Dawkins lost a very large amount of public influence after the incident (see: [[Richard Dawkins' loss of influence]]). |
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| − | After the incident, rather than [[Stoicism|stoicly]] take his losses and/or vigrorously intellectually battle with feminists concerning points of disagreement, he whined about being bullied and muzzled by feminists.<ref>[http://www.washingtonpost.com/national/religion/richard-dawkins-stands-by-remarks-on-sexism-pedophilia-down-syndrome/2014/11/18/a2915cd8-6f64-11e4-a2c2-478179fd0489_story.html Richard Dawkins stands by remarks on sexism, pedophilia, Down syndrome], by Kimberly Winston | Religion News Service November 18, 2014 and syndicated to the ''Washington Post''</ref> | + | After the incident, rather than [[Stoicism|stoicly]] take his losses and/or vigrorously intellectually battle with feminists concerning points of disagreement, he whined about being bullied and muzzled by feminists.<ref>[https://www.washingtonpost.com/national/religion/richard-dawkins-stands-by-remarks-on-sexism-pedophilia-down-syndrome/2014/11/18/a2915cd8-6f64-11e4-a2c2-478179fd0489_story.html Richard Dawkins stands by remarks on sexism, pedophilia, Down syndrome], by Kimberly Winston | Religion News Service November 18, 2014 and syndicated to the ''Washington Post''</ref> |
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| | Specifically, after his Elevatorgate controversy, [[Richard Dawkins]] told a reporter: | | Specifically, after his Elevatorgate controversy, [[Richard Dawkins]] told a reporter: |
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| | Recent criticism of Dawkins has come from women, many of them within the [[atheist movement]], which has long drawn more men to its ranks. His online remarks, some women say, contribute to a climate they see as unwelcoming to female atheists... | | Recent criticism of Dawkins has come from women, many of them within the [[atheist movement]], which has long drawn more men to its ranks. His online remarks, some women say, contribute to a climate they see as unwelcoming to female atheists... |
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| − | “I concentrate my attention on that menace and I confess I occasionally get a little impatient with American women who complain of being inappropriately touched by the water cooler or invited for coffee or something which I think is, by comparison, relatively trivial,” he said.<ref>[http://www.washingtonpost.com/national/religion/richard-dawkins-stands-by-remarks-on-sexism-pedophilia-down-syndrome/2014/11/18/a2915cd8-6f64-11e4-a2c2-478179fd0489_story.html Richard Dawkins stands by remarks on sexism, pedophilia, Down syndrome], by Kimberly Winston | Religion News Service November 18, 2014 and syndicated to the ''Washington Post''</ref>}} | + | “I concentrate my attention on that menace and I confess I occasionally get a little impatient with American women who complain of being inappropriately touched by the water cooler or invited for coffee or something which I think is, by comparison, relatively trivial,” he said.<ref>[https://www.washingtonpost.com/national/religion/richard-dawkins-stands-by-remarks-on-sexism-pedophilia-down-syndrome/2014/11/18/a2915cd8-6f64-11e4-a2c2-478179fd0489_story.html Richard Dawkins stands by remarks on sexism, pedophilia, Down syndrome], by Kimberly Winston | Religion News Service November 18, 2014 and syndicated to the ''Washington Post''</ref>}} |
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| | == Sam Harris and whining == | | == Sam Harris and whining == |