Nobel Prize-winning scientist says he was forced to resign

jvardrake · 2015-06-15T07:07:07+00:00

A nobel prize winner is stripped of every position he has for an innocuous comment, while a diversity officer who tweets kill all white men and steadfastly promotes racism and sexism remains in her position. God damn the patriarchy.

GimmeSomeSugar · 2015-06-15T07:07:03+00:00

The sadly ironic part is that all of this proves his point.

goatsandbros · 2015-06-15T02:54:55+00:00

We knew it was probably going to happen, but it's still sad that it did.

He probably did wonderful work that bettered humanity (and given that he was working to further science education in Europe, could have lead to a great scientist being born), but now that's been stopped because jimmies were rustled.

At least he wasn't wearing a shirt with pin-up girls on it, while speaking what he did. One can only guess at what would have happened to him.

Samurai007_ · 2015-06-15T12:52:55+00:00

"We're all of us terrified," she said. "In this media age, when sound bites spread so quickly, an off-the-cuff remark after a lunch in some conference can suddenly result in the fatal destruction of your career."

She knows she isn't actually afraid of this. Men are, yeah. But the major users of social media are women. They're not going to spread something about how a woman said something offensive to men, because they don't give a shit.

I find it simple enough to stay on point though, and avoid jokes when I'm speaking in a public setting, as my job sometimes requires.

Imnotmrabut · 2015-06-15T07:32:45+00:00

The Golden Lynch Mob at it again!

http://i.imgur.com/2zcD78t.jpg

coolsanta · 2015-06-15T10:13:08+00:00

There is a sickness in society and we all know what it is. It's called "White Knight Syndrome". Even though what this guy said was uncalled for, the overreactions are a way for other people to win brownie points at this guy's expense. Reactions are fine. Over reactions are not. Though I am sure the white knights will defend their position as it extends their time in the limelight. * sigh *. Men simply don't stick up for each other and instead of a private slap on the hand will openly stick a knife in each other's backs to win favour with the girls. The only winners are the ones that have learned to navigate the territory and abuse it in their favour. What a sad lot we are.... White knights won't realise their mistake until the horse reaches around and bites them on the butt.

AugmentedFury · 2015-06-15T09:50:44+00:00

We're all strong womynnnn. But don't say anything we don't like or else it'll hurt our little fragile fweelings.

Ffs these people are pathetic.

Ultramegasaurus · 2015-06-15T10:13:25+00:00

But there hasn't been a character assassination, it's just light-hearted mockery! /s

MonkeyCB · 2015-06-15T04:42:40+00:00

Still waiting on those contributions for all of mankind from feminists. Hell, at this point I'd settle for them turning a buck, and paying for their own existence.

Godspiral · 2015-06-15T16:01:15+00:00

The biggest issue for why this is wrong is that the context is more "what issues come up in mixed gender labs" rather than "what draconian laws or university policies must be imposed in order for humanity to survive"

We should demand the resignation of everyone who becomes indignant when a fairly harmless truth is uttered.

If a female researcher suggested segragation because of all the rape and harrassment she has to endure when male colleagues are not caged, the university would be bending backwards to build better cages.

choihanam · 2015-06-15T07:44:21+00:00

I thought it was a funny joke.

Energy-Dragon · 2015-06-15T13:47:15+00:00

Well, this is really fucked up. He just made a joke. Even his female colleagues supported him, see below. This is just another stupid SJW witchhunt.

"Athene Donald, a leading physicist who is master of Churchill College at Cambridge University, said Hunt always enthusiastically supported her work when she served for five years as Gender Equality Champion at the university. "I've spent a lot of time with him and I've never seen any sign of sexism," she told The Associated Press."

garblegarble12 · 2015-06-15T23:52:03+00:00

Even a Nobel prize winner can be kicked to the curb. All men need to walk on egg shells when talking in public under the new feminist world order.

coolsanta · 2015-06-15T10:42:42+00:00

Make no mistake most feminists love power. They both loved and hated men for having it. Now they just hate us, and despise us for not having it. Don't believe for one second that they will be more responsible in the way they wield power. A few willing buttons got pushed and this is the result...

iffyJinx · 2015-06-15T12:56:58+00:00

I wonder if those who attacked him didn't bother to think he was referring to his personal experience (e.g. some lab assistants may do everything to get an upper hand...) than referring to females as a whole.

you_get_CMV_delta · 2015-06-15T10:35:12+00:00

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Catabisis · 2015-06-15T12:34:52+00:00

It's all the same shit, white men are leveled as sexists while women can say what they want. White people criticize people of color and they are racists while those of color can say anything. ANYONE criticize or make snide remarks about queers and they are labeled as homohaters.

galt88 · 2015-06-15T11:56:38+00:00

Running full throttle toward Idiocracy. Good work, SJW's.

slideforlife · 2015-06-15T12:27:46+00:00

The vengeful responses to the innocuous musings of Dr. Hunt are nothing less than utterly unmitigated and hysterical garbage. To think that University College caved to the metastasizing demands from no-talent harpies gathered around the internet to carp over their phobic paranoia is another reason why a degree from this kind of institution isn't worth the paper on which it's printed.

iamdanj · 2015-06-15T09:19:38+00:00

Sooo I see what you guys are all saying but what he said was not intended as a joke, and even in his resignation statement he said he still firmly believed that what he said was what he believes.

As a man who does hate what feminism has become, but who also works in a research lab what Hunt said was offensive to the whole scientific community. He basically implied that all scientists can't work together as human beings without any control of our sexual desires. Does this mean that as a gay man in science I should be in the womens' lab? Or should I get one to myself?

I usually agree with most of the things posted in this sub, but Tim Hunt's forced resignation can only be a good thing. Nobel Prize winners are like celebrities in science and they need to be held accountable for what they say, especially in the current age when it is becoming more and more difficult to recruit people of any gender into science.

The world needs scientists, but is anyone on the planet going to want to become a scientist when they think that the scientific community wants to start segregating people of different gender or sexuality? Why stop there - I should have my own lab that only gay asian males are allowed to step into.

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xu85 · 2015-06-15T13:01:40+00:00

There was a good discussion on this issue on /r/ukpolitics the other day. I feel for the guy, especially when I understand the outrage was all coordinated by bored and insecure Twitter feminists.

bashar_speaks · 2015-06-15T23:37:43+00:00

Usually I'm on the men's rights side but c'mon. This guy got in front of a women's conference and somehow felt that was the right time to pointlessly vent his hostilities toward women. Why did he stop there... why not tell us the problem with black scientists, or islamic scientists? "The problem with Indian scientists is that they heat up their curry in the microwave and stink up the whole lab! And what's with them chinese scientists, most of them can barely speak english and you can't even tell what they're saying, all with the 'ching chong wing wong'." That's stuff is not funny, it's hostile, and ignorant as hell. This guy is a douche and by defending him you erode the sympathy a moderate person is inclined to have towards the men's rights movement.

coolsanta · 2015-06-15T10:26:43+00:00

What happened to freedom of speech? People should be free to voice an opinion without having to fear retribution. He did not speak for or against any of those societies he was a member of. He would stand a good chance in court, as the law would be obliged to protect his rights. It would be a win against the poisonous attitude against men that currently pervades society.

NormanoSilurian · 2015-06-16T07:10:56+00:00

PC = Tyranny

Title	Nobel Prize-winning scientist says he was forced to resign
Author	DGAgainstDV
Upvotes	463
Comments	139
Date	June 15, 2015 2:41 AM UTC (11 years ago)
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