Richard Dawkins gets owned by parents of kids who have Down syndrome [pics]

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

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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