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Shirtgate
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English
Etymology
From en shirt gate.
Proper noun
en informal A 2014 controversy in which a shirt worn by scientist Matt Taylor (scientist) Matt Taylor at an informal interview associated with the European Space Agency landing of a probe on a comet was branded sexist by some viewers on social media.
en 2016 Jerry Barnett Porn Panic!: Sex and Censorship in the UK The backfiring of Shirtgate created a temporary pause in the Big Panic, and revealed a basic truth. Most people appeared to have no objection to the kinds of expression that were now being presented as sexist.
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en aeghirstt set aright
en Sexism