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11-16-2014, 11:06 PM
I thought this as soon as I saw the apology and didn't say anything because thought it may be far-fetched, but is it possible that the brilliant astrophysicist outplayed us all?
What would have happened if he told these idiots to go to hell? The feminists would have said "See?! Men are pigs! Holding us back rah rah rah". He'd have his ego, and the noise would have died down and life would have gone on. By acquiescing, and not only that but looking (was actually?) very hurt to the point of tears, he took all the wind out of their sails "you were right, I was wrong, I only landed a probe on a comet, but am less of a person where it counts than you". They have zero legs to stand on, and there's nothing they can say because he gave them what they wanted, and the rest of the saner population saw it 100% for what it was, and initiated the push-back we're seeing now.
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11-17-2014, 01:47 AM
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11-17-2014, 06:27 AM
Fuggen dig that Boris guy^
As always women are getting their priorities straight, stamping their feet about fashion statements whilst men are building civilisations.
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11-17-2014, 06:44 AM
Quote: (11-17-2014 05:18 AM)Benoit Wrote:
Even Boris Johnson, Mayor of London, has come out on the pro-shirt side:
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Dr Matt Taylor’s shirt made me cry, too – with rage at his abusers
An astrophysicist who deserves our applause has been pilloried in his moment of triumph
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Yes, I suppose some might say that his Hawaii shirt was a bit garish, a bit of an eyeful. But the man is not a priest, for heaven’s sake. He is a space scientist with a fine collection of tattoos, and if you are an extrovert space scientist, that is the kind of shirt that you are allowed to wear.
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I think his critics should go to the National Gallery and look at the Rokeby Venus by Velázquez. Or look at the stuff by Rubens. Are we saying that these glorious images should be torn from the walls?
What are we all – a bunch of Islamist maniacs who think any representation of the human form is an offence against God? This is the 21st century, for goodness’ sake. And if you ask yourself why so few have come to the defence of the scientist, the answer is that no one dares.
Boris is the balls. The epitome of the IDGAF politician. I hope he becomes PM someday. And President of the USA, and PM of Canada, etc.
This is an example of why this is a huge loss for the feminists. The tide is turning.
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11-17-2014, 06:49 AM
Boris Johnson is one of the few British politicians left with the balls to speak his mind. It's unlikely to happen, but I would love to see him as Prime Minister.
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11-17-2014, 12:14 PM
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11-17-2014, 02:32 PM
There are a couple of different directions he could have gone in with this.
1) Delivering apology while holding the leash of a escort in a gimp mask, whilst being blown off-camera, with only the very top of her head visible.
2) "I'm not mysoginistic. I only wore this shirt because my wife managed to fuck up my smart shirts in the wash. Dumb bitch can't do anything right."
Anything but give any satisfaction to these fucking oxygen thieves.
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11-17-2014, 03:03 PM
Keep seeing people in this sphere upset with the guy for breaking down and apologizing. They have got to realize how that key part has made our victory on this issue so overwhelming.
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11-17-2014, 04:10 PM
The fact that he broke down and cried didn't hurt him at all, though.
The whole event reminds me of how Galileo was censored by the Catholic church.
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