we did it and the messages are finally headed to matt. reading through what you all wrote has been incredible and i cant thank you enough for showing him that people truly appreciate his work.
January 23, 2015
Final supporters
We have collected well over 10 000 messages of support and would like to thank every one of you for your contribution. We have closed this petition as we have to now sort through all these messages to pick out the best for the front pages and ensure they are all in support of Dr Taylor. You can still leave a message and we will forward a link to Dr Taylor so he can access new messages if he so chooses but cannot send any more directly to him.
***Reading through all of your comments is heart-warming and has reinstalled the hope for humanity that others tried to take away. Please keep them coming, we're sure Dr Ta will love them***
This petition serves no other purpose than to show Dr Matt Taylor our support.
Matt Taylor is a Project Scientist with the European Space Agency. His career has so far been extraordinary having worked on both the cluster and double star missions before being set to work on the Rosetta mission.
On the 12th November 2014 a man-made object landed on a comet, history was made. The Rosetta team celebrated this awesome achievement with a toast.
Meanwhile, watching the huge achievement from their armchairs/laptops were the Grinches who stole Rosetta. Ready to pounce on any flaw they can conjure up to make their own lives seem in any way as significant as the feats they had just observed (cough, cough, Rose Eveleth). Rather than focus on the amazing achievements, the incredible international teamwork by 100's of men and women a small group of people kicked up a fuss about the shirt Matt Taylor chose to wear.
It depicted scantily clad cartoon women with weapons, quite similar to most fantasy art (most anime, World of Warcraft....Tomb Raider). This small group aren't offended by the glamorising of guns and are apparently unoffended by demeaning a persons life work but sexy naked cartoon women is an outrage.
As I women in STEM I feel it important to remind a certain group of women of a few things, enjoying your own sexuality is not sexist, enjoying provocative clothing or imagery is both normal and natural. A guy wearing a shirt regardless of it's print in no-way implies that he does not approve of women doing anything other than making him a sandwich. Get over yourselves ladies, you give us all a bad name. I am ashamed on behalf of all females that something so insignificant can overshadow something so significant.
This petition is just to say thank you
Thank you to Matt Taylor for dedicating your life to the advancement of humanity through technology.
Thank you to Elly Prizeman who as his friend made him a personal gift for his birthday and in turn gave him something special wear for what is for a momentous occasion.
As all the 3rd wave feminists seem to have overlooked this little one, thanks to all the women working on the Rosetta mission. You are no more or less awesome than all the guys you work with (which is pretty damn awesome).
Most importantly thank you to all of the Rosetta team, regardless of which genitals you have, which continent you sit on, what shade your skin is, how vibrant a wardrobe you have or how contraversial your taste in art. Thank you for making humanity a little more awesome.
Updates
Reached 10,000 supporters
November 21, 2014
November 19, 2014
im honestly blown away by the response so far. reading through your messages has been such a bright spot and it reminds me why this mattered in the first place.
November 17, 2014
im currently sifting through thousands of these messages and reading your stories is honestly blowing me away. its really cool to see so many people focusing on the actual science and the huge win for the rosetta team instead of all the noise.
November 16, 2014
just saw we hit 100 signatures which is honestly way faster than i thought it would happen. im really glad so many of you want to show matt some love after everything that happened. thanks for getting behind this.
Reached 1,000 supporters
November 15, 2014
Reached 100 supporters
November 15, 2014
7,264 Comments
The mind boggles at how much press coverage a shirt has managed to get. Thankfully, there's still plenty of people with common decency that are far more interested in the wonderful achievements of Matt & the team with regards to the Rosetta Mission.
Columbus, Magellan, Lindbergh, Gagarin, Armstrong. Matt Taylor should be added to this list for doing something no one has ever done before him in the name of exploration. Along with a lot of other unsung heroes. Because that's what they are. HEROES!
You have accomplished something unique and extraordinary, together with people fro I don't know how many countries and backgrounds. Forget the self-righteous morons who are offended by something like this shirt. You made history. They never will.
Keep on doing what you do and live your life as you want to. The people that bitched about your shirt are the same people that "defend equality and free will". Bunch of hypocrites. (sorry about my english, not my native language) Cheers from Portugal!
Matt Taylor, you are a hero to me and you've done a great thing for science and the human race that will not be forgotten. Whatever you were wearing on that day has no effect on how amazing your accomplishment is. No matter how awesome your shirt is.
Let's hope such a shameful critic of a successful scientist does not happen again
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we did it and the messages are finally headed to matt. reading through what you all wrote has been incredible and i cant thank you enough for showing him that people truly appreciate his work.
January 23, 2015
Final supporters
We have collected well over 10 000 messages of support and would like to thank every one of you for your contribution. We have closed this petition as we have to now sort through all these messages to pick out the best for the front pages and ensure they are all in support of Dr Taylor. You can still leave a message and we will forward a link to Dr Taylor so he can access new messages if he so chooses but cannot send any more directly to him.
***Reading through all of your comments is heart-warming and has reinstalled the hope for humanity that others tried to take away. Please keep them coming, we're sure Dr Ta will love them***
This petition serves no other purpose than to show Dr Matt Taylor our support.
Matt Taylor is a Project Scientist with the European Space Agency. His career has so far been extraordinary having worked on both the cluster and double star missions before being set to work on the Rosetta mission.
On the 12th November 2014 a man-made object landed on a comet, history was made. The Rosetta team celebrated this awesome achievement with a toast.
Meanwhile, watching the huge achievement from their armchairs/laptops were the Grinches who stole Rosetta. Ready to pounce on any flaw they can conjure up to make their own lives seem in any way as significant as the feats they had just observed (cough, cough, Rose Eveleth). Rather than focus on the amazing achievements, the incredible international teamwork by 100's of men and women a small group of people kicked up a fuss about the shirt Matt Taylor chose to wear.
It depicted scantily clad cartoon women with weapons, quite similar to most fantasy art (most anime, World of Warcraft....Tomb Raider). This small group aren't offended by the glamorising of guns and are apparently unoffended by demeaning a persons life work but sexy naked cartoon women is an outrage.
As I women in STEM I feel it important to remind a certain group of women of a few things, enjoying your own sexuality is not sexist, enjoying provocative clothing or imagery is both normal and natural. A guy wearing a shirt regardless of it's print in no-way implies that he does not approve of women doing anything other than making him a sandwich. Get over yourselves ladies, you give us all a bad name. I am ashamed on behalf of all females that something so insignificant can overshadow something so significant.
This petition is just to say thank you
Thank you to Matt Taylor for dedicating your life to the advancement of humanity through technology.
Thank you to Elly Prizeman who as his friend made him a personal gift for his birthday and in turn gave him something special wear for what is for a momentous occasion.
As all the 3rd wave feminists seem to have overlooked this little one, thanks to all the women working on the Rosetta mission. You are no more or less awesome than all the guys you work with (which is pretty damn awesome).
Most importantly thank you to all of the Rosetta team, regardless of which genitals you have, which continent you sit on, what shade your skin is, how vibrant a wardrobe you have or how contraversial your taste in art. Thank you for making humanity a little more awesome.
Updates
Reached 10,000 supporters
November 21, 2014
November 19, 2014
im honestly blown away by the response so far. reading through your messages has been such a bright spot and it reminds me why this mattered in the first place.
November 17, 2014
im currently sifting through thousands of these messages and reading your stories is honestly blowing me away. its really cool to see so many people focusing on the actual science and the huge win for the rosetta team instead of all the noise.
November 16, 2014
just saw we hit 100 signatures which is honestly way faster than i thought it would happen. im really glad so many of you want to show matt some love after everything that happened. thanks for getting behind this.
Reached 1,000 supporters
November 15, 2014
Reached 100 supporters
November 15, 2014
7,264 Comments
The Rosetta mission instilled a passion for science in me that has had a profound impact on my life. Thanks to you, I'm now looking at a career in the sciences. Don't let sad, hateful people get in the way of one of humanity's finest accomplishments.
The mind boggles at how much press coverage a shirt has managed to get. Thankfully, there's still plenty of people with common decency that are far more interested in the wonderful achievements of Matt & the team with regards to the Rosetta Mission.
Columbus, Magellan, Lindbergh, Gagarin, Armstrong. Matt Taylor should be added to this list for doing something no one has ever done before him in the name of exploration. Along with a lot of other unsung heroes. Because that's what they are. HEROES!
You have accomplished something unique and extraordinary, together with people fro I don't know how many countries and backgrounds. Forget the self-righteous morons who are offended by something like this shirt. You made history. They never will.
Keep on doing what you do and live your life as you want to. The people that bitched about your shirt are the same people that "defend equality and free will". Bunch of hypocrites. (sorry about my english, not my native language) Cheers from Portugal!
Matt Taylor, you are a hero to me and you've done a great thing for science and the human race that will not be forgotten. Whatever you were wearing on that day has no effect on how amazing your accomplishment is. No matter how awesome your shirt is.
Let's hope such a shameful critic of a successful scientist does not happen again
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The Rosetta mission instilled a passion for science in me that has had a profound impact on my life. Thanks to you, I'm now looking at a career in the sciences. Don't let sad, hateful people get in the way of one of humanity's finest accomplishments.