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On June 9th, Nobel Prize-winning biochemist Sir Tim Hunt shocked the world by making sexist statements about women scientists at a women scientists' conference in South Korea. "Let me tell you about my trouble with girls … three things happen when they are in the lab … You fall in love with them, they fall in love with you and when you criticize them, they cry," the Nobel laureate said, advocating single-sex labs as well.

In response to his anachronistic and chauvinistic comments, women scientists around the world took to Twitter to show how wrong he really was, using hashtags like #distractinglysexy and #TimHunt. Women in science are encouraged to add their own pics below!

"Three things happen when [women] are in the lab... You fall in love with them, they fall in love with you and when you criticize them, they cry," Tim Hunt said at a conference in South Korea

tim-hunt-sexist-remarks-women-respond-scientists-22Image credits: biozentrum.unibas.ch

The #distractinglysexy hashtag was born in response:

tim-hunt-sexist-remarks-women-respond-scientists-66Image credits: Twitter
#1

I'm Really Glad That Curie Managed To Take A Break From Crying To Discover Radium And Polonium

I'm Really Glad That Curie Managed To Take A Break From Crying To Discover Radium And Polonium

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#2

Filter Mask Protects Me From Hazardous Chemicals And Muffles My Woman Cries

Filter Mask Protects Me From Hazardous Chemicals And Muffles My Woman Cries

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#3

I Cried When #ebola Patients Died Or When Got Better. I Have Feelings & I Deal W Them

I Cried When #ebola Patients Died Or When Got Better. I Have Feelings & I Deal W Them

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#4

Thankfully, Worker Bees Are All Female, Otherwise...

Thankfully, Worker Bees Are All Female, Otherwise...

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2 months ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

I learned something. I thought the Queen was the only female.

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#5

Oh Don't Mind Me. I'm Just Pipetting While Being #distractinglysexy

Oh Don't Mind Me. I'm Just Pipetting While Being #distractinglysexy

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#6

Still #distractinglysexy After A Full Day Of Cell Culture. Didn't Even Cry This Time, So Proud!

Still #distractinglysexy After A Full Day Of Cell Culture. Didn't Even Cry This Time, So Proud!

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#7

I Fell In Love With The Microcentrifuge... Typical Woman In The Lab

I Fell In Love With The Microcentrifuge... Typical Woman In The Lab

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ReverendVeritas
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8 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

Typical woman - Falling for a quick fling who can send her world spinning, but in the end microcentrifuges will always separate.

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#8

I Made It Through These Brain Dissections Without Falling In Love Or Crying. Phew!

I Made It Through These Brain Dissections Without Falling In Love Or Crying. Phew!

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#9

It's Just Really Hard Working In A Coed Lab Because I'm Too Distracting To The Male Scientists

It's Just Really Hard Working In A Coed Lab Because I'm Too Distracting To The Male Scientists

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#10

Later That Day, I Filled This Bronze Age Ditch With My Womanly Archaeology Tears

Later That Day, I Filled This Bronze Age Ditch With My Womanly Archaeology Tears

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#11

Nothing Like A Sample Tube Full Of Cheetah Poop To Make You #distractinglysexy

Nothing Like A Sample Tube Full Of Cheetah Poop To Make You #distractinglysexy

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#12

Who Can't Resist A Girl With Her Own Supplied Air?

Who Can't Resist A Girl With Her Own Supplied Air?

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#13

Tears, Laughter, Romance, Dirty Dirty Flotation: Archaeology Makes Me So Hot Right Now

Tears, Laughter, Romance, Dirty Dirty Flotation: Archaeology Makes Me So Hot Right Now

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8 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

I think that his real problem is that he cried after so many women rejected him due to all the hairs sticking out of his nose.

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#14

Women Researchers Are Too Hot To Have In The Lab - Even When We're Cold

Women Researchers Are Too Hot To Have In The Lab - Even When We're Cold

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#distractinglysexy #womeninscience

#distractinglysexy #womeninscience

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8 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

Look at those ankles.. You should be ashamed for being so distractingly sexy.. LOL

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#16

Fighting Cancer Makes Us Hot!

Fighting Cancer Makes Us Hot!

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CharityBecker
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8 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

HA! This is my favorite of the lot. Well done, ladies! Knock 'em dead. . . with science! **Tears optional.

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#17

Hearts In The Palm Of Our Hands

Hearts In The Palm Of Our Hands

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#18

Thank Goodness This Stuff Freezes My Tears... And My Cold Icy Heart.

Thank Goodness This Stuff Freezes My Tears... And My Cold Icy Heart.

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#19

I Had 3 Marriage Proposals After This Talk. Shame I Cried Too Much To Accept

I Had 3 Marriage Proposals After This Talk. Shame I Cried Too Much To Accept

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#20

Sorry We Can't Make Out Right Now, But I'm Busy. Please Don't Cry.

Sorry We Can't Make Out Right Now, But I'm Busy. Please Don't Cry.

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Mercedes Marton
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6 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

I wonder what the story is behind this one. Must be something really cool

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#21

Nothing Like Being Up To Your Armpit In Bovine Rectum To Make You Feel #distractinglysexy

Nothing Like Being Up To Your Armpit In Bovine Rectum To Make You Feel #distractinglysexy

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8 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

state of the art! this is the best I've seen so far! go girl! (#ovarypride)

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#22

Planting This Giant Field Experiment In The Snow Was Probably The Most #distractinglysexy Week Of My Career So Far.

Planting This Giant Field Experiment In The Snow Was Probably The Most #distractinglysexy Week Of My Career So Far.

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#23

You Might Think We're Covered Up For Bug And Sun Protection, But It's Really Just Because We're #distractinglysexy

You Might Think We're Covered Up For Bug And Sun Protection, But It's Really Just Because We're #distractinglysexy

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#24

All This Blood Is #distractinglysexy

All This Blood Is #distractinglysexy

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#25

#distractinglysexy It's So Hot Out Here. Luckily, My Archaeologist Tears Cooled Me Down!!

#distractinglysexy It's So Hot Out Here. Luckily, My Archaeologist Tears Cooled Me Down!!

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#26

Gets Hot Up In Here When Working On UV Calibration In The Clean Lab

Gets Hot Up In Here When Working On UV Calibration In The Clean Lab

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#27

I'm #distractinglysexy In This Mask I Wear Every Day In The Lab To Hide My Tears

I'm #distractinglysexy In This Mask I Wear Every Day In The Lab To Hide My Tears

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#28

Picture Taken By A Male Colleague Just 1 Minute Before We Fell In Love (and Then I Cried)

Picture Taken By A Male Colleague Just 1 Minute Before We Fell In Love (and Then I Cried)

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#29

1963 - Performing A Kmno4 Titration Before Automatic Titration Apparatus Was Ever Heard Of !!

1963 - Performing A Kmno4 Titration Before Automatic Titration Apparatus Was Ever Heard Of !!

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#30

#distractinglysexy Digging At The Foot Of A Volcano. No Worries, The Rain Washed The Tears Away

#distractinglysexy Digging At The Foot Of A Volcano. No Worries, The Rain Washed The Tears Away

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#31

#distractinglysexy At Nuclear Power Station

#distractinglysexy At Nuclear Power Station

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#32

I Chose Primatology Because The Outfit I Get To Wear Every Day Is So Very #distractinglysexy.

I Chose Primatology Because The Outfit I Get To Wear Every Day Is So Very #distractinglysexy.

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#33

I'm Not A Scientist But I Cry Because Mr Hunt Doesn't Love Me Due My Outfit (and The Code Too)

I'm Not A Scientist But I Cry Because Mr Hunt Doesn't Love Me Due My Outfit (and The Code Too)

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#34

Fundraising, Translational Scientist, Singer, Multitasking @vo_elke How #distractinglysexy

Fundraising, Translational Scientist, Singer, Multitasking @vo_elke How #distractinglysexy

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8 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

Vote, share, like! We are professionals and deserve to be equally respected!

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#35

It's A Constant Effort To Keep My Tears From Dripping Into The Beakers.

It's A Constant Effort To Keep My Tears From Dripping Into The Beakers.

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#36

Just Standing In A Pool Of My Woman Tears. #distractinglysexy

Just Standing In A Pool Of My Woman Tears. #distractinglysexy

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#37

#25 Staring At You All Day And Yet You Haven't Mentioned If I'm #distractinglysexy ;(... :d :p

#25 Staring At You All Day And Yet You Haven't Mentioned If I'm #distractinglysexy ;(... :d :p

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#38

So Hard Not To Fall In Love With The Skeletons When You Are Just A Frail Female Osteologist.

So Hard Not To Fall In Love With The Skeletons When You Are Just A Frail Female Osteologist.

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#39

As Always My Tears Will Wash Sweat And Sheep Grease Away #distractinglysexy

As Always My Tears Will Wash Sweat And Sheep Grease Away #distractinglysexy

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#40

Survival Suits Are #distractinglysexy

Survival Suits Are #distractinglysexy

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#41

My Today Research In The Large Format (de)press Fucktory. Yes, We Cunt!

My Today Research In The Large Format (de)press Fucktory. Yes, We Cunt!

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#42

Remember The Sunglasses And Hat, Otherwise You Are Too #distractinglysexy

Remember The Sunglasses And Hat, Otherwise You Are Too #distractinglysexy

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#43

I Find It Hard Not To Cry, Turtle Dna Is Too #distractinglysexy

I Find It Hard Not To Cry, Turtle Dna Is Too #distractinglysexy

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#44

Weee Weee!! Women Scientists Can't Handle Their Stuff

Weee Weee!! Women Scientists Can't Handle Their Stuff

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#45

All My Coding Is #distractinglysexy

All My Coding Is #distractinglysexy

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#46

Coding And Creating Mobile Applications Is #distractinglysexy.

Coding And Creating Mobile Applications Is #distractinglysexy.

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#47

The Odor Of Dozens Of Rats Clinging To Me, Yes, #distractinglysexy

The Odor Of Dozens Of Rats Clinging To Me, Yes, #distractinglysexy

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#48

6:30 To 19:30 In Opencast Mines In Trucks 10m Off The Ground, Not A Single Beau Or Tear. Proud!

6:30 To 19:30 In Opencast Mines In Trucks 10m Off The Ground, Not A Single Beau Or Tear. Proud!

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#49

"i'm Crying On The Inside" #distractinglysexy #womeninscience

"i'm Crying On The Inside" #distractinglysexy #womeninscience

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#50

Entrepreneurship Is My Passion @jsnunki

Entrepreneurship Is My Passion @jsnunki

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#51

As An Ecologist The Bats In A Loft Can Soak Up My Tears #distractingly Sexy

As An Ecologist The Bats In A Loft Can Soak Up My Tears #distractingly Sexy

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#52

Working On The Mass Spectrometer Never Made Me Cry

Working On The Mass Spectrometer Never Made Me Cry

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#53

It's So Hard To Not Fall Love With Rocks Like This!

It's So Hard To Not Fall Love With Rocks Like This!

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I've heard of milking a joke to death, but some people apparently would squeeze the teats off the cow...

#54

#distractinglysexy #filteringsamples #womeninscience

#distractinglysexy #filteringsamples #womeninscience

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#55

And Then, All Silliness Aside, The Voice Of Common Sense And Decency...

And Then, All Silliness Aside, The Voice Of Common Sense And Decency...

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