Neil deGrasse Tyson: Stance Against Men Playing in Women’s Sports Is ‘Societal Bias’

MAHER Scientific American the ░░░░░░░░ I remember when it ░░░░░░░░ around DEGRASSE TYSON Grew ░░░░░░░░ with it MAHER Grew ░░░░░░░░ with it yeah Okay ░░░░░░░░ their editor had to ░░░░░░░░ You saw this DEGRASSE ░░░░░░░░ Yeah I heard about ░░░░░░░░ because she expressed some ░░░░░░░░ right Yeah MAHER Okay ░░░░░░░░ but it sure didn ░░░░░░░░ sound scientific It didn ░░░░░░░░ sound like the person ░░░░░░░░ would want to be ░░░░░░░░ Scientific American It was ░░░░░░░░ rant on Twitter I ░░░░░░░░ read it to you ░░░░░░░░ s really ugly you ░░░░░░░░ I apologize to younger ░░░░░░░░ That my Gen X ░░░░░░░░ so full of f ░░░░░░░░ fascists DEGRASSE TYSON Okay ░░░░░░░░ blew a gasket right ░░░░░░░░ Alright Laughter MAHER I ░░░░░░░░ not for cancelling anybody ░░░░░░░░ either side but here ░░░░░░░░ what I think Is ░░░░░░░░ scandal This is in ░░░░░░░░ American less than a ░░░░░░░░ ago Inequity between male ░░░░░░░░ female athletes is a ░░░░░░░░ not of inherent biological ░░░░░░░░ between the sexes but ░░░░░░░░ biases and how they ░░░░░░░░ treated in sports That ░░░░░░░░ nuts and it sure ░░░░░░░░ t scientific And it ░░░░░░░░ in Scientific American And ░░░░░░░░ s why the Democrats ░░░░░░░░ the election It s ░░░░░░░░ Laughter and Applause DEGRASSE ░░░░░░░░ Bill every 20 minutes ░░░░░░░░ your platform you come ░░░░░░░░ with another reason why ░░░░░░░░ Democrats lost You already ░░░░░░░░ the answer they lost ░░░░░░░░ election So anything you ░░░░░░░░ as why they did ░░░░░░░░ MAHER First of all ░░░░░░░░ don t watch this ░░░░░░░░ so you don t ░░░░░░░░ Laughter I know you ░░░░░░░░ t and it s ░░░░░░░░ But you talk as ░░░░░░░░ you do and you ░░░░░░░░ king don t And ░░░░░░░░ s okay Just don ░░░░░░░░ bullsh t me That ░░░░░░░░ the one thing people ░░░░░░░░ never do on this ░░░░░░░░ is bullsh t me ░░░░░░░░ that s fine But ░░░░░░░░ don t say that ░░░░░░░░ have very good reasons ░░░░░░░░ engage with the idea ░░░░░░░░ What I m asking ░░░░░░░░ Scientific American is saying ░░░░░░░░ that the reason why ░░░░░░░░ NBA WNBA team can ░░░░░░░░ beat the Lakers is ░░░░░░░░ of societal bias DEGRASSEE ░░░░░░░░ What you re saying ░░░░░░░░ not Scientific American says ░░░░░░░░ an editor for Scientific ░░░░░░░░ says that who no ░░░░░░░░ has the job So ░░░░░░░░ t indict a 170 ░░░░░░░░ old magazine because somebody ░░░░░░░░ Okay this is called ░░░░░░░░ American and they re ░░░░░░░░ something that s DEGRASSE ░░░░░░░░ because someone enters the ░░░░░░░░ that is social media ░░░░░░░░ then participates in that ░░░░░░░░ So let s talk ░░░░░░░░ science MAHER Why can ░░░░░░░░ you just say this ░░░░░░░░ not scientific and Scientific ░░░░░░░░ should do better DEGRASSE ░░░░░░░░ Well does she still ░░░░░░░░ her job MAHER No ░░░░░░░░ because of this I ░░░░░░░░ the scandal is not ░░░░░░░░ tweet DEGRASSE TYSON Because ░░░░░░░░ was like a year ░░░░░░░░ was it Which one ░░░░░░░░ a year ago MAHER ░░░░░░░░ think a year ago ░░░░░░░░ still couldn t beat ░░░░░░░░ in basketball or any ░░░░░░░░ sport And it wasn ░░░░░░░░ because of society You ░░░░░░░░ see a problem here ░░░░░░░░ TYSON Long distance swimming ░░░░░░░░ might actually have the ░░░░░░░░ You look into that ░░░░░░░░ MAHER Maybe long distance ░░░░░░░░ okay DEGRASSE TYSON Yeah ░░░░░░░░ ve looked into it ░░░░░░░░ Laughter MAHER Well I ░░░░░░░░ going to file you ░░░░░░░░ part of the problem ░░░░░░░░ and Applause)