In space, no one can hear you nagging

[Legbiter]

What the crap, dude. Pull yourself together.

Wouldn't be surprised if he had to beg and grovel for his job. 

[Admiral Yi]

Got a chuckle out of the very English reactions. 

[mongers]

He's better than 99.9% of the people who show up on TV, just by having something interesting to say.  What he wears really doesn't matter.

The triumph of style over substance?

[Warspite]

Has anyone asked if his female colleagues minded? For all we know, that shirt could have been a big in-joke.

[mongers]

Has anyone asked if his female colleagues minded? For all we know, that shirt could have been a big in-joke.

Now, now, best not get in way of a #TwitteratiHueAndCry. 

[Tonitrus]

Hey Ed the scientist just got served with social justice.

Rosetta mission scientist Dr Matt Taylor cries during apology over 'offensive' shirt

Rosetta scientist Dr Matt Taylor breaks down as he says he made "a big mistake" by wearing a shirt during the mission's live stream featuring cartoon images of women wearing bondage gear and firing guns

http://www.independent.ie/world-news/rosetta-mission-scientist-dr-matt-taylor-cries-during-apology-over-offensive-shirt-30745378.html

Bigger question, which is more professional...the aforementioned shirt, or the hoodie?

[MadImmortalMan]

I don't know, but the crying is the least professional thing so far.

[Camerus]

I don't know, but the crying is the least professional thing so far.

Not if it saved him his job and prospects.

[dps]

I don't know, but the crying is the least professional thing so far.

Not if it saved him his job and prospects.

He shouldn't need to grovel--he's got actual accomplishments in his field to point to.

Granted, I don't expect very many people here to be able to relate to that.

[crazy canuck]

Granted, I don't expect very many people here to be able to relate to that.

Agreed.  It is very hard to related to someone who has actual accomplishments and still act like such an idiot.

[Camerus]

I don't know, but the crying is the least professional thing so far.

Not if it saved him his job and prospects.

He shouldn't need to grovel--he's got actual accomplishments in his field to point to.

Granted, I don't expect very many people here to be able to relate to that.

Nice one. Except there are all kinds of examples of accomplished people who've issued groveling apologies.

[MadImmortalMan]

No good ones. That guy did everything exactly wrong. You can't blame him though, he's a scientist. He's out of his depth being under fire from the internet mafia. My instinct says laugh it off and tell people where they can buy a shirt like that.

[Maximus]

Doesnt apply to this guy though.  This wasnt about him.  Nobody actually cares about him. This was about the project he is representing.

Doesn't escape my point that the clothes have zero relevance.

You can worry about clothes or you can worry about important stuff like whether you're doing your job or whether your product will work as intended.

[Berkut]

Doesnt apply to this guy though.  This wasnt about him.  Nobody actually cares about him. This was about the project he is representing.

Doesn't escape my point that the clothes have zero relevance.

You can worry about clothes or you can worry about important stuff like whether you're doing your job or whether your product will work as intended.

I think you can actually worry about both. It doesn't take much time to put on some reasonable clothes, and the idea that somehow that decision, which takes all of 15 seconds, is interfering with his high minded scientisting is a bit silly.

And when you show up on national TV, part of your job is representing yourself, your company, and even your profession.

[jimmy olsen]

Forget the pattern - why the hell is the man wearing a bowling shirt to go on tv?

Man up and wear a shirt and tie.

No shit.  Be a fucking professional.

He's dressed pretty much like professional scientists always dress.  Being a slob is part of the image.

I'm guessing he, like most scientists, actually has interesting things to do and so doesn't have to spend time worrying about how he's dressed.

But that's the thing about wearing a shirt and tie - you DON'T have to think about it.

On the other hand, it seems like this guy gave a lot of thought into buying that particular shirt.

Twitter post says she made it for his birthday. He probably didn't pay anything for it.