In order to debate with compassion, empathy and humility you first must have compassion, empathy and humility. It’s becoming increasingly clear Dawkins possesses none of these qualities.
@InYourFaceNYer Abort it and try again. It would be immoral to bring it into the world if you have the choice.
— Richard Dawkins (@RichardDawkins) August 20, 2014
Before people started following this sort of shoddy “moral” advice, it was not uncommon to meet people with Down syndrome, many of whom were leading productive and happy lives.
@AaronWorthing @Telegraph @RichardDawkins The charming Downs girl in my daughter's Job's Daughters troupe is a better person than Dawkins.
— Angela Beegle (aka chotii) (@chotiari) August 20, 2014
You'd think as such a prominent advocate if atheism, he'd stfu on eugenics. @chotiari @Telegraph @RichardDawkins
— (((Aaron “Worthing” Walker))) (@AaronWorthing) August 20, 2014
https://twitter.com/BenHowe/status/502212847544586241
I am pro-choice and I still think Richard Dawkins is ignorant as fuck and talking out of his arse. It's not a just a 'pro-life' thing.
— MJ ??☕ (@brayfordbird) August 20, 2014
As an evolutionary biologist Richard Dawkins is exceptional, as a human being he is a fucknugget.
— Andrew Read (@Revelation137) August 20, 2014
It makes me sad that people like @RichardDawkins thinks our daughter @sararuh has no right to life. #downsyndrome pic.twitter.com/FQwjXTOOL1
— Debra Ruh (@debraruh) August 21, 2014
https://twitter.com/BenHowe/status/502213309538787328
@BenHowe @RichardDawkins they were left on mountains to die weren't they? I'm sure he would applaud that barbarism! Evil man
— Ramandeep Kaur (@mumof3amigos) August 20, 2014
How beautifully amazing our babies are. Embrace love @RichardDawkins Melting anger and hate with compassion and love. pic.twitter.com/OoWOsMJ72D
— Saving Down Syndrome (@SavingDowns1) August 20, 2014
@InYourFaceNYer @RichardDawkins @AidanMcCourt I would fight til my last breath for the life of my son. No dilemma. pic.twitter.com/f7SBS5C2cB
— Sarah Hoss – UK (@sarahhoss) August 20, 2014
https://twitter.com/CdenatoChris/status/502199255147089920
The @RichardDawkins outbursts seem to be increasingly frequent. You know who he's beginning to resemble? pic.twitter.com/CLN7g9Pii7
— Eccles (@BruvverEccles) August 20, 2014
I owned renowned superbrain @richarddawkins in an argument – see the pic. I win! #DownsSyndrome #DownSyndrome pic.twitter.com/UrCSns6rpr
— Kara's Dad????????????️?? (@OurChildFirst) August 20, 2014
Dear @RichardDawkins if you say sorry we'll forgive you, love Ella & Ruben x pic.twitter.com/Pf4L1iy260
— Shabang Theatre (@shabangtheatre) August 20, 2014
My son does not have Down Syndrome, but he still has a message for Richard Dawkins. pic.twitter.com/xyNCAS8gl9
— Angela (one of many) (@angelaisms) August 20, 2014
@PatriciaHeaton @RichardDawkins My cousin has a job, reads, writes. She is not someone who should have been aborted. pic.twitter.com/xoG1dEkXJE
— Lauren (@LaurenRonelle) August 21, 2014
@RichardDawkins I'll tell you what's "immoral:" suggesting that my cousin should have been murdered in the womb pic.twitter.com/2Oeph4Sc7U
— Matthew Balan ن (@MatthewJLB) August 20, 2014
@richarddawkins Does she look like she's 'suffering'? pic.twitter.com/I346eCcrCM
— Sonictimbo (@sonictimbo) August 20, 2014
Maybe it’s Dawkins who is truly suffering.
Editor’s note: At the suggestion of a commenter, the title of this post has been changed from “Richard Dawkins gets owned by parents of Down Syndrome kids [pics]” to “Richard Dawkins gets owned by parents of kids who have Down syndrome [pics].” Please read this comment from Twitchy reader Jason VanHalle:
Hey Moderator! I swear I’m not trying to be a troll or pick a fight with anyone, but those of us in the community of people with special needs really prefer “person-first” language. It’s a little thing, but putting the condition first in speech implies that it is the only characteristic of a person that is important. So we say “My daughter who has Down syndrome” and try to avoid terms like “Downs baby” and the like. We also understand that people who are well intentioned just might not see or understand the difference, and that’s fine – I would still want to tell Dawkins to gore himself to death with a rusty spork if he suggested that my “daughter with Down syndrome” didn’t deserve a chance at life.
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