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
.@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 2014As 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
Well, PZ, for one.
See also Phil Plait:
And Sean Carroll:
I’m sure Dawkins regards both as pompous radical feminists just looking to stir up blog hits.
Add my name to the list. I’m entirely willing to believe that Dr. Matt Taylor respects women in important ways, and treats his female colleagues with dignity on an ordinary basis. His failure to think about the context and connotations of wearing a shirt covered in sexualised women, however, was disrespectful. Part of respecting women is understanding how they are far more likely to be dismissed and objectified than are men, and at the very least avoiding actively contributing to that culture. Those who point out that a female scientist would be very unlikely to wear a shirt depicting scantily clad men are on to something; it would be jarringly out of the ordinary, and probably seem pretty inappropriate. Maybe it shouldn’t be, but neither the scientific community nor society in general is at the point where that kind of symmetry is possible. And for the record, as a gay man I would never wear ‘my version’ of a shirt like that in my professional or academic life because science should not be a space in which we sexually objectify anyone.
Ah, and Jacques Rousseau:
Drug Monkey, too:
There are a lot of pompous idiots in Dawkins’ world…
Whoa, just spotted this:
So add Janet D. Stemwedel to that list.
It’s useful to remember that this is still the same Dawkins who pledged with Ophelia to engage in more civil discourse.
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
Just a quick one: Carolyn Porco gave Richard Dawkins a response on Twitter, and he took down one of his silly tweets: https://twitter.com/carolynporco/status/533728652739899392
Seth Mnookin:
Deborah Blum:
Katie Mack:
Science seems to be riddled with pompous idiots! Makes you wonder how any of them earned a PhD.
We mustn’t forget Karen James, either:
https://twitter.com/kejames/status/533659211507712000
Off the top of my head:
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
Dawkins called other people pompous?
Someone should tell him that individuals who dwell in transparent abodes should refrain from promiscuously hurling geological specimens.
True story. 😉
A Dawkins supporter tweeted at Carolyn Porco that criticizing a man wearing a sexist shirt is like blaming a woman for being raped because of what she was wearing.
Does Dawkins not see what sort of knuckle dragging dipdshits agree with him or the horrible shit they are now tweeting at women scientists he claims to respect?
How do people manage to be so obtuse?
Oops, we’ve forgotten Maggie Koerth-Baker.
This post precisely fits into Dawkins’s social blind spot.
If there is one common denominator to the trouble that he has been causing over the last several years is that he firmly believes that he should not have to ever care about the effects of his language or actions on others. When others then use words or take actions that impact on him emotionally, he immediately squeals like we are witch hunters starting an inquisition. This is in addition to the fact that his basic message is for people to stop fighting for social justice that he does not like.
This man defines hypocrisy and projection.
I think it’s quite telling that Dawkins took down a tweet “out of respect” for Dr Porco, not out of respect for women in general. Does a woman have to have a doctorate and an impressive CV before Dawkins respects her? Sounds like a defensible hypothesis.
Well I’ll say one thing for Richard Dawkins. He’s the most successful TROLL in the universe. No matter what the story, his response always ensures that in the end it will be all about him.
Spotted one more, Dr. Isis: