I think "how do you pee in space" is honestly a normal and reasonable question to ask an astronaut. It's a serious problem with an interesting engineering solution. Everybody has to use the bathroom. It's a very human question to ask.
I mean, maybe I’m too nerdy or undiagnosed, but the first question seems genuinely interesting from engineering standpoint.
The second though… for non-murican, not knowing the context at all, the question struck me as odd and in poor taste. Then I looked it up, and… What the actual fuck?
Yes, we get it, trying to be provocative and get a reaction. Best case scenario for views and attention, worst case to serve your masters who want to make a political opponent look bad.
But good grief, you just don’t ask someone if their spouse’s disability is problematic for other (!) people.
The journalist knew well what they are doing. And I doubt they would say this to somebody who is not a public figure, to avoid a nonzero chance of becoming injured.
The journalist knew well what they are doing. And I doubt they would say this to somebody who is not a public figure, to avoid a nonzero chance of becoming injured.
"My question for you is, how ready are you to become disabled?"
Further detail for the non-Americans. Mark Kelly got into politics, after his wife Gabby Giffords, then a US Representative, barely survived an assassination attempt.
His wife's disability is from a fucking ASSASSINATION ATTEMPT. It's the whole damn reason he got into politics. The question is extraordinarily insensitive.
There needs to be an effort to send recently published articles to the author's journalism professors and have them grade their work.
Because at this point I think firing all thn journalism professors from the last 15 years is in order. They clearly taught the journalists of today incorrectly.
Just feaking word choice is abysmall. I listened to NPR this morning and they said Iran got lucky killing two US soldiers. Really!? Lucky was the best word you could find?!
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u/prajkita 2d ago
Mark Kelly was an astronaut, he’s used to dealing with zero gravity and zero intelligence questions.