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Neil deGrasse Tyson gets called out for being ‘the smug counterfactual guy’ after mass-shooting tweet
Celebrity astrophysicist Neil deGrasse Tyson got an earful Sunday on Twitter after an ill-advised tweet in the aftermath of Saturday’s two horrific mass shootings that left at least 29 people dead.
The killings don’t really matter in the big picture, deGrasse Tyson seemed to say, it’s just that darn human empathy that makes them seem so bad.
“In the past 48hrs, the USA horrifically lost 34 people to mass shootings,” he wrote, claiming, “on average, across any 48hrs, we also lose… 500 to Medical errors, 300 to the Flu, 250 to Suicide, 200 to Car Accidents, 40 to Homicide via Handgun. Often our emotions respond more to spectacle than to data.”
In the past 48hrs, the USA horrifically lost 34 people to mass shootings.
On average, across any 48hrs, we also lose…
500 to Medical errors
300 to the Flu
250 to Suicide
200 to Car Accidents
40 to Homicide via Handgun
Often our emotions respond more to spectacle than to data.
— Neil deGrasse Tyson (@neiltyson) August 4, 2019
A number of high-profile Twitter users immediately called out deGrasse Tyson for his tone deafness at a time when much of the nation was grieving.
“This is really not the time to be the smug counterfactual guy,” New Yorker writer Jelani Cobb said.
This is really not the time to be the smug counterfactual guy. Medical errors don’t evolve into ethnic cleansing. The flu didn’t lynch black people to keep them from voting. You’re ridiculously blithe to the implications of ideology-driven violence. https://t.co/yMeXEAdixq
— jelani cobb (@jelani9) August 4, 2019
“Making a didactic if factually accurate point does not always equate to intelligent or productive discourse,” wrote baseball writer Andrew Baggarly. “And this was neither intelligent nor productive. Disappointed to read this from you.”
“Imagine going to the store or a bar and getting shot at or killed or having a loved one shot at or killed and a supposed genius tells 13 million people it’s all just a spectacle because, really, statistically, it’s not all that bad compared to other ways you could suddenly die,” said sports broadcaster Rich Eisen.
“Imagine tweeting this and thinking it adds anything to intelligent discourse,” said science writer Shaena Montanari.
“However alien it might be to you, that you’re not always the smartest guy in the room,” said screenwriter Gary Whitta. “Because right now you look like an idiot.”
Neil, please read the many MANY responses to this awful tweet, from the rational to the outraged (often both) and take a moment to reflect on the idea, however alien it might be to you, that you’re not always the smartest guy in the room. Because right now you look like an idiot. https://t.co/jQBKGRaKJQ
— Gary Whitta (@garywhitta) August 4, 2019
“You can care about mass shootings, the radicalization of young white men and gun violence while also caring about the other problems you mention,” said game designer Jennifer Scheurle.
This is such a disappointing response.
You can care about mass shootings, the radicalization of young white men and gun violence while also caring about the other problems you mention. To be emotional about violent, preventable death is no sign of not caring about other issues.
— Jennifer Scheurle (@Gaohmee) August 4, 2019
“Here’s a number: Two, for the amount of middle fingers I’m holding up in your direction,” tweeted TV critic Ryan McGee.
The ’90s band Smash Mouth even piled on with a profanity, leading one Twitter user to say: “Never really imagined it’d get to a point where I have more respect for Smashmouth than Neil deGrasse Tyson but here we are!”
Last week, the Hayden Planetarium at the American Museum of Natural History in New York, which employs deGrasse Tyson, said he will keep his job and that it had closed an investigation into sexual misconduct allegations made against him, according to the New York Times.
https://www.marketwatch.com/story/neil-degrasse-tyson-gets-called-out-for-being-the-smug-counterfactual-guy-after-mass-shooting-tweet-2019-08-04
#9399 Ghost bake
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#9399 Ghost bake
D'oh >>7345202
notables collection, not endorsements
>>7345188 After Mass Killings, Cycle of Hate Grows On Social Media. It Needs To Stop.
>>7345210, >>7345269, >>7345751 POTUS Remarks on recent happenings upon leaving Jersey
>>7345264, >>7345280 AP still using FBI photo of Patrick Crusius.
>>7345294 UAE Customs Seize Batch of 274,000 Pills of 'Jihadist Drug' Captagon
>>7345312, >>7345464 32nd anniversary of Matthew Broderick's killing two irish women and got away with it
>>7345314, >>7345340, >>7345360, >>7345473, >>7345494, >>7345608, >>7345616, >>7345685, >>7345757 Retweets and screencaps show shooter was Antifa supporter, Anti ICE, Anti Homeland Security etc
>>7345326, >>7345328 Neil deGrasse Tyson gets called out for being ‘the smug counterfactual guy’ after mass-shooting tweet
>>7345347 UPDATE: At least 16 killed, 21 injured in #explosion at Cancer Institute in #Cairo - reports
>>7345409 Celebrities accused of hypocrisy for attending #Glock handgun inventor’s birthday
>>7345368 July2019 Q events calendar, majors listed in text by date thru 8/4
>>7345418 DOJ Expected To Release Bruce Ohr 302 Reports, Other Documents This Week
>>7345520, >>7345520 Posobiec and Cernovich's best buddy-Ali Alexander
>>7345459 US Army Tweet- High Performance Leader Program
>>7345471 In other news…corporations still poisoning Americans for profit.
>>7345490 The word "HOT" is often used in the context of Intel Ops
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