Jeff Bezos’s space company Blue Origin had to remove a video shared by female astronaut Emily Calandrelli about her space journey from social media due to sexist and misogynist comments. Calandrelli, who was the target of sexist comments, said, “I will not stop sharing my joy.” he said.
Science communicator and engineer Emily Calandrelli, known as “Space Girl,” became the 100th woman to go into space with Blue Origin’s New Shepard spacecraft.
The video taken during the trip, in which Calandrelli shares the moments she sees Earth from space, attracted great attention on social media.
However, the comments were soon filled with sexualizing and derogatory statements.
One user said, “Being a woman is not an achievement,” while another asked, “Do you think you are the most attractive woman to go into space?” He made comments like this.
“We reached weightlessness, I turned upside down and looked at the planet. This is our planet! I had the same feeling I had when my children were born.” Calandrelli, who faced thousands of hateful comments, expressed his reaction by saying, “I’m not going to spend much time on the little guys on the internet. This experience is mine and I love it.”
“I appreciate every moment I feel in my soul. I will not stop sharing my joy.”
