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happy leap rule!! 🎊 (lemmy.blahaj.zone)

submitted 10 months ago by outer_spec@lemmy.blahaj.zone to c/196@lemmy.blahaj.zone

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[-] Zozano@lemy.lol 24 points 10 months ago

Can we ease up on the Neil hate?

It's not like we give Elmo shit for telling everyone a triangle has three sides.

Neil is the modern lowest common denominator for encouraging an interest in science.

[-] outer_spec@lemmy.blahaj.zone 36 points 10 months ago

Neil DeGrasse Tyson has been accused of rape and sexual misconduct by several different people, but go off I guess

[-] Zozano@lemy.lol 21 points 10 months ago

Sure, but what do his dumb tweets have to do with that?

Also, some of the allegations are very, very dumb.

"Sexual misconduct" because he moved a bit of her T-shirt on her shoulder as she was showing Neil her tattoo? Stupid.

Another saying Neil was making sexual advances to her after she went up to his apartment alone for a drink. You don't say??

From the apparent quotes, he was utterly polite about it all, he didn't throw himself at her.

I'm no NGT fan. My comment was a jab at his fanbase being similar to Elmo's. He's a pop-culture scientist, yet everyone acts like he's the stupidest Mensa member, when he doesn't even qualify.

[-] lemmyseikai@lemmy.world 8 points 10 months ago

His stance on philosophy discredits his positions and makes him sound particularly pompous.

[-] Zozano@lemy.lol 3 points 10 months ago

My point stands.

Children don't give a shit about philosophy.

He's a science communicator, yet you're treating him like he's a genius.

He's a pop-culture scientist.

[-] DragonTypeWyvern@literature.cafe 17 points 10 months ago

https://www.cbsnews.com/newyork/news/neil-degrasse-tyson-cleared-nyc/

[-] DragonTypeWyvern@literature.cafe 10 points 10 months ago

Yeah science ambassador is a rough gig in a culture famously hostile to intellectualism and human kindness.

[-] lemmyseikai@lemmy.world 5 points 10 months ago* (last edited 10 months ago)

Scienxe ambassador at the cost of philosophy. I don't think he deserves any praise as an intellectual with the aforementioned character flaw.

[-] outer_spec@lemmy.blahaj.zone 3 points 10 months ago

this you?

[-] DragonTypeWyvern@literature.cafe 10 points 10 months ago

No.

But on the topic, why are you attacking a prominent trans ally like Neil in 196?

[-] StupidBrotherInLaw@lemmy.world 10 points 10 months ago* (last edited 10 months ago)

Don't forget that if you ever do some heinous shit, everything you have done or ever will do is equally bad or worse. Your only ethical choice is to crawl under a porch and die.

Anyhow, there are a lot of Americans on here and that whole place seems to have a massive erection for purity.