Patrick Moore Sexist?

Patrick Moore was always an old fashioned right wing conservative.

He belongs more in the nineteenth than the twenty first century.

He still wears a Monocle after all, and he has a Chain Pocketwatch.

Dont confuse this with all his good work for Astronomy.

Its a free country and he is entitled to his views.

Peter.

I wouldn't take it too seriously. As Peter says, his views are back in the last century. What hes done for astronomy over the years outweighs his failings in my opinion. I know what he's getting at. Prime time tv is now geared almost exclusively towards soaps and therefore women. I suppose thats what pays the bills. PM sees the BBC's mission statement "To educate, inform and entertain" in my opinion the primetime rubbish they offer does none of this for me anyway. So in that regard he has a point. He just went the wrong way about expressing it.

Thank God for Horizon and TSAN etc.

His other comment "I'd rather be dead in a ditch (than appear on Celebrity big brother). Well I have to say I totally agree with him there!

His other comment "I'd rather be dead in a ditch (than appear on Celebrity big brother). Well I have to say I totally agree with him there!

Dave will instead be appearing on "I'm an astronomer get me out of here!"

Wouldn't be too hard on the old guy. Yes some of his views are rightly considered a bit looney but that's half the appeal of the man. They only asked his views because they knew they would get a good soundbyte.
As for not wanting to ever buy his books etc??

By all accounts Issac Newton wasnt the nicest man in the world but that wouldnt stop trying to read and hopefully understand his work

His other comment "I'd rather be dead in a ditch (than appear on Celebrity big brother). Well I have to say I totally agree with him there!

You have to admit though, it would make an interesting show........

They only asked his views because they knew they would get a good soundbyte.

Spot on Der. Thats exactly what I was just thinking!