Richard Dawkins and social media
The new atheist Richard Dawkins has had a number of notable negative experiences in terms of his experience with social media.
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Richard Dawkins' Elevatorgate controversy
See also: Elevatorgate
Dawkins' loss of a very large amount of his public influence was the result of his Elevatorgate controversy (see: Richard Dawkins' loss of influence). The Elevatorgate controversy involved femninsts and others being offended by his blog comments to a blog post and his subsequent commentary about the matter
Richard Dawkins and Twitter
See also: Richard Dawkins and Twitter
Despite the medical advice of his doctors, Richard Dawkins had a very active Twitter presence before his minor stroke (with a number of Twitter controversies) and numerous public controversies.[1]
Dawkins has accumulated over 30,000 Twitter tweets.[2] The Independent reported, "Dawkins also admitted he wasn't very good at managing Twitter and the strong reactions his posts tend to provoke. 'Twitter is very difficult medium to handle,' he said. 'I’m not much of a diplomat.'"[3] However, after his stroke, in May 2016, Dawkins gave up posting on Twitter and the tweets that appear in his name are done by his staff.[4]
Richard Dawkins' battle with online fans over their use of profanity and gossip
See also: Atheism and profanity and Richard Dawkins' battle with online fans and Atheism and the internet
In February 2010, the news organization The Telegraph reported Richard Dawkins was "embroiled in a bitter online battle over plans to rid his popular internet forum for atheists of foul language, insults and 'frivolous gossip'."[5] Richard Dawkins has a reputation for being abrasive so the behavior of his fans is not entirely surprising. See: Atheism and profanity
It is commonly thought that some individuals who commonly use profanity have limited vocabularies and imaginations.[6][7]
See also
- Richard Dawkins says stroke caused by stress over controversy, Religion New Service
- The 12-Stage 'Evolution' Of A Richard Dawkins Twitter Scandal by Paul Vale, The Huffington Post UK, Posted: 22/08/2014 02:06 BST
- Richard Dawkins, delete your account: The prominent atheist implodes on Twitter (again), Salon
- 15 Of Richard Dawkins' Most Controversial Tweets, Huffington Post
