RICHARD DAWKINS, Eugenics, and the Dangers of Idol Worship
Channel: AllisonFM
Date: 2020-02-29

Richard Dawkins and Natalie Wynn (aka ContraPoints) both had a tremendous influence on my journey out of religion, into the world of Leftist politics and philosophy, and helped me discover my identity as a trans woman. 

These two both have a history of making problematic comments, but have also helped bring greater awareness to the Atheist and LGBTQ+ communities, so I wanted to pose the questions: should we hold public figures to the same standards we hold ourselves? If someone is repeatedly making harmful, insensitive comments and doing things that hurt their/our cause more than help it, how should we react?

What should we consider 'too far', and what do we need to do in order to keep Leftist and/or Atheist spaces healthy? 

#RichardDawkins #BreadTube #ContraPoints #Atheism

CHECK THESE FANTASTIC ATHEIST YOUTUBERS OUT:
Matt Dillahunty: https://www.youtube.com/user/SansDeity
Seth Andrews (The Thinking Atheist): https://www.youtube.com/user/TheThinkingAtheist
Suris the Skeptic: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCh-YXgnF0tmBxCsh4w_4svw
Viced Rhino: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCzNGEDuZOa-hA3abbWtTkUA
Mr. Atheist: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCgeV3tFiU2Xg0PD1dAQbBHA
also, Atom the Atheist: https://www.youtube.com/user/fanofmovies93

Articles referenced:
The Daily Dot, 'Atheism has a Richard Dawkins problem': https://www.dailydot.com/via/richard-dawkins-atheism-bigotry-problem-twitter/
HuffPost, '15 Controversial Tweets': https://www.huffpost.com/entry/15-of-richard-dawkins-most-controversial-tweets_n_56004360e4b00310edf7eaf6
The Guardian, 'Richard Dawkins apologizes for down syndrome tweet': https://www.theguardian.com/science/2014/aug/21/richard-dawkins-apologises-downs-syndrome-tweet
Your Genome, 'What is Selective Breeding?': https://www.yourgenome.org/facts/what-is-selective-breeding
Stanford Encyclopedia of Philosophy, 'Eugenics': https://plato.stanford.edu/entries/eugenics/
Wikipedia, 'Nazi Eugenics': https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nazi_eugenics

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