Current Events > Neil deGrasse Tyson denies sexual misconduct claims

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https://www.cnn.com/2018/12/02/us/neil-degrasse-tyson-patheos-allegations/index.html

Astrophysicist and author Neil deGrasse Tyson has denied allegations of sexual misconduct made against him by three women.

Accusations can damage a reputation and a marriage. Sometimes irreversibly. I see myself as loving husband and as a public servant -- a scientist and educator who serves at the will of the public.

Watson told Patheos that she felt pressured to impress her boss and accepted an invitation from Tyson to his place. There, the scientist spoke about people needing human physical releases and gave her an "awkward and incredibly intimate handshake."

Tyson said their only physical interaction was a handshake he said he learned from a Native elder that he considered special, he wrote.
"You extend your thumb forward during the handshake to feel the other person's vital spirit energy -- the pulse," he wrote.

I wanna feel Gal Gadot's vital spirit energy.
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my handshake involves extending my penis forward to feel the other person's vital spirit energy
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Is the implication here that this handshake isn't a thing?
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I guess I'm still waiting for a guy to come out and say "Yeah, you caught me. These allegations are true."
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Tbh, these stories seem melodramatic.
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if these allegations turn out to be true can we stop humoring him by pretending pluto isnt a planet
its a planet
if it wasnt a planet why was there a sailor pluto? (yes i know there are sailors for goddamn asteroids in the manga but we arent talking about them right now because they hurt my point)
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Nasty fuck wants to feel your spiritual energy without your permission

Typical neckbeards are going to blow this off like they always do.

I never got a good vibe from this guy. I hope he's taken down a peg for making these weird passes at women.
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SauI_Goodman posted...

I guess I'm still waiting for a guy to come out and say "Yeah, you caught me. These allegations are true."

Louis CK did.
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WhoAltisitneway posted...

I never got a good vibe from this guy.

Idk about that. I always felt he had a really soothing voice.

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"The need to express love now. Not later."
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What the hell. Why do people always WANT celebrities to be guilty of sexual misconduct, even in cases with minimal evidence, or evidence that doesnt make any sense, such as in this case. A handshake, really?

Ic3Bullet posted...

What the hell. Why do people always WANT celebrities to be guilty of sexual misconduct, even in cases with minimal evidence, or evidence that doesnt make any sense, such as in this case. A handshake, really?

Because believing all women means you believe all women.

It doesn't sound like he did anything worthy of jail time or anything, but he still made an uncomfortable move at these women so he needs to be taken down a peg.
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CloneTheHero posted...

these morons need to adapt to the changing times or get left behind. i laugh every time one of these dopes gets outed. creepy bastards.

Nope, its never going to stop. Men want to have sex with women. Thats a biological directive. I suppose you could stop those massive, constant urges by re-wiring men somehow, but then they wouldnt be men. Since men will not stop pursuing women, they are going to continue making sexual advances. Sometimes it works. Sometimes, maybe even most times, it doesnt. If it doesnt work, youre a creep.

Keep in mind that were not talking about rape because that is a criminal act with different rules and consequences.
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COVxy posted...

Tbh, these stories seem melodramatic.

Yeah, I don't get the sense that he really had sexual intentions in these instances.
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We got a real badass over here.
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lol wat
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"Sexual misconduct" can mean anything from rape to merely being forward and flirtatious, the latter which vilifies normal behavior. It's a nebulous bullshit term. It's okay for a guy to be forward and it's okay for the woman to decline (or accept) and both of them have a responsibility to be mature about that situation... since they're adults, not children.
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WE are really going after this dude for a handshake.
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Ic3Bullet posted...

A handshake, really?

There is a lot more that has come out about him. This is just one story.
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The real reason why he wants more women in science.
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Kolibri X posted...

The real reason why he wants more women in science.

No, he wants to put Science in women.

Science being the name of his penis.
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Disgusting rapist should be behind bars with the rest of ce
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Ic3Bullet posted...

What the hell. Why do people always WANT celebrities to be guilty of sexual misconduct, even in cases with minimal evidence, or evidence that doesnt make any sense, such as in this case. A handshake, really?

Something happened is more entertaining to people than something DIDN'T happen.

If this was a Republican CNN would be tearing them to pieces.
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Crazyman93 posted...

If this was a Republican CNN would be tearing them to pieces.

He's a tv scientist not a politician >_>
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CloneTheHero posted...

its not their urges that need "rewiring" its their methods. how many men do you think snag women through harrassment and uncomfortable innuendos? not many buddy.

No. If it were just the methods, that would be an easier problem to fix and everyone would instantly know the difference between creep and not-a-creep behavior. Right now, harassment is anything you dont like. Uncomfortable is literally anything you do are not comfortable with. The range of what constitutes either can differ massively from person to person.

Let me emphasize that I do not know what deGrasse Tyson has done or not done. He very well could have committed a crime that he deserves legal punishment for. I vaguely recall a woman accusing him of rape or something criminal years ago. Investigate and take it from there.
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Why don't you pick on a brain your own size?

#believeallwomen
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frozenshock posted...

Tyson said their only physical interaction was a handshake he said he learned from a Native elder that he considered special, he wrote.
"You extend your thumb forward during the handshake to feel the other person's vital spirit energy -- the pulse," he wrote.

Yeah, sounds like something he'd say...

SauI_Goodman posted...

I guess I'm still waiting for a guy to come out and say "Yeah, you caught me. These allegations are true."

Didn't Louis CK do this?

And the guy who shoved a banana up his ass
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I can't realistically imagine rape from an atheist scientist that can actually talk about religion without being a dick about it.

It'd be weird as fuck for both of those things to apply to someone.

CloneTheHero posted...

more has come out, he drugged n raped women in college. bill cosby style

Is there any actual evidence?
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yusiko posted...

if these allegations turn out to be true can we stop humoring him by pretending pluto isnt a planet
its a planet
if it wasnt a planet why was there a sailor pluto? (yes i know there are sailors for goddamn asteroids in the manga but we arent talking about them right now because they hurt my point)

The name of the show is fucking Sailor MOON.

008Zulu posted...

CloneTheHero posted...

more has come out, he drugged n raped women in college. bill cosby style

Is there any actual evidence?

It was decades ago...
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And Peewee Herman... and one chick comedian who I can't recall?
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Definitely a couple of them are lying and actually wish they got it, especially the young assistant trying to make it, she's trying to that e-fame in my opinion.
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I'm not saying that's impossible, but why are you so sure of it? What evidence leads you to believe that?
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Because I use logic and evidence, all of the time the cases appear later and in swarms (to pile on and capitalize). Neil deGrasse Tyson has status, if he wanted to be around plenty of women he could do it with ease and no need to be slimy about it.
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008Zulu posted...

Is there any actual evidence?

This. I've read NDT's refutation of these allegations, and unless more evidence is presented later, I'm inclined to believe what he wrote and that he is innocent.

twitterfriends posted...

Because I use logic and evidence, all of the time the cases appear later and in swarms (to pile on and capitalize). Neil deGrasse Tyson has status, if he wanted to be around plenty of women he could do it with ease and no need to be slimy about it.

When someone asks what your evidence is, it's not a brilliant answer to say "I used evidence".

All of the cases appear later and in swarms, but how come that can't be the result of the movement? Why is that less likely?
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frozenshock posted...

It was decades ago...

And that somehow means there are no credible witnesses?
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No one is going to bring up that Patheos site? What is Patheos? Why is a religious site the only ones bringing this up? What does a religious website have against a very popular scientist? Hmm

SauI_Goodman posted...

I guess I'm still waiting for a guy to come out and say "Yeah, you caught me. These allegations are true."

Like Louis ck?
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Didn't Kevin Spacey also kind of do it?
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hster88 posted...

No one is going to bring up that Patheos site? What is Patheos? Why is a religious site the only ones bringing this up? What does a religious website have against a very popular scientist? Hmm

I didn't catch that. Actually, now you have me wondering where I've seen other claims. I mean, there's cnn.
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I believe NDT.
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