#distractinglysexy: Twitter responds to Sir Tim Hunt

As Sir Tim Hunt announced his resignation from an honorary professorship at UCL in the wake of his suggestion that science would benefit from “single-sex labs”, female researchers have turned to Twitter to pour scorn on the idea that they are #distractinglysexy.

Sir Tim told a conference in South Korea on 9 June that “three things happen when they are in the lab: you fall in love with them, they fall in love with you and when you criticise them, they cry”.

Here are some of the responses posted on Twitter using the #distractinglysexy hashtag:

Rare moment where I wasn't crying or falling in love in labs. Damn my feeble female mind! #distractinglysexy pic.twitter.com/41iJ7RHxNU

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— Rachael (@TheConstantRach) June 11, 2015

Women only lab! the boys have gone off crying #TimHunt #distractinglysexy pic.twitter.com/KL8H3uoKqr

— Louise Renouf (@LouLouMinx) June 11, 2015

Is that a magnetic wrench in your pocket or are you just happy to see my array? #DistractinglySexy #TimHunt pic.twitter.com/0DtP2S9RJr

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— Bailey-Ann (@baileyanns) June 11, 2015

"@Loose_Lab_Rat: #Distractinglysexy when emptying the biohazardous waste bucket. #TimHunt pic.twitter.com/3MTw1RBImf"

— jo sier (@j_sier) June 11, 2015

feeling sexy in boot #distractinglysexy #womaninscience pic.twitter.com/hmdO8HzmsM

— Marie Cachera (@CacheraMarie) June 11, 2015

Loving the #distractinglysexy tweets this morn. Huge problem. Even affected the cows I did my degree research on. pic.twitter.com/FjceTWByCp

— Lizzie Ellis (@charlania) June 11, 2015