Parody Neil deGrasse Tyson Twitter account had the PERFECT response to a sexist science joke
Our favorite astrophysicist, Neil deGrasse Tyson, is such a bad-ass that even a parody Twitter account in his name drops mics left and right. Last week, Twitter user, @DrNeilTyson, (not to be confused with the real scientist’s account, @neiltyson) shut down a popular science account after they tweeted a sexist, played out joke. false
Ugh, right? Well, grab your popcorn to read the epic response.
.@SciencePorn It's funny because any show of potential weakness by a woman is savagely pounced on and used against her
— Zombie deGrasse Tyson (@DrNeilTyson) August 24, 2016
.@SciencePorn It's funny because women in STEM are mocked and abused. Sexual harassment is rife in astronomy grad programs, for example.
— Zombie deGrasse Tyson (@DrNeilTyson) August 24, 2016
.@SciencePorn -for the vast majority of history, half of our species' minds have been barred from this great adventure. In summary: haha
— Zombie deGrasse Tyson (@DrNeilTyson) August 24, 2016
Definitely sounds like something Tyson would say, right? When I first saw it, I thought it was the real scientist but I wasn’t the only one.
When I first saw this I thought it was the real account and he was finally using his joke ruining powers for good https://t.co/ciJVOQshXZ
— Tom Hatfield (@WordMercenary) August 26, 2016
Seemingly, the popular science account learned their lesson and decided to follow fake Tyson. Hopefully, he will learn how to be a better human.
Oh hi pic.twitter.com/saxL4vEXee
— Zombie deGrasse Tyson (@DrNeilTyson) August 27, 2016
He may not be the real astrophysicist, but he definitely has jokes like him.
Jay-Z released Run This Town in 2009. Beyonce released Run the World in 2011. That's a 200,000-fold increase in area run per year:
— Zombie deGrasse Tyson (@DrNeilTyson) August 26, 2016
And educates like him. Later on in the week, the fake account tweeted articles about the women he referred to who sent us to the moon. (There’s actually a movie coming out soon!)
— Zombie deGrasse Tyson (@DrNeilTyson) August 26, 2016
— David Fitzjarrell (@ddfdba) August 25, 2016
Unfortunately, the real Tyson hasn’t responded to his social media doppelganger, but rest assured, he is still fighting the good fight and schooling us all.
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— Neil deGrasse Tyson (@neiltyson) August 23, 2016
