Prepare for your blood to boil. At the World Conference of Science Journalists in Seoul, South Korea on Monday, Tim Hunt, 72, a biochemist who was awarded the Nobel Prize in physiology or medicine in 2001, reportedly said, “Let me tell you about my trouble with girls. Three things happen when they are in the lab: You fall in love with them, they fall in love with you, and when you criticize them, they cry.” Hunt also apparently said he has a reputation for being a chauvinist and that he’s in favor of single-sex labs—but that he doesn’t want to “stand in the way of women.” Uh-huh.
In not-at-all surprising news, Hunt resigned from his position at University College London on Wednesday.
Since Hunt made his ridiculously sexist comments, female scientists have flocked to social media, using the hashtag #distractinglysexy to show just how ludicrous Hunt’s ideas are. One example:
It's just really hard working in a coed lab because I'm too distracting to the male scientists #distractinglysexy pic.twitter.com/9cZMUpy6TL
— Danielle Spitzer (@dspitzzz) June 11, 2015
There’s also this gem:
I'm really glad that Curie managed to take a break from crying to discover radium and polonium #distractinglysexy pic.twitter.com/txYVHoidK5
— Amy Remeikis (@AmyRemeikis) June 11, 2015
The genius tweet above got us thinking: What accomplished women out there in addition to Marie Curie—scientists and beyond—have managed to achieve big things despite their #distractinglysexy status? So many! Just take a look at this sampling:
Ruth Bader Ginsburg
How crazy is this? Ginsburg is able to rule as an associate justice of the Supreme Court—the highest court of the United States—despite looking so #distractinglysexy in her black robe day in and day out. We don’t know how she does it.
Harriet Tubman
Tubman was a conductor on the Underground Railroad after escaping slavery herself. She made 19 trips into the South over 10 years and helped bring 300 slaves to freedom, according to PBS. She also apparently once told Frederick Douglass that she "never lost a single passenger”—a huge feat considering how #distractinglysexy she must have been, right?
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Eleanor Roosevelt
Eleanor transformed the role of First Lady and was an American politician, diplomat, and activist. She later served as a United Nations spokeswoman. Eleanor once said, “No one can make you feel inferior without your consent”—a tall order when everyone finds you so undeniably #distractinglysexy.
Meryl Streep
Does anyone even remember the plot lines of Sophie’s Choice, Kramer vs. Kramer, or The Iron Lady? Probably not. Meryl is just too #distractinglysexy to focus on a silly thing like her performance.
Oprah
She built a media empire. She’s an incredible activist and philanthropist. She’s been awarded the Presidential Medal of Freedom. But you probably know Oprah best from flipping through channels and thinking, “Whoa there, who is that #distractinglysexy woman on television right now??”
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Madeleine Albright
Albright was sworn in as the first-ever female secretary of state in 1997. It’s really no wonder it took that long for the United States to get a woman in the position—surely they were concerned about how #distractinglysexy Albright would be during important international business.
Hillary Rodham Clinton
Insanely enough, we got another female secretary of state in 2009. And now—get this—they’re letting HRC run for president, #distractinglysexy pantsuits and all.
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