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In reply to the discussion: Hey, Gail King! [View all]MontanaMama
(24,480 posts)63. Gayle's question: "have y'all been to space?"
was tone deaf and condescending. None of the people on this space ride did anything important but agree to go. They arent astronauts and this whole thing took about 11 minutes. What these women dont realize is that they were used by Bezos to distract from his bad press for being a terrible person.
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It wasn't pointless, it was a study on the effects of weightlessness on botox.
dem4decades
Apr 16
#30
It was a study on the effects of weightlessness on the empty skulls of the passengers (n/t)
PJMcK
Apr 16
#36
If you want to learn about the stars or how a rocket works, you don't need celebrities for that.
progressoid
Apr 16
#48
She didn't do any of that. She promoted rockets as a way to dispose waste into space. Her stupidity is NOT uplifting. nt
Bernardo de La Paz
Apr 16
#52