Posted on 04/14/2022 8:06:31 PM PDT by nickcarraway
You know it’s a strange world we live in when a controversial college professor known as a “space archeologist” gets in a Twitter spat with an actor best known for his role as a futuristic spaceship captain.
Welcome to 2022.
The issue between UAB professor Sarah Parcak arose when Shatner tweeted about his History Channel show “The UnXplained” and the episode “Mysterious Ancient Ruins.”
“Ancient ruins fascinate us. Some archaeological finds are so baffling that they challenge everything we know about the past. Will we ever learn the truth about these mysterious ruins? Or will they continue to present more questions than answers?” Shatner wrote.
The tweet prompted questioning responses from several archaeologists, including Parcak who invited Shatner to send her a direct message to “engage if you are interested in learning why the premise of the show is problematic.”
Parcak later added some additional tweets.
Shatner, who is known to be a vocal Twitter user, responded.
“For a “supposed” archaeologist (who didn’t get a gig on my show by your own admissions and the fact you are upset); you do not have any idea of etymology which is really puzzling. “Butt hurt” has its roots in punishment such as spanking a child not homosexuality dear,” Shatner wrote today.
It is unclear what Shatner is referring to in the “Butt hurt” comment but fellow academics were quick to defend Parcak.
“(Parcak) is not a “supposed” archaeologist any more than you are a supposed shill-for-hire. She has a Ph.D. from Yale and is a renowned Egyptologist,” one wrote.
The latest Twitter spat isn’t the first social media attention received by Parcak. Last year, the university condemned a Tweet from the professor in which she said conservative radio talk show host Rush Limbaugh should have suffered until his last breath during his battle with cancer.
I picture you sitting at your computer
surfing the web all day long
and chasing down all the rabbit holes
and saying to yourself:
ooh ooh ohh
I should post this to FR !!!
Computer? I only get on FR using my abacus.
That seems like a pointlessly gratuitous insult.
Yes.
“Butt Hurt” PING! i like it,, mane a lot of butt hurt going around,, daum.
I wish there was a LOL button here
Actually she’s a flake. Claims to have ‘discovered” 17 new pyramids in Egypt form satellite pictures. Egypt says it’s all BS, and bbc ended up apologizing for publishing her lie. But anyway, who gets in a twitter spat with a 90 year old actor? “renowned egyptologist” my a&&.
This woman needs a life beyond Twitter. So where the hell is UAB? This is what I mean—once again—by defining acronyms.
This is the same “supposed” woman who was wishing Rush Limbaugh would suffer until his last breath. I say supposed because she is a crazed leftist, and I don’t know if she identifies as male or female.
What’s a ‘space archaeologist’?
AH! Buried deep in the post is the truth: Shatner dared to challenge the sanctimonious egyptology cult.
Very lonely?
Maybe it’s like one of those “ancient astronaut theorists” on the alien tv shows. lol
Academia HATES any questioning of their Orthodoxy. They will viciously ATTACK anyone who dares to Deviate from it.
This is NOT Science. It is WOKE religious fanaticism.
Academia is a totally WOKE and Fascist organization. They are Rabid Fanatics. And, they are vicious in their WOKE Fanaticism. Their attitude is, YOU do NOT EverDare to Question Us or, WE will DESTROY YOU!!!
Underground Alien Bases
I thought everyone knew that!
Are you beaded in?
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