PLAYBOY INTERVIEW: RICHARD DAWKINS

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139. Why would I bash Richard Dawins for no apparent reason? Where is the logic in that statement?

The people on his website were blatantly sexist - the moderators did nothing. That is his website. Read my original first post listing a fraction of the sexist posts that went unmoderated. Women have one role only - as victims of religion. Victims of anything else no. Strong women - no.

A load of the women there took them to task over the sexism - the thread was closed after a while.

Then there was elevatorgate. Any mention of which is banned on the RD site. At least three people now have referred to it and linked to the fact that the US atheists seem to be aware of sexism and trying to tackle it. Every single one has been removed by the moderators. Alongside anything that isn't completely complimentary. So it is not as if the moderators are particularly reluctant to remove posts or deal with issues.

Then on top of that he appears in playboy. A mistake possibly under other circumstances. Deliberately inflammatory or designed to show his macho strength under the current ones?

The best description I've heard of Dawkins now is that he is the George W Bush of the atheist movement. And it suits.

Give me one good reason why I'd bash Richard Dawkins for sexism and being egotistical if I didn't think he was?