Scientist who worked at Nasa claps back at sexist Hinge match who asked if she was ‘the receptionist’

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A ROCKET scientist has shared the toe-curling message she received on a dating app from a man asking if she was ‘the receptionist’ for NASA. Singleton Dr Lauren McKeown, who has a PhD, was looking …

A ROCKET scientist has shared the toe-curling message she received on a dating app from a man asking if she was ‘the receptionist’ for NASA.

He was seemingly impressed, and left a comment saying: “F*** me that’s cool. Wait till I tell my parents.”He started the conversation with: “So what are you, like the receptionist?“Jk you look reasonably smart.” “PS. My mother is a primary school reception and is the wisest, most inspiration and kindest person I know.Lauren then ended the chat with a waving hand., captioning the post: “And this, ladies and gentlemen, is why I am single.”And she updated her followers, confirming he tried to pass off his sexist remark as a ‘joke’.

“I think it’s something we don’t talk about much on here - that people still THINK it’s a compliment to imply your appearance doesn’t align with ‘how a scientist looks’.

 

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