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Daily Mail accused of insulting top female scientists

http://www.theguardian.com/media/2014/mar/21/daily-mail-accused-of-insulting-top-female-
scientists

The University College, London, wrote an open letter to protest to the Daily Mail's editor Paul Darce about a insulting iteam that questioned two scientists about their creibility. On the Daily Mail's Hardcastle column on wednesday the item added: "So, two women were invited to comment on the report about (white, male) American scientists who've detected the origins of the universe – giggling Sky at Night presenter Maggie Aderin-Pocock and Sri Lanka-born astronomer Hiranya Peiris. She is a world expert on the study of the cosmic microwave background, with degrees from Cambridge and Princeton. Dr Aderin-Pocock is a highly-qualified scientist and engineer with an exceptional talent for communicating complex scientific concepts in an accessible way."Price also said the study in question was conducted by a diverse group of researchers from around the world not just white Americans: "It is deeply disappointing that you thought it acceptable to print an article drawing attention to the gender and race of scientific experts, suggesting that non-white, non-male scientists are somehow incapable of speaking on the basis of their qualifications and expertise.A Mail spokesman made it clear that the paper fully accepts that the women were highly qualified in their field and that was the reason they were chosen for interview. The Mail is in contact with Professor Price.

My view:

I personally think that the Daily Mail have no right to discriminate the gender and race of anyone. Just because they were both female scientists and both non white doesn't mean that The Daily Mail could be negative about them. They didn't even know how both of them were qualified and they just made a joke out of them. I think Feminism is still a problem with the Daily Mail and they can't take the fact that both men and women should be treated equally and that women can also do what a man can as well. I think the Daily Mal just likes making a fun out of anyone who is non white, as its been their habit. They need to learn to be more equal, they need to treat everyone the same because everyone has a right to live. I think till no one names and shames them they won't understand. They will carry on behaving like this, i personally think that the editor should be sacked, so that he learns his lesson and knows for the future not to do anything stupid like that.