Comments on: Interview: Bill Nye And The Science March

By: Zuleyka Zevallos

Zuleyka Zevallos — Thu, 20 Apr 2017 14:37:53 +0000

Absolutely Lewis’s Law Donna Buckles! It’s a shame that some people don’t want to think about the challenges for science, which include addressing equity and diversity. Most scientific societies are making great strides in implementing programs and looking for ways to make science more representative of the people do, and use, science. The March for Science really needs to take this same cue, especially if it wants to succeed in making policy changes beyond the 22 April.

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By: Donna Buckles

Donna Buckles — Thu, 20 Apr 2017 13:59:54 +0000

Lewis’s Law in action here, ie; comments on any post about feminism will demonstrate the need for it. It’s particularly disappointing to see this happening on discussions of the science march given that science is supposed to be committed to testing and challenging preconceptions. But there you are, people are people regardless.

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By: Zuleyka Zevallos

Zuleyka Zevallos — Thu, 20 Apr 2017 13:26:13 +0000

Bill H Bill Nye does not research climate change science, however, he does promote educated responses to this pressing world problem. He does so drawing on well-established science, supported by the overwhelming majority of the scientific community. Regardless, that’s not the point of this post. Your homophobia violates my commenting policy and I’ll be removing posts like yours anyone else’s who derails the conversation and those who are abusive.

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By: Zuleyka Zevallos

Zuleyka Zevallos — Thu, 20 Apr 2017 13:18:56 +0000

For those commenting that they don’t want to read about equity and diversity – and using insults to do so – perhaps it’s time to unfollow my collection which is called “Sociology of Science.” Sociology offers critical thinking about taken-for-granted ideas about the world, and looking for solutions to social inequality.

I’ve linked to my previous scholarly articles in this post which show why equity and diversity matters in science and to the March for Science. Please read those before making emotional claims dismissing inclusion. Having scientific practices become more equitable will only enhance outcomes as we will have more people thinking about, and responding to, pressing scientific issues and problems.

Those who are violating my commenting policy with abusive comments, that’s your cue to exit. Feel free to do some reflection about your misdirected anger. My threads are for civil discussions of sociology and how to make science and society better.

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By: Stuart Smith

Stuart Smith — Thu, 20 Apr 2017 10:31:56 +0000

Nye is a dickhead.

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By: CueBall69

CueBall69 — Thu, 20 Apr 2017 10:09:02 +0000

Ffs, keep your SJW diversity quotas out of the science fields.

I doesn’t matter what colour someone is, if they’re a scientist they’re a scientist.

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By: Joe Young

Joe Young — Thu, 20 Apr 2017 09:18:43 +0000

Bill Nye is a phony SOB , Who has been caught in many lies !

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By: Eric Halfabee

Eric Halfabee — Thu, 20 Apr 2017 09:16:09 +0000

If the ladies are so oppressed, why don’t they set up their own wimmin’s party? Because we’d see how litl support femminannies have?

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By: Newton Mtete

Newton Mtete — Thu, 20 Apr 2017 08:33:09 +0000

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By: Wandering Writer (Collection of minds)

Wandering Writer (Collection of minds) — Thu, 20 Apr 2017 08:27:19 +0000

Seriously…shut up. This is not helping what you and buzzfeed are trying to do, I sympathize with wanting to press the diversity issue in the sciences especially on the front of women since honestly the science fields do tend to have a bit of a lack in that department because not enough are enrolling in STEM programs earlier on which is how it should be fixed. All this is doing is giving people who actually care about fixing real problems a bad name and getting everyone pissed off at you. This is a march not for diversity but for science and you don’t have a right to choose who and who doesn’t attend. Fixing ten diversity problem isn’t something you do by just angrily yelling you actually get stuff to work. Ducking Pornhub is doing a better job than you and all your screaming about diversity and white privileges and all that. They at least are offering and giving STEM scholarships for women who have the qualifying Gpa so they can get a degree and pursue engineering and science careers in which they are desperately needed.

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