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Good! I dont really care about the colour of your skin, where you were born, what religion you follow, who your parents are, whether you are male or female, I

by reify 2y ago

Good! I dont really care about the colour of your skin, where you were born, what religion you follow, who your parents are, whether you are male or female, I dont care how old you are, I dont care if you are gay or straight or bi, and I certainly do not care what self assigned gender-neutral pronouns you use. For me it has always been about using the best, most highly skilled and qualified people to do the job. It really is that simple.

watwut 2y ago
Yes you do care. There are hundreds equally "best person for the job" and as long as it is not a women, it is ok to pick any guy. These are symbolic choices and as long as the symbol is a guy, people are happy - even when he is not actually the best person. And plus a choice on whose body we make the experiment - astronauts themselves are the subject of the experiment.
anthk 2y ago
That's the most rational approach. Also, I'm against racial/gender quotas. Poor people comes in any race, the same with challenged people. These should be a priority, and not races and genders as it happens in the US. Being gay, black or a woman is not a disadvantage. You can be utterly rich, too. Meanwhile, black people in the ghetto are not that different to the white trash in trailer parks. How come a rich British Black dude emigrating to the US has more disadvantages than the average white Joe from Detroit?
- JumpCrisscross 2y ago
  > a rich British Black dude I agree with you in general. But in these specific cases, there is a woman from Grand Rapids who went to state school [1] and a guy from Pomona who went to Caltech [2]. [1] https://www.nasa.gov/people/christina-koch/ https://www.nasa.gov/people/christina-koch/ [2] https://www.nasa.gov/people/victor-j-glover-jr/ https://www.nasa.gov/people/victor-j-glover-jr/

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Good! I dont really care about the colour of your skin, where you were born, what religion you follow, who your parents are, whether you are male or female, I

by reify 2y ago

watwut 2y ago
Yes you do care. There are hundreds equally "best person for the job" and as long as it is not a women, it is ok to pick any guy. These are symbolic choices and as long as the symbol is a guy, people are happy - even when he is not actually the best person. And plus a choice on whose body we make the experiment - astronauts themselves are the subject of the experiment.
anthk 2y ago
That's the most rational approach. Also, I'm against racial/gender quotas. Poor people comes in any race, the same with challenged people. These should be a priority, and not races and genders as it happens in the US. Being gay, black or a woman is not a disadvantage. You can be utterly rich, too. Meanwhile, black people in the ghetto are not that different to the white trash in trailer parks. How come a rich British Black dude emigrating to the US has more disadvantages than the average white Joe from Detroit?
- JumpCrisscross 2y ago
  > a rich British Black dude I agree with you in general. But in these specific cases, there is a woman from Grand Rapids who went to state school [1] and a guy from Pomona who went to Caltech [2]. [1] https://www.nasa.gov/people/christina-koch/ https://www.nasa.gov/people/christina-koch/ [2] https://www.nasa.gov/people/victor-j-glover-jr/ https://www.nasa.gov/people/victor-j-glover-jr/