[Content Note: Misogyny.]
"We wish to express our support for members of the community who rightly brought this issue to the fore, and we condemn the unreasonable attacks they experienced as a result, which caused deep distress in our community. ...The AAS Council reaffirms the importance of the Society's anti-harassment policy to our mission to enhance and share humanity's scientific understanding of the universe. Only when all astronomers feel welcome and supported in the profession can our discipline realize its full potential for excellence."—From the American Astronomical Society's statement on Dr. Matt Taylor's misogynist shirt donned during the Philae landing, and in defense of those who criticized it.
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