[Technology] We’re the moon landings sexist?

[Surf's Up]

Of course it was and it never even happened, so there.

 

[Gazwag]

Twitter now describing the landing as racist too. Seems millennials rather than being inspired by the landing are appalled by the deplorable sexism and racism as white men rxclusively undertook this project, some calling for the landing to be wiped from history until a truly inclusive landing takes place.

Have you not watched "Hidden Figures"

 

[Gazwag]

We couldn't do it today with just three places available to fit a white man, black man, an LGBTQ person and a disabled person and another with learning difficulties with space for a wheelchair in the capsule.

Stannah Stair lift down from the lunar lander

 

[SUIYHP]

 

[LlcoolJ]

Female pilots were involved in the project and scored as well or better than the men who were finally chosen for the mission. On all the tests.

That's a fact. And I'm not a "snowflake". Google it.

It was 1969 FFS. As if they were going to let it be "first woman on the moon" can you imagine?! It still wouldn't be allowed now....

 

[Dick Head]

I would.

 

[LlcoolJ]

Based on the title I suppose...

"WE'RE THE LANDINGS WE'RE THE LANDINGS, WE'RE THE LANDINGS SEXIST BOYS!"

"WE'RE THE DENIAL, WE'RE THE DENIAL, WE'RE THE DENIAL LANDINGS BOYS!"

Repeat.

 

[hart's shirt]

Two words.

Katherine Johnson.

I'm surprised she found the time to do a heptathlon on the moon.

 

[LlcoolJ]

Incidentally, what a great name. For one of the women who could have been on Apollo 11.

https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wally_Funk

Apparently she's signed up for the Virgin Galactic trips so will (hopefully) still get to space... aged 81 or so.

 

[Triggaaar]

Twitter now describing the landing as racist too. Seems millennials rather than being inspired by the landing are appalled by the deplorable sexism and racism as white men exclusively undertook this project

White men didn't exclusively undertake the project. Several black women worked on the calculations required to make the missions a success and I find it both racist and sexist that you've tried to write them out of history.

 

[Tyrone Biggums]

Female pilots were involved in the project and scored as well or better than the men who were finally chosen for the mission. On all the tests.

That's a fact. And I'm not a "snowflake". Google it.

It was 1969 FFS. As if they were going to let it be "first woman on the moon" can you imagine?! It still wouldn't be allowed now....

That's not quite how it went down They were never involved in the NASA program, they just did some privately funded testing.

Unlike the Mercury 13 the Mercury 7 were all ex-Military pilots who were at the time all highly experienced test pilots. A qualification required for the job that I don't believe any of the Mercury 13 held.

They were never going to let any civilians with the influence of the Military be the first Astronauts. That included men and women.

 

[Tyrone Biggums]

White men didn't exclusively undertake the project. Several black women worked on the calculations required to make the missions a success and I find it both racist and sexist that you've tried to write them out of history.

Thousands of people whose names will never be known worked on those projects and made them a success.

They haven't been written out of the story, they were just not to the forefront.

I mean do we know the names of any of the actual people that built the space ships? They kind of made it happen didn't they? Easy to say they are important to the story.

 

[Deleted member 22389]

Sad ****ers, not anyone on here but the people complaining on twatter. Anyway looking forward to the day we actually go back. Amazing that they achieved this all those years ago.

 

[knocky1]

Like this from the time from the son of a Glasgow Rangers player.

 

[Cheshire Cat]

We couldn't do it today with just three places available to fit a white man, black man, an LGBTQ person and a disabled person and another with learning difficulties with space for a wheelchair in the capsule.

That's only two people, if your recruitment is good enough.

What about the winning?

 

[crodonilson]

Thousands of people whose names will never be known worked on those projects and made them a success.

They haven't been written out of the story, they were just not to the forefront.

I mean do we know the names of any of the actual people that built the space ships? They kind of made it happen didn't they? Easy to say they are important to the story.

They were just almost entirely white men, which is why people are getting so angry and upset about how we can celebrate it today.

 

[DumLum]

Thousands of people whose names will never be known worked on those projects and made them a success.

They haven't been written out of the story, they were just not to the forefront.

I mean do we know the names of any of the actual people that built the space ships? They kind of made it happen didn't they? Easy to say they are important to the story.

How many people actually know the name of the third guy on the mission?
We all know Neil Armstrong and Buzz Lightyear but for a lot of us thats it.

 

[maltaseagull]

That's only two people, if your recruitment is good enough.

What about the winning?

Already employed by Labour councils in London

 

[jakarta]

Top Bombing from Crodo as ever...

 

[BadFish]

1969 was sexist

Are people really stupid enough to try and judge every other period of history by today's standards.

I can't be doing with this nonsense, luckily I don't partake in twitter