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  • TykeMerc
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    It is a bit of a shame that the non trivial engineering and scientific achievement of landing a probe on a comet has been totally obscured by what the bloke who gave an interview was wearing.

    As has been pointed out when acting as the spokesperson for a major project on international media some consideration to dressing appropriately is wise. Being individual and outspoken is fine, so long as it's tempered with common sense at strategic points.

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  • vetran
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    Pretty much agree with that, not sure about the asking out bit if I hadn't asked a colleague out I would be playing far cry in a bedsit.

    Also the commenting on ladies looking nice, its a bit sad you can't do that without someone suspecting its sexual.

    I do wonder why people feel that threatening a person with extreme violence on the internet is acceptable.

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  • cojak
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    And a rather more world-weary response

    http://www.nytimes.com/2014/11/20/fa...hirt.html?_r=0

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  • TykeMerc
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    Good read

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  • cojak
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    Women In Astronomy: It's Not About That Damn Shirt

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  • NotAllThere
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    Originally posted by cojak View Post
    Thus giving you the last word, thereby implicitly accepting your stance.
    Logic and clear thinking were never his strong point.

    Nice. How about you not replying for a change?
    I've fixed that for him.

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  • LisaContractorUmbrella
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    Originally posted by mudskipper View Post
    Only if he was sorry. Not if he was pressured into doing so.

    The truth is that some people did feel unhappy by what he chose to wear. You may not agree with it, but it happened. No doubt some were trolling and wanted to 'shame' him, but most of the comments weren't like that. Very few were personal. A lot of people thanked him once he changed his shirt. If he's sorry he's upset people, then it's nice of him to say so. I watched the apology and wanted to give him a hug.

    I still don't think he should ever have been in that situation - someone, somewhere should have got him to change his shirt before appearing on television.

    I don't know whether he wore the shirt oblivious that it would cause controversy, wore it knowing but not caring, or wore it to provoke comment. I suspect the first, and that's a shame, as it must have soured what should have been a triumphant moment for him.
    So do you think that everyone should go through life thinking about everything they do, say, wear, eat etc etc before they do it just in case it might offend someone? I can't help thinking that people who were offended by the shirt really should have a good look at the world and wonder if there isn't something far more deserving to cause a fuss about

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  • cojak
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    Thus giving you the last word, thereby implicitly accepting your stance.

    Nice. How about you not replying for a change?

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  • SpontaneousOrder
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    Originally posted by NotAllThere View Post
    Yeah, and many of us find you offensive. And worse - boring.

    Drop it, or take some enforced leave.
    And I find you offensive. So what? It can always be dropped by just not replying. You seem to want to be offended. You keep begging for more.
    If you enforce my leave, and go back to burning books, then you'll have to find some other source of offence in order to keep you victim quota topped up.

    How about you be a man and just don't respond to things you're supposedly not interested in?

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  • NotAllThere
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    Yeah, and many of us find you offensive. And worse - boring.

    Drop it, or take some enforced leave.

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  • SpontaneousOrder
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    Originally posted by mudskipper View Post
    I find your assumption that all women harbour a subconscious desire to be objectified offensive
    Is that made-up fact number 4? I find you insistence on inventing facts in order to misrepresent me ('lies' if you're struggling to process logic) offensive. Or at least I would do if it made sense to take to heart the sentiments of a liar.

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  • cojak
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    Random dull video about nothing very much

    So does NAT...

    Get a room!

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  • MaryPoppins
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    Originally posted by NotAllThere View Post
    This.
    I feel violated.

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  • NotAllThere
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    Originally posted by mudskipper View Post
    Irony, son.
    I know, "Don't worry your ugly bald little head about it" :-p

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  • NotAllThere
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    Originally posted by MaryPoppins View Post
    Or if you're a moderator.
    This.

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