Are you pissed that all Nobel Prizes this year went to men?

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	32 (80%)
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[Lifelong Protester]

1. Gender shouldn't matter

if you did something prize-worthy.

[NaturalHigh]

17. Agreed.

[madaboutharry]

2. So happy for Bob Dylan.

[gratuitous]

3. If I was a voting member of the Nobel committee, it might

But, just like I don't give a rip about the Baseball Hall of Fame (the exclusive province of the Baseball Writers Association of America) or the Academy Awards (nobody decides those but the members of the academy), I can't get too worked up about a prize bestowed by any group that I don't belong to.

[Bernardo de La Paz]

4. It's not the committee's fault. Too much resistance in schools, unis, corps, etc.

Easier for women to win in Literature & Peace (easier to rise and perfect chops, less institutionalized competition).

Too much channeling of girls away from mathematics.

[demmiblue]

5. What is your purpose in posting this? n/t

[MicaelS]

7. This.

http://www.democraticunderground.com/10028227674

[closeupready]

9. Well, that inspired me, but as they say,

it is what it is. Peace.

[demmiblue]

11. No, I think it is more about this:

http://www.democraticunderground.com/10027918776

[LanternWaste]

12. Oh, the irony of your sentiment

"Do you have an agenda? It seems so.."

Oh, the irony of your sentiment; regardless of the irrelevance of free expression.

[demmiblue]

13. I didn't see it.

Nor do I wish to.

You should use ignore more judiciously.

[wordpix]

10. interesting---I was just writing to several heads of depts in my state

all men. And I'm in a Dem state

[George II]

15. Do you have a point?

[NaturalHigh]

18. I think he's making fun of this OP.

http://www.democraticunderground.com/10028227674

[George II]

19. So he has no point other than to mock other members here.

[NaturalHigh]

20. Some posts are just begging to be mocked.

[sheshe2]

29. Wow, just wow.

Sad response. I thought we left the mocking of Duers to Sites like DI and JPR.

[Nye Bevan]

16. Perhaps they should have tweaked the results by taking away Dylan's Nobel,

and giving it to Miley Cyrus instead.

[closeupready]

23. Tweaks for twerks? Sounds like a hit.

[NaturalHigh]

24. That should liven up the conference a bit.

[MadDAsHell]

27. Nice! nt

[Donald Ian Rankin]

21. No, but some of the things it's a symptom of make me angry.

I don't think that the Nobel prize committee discriminate against women, and I don't think that they should discriminate in their favour; I think that the reason most Nobel prizes go to men is because most of the best candidates are men.

However, I think that while the reason that most of the best candidates are men may be partly biological, a very large part of it is due to the fact that, on average*, it's much harder to become a good candidate for a Nobel prize if you're female, because of social and cultural obstacles.

And that is something I think it's not OK not to be angry about, even though the response of the Nobel prize committee in itself does not make me angry.


*The "on average" disclaimer is absolutely vital here - without it, this statement ceases to be true.

[closeupready]

22. These are very good points. Thank you for posting.

[sheshe2]

30. Could be the women were just erased.

Ladies Last: 8 Inventions by Women That Dudes Got Credit For

From computer programming to nuclear fission to the paper bag machine, it's time to stop erasing these women from their great works.

Tim Murphy and Tasneem RajaOct. 15, 2013 6:00 AM


http://www.motherjones.com/media/2013/10/ada-lovelace-eight-inventions-women-erasure-credit

[AngryAmish]

25. Incandescent Rage

I am literally shaking.

[MadDAsHell]

26. Depends on if the most noteworthy achievements were by men or not.

What are they supposed to do, rank all candidates first by race, gender, and sexual orientation (in that priority order, because let's be honest, sexual orientation clearly has a back seat to the other two in 2016), eliminate all the white men, and then pick the best achievements from those who are left?

Sounds like the direction the Oscars wants to go so why not, right?