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Women Scientists Tweet “Sexy” Work Pics In Response To Male Nobel Laureate’s Sexist Comments
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
Image credits: biozentrum.unibas.chThe #distractinglysexy hashtag was born in response:
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I'm Really Glad That Curie Managed To Take A Break From Crying To Discover Radium And Polonium
Filter Mask Protects Me From Hazardous Chemicals And Muffles My Woman Cries
I Cried When #ebola Patients Died Or When Got Better. I Have Feelings & I Deal W Them
Oh Don't Mind Me. I'm Just Pipetting While Being #distractinglysexy
Still #distractinglysexy After A Full Day Of Cell Culture. Didn't Even Cry This Time, So Proud!
I Fell In Love With The Microcentrifuge... Typical Woman In The Lab
Typical woman - Falling for a quick fling who can send her world spinning, but in the end microcentrifuges will always separate.
It's Just Really Hard Working In A Coed Lab Because I'm Too Distracting To The Male Scientists
Later That Day, I Filled This Bronze Age Ditch With My Womanly Archaeology Tears
Nothing Like A Sample Tube Full Of Cheetah Poop To Make You #distractinglysexy
Tears, Laughter, Romance, Dirty Dirty Flotation: Archaeology Makes Me So Hot Right Now
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.
Women Researchers Are Too Hot To Have In The Lab - Even When We're Cold
#distractinglysexy #womeninscience
Look at those ankles.. You should be ashamed for being so distractingly sexy.. LOL
Fighting Cancer Makes Us Hot!
HA! This is my favorite of the lot. Well done, ladies! Knock 'em dead. . . with science! **Tears optional.
Thank Goodness This Stuff Freezes My Tears... And My Cold Icy Heart.
Sorry We Can't Make Out Right Now, But I'm Busy. Please Don't Cry.
I wonder what the story is behind this one. Must be something really cool
Nothing Like Being Up To Your Armpit In Bovine Rectum To Make You Feel #distractinglysexy
state of the art! this is the best I've seen so far! go girl! (#ovarypride)
Planting This Giant Field Experiment In The Snow Was Probably The Most #distractinglysexy Week Of My Career So Far.
You Might Think We're Covered Up For Bug And Sun Protection, But It's Really Just Because We're #distractinglysexy
#distractinglysexy It's So Hot Out Here. Luckily, My Archaeologist Tears Cooled Me Down!!
I'm #distractinglysexy In This Mask I Wear Every Day In The Lab To Hide My Tears
Picture Taken By A Male Colleague Just 1 Minute Before We Fell In Love (and Then I Cried)
1963 - Performing A Kmno4 Titration Before Automatic Titration Apparatus Was Ever Heard Of !!
#distractinglysexy Digging At The Foot Of A Volcano. No Worries, The Rain Washed The Tears Away
#distractinglysexy At Nuclear Power Station
I Chose Primatology Because The Outfit I Get To Wear Every Day Is So Very #distractinglysexy.
I'm Not A Scientist But I Cry Because Mr Hunt Doesn't Love Me Due My Outfit (and The Code Too)
Fundraising, Translational Scientist, Singer, Multitasking @vo_elke How #distractinglysexy
Vote, share, like! We are professionals and deserve to be equally respected!
It's A Constant Effort To Keep My Tears From Dripping Into The Beakers.
Just Standing In A Pool Of My Woman Tears. #distractinglysexy
#25 Staring At You All Day And Yet You Haven't Mentioned If I'm #distractinglysexy ;(... :d :p
So Hard Not To Fall In Love With The Skeletons When You Are Just A Frail Female Osteologist.
As Always My Tears Will Wash Sweat And Sheep Grease Away #distractinglysexy
My Today Research In The Large Format (de)press Fucktory. Yes, We Cunt!
Remember The Sunglasses And Hat, Otherwise You Are Too #distractinglysexy
I Find It Hard Not To Cry, Turtle Dna Is Too #distractinglysexy
All My Coding Is #distractinglysexy
Coding And Creating Mobile Applications Is #distractinglysexy.
The Odor Of Dozens Of Rats Clinging To Me, Yes, #distractinglysexy
6:30 To 19:30 In Opencast Mines In Trucks 10m Off The Ground, Not A Single Beau Or Tear. Proud!
"i'm Crying On The Inside" #distractinglysexy #womeninscience
As An Ecologist The Bats In A Loft Can Soak Up My Tears #distractingly Sexy
It's So Hard To Not Fall Love With Rocks Like This!
And Then, All Silliness Aside, The Voice Of Common Sense And Decency...
thanks god for feminism&social networks. Women can defend themselves from sexist idiots who ruled the science for centuries with their silly and hateful opinions about women just because women could not be heard. Thums up, girls
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Yea, getting offended and posting passive-aggressive responses is really sticking it to him. No, wait...they're actually kinda proving his point.
Although I find these pictures funny, I do feel really sorry for the guy. He made a very ill judged tongue in cheek comment and now he's quit his job and faces constant ridicule and beratement. It's scary the fact that everything now can be reported on social media and used for someone's amusement, anger, agenda, etc.
Earlier it was "you reap what you you sow" but now it's "you reap not only what you sow and keep digging till you lie down in that hole". He should have been more careful with his choice of words, given that what he represents, an elite order of intellectuals.
The response shown here is as light hearted as can be given that women are denied careers and opportunities because of the mindset behind his 'ill judged tongue-in-cheek' comments. Words mean things and for someone of such high esteem, such an ill thought and ignorant statement should not be tolerated.
He didn't quit his job. He stepped down from an honorary position that had no salary or responsibilities. His remarks were made to a conference full of journalists and scientists. He had no illusion that his statements were private, and when he issued his non-apology he again reiterated that he meant what he said. The ridicule and beratement are well deserved, and we have a moral obligation to denounce his statements. How else will women and girls entering the profession know that they will be welcome in spite of this creep?
He didn't quit his job. He resigned an Honorary Professorship at UCL, a nominal post with no responsibilities or salary. He still has numerous other positions such as committee memberships for things, and he's still an emeritus professor at his final institution, which has become the Crick institute. He is in no way a victim in this.
@dihedrealprime, why are girls blanked out? Are you scared that they will out-science you?
If you read the BBC article here you will see that he told the BBC that he did mean the remarks but was really sorry. One wonders what exactly he was sorry for. (And someone buy that man a pair of nose clippers)
usually it's more 'sorry i got caught' than 'sorry i caused harm'
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What, did you really expect him to take his opinion back just because some of you sensitive little g*rls went crying to your mommy (or in this case, made a fuss about it on twitter) over alleged sexism or whatever? Let me break it down to you: it - was - a - joke. It's a shame that he even apologised for it, there was NOTHING insulting in that comment. It's not his fault that the Tumblr-generation is full of oversensitive little babies.
Oh, you mean it's scary that people are held accountable for things they say or do?
I dont agree with you! Yes, Social Media gives a lot of voice to a lot of idiots, but when it comes to a case when another male is stereotyping us women AGAIN, he should be silenced & put in his place! This is a great response & great visibility for other men to see that women are very much capable of doing complex jobs, and not only cooking and cleaning.
"silenced & put in his place"? LOL! Is that how you deal with people expressing their thoughts? Everybody is entitled to their own opinions. You respond to them but you don't "silence" them. Btw, where is this "place" he should be, and where is yours?
Suggesting women and men should never work in the same environment together ( law of attraction applies everywhere ) or BE in the same environment due to their MUTUAL weaknesses is beyond backwards. He's not alone though I am sure and no reason e should CRY about the public response and REACT SO EMOTIONALLY by quitting his job. Boo hoo mate get over it!
LOL Nosehair knew that he wasn't having a private conversation in front of a roomful of journalists and still made an ass of himself. He was called out and now you feel bad for him?
Easy for him to now say he was "just joking" when it's hit the fan.
Obviously no one owns him....or they wouldn't let him out of the house with that nose hair. Seriously, you could plait it........
I noticed that also. Good thing he didn't have a cold.
hahaha so true
thanks god for feminism&social networks. Women can defend themselves from sexist idiots who ruled the science for centuries with their silly and hateful opinions about women just because women could not be heard. Thums up, girls
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Yea, getting offended and posting passive-aggressive responses is really sticking it to him. No, wait...they're actually kinda proving his point.
Although I find these pictures funny, I do feel really sorry for the guy. He made a very ill judged tongue in cheek comment and now he's quit his job and faces constant ridicule and beratement. It's scary the fact that everything now can be reported on social media and used for someone's amusement, anger, agenda, etc.
Earlier it was "you reap what you you sow" but now it's "you reap not only what you sow and keep digging till you lie down in that hole". He should have been more careful with his choice of words, given that what he represents, an elite order of intellectuals.
The response shown here is as light hearted as can be given that women are denied careers and opportunities because of the mindset behind his 'ill judged tongue-in-cheek' comments. Words mean things and for someone of such high esteem, such an ill thought and ignorant statement should not be tolerated.