If you’ve been following Twitchy this week you’ve seen all the hot takes on the 50th anniversary of the Apollo 11 moon landing. The Washington Post let us know the whole event was pretty white and male (except for all the women involved), and The New York Times weighed in on how the Soviet Union’s space program was much more diverse in both race and gender.
Then The Nation chimed in with the question, “Is spaceflight colonialism?” and wondered if Neil Armstrong’s “giant leap for mankind” helped perpetuate inequality on Earth and beyond.
Who wants another shot before the anniversary passes? How about you, Neil deGrasse Tyson?
The Apollo 11 mission patch:
No American flag.
No space hardware.
No Astronaut names.
In that regard, unique among space emblems.Affirmation that walking on the Moon was an achievement of the human species, to be shared by all. pic.twitter.com/Fw7Y7EWR1m
— Neil deGrasse Tyson (@neiltyson) July 20, 2019
Yes that's why they planted a Human Species flag on the moon.
— Stephen Miller (@redsteeze) July 20, 2019
What’s the giant bird supposed to represent? We know we’ve seen it before somewhere … on U.S. currency, maybe?
— Ben McDonald (@Bmac0507) July 20, 2019
Owned.
— Stephen Miller (@redsteeze) July 20, 2019
Yes because the bald eagle carrying an olive branch was randomly selected. Fun trivia: it narrowly beat out an aardvark carrying a can of Pabst. https://t.co/uhwYPvJeJU
— Jonah Goldberg (@JonahNRO) July 20, 2019
Why is he so gassed up about no American flag when a giant bald eagle is on there lol
— compassionate connor (@Nix9ine) July 20, 2019
Isn’t that a massive American eagle though? Makes sense.
— Adam Riozzi (@reeo) July 20, 2019
The bald eagle is a symbol of the United States, so…
There's no there there, Neil.
— Sean Agnew (@seanagnew) July 20, 2019
You missed the giant eagle.
— Crabby Cakes (@bobby_o) July 20, 2019
The eagle there, Neil. Any guesses who that represents?
— The Original SPQR in 3D (@SPQRzilla) July 20, 2019
Psst! pic.twitter.com/SVvGWi4T32
— Count Dante (@countdante67) July 20, 2019
Of what country is the bald eagle the national emblem?
— 5 O’Clock Shadow (@5OClockShadow_) July 20, 2019
No American flag… Just a bald eagle. Totally not an American symbol…
— Murphy (MPX '19) (@MurphyAlter) July 20, 2019
I mean, the eagle. There's some symbolism there.
— Dan Blocker Enthusiast #1 (@Laser_Cat) July 20, 2019
The bald eagle & North America showing on the globe kinda mean the same as the flag though ??♂️
— T.E. (@timeasley) July 20, 2019
Affirmation that hating America is in vogue. This is an American accomplishment.
— Liam (@Liam1235711) July 20, 2019
They did leave a big American flag on the moon though
— Aidan Casey (@Caseycasey87) July 20, 2019
While this is true, it ignores the fact that they planted an American flag on the moon… not a “All human species” flag.
That’s because America provides the opportunity for humans to reach their exceptional potential.
— Kaw-Liga® (@KawLigaFrog) July 20, 2019
Yet they planted a ?? flag????
— Matthew Adessa (@MatthewAdessa1) July 20, 2019
It’s okay to be proud of America Neil. Really. It’ll be okay
— LP (@LPhitney) July 20, 2019
— Gary Awesome (@wizwit101) July 20, 2019
Whoa, is that an American flag on his spacesuit?
Related:
‘FFS just stop!’ The Nation enters ‘desperate race against the NY Times’ to serve up the wokest Apollo 11 hot take https://t.co/UxKCVyNfAI
— Twitchy Team (@TwitchyTeam) July 20, 2019
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