James Watson promotes scientific racism: argues ppl in Africa are less intelligent (incorrect!) & Black ppl should not be hired. #marginscipic.twitter.com/6liLyPpw4y
Thanks to colleagues who work to end veneration of racist, sexist White men, who should not be given new platformshttps://twitter.com/KateClancy/status/864540906006994944 …
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Watson (and Francis Crick) stole the work of Dr Rosalind Franklin; his Nobel Prize bolstered by scientific sexismhttps://www.amazon.com/Rosalind-Franklin-Dark-Lady-DNA/dp/0060985089 …
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Watson also promotes racist and sexual stereotypes of racial minorities and women, along with pseudoscience to promote his dangerous views.pic.twitter.com/HzrqxND9bd
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There are real-life consequences to inviting scientists who promote science discrimination to continue to speak at university events:
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it reinforces science inequality by giving famous scientists rewards & attention so they can continue to espouse their life-long remarks;
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it promotes bad science, by hosting scientists who have published stolen works & who promote flawed pseudoscience on race & gender;
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it makes campus unsafe for minorities and women + femmes of various backgrounds, by tolerating bigotry and encouraging exclusion & violence;
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finally, undermines students, staff & faculty who promote equity & diversity, diminishing efforts & putting them at risk when they speak out
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Personnel & students who protested against Watson's invitation are receiving death threats. That's the calibre of audience Watson attracts.
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Science community has to stop prioritising the hero worshipping of scientists who have misused their position to spread bigotry & harassment
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@KateClancy@IGBIllinois So that's like not being pregnant "in the conventional way"!
These people& words
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