So I said I wasn\u2019t going to write about this, but I am. While googling to find a link to use in a previous post, I found article after article defending Matt Taylor\u2019s shirt and completely missing the point<\/em>. So here I am, blogging about it.<\/p>\n First, a quick word of introduction<\/a> for those not in the know. On Wednesday November 12th, the European Space Agency landed a spacecraft on a comet. This is a tremendous accomplishment, and involved a great deal of time and effort. In the hours before the landing, Nature Newsteam interviewed some of the scientists involved. One was Rosetta scientist Matt Taylor, who wore, as Verve reported, a \u201ca bowling shirt covered in scantily clad caricatures of sexy women in provocative poses.\u201d<\/p>\n This tweet pretty much sums up the reaction to Taylor\u2019s shirt:<\/p>\n No no women are toooootally welcome in our community, just ask the dude in this shirt. https:\/\/t.co\/r88QRzsqAm<\/a> pic.twitter.com\/XmhHKrNaq5<\/a><\/p>\n \u2014 Rose Eveleth (@roseveleth) November 12, 2014<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n