Comments on: disposable lab coat

By: Double2Edged

Double2Edged — Thu, 12 Jan 2012 14:30:59 +0000

0:04 This following preview has been approved for all audiences by the motion picture association of my house, inc. XD

By: secrets

secrets — Tue, 25 Oct 2011 10:29:03 +0000

1.) Ti viglyadesh krasavchikom sevodnya.
2.) Ti vsegda znaesh kak menya razveselit'.
3.) Hochesh Winterfresh?
4.) Eshe odna minuta s Mr. ____ i ya bi suma-soshla.
5.) Ya obozhayu kogda ti nosish tvoi ochki i laboroturni-yu kurtku.
6.) Davai probezhimsya zavtra, tol'ko ne bud' udivlen kogda ya viyigrayu.
7.) Privet, seksi!

By: gg

gg — Wed, 01 Dec 2010 16:46:11 +0000

First, thanks for commenting.Where do we draw the line as to what constitutes a good representation of science to the public?My impression is that this is really the point of contention, and not just in science communication — where do we draw the line between what is an acceptable representation of women, and what is unacceptable? I feel quite strongly that demonizing cheerleaders and putting them in the “forbidden” category is the wrong way to go, for many reasons. Watching the Science Cheerleaders video, I didn’t get any vibe of “sexiness” from it — the Cheerleaders aren’t trying to appeal to people using sex, unless one automatically associates cheerleading and short clothes with sex. (My choice of Barney the Dinosaur to compare to the SciCheer video wasn’t random — I personally find the video on the whole innocent and harmless.) Doubtless there are men out there who will immediately draw that conclusion — I’m sure there are douchebag frat boys who can get off on pareidolia of the Virgin Mary on burnt toast — but is it really a great strategy for women to define themselves based on what the worst of society will think?Furthermore, is it really that bad a message to say that one can be smart without sacrificing attractive? I too would prefer to live in a society where attractiveness isn’t as worshipped as it is, but I also don’t feel that we should have a society where attractiveness is somehow considered anathema to a person’s intelligence and career. My big issue with society is really the worship of beauty over all other qualities, and also the perpetuation of utterly unrealistic and unhealthy body images. I don’t see either of those things in the SciCheerleaders.But if you can understand how I, as a woman in science, might look at a scientist escort- as someone who is doing something that works for them, and enjoying life in this wonky world as best they can, but *not* as someone who I particularly feel represents me… maybe you can also see how I feel about the science cheerleaders.And it’s fine that they don’t represent everyone in science! As a middle-aged white male of mediocre appearance, SciCheerleaders don’t really represent me, either, at least in terms of background. That is huge part of the point, though — scientists are not a monolithic block of drones! People of all sorts of different backgrounds and interests can be scientists, both professionally and on the “citizen scientist” level. As a skydiving/figure skating/yo-yoing physicist, I think it’s really important to show that people can be scientists and individuals at the same time. Not every girl who sees the SciCheerleaders will necessarily say, in the long run, “Hey, I want to be a science cheerleader!”, but hopefully they’ll take away that a scientist doesn’t have to be an old white man in a lab coat.To be charitable, I think it’s quite reasonable to question the effectiveness of the SciCheer campaign and the image it presents. I can’t judge right now what sort of impact it will have. What really ticks me off, however, are the very shrill cries basically claiming that women who are attractive and wear athletic outfits are no better than sex workers. That is an aberrant opinion, at odds with what most normal people would say, and such complaints just make scientists look as alien and unlikeable as their stereotypes. These women are highly successful, intelligent STEM workers who want to inspire others to follow their example!!! Making them out to be some sort of “hookers for science” reflects more poorly on the attackers than it does on the target, from where I sit.

By: Brad

Brad — Wed, 17 Nov 2010 18:27:17 +0000

Not me and my master Patrick. We're the meanest gays you ever will meet.

By: USMCLee

USMCLee — Tue, 19 Oct 2010 04:31:08 +0000

> Does mythbusters publish information on how to reproduce their findings? You mean like watch their show? other than that sebconn pretty much covered it. Unclinch your buttocks under your white lab coat.

By: ThePickledTheif

ThePickledTheif — Sun, 17 Oct 2010 06:12:46 +0000

By: Eric Anderson

Eric Anderson — Sat, 09 Oct 2010 02:04:35 +0000

Sheesh, talk about blowing my stereotype . . .

By: DrCaustic

DrCaustic — Sun, 03 Oct 2010 03:38:45 +0000

By: Shmokn

Shmokn — Sat, 25 Sep 2010 19:14:22 +0000

next time, dont close the fume hood, idiot!

By: PatricParamedic

PatricParamedic — Mon, 30 Aug 2010 08:05:32 +0000

Well, this certainly qualifies as the Darwin Award winner of the year.

By: Shane

Shane — Wed, 18 Aug 2010 02:25:12 +0000

HEy, i am in MONASH SUNWAY campus.. hahaha.. i have almost forgotten that i lend u my lab coat and i was finding it like siao lang.. hahaha… i tried to call you last night to lend ur lab coat but my handphone was running out of battery.. haha.. sweat me.. thank god.. I think i got ur msg but i didnt have credit to reply ur msg in US coz it costs RM2 per sms!!!!