O cientista disse que as mulheres só atrapalham dentro dos laboratórios porque levam a distracções. Descreveu-se como machista numa conferência e defendeu a separação de homens e mulheres nos laboratórios. "Passam-se três coisas quando estás no laboratório: apaixonas-te por elas, elas apaixonam-se por ti e, quando as criticas, choram", disse. Estas palavras levaram ao seu despedimento.
As reacções não tardaram em chegar. Com a hashtag #distractinglysexy mulheres cientistas de todo o mundo publicaram fotografias e vídeos nas redes sociais para ridicularizar as declarações do Nobel. Aqui estão alguns exemplos.
We do not cry in the lab, we dance #Distractinglysexy #sexychicken https://t.co/X8yWLBiraK
— Adriana Maria Torres (@DrimariaTorres) June 11, 2015
Nobel scientist Tim Hunt made some sexist comments – So #DistractinglySexy female scientists did this in response: https://t.co/qhkkU5Dbz4
— AJ+ (@ajplus) June 12, 2015
Guess I can't save the lives of my geological counterparts – I'm too #distractinglysexy to the team. As if! #TimHunt pic.twitter.com/QwXSYPhLQr
— Lisa P to the O (@xLiserx) June 11, 2015
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
Idk how any men were able to function when I was in this bunny suit and integrating a satellite. #distractinglysexy pic.twitter.com/XjFVpgQsnL
— Stephanie Evans (@StephEvz43) June 10, 2015
#distractinglysexy women scientists all around the world are preventing men to do science 😱 pic.twitter.com/obbeMI7rW4
— dilâra ♀ (@DilaraGurcu) June 10, 2015
Stopped crying long enough to upload this #distractinglysexy #TimHunt @VagendaMagazine pic.twitter.com/P0d1Fcx02n
— Zoé (@zoeivmist) June 10, 2015
Most days, there's a #womeninscience hashtag that requires the recycling of this picture Today: #distractinglysexy pic.twitter.com/DQmzj0nBzI
— Eleanor Palser (@EleanorPalser) June 10, 2015
