Twitter calls out Neil deGrasse Tyson for a dumb tweet about sex
Neil deGrasse Tyson seems to have forgotten about spiny cat penises.
The astrophysicist and Kanye West of science Twitter caused a stir Friday with a tweet asserting that no current species feels pain during sex.
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Unfortunately, Tyson missed the mark. Fellow scientists chimed in almost immediately with examples of animals who -- sorry, animals -- don't have a very pleasant fornication experience.
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We'd first like to apologize to female cats, who must endure male cats' barbed, spiny penises.
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Also, sorry, bedbugs. We are sure having your exoskeletons cracked isn't fun.
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Also, female ducks have corkscrew-shaped labyrinthian vaginas. But don't feel too bad for the boys; they have long, ballistic penises.
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Cats, bedbugs, ducks and numerous other species across the globe eagerly await Tyson's retraction.
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