[ExI] NASA space probe proves Einstein correct

BillK pharos at gmail.com
Sat May 7 20:49:21 UTC 2011


2011/5/7 Stefano Vaj wrote:
> Both *might* have something to do with their theories, the same being also
> the product of personal history. As, for that matter, their respective first
> girlfriends. As for Marie Curie being a woman and for Heisenberg being a
> national-socialist. But what is vaguely irritating here is the journalist's
> obvious effort try to be "proactively" politically correct. I wonder if he
> would have mentioned the Jewishness of Mr. Madoff, for instance.
>
>


There have been a lot of similar complaints in the comments section on
this article to her describing Einstein as Jewish.

I don't think she attached much significance to it at all and is
probably surprised at the complaints.
She is Irish-American, so is not Jewish herself.

Her record shows that she has spent time as a reporter in Israel,
Lebanon and Cyprus before being assigned to Washington, so she knows
the Middle East area. Her articles tend to be sent around the world
via the press agency she works for, so she automatically adds details
like nationality to the people she references in her articles.  And,
after all, Einstein came from a Jewish family and supported Israel (if
not Judaism).

Not mentioning that to avoid upsetting people is almost as bad as
unnecessarily mentioning it.

It's getting difficult to write without offending somebody these days.

BillK



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