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wcast

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19. The role of the tens and hundreds of thousands of white male Engineers has been known for 50 years.

Sun Feb 26, 2017, 10:20 PM

Feb 2017

Yet only now are the black women who played a vital role in the program receiving mainstream attention. Why are you feeling offended and dismissed over a quote when you have been recognized for 50 years? Our history is white washed to the point that, without feel good movies, most people would be unaware of all the history that is untold due to the fact that it wasn't about white males.

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Oscars. Kimmel - "Black people saved NASA and white people saved jazz" [View all] underpants Feb 2017 OP

He came with some bdamomma Feb 2017 #1

As a white, male engineer who worked on Apollo missions DavidDvorkin Feb 2017 #2

I am sure that some black jazz musicians feel the same way HoneyBadger Feb 2017 #3

I'm sure they do, understandably DavidDvorkin Feb 2017 #8

I'm sure the black women completely omitted from the true story for decades was onecaliberal Feb 2017 #4

Don't believe everything you see in movies. DavidDvorkin Feb 2017 #6

Rosalind Elsie Franklin, while not African American, was conveniently ignored when crick and watson still_one Feb 2017 #12

Yes, and that was outrageous DavidDvorkin Feb 2017 #38

I don't but I believe facts. I stand by my statement onecaliberal Feb 2017 #20

wow... really? uponit7771 Feb 2017 #23

+1,000 n/t malaise Feb 2017 #10

Wow, you ARE sensitive...like YOU haven't gotten ALL the accolades till one movie shows angstlessk Feb 2017 #5

Sorry, but that's not the case DavidDvorkin Feb 2017 #7

SO only white me are smart enough to be mathematicians and scientists? angstlessk Feb 2017 #14

What a foolish response DavidDvorkin Feb 2017 #37

So you admit YOU are foolish cause you were not there to verify their existence? angstlessk Feb 2017 #39

I claimed only to know what I actually know about from experience, and DavidDvorkin Feb 2017 #44

A fucking joke...you got more mileage than Kimmel did out of his joke! angstlessk Feb 2017 #46

Not at all. DavidDvorkin Feb 2017 #49

SO YOU know the history of NASA cause you worked there once? OR MAYBE NOT? angstlessk Feb 2017 #50

Here DavidDvorkin Feb 2017 #53

Your PDF's prove no black women worked for NASA? angstlessk Feb 2017 #54

No, they prove that I worked there DavidDvorkin Feb 2017 #55

Actually you did. And that's been proven false right here. yardwork Feb 2017 #58

Where did I say that? DavidDvorkin Feb 2017 #60

You aren't? You sure are heavily implying it. kcr Feb 2017 #65

What about this still_one Feb 2017 #17

It's irrelevant to what I said DavidDvorkin Feb 2017 #36

ALMOST ENTIRELY...which you interpret as ENTIRELY white males! angstlessk Feb 2017 #47

Did I say entirely? DavidDvorkin Feb 2017 #48

If it makes you feel better, there were lots of white men in the movie. phylny Feb 2017 #21

So you were an engineer with NASA back in 1961? sinkingfeeling Feb 2017 #22

No, Apollo DavidDvorkin Feb 2017 #34

That's not relevant to the film. Wow. Unbelievable. yardwork Feb 2017 #59

What. yardwork Feb 2017 #30

I'm saying that during Apollo DavidDvorkin Feb 2017 #35

Movie Not about Houston; Its About Virginia erpowers Feb 2017 #41

Kimmel's unpleasant joke was general DavidDvorkin Feb 2017 #45

Sir, all due respect and appreciation, roscoeroscoe Feb 2017 #61

Then You Made It About Houston and Apollo erpowers Feb 2017 #62

More Information erpowers Feb 2017 #43

Thank you....came to post this same info... Docreed2003 Feb 2017 #52

You Are Welcome erpowers Feb 2017 #63

Please stop, it would help bravenak Feb 2017 #51

I'm sure you realize, then, that the general public's understanding of things like science, sucks. Warren DeMontague Feb 2017 #11

LMFAO! We KNOW where Jesus keeps his hat...you.....???? atheist you! angstlessk Feb 2017 #15

Perfect comment Warren marlakay Feb 2017 #26

I am stealing this- rzemanfl Feb 2017 #29

That's fine. Enjoy. Warren DeMontague Feb 2017 #40

Excellent point. yardwork Feb 2017 #31

Oh ffs!!! TDale313 Feb 2017 #13

You'll be alright. identify Feb 2017 #16

The role of the tens and hundreds of thousands of white male Engineers has been known for 50 years. wcast Feb 2017 #19

What Wcast said! onecaliberal Feb 2017 #24

Thank you and yes! nt babylonsister Feb 2017 #28

This is new information Tree-Hugger Feb 2017 #27

.... yardwork Feb 2017 #32

+1,000!!! AgadorSparticus Feb 2017 #42

I'm sure your government pension and health care assuages the butthurt. nt msanthrope Feb 2017 #33

Thanks for your contributions to space exploration! Beartracks Feb 2017 #56

Thank you! DavidDvorkin Feb 2017 #57

Your oppression and removal from the historical record is duly noted. LanternWaste Feb 2017 #64

Trumps fingers are going burst into flames lol nt Javaman Feb 2017 #9

Well, we have someone here preempting his twitter! angstlessk Feb 2017 #18

Lol, indeed onecaliberal Feb 2017 #25