We here at Twitchy love hot takes on climate change, like the theory that climate change caused ISIS.
So we’re sorry we missed it yesterday when Dr. Katharine Wilkinson, “wordsmith and climate wisewoman,” gave a TED Talk on the connection between gender and climate.
"Gender and climate are inextricably linked. Drawing down emissions depends on rising up… If we gain ground on gender equity, we also gain ground on global warming." @DrKWilkinson #TEDWomen
— TED Talks (@TEDTalks) November 29, 2018
“To address climate change, we must make gender equity a reality. And in the face of a seemingly impossible challenge, women and girls are a fierce source of possibility.” @DrKWilkinson from @ProjectDrawdown at @TEDWomen pic.twitter.com/CTMjeDrl1x
— Marie Stopes International (@MarieStopes) November 29, 2018
We’re sure it was great, but for those who don’t have time to watch the video, Parkland’s Kyle Kashuv offered his own TED Talk in the space of a tweet:
A case study I just made up directly contradicts this linkage— women keep the office an avg of 8 degrees warmer burning 20% more coal per workplace per city. We need to get to the bottom of this— thanks for coming to my Ted Talk. https://t.co/biWFlJC0po
— Kyle Kashuv (@KyleKashuv) November 29, 2018
There’s more to this connection between gender and climate change than we thought:
Good point. If men ever got an equal say on what temperature to set the household thermostat, we could significantly reduce emissions. https://t.co/YYSIWhIGyM
— (((AG))) (@AG_Conservative) November 29, 2018
So let me get this straight…
Patriarchal men have such powerful misogyny that it is literally altering the environment of the very globe spinning around the sun for millions of years, and the only way to stop it is what…free birth control? More women directors? What? https://t.co/P9vxaNrr9U
— Brandon Morse (@TheBrandonMorse) November 29, 2018
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Translation: Women are much more easy to manipulate emotionally. If we put more women in power, we can more easily take more money away from countries with functioning economies. https://t.co/YTXkHB89zj
— Farmer Joe (@FrmerJoe) November 29, 2018
This seemed inevitable… https://t.co/SL92Hdra70
— Doug Sheridan (@dougsheridan) November 29, 2018
My manliness is so manly I’m causing global warming. ? https://t.co/ooRLdWm0P7
— brent mohrman (@motrbotr) November 29, 2018
Go home TED Talks, you're drunk. https://t.co/Y7S2f05QMd
— Michael of Barbary ?☠️ (@Maybe_A_Fed) November 29, 2018
Gobbledygook. https://t.co/oVpn6p6eqK
— Blame Big Government (@BlameBigGovt) November 29, 2018
This doesn't even mean anything. At this point the intellectual intersectional left is nothing more than a random buzzword generator. https://t.co/7om8eR4mrT
— Deadlift Face Waits for Advent (@HopkinsReb) November 29, 2018
I am baffled by this absurdity. https://t.co/VzopQ2jSuO
— danedri (@danedri) November 29, 2018
Now we're just playing mad libs aren't we? https://t.co/hljyVtTNC5
— Lyndsey Fifield (@lyndseyfifield) November 29, 2018
She claims to be a wordsmith in her Twitter bio. That made me laugh. https://t.co/w9pR8j42IM
— ??????? ????? (@PH32375) November 29, 2018
As an Oceanographer: this is complete and utter hogwash. Not all TED Talks are worth your time. https://t.co/IEbY8adY3E
— Jeremiah Robinson (@themiah89) November 29, 2018
The whole TED Talks concept started out so promising.
Then nonsense like this started seeping in. https://t.co/fnmIAcqwF9
— Bohemio of the d'Urbervilles (@El__Bohemio) November 29, 2018
"Studies show that gaining ground on one imaginary issue allows us to gain ground on another imaginary issue!" https://t.co/h77ISDLHgU
— Lee Whatley ن (@USMCRogue) November 29, 2018
This is a silly correlation. You probably want to say that educating girls is the best way to control and raise a healthy population, which is linked to lesser emissions. Was hoping for some interesting facts/figures/hypotheses. But none. Unnecessary virtue signalling. https://t.co/y6bbjwiv64
— Sai Krishna (@psi_theta) November 29, 2018
Reason #467 why serious people don't take "global warming" seriously. https://t.co/W6oGEDkBHf
— Madlaw (@madlaw1071) November 29, 2018
World is ending. Women hit hardest. https://t.co/rpEzL288s7
— Wesley Kushner (@WesleyKushner) November 29, 2018
Holy god this is the worst opinion of the year https://t.co/WPoELa0Oyg
— ❄⛩P.K.⛩❄ (@Canuckjinn) November 29, 2018
Which one of these is settled science? It's hard to follow the logic. https://t.co/foeoev8Wpk
— Chris Sloce (@chrissloce) November 29, 2018
Sir, this is a Taco Bell drive thru https://t.co/qVPBhm69jN
— Jedi Ghost Wisconsin Irish James (@blackdoglurking) November 29, 2018
Your mom and Climate are inextricably linked! https://t.co/egAlgW39nl
— Missile Toes (@Machovell1an) November 29, 2018
This is stupid. Thanks for coming to my TED Talk. https://t.co/f9ybYQJgAd
— Princess Consuela Banana-Hammock aka Kimberly (@conkc2) November 29, 2018
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Youth climate movement just wants to shift from systems of oppression like capitalism and patriarchy https://t.co/2RuGGCKg8r
— Twitchy Team (@TwitchyTeam) July 11, 2018
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