{"id":"shirtstorm","name":"Shirtstorm","summary":"Shirtstorm, also known as Shirtgate, was the November 2014 Twitter blowup over a bowling shirt worn by British physicist Matt Taylor during live coverage of the Rosetta mission's historic comet landing. The garment, printed with cartoon pin-up women in lingerie, drew accusations of casual sexism in STEM and pulled a tearful public apology from Taylor within 48 hours, turning one of humanity's biggest science moments into an early case study in outrage-cycle mechanics.","tags":["shirtstorm","shirtgate","matt taylor","rosetta mission","philae comet","twitter controversy","sexism in stem"],"howToUse":[],"imageCount":2,"nsfw":false,"images":[{"url":"https://fcdtoybbbn2ccxbp.public.blob.vercel-storage.com/images/shirtstorm/shirtstorm-matt-taylor-esa-shirt-interview.webp","caption":"ESA project scientist Matt Taylor is interviewed during the November 2014 Rosetta comet landing while wearing the shirt that sparked the 'Shirtstorm' controversy.","width":620,"height":409,"nsfw":false},{"url":"https://fcdtoybbbn2ccxbp.public.blob.vercel-storage.com/images/shirtstorm/shirtstorm-elly-prizeman-shirt-maker-tweet.webp","caption":"Shirt designer Elly PriZeMaN clarifies on Twitter that she sewed the garment as a birthday present for her friend Matt Taylor, using the hashtags #shirtgate and #shirtstorm.","width":524,"height":658,"nsfw":false}],"historyUrl":"https://fcdtoybbbn2ccxbp.public.blob.vercel-storage.com/images/shirtstorm/history.md","related":["jussie-smolletts-hate-crime-allegation","blackstormtrooper","bill-cosby-rape-allegations","will-smith-slap","hands-up-dont-shoot","pick-me-girl","mansplaining","girls-vs-boys","women-logic","roman-empire","basic-white-girl-tapestry-mid-girl-pride-flag","do-men-even-have-feelings"],"popularityRank":3534,"license":"Meme images and history: templates, screenshots, photos and fan edits, many of copyrighted material or real people. Explicit and offensive memes and images are included and flagged nsfw. Check you have the right to use an image before publishing."}