Gnu feminism

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Ophelia Benson

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So Richard Dawkins is calling astronomer Jennifer L Hoffman a pompous idiot then.

Jennifer L. Hoffman @astroprofhoff

.@weswt @missafayres Am I serious about being respected by colleagues in my professional environment? Uh, yes. #shirtstorm
9:00 PM – 12 Nov 2014

I wonder how many other colleagues and perhaps friends he’s calling pompous idiots.

I think I’ll collect some. Feel free to assist.

There’s Phil Plait:

I tweet about the sexist shirt worn by a scientist & get thoughtful replies. @roseveleth does the same and gets monumentally harassed.

There’s Sean Carroll:

Rosetta landing shows humans are awesome; Rosetta scientist shows individual humans have a long way to go. #shirtgate http://t.co/81UEUFi6x7
5:13 PM – 12 Nov 2014

There’s Jacques Rousseau:

.@GretaChristina explains (something that shouldn’t need explanation) why Matt Taylor’s shirt was offensive: http://t.co/XUukeo7QMi … #Rosetta
1:52 AM – 15 Nov 2014

As context for some concerns sparked by (not about) #Rosetta shirt, this piece on sexism in academic science: http://t.co/B9iQHfr4UZ
7:42 AM – 15 Nov 2014

There’s drug monkey:

Which reminds me- hey scis who want to be edgy and rad….try a man-bun instead of an offensive shirt
11:17 AM – 15 Nov 2014

H/t Hj Hornbeck

There are:

Dr. Raychelle Burks
Dr. Pamela Gay
Dr. Gwen Pearson, “Bug” Gwen just did a couple retweets, which was probably pompous, according to Dawkins
Dr. Nicole Gugliucci

H/t kellym

There is Carolyn Porco:

Carolyn Porco gave Richard Dawkins a response on Twitter, and he took down one of his silly tweets: https://twitter.com/carolynporco/status/533728652739899392

H/t Xanthë

There’s hydrogeologist Scott K Johnson:

.@RichardDawkins Wish you would respect other women’s viewpoints of it more, in addition to @carolynporco ‘s.

Stephanie’s off the top of her head list:

Emily Willingham:https://twitter.com/ejwillingham/status/533356011168346112

Alice Bell: https://twitter.com/alicebell/status/533607352449376258

Jacquelyn Gill:https://twitter.com/JacquelynGill/status/533472965967757312

Tom Levenson:https://twitter.com/TomLevenson/status/533359454470045696

Ed Yong: https://twitter.com/edyong209/status/533030472587423746

Ben Lillie: https://twitter.com/BenLillie/status/533305119379435520

Maryn McKenna:https://twitter.com/marynmck/status/532981583905849344

MarieClaire Shanahan:https://twitter.com/mcshanahan/status/532967134398140416

Melanie Tannenbaum:https://twitter.com/melanietbaum/status/533603167381237760

Sarcastic Rover:https://twitter.com/SarcasticRover/status/533024338341937153

 

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