Katy Perry going into orbit

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Money talks eh. What a load of bollocks. Bunch of millionaires in tight suits going on a ten minute mission with rhe girlfriend of a dodgy billionaire. Girl power my arse.

I got it! Thank you for the giggle.
Though I laughed more when Bezos fell in the hole - should have gone to Specsavers. Actually, thinking about his eyesight could explain a lot. 😁

She's actually an asstronaut.
So much more impressive

Sounds like a lot of sour grapes on this thread...🤔

The Astronomer Royal for Scotland has also been very critical. You think she’s jealous too? 😂🤦🏻‍♀️

Maybe, and here’s a wild thought, women are sick of only being valued when they’re pleasing to the male gaze, and would prefer to see intelligent women with an authentic interest in STEM being given the opportunity to visit the edge of space.

Not sour grapes at all.

To call it anything other than millionaire space tourism without a care for the climate is disingenuous.

There’s no #girl power STEM here. It could have been a millionaire hen do.

I don't know about this and if I can get through the week without finding out I will be very pleased

@SpidersAreShitheads 🙏, I loved CH’s posts yesterday, particularly ‘an 11 min flight 100km up does not make you an astronaut’. She is a legend.

🤦‍♀️ have I actually just read that it was virtually a hen do. FGS.

Yes!!! She is incredible and so passionate about the subject - and so enthusiastic about passing knowledge and interest onto the next generation.

It's such a shame that many of our young girls probably won't ever have heard of the professor (through no fault of their own). She's absolutely the kind of aspirational role model that we all should be applauding.

Was discussing this at my sewing group just now. 6 ordinary middle-aged women, all completely disgusted by this.

So, a woman all dolled up can't be smart; can't be interested in science? Jeezus, now who's upholding the stereotype? 🙄🤦‍♀️

Well it's their money.

As long as they wanted to do it and had a lovely time, who really cares.

No one has to read about it or watch it.

Seems like a lot of the venom is because they are women.

Besides the fact that Blue Origin's intent is space tourism, no one seems to mention it's the first time an all woman crew went into space. 🤦‍♀️

Wish they'd fucking stsyed there

Let's be clear - they were not 'crew' they were passengers.

No it isn’t

It’s a load of self indulgent crap, nobody gives a shit.

Well, I see the "tear down other women especially if they're wealthy/successful/good looking" brigade are out in force. 🤦‍♀️

You’re spectacularly missing the point.

Wealthy, famous women did not get on that flight by merit, are not aspirational, and they’re not a positive role model for girls.

Men get to go into space in comfortable spacesuits. Women have to go wearing slinky little catsuits.

The many, many women who are irritated by this aren’t jealous or “tearing down other women”. The reverse is true. We’re upset by the rampant misogyny, unequal standards, and sexist reporting.

The women who are actually aspirational are real life astronauts like Suni Williams. By the way, did you notice how Suni’s appearance got ripped to pieces on her return to earth but barely a word about how her male counterpart But h Wilmore looked?!

This is why it matters that we don’t reduce women’s value to how pretty they can be. We are worth so much more.

Women in STEM can be beautiful and glamorous. I have a sister-in-law who is. However, Katy Perry has nothing to do with STEM. Nor does Gayle King. Or Lauren Sanchez.

Other than the environmental impact, I don’t really care if they want to go up to space. But dear fucking god, the attention this flight got is just ridiculous - and has nothing to do with STEM. It’s just a PR gig for Bezos - a bloke puts women in sexy clothes so he can benefit…. plus ca change. Misogyny #101.

And as a PP pointed out, they were neither crew nor were they the first all-female space flight.

April 14 (Reuters) - Pop star Katy Perry and five other women launched into space on a Blue Origin rocket and successfully returned to Earth on Monday, marking the first all-female spaceflight in more than 60 years.

I stand corrected with apologies to Valentina Tereshkova:

The celebrity launch was the first U.S. space flight where women filled each seat. The only other all-female crew in 64 years of human space flight was back in 1963, when Soviet cosmonaut Valentina Tereshkova launched by herself, becoming the first woman in space. Tereshkova spent three days off the planet.

I see inane celebrity worshippers with no respect for the actual struggle of women in STEM and who care fuck all for the environment or science are having an outing too. I have no issues with 5 women having a little space junket- it is blatant dishonesty to present this as frontier science or as genuine women's achievement. The fawning publicity was puke worthy.

They should send all of the bajillionaires up and ransom their re-entry. Don't let them back until the world is fed & has medical aid for the next 50 years.

The media should be deeply ashamed to even compare this flight to Tereshkova's. Comparing gold to cheap plastic tat gilded with gold paint. You were not even aware of the original flight more than 60 years ago but were ready with the "you must be so jealous" retort.

Oh, jeezus, spare me with the pseudo feminism. Another thread of people hiding their bitterness at life under the feminism banner. Build women up and applaud their endeavors. Don't shit all over them because you don't like their jumpsuits.

On well, as long as this high cost (celebrity) tourism does not end up like the Titan submersible.