“Real Time” host Bill Maher clashes with liberal scientist Neil deGrasse Tyson over his refusal to say men have a physical advantage over women in sports. It claimed to be “part of the problem”.
The exchange began when Ma spotlighted the ousting of Scientific American's editor-in-chief over viral attacks on Trump supporters.
But Maher said the magazine's real “scandal” was cut it out published Last year, he argued that “the inequalities between male and female athletes are not the result of inherent biological differences between the sexes, but rather the result of bias in the way they are treated in sport.”
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Scientific American magazine argues that “inequality'' between men and women in sports is not due to “inherent biological differences between men and women,'' but rather due to bias in the way men and women are treated in sports. did. (Rich von Biberstein/Icon Sportswire, Getty Images)
“That's strange and certainly not scientific,” Maher responded. “And it's in Scientific American. That's why Democrats lost the election.”
The famous astrophysicist responded with a hearty laugh.
“That's true,” Maher paused.
“Bill, every 20 minutes on the podium you come up with another reason why Democrats lost,” Tyson said.
“That's not true. Number one, you don't watch this show, so you don't know,” Maher retorted. “I know you're not, and that's okay, but you're talking like you are, and you're not. That's okay, just don't bully me. “That's the only thing a human can do.'' No bulls would ever do that on this show, I. ”
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“Real Time” host Bill Maher clashed with liberal scientist Neil deGrasse Tyson over his refusal to say that men have a physical advantage over women in sports. (Screenshot/HBO)
“Work on your ideas here,” Maher said. “What I want to hear is, what Scientific American is basically saying is that the reason WNBA teams can't beat the Lakers is because of societal bias.”
“What you're saying is not 'Scientific American says this,' but 'Scientific American's editors are saying who's losing their jobs. That's it,” Tyson countered. “So please don’t prosecute a 170-year-old magazine, because someone—”
“Okay, this is 'Scientific American'!” exclaimed Maher. “And they're printing something…”
“Because there are people who go into the cesspool that is social media and participate in that interaction. Let's talk science!” Tyson said.
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“Why can't we say this is not scientific and that Scientific American should do better?” Maher asked.
“So, does she still have a job?” Tyson retorted.
“It's not your fault!” cried Maher. “I said the scandal wasn’t her tweets…is there a problem here?”
Tyson replied, “Women may actually have an advantage in long-distance swimming, so you might want to consider that.''
“Yeah, maybe a long distance swim…well, I'm going to report you as 'part of the problem,'” Maher jokingly told him.
Neil deGrasse Tyson has repeatedly ignored a Scientific American magazine article that claims there are no “essential biological differences” between men and women in athletics. (Screenshot/HBO)
During the panel discussion that followed, Maher remained stunned by Tyson's unwillingness to move on the matter.
“You can't have scientists say that Scientific American magazine, like many institutions, is ideologically captive to the far left and is denying them what is right for them. So,” Maher said.
“He wouldn't actually mention it!” journalist Andrew Sullivan responded. “And people aren't stupid. They're watching this being made.” [statements]And they see Democrats refusing and liberals refusing to disown them. why? What is Neil afraid of? I know what he's afraid of. He fears a huge social media mob will show up and call him out. He's a sexist bigot and all that. We have to get through it! ”
“That's insane,” Maher agreed. “And people look at that and say, 'Well, I can't trust you on anything else.' I mean, Kamala Harris, President Trump ran against her on transgender issues in prison.” Look at that ad, it's like, “We're going to pay for prisoners to have transgender surgery,'' and it's affecting about three people in the world, and she said that. is. You won't say, “That was stupid, I won't do that again.” And people say, “Well, then I can't trust you with anything else.'' ”
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Maher and Tyson's spat continued in an online “Overtime” segment after the scientist took a swipe at the host for suggesting he didn't believe “science matters” while discussing vaccines. .
“Actually, you're a man who doesn't understand why this happens.” [WNBA] “Teams can't beat the Lakers, so I don't get it. You're supposed to be a scientist and you can't even admit it!” exclaimed Maher. “This is not your specialty and you are not a doctor.”
“I'm a scientist! Sorry,” an exasperated Tyson responded.
“That's not a doctor! If Uranus develops a goiter, I'll call you,” Maher added.
