#danie geimer

[lalovatoland]

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Danie Geimer - Wrecking Ball (Miley Cyrus cover)

[wewerekoolkids]

Why didn't anyone tell me Danie got eliminated. 

I don't even want to catch up anymore.

They screwed up this season.

[makesureyoufitin]

I love how Demi's critique for Danie was that the energy went down after the last performance. Yeah, TIl' the World Ends and Wrecking Ball totally has the potential to have the same energy level, it was just Danie's delivery that was lacking.

[itsallabout-5h]

I MISS DANIE GEIMER SHE WAS THE BEST

[makesureyoufitin]

Is there anybody else still upset over Danie's elim or is it just me?

[wickedly-talented]

Literally I feel you. I was hoping James was coming back. Refund demanded.

Despite his terrible performance last week, Josh is actually a decent singer. I feel like he lacks a star quality to make him memorable. Literally, I forget about him every week.

Danie has such an amazing voice. Yeah, she might be a little boring, but she’s like 17. She’s still in school, so she obviously doesn’t have the most thrilling life ever, but her voice is waaaaay better then Josh’s.

James <3 He’s such a sweety and adorable too. He consistently gives good performances and is such a great family man. How can someone not like him?!?

[makesureyoufitin]

Really? Fucking Josh Levi?

I was sooooooo happy with his elimination. Only fucking elim I was happy with and they bring this 12 year old back. 

Wtf about Danie? Praise her with compliments and tell her she's amazing, choose the worst possible song for her, eliminate her and don't give her a second chance. Good job judges.

[melodypond]

I'm sorry, what?

I have a problem with this remark because it implies that science, you know, "test tubes and chemistry and all that kind of stuff," makes people boring. By making this statement, Simon is inherently saying that science just isn't that interesting, and sure, the girl's voice is nice, but not enough to get over the fact that her interest in neuroscience detracts from her "X Factor."

Not only is this statement completely subjective, but it perpetuates a long-existing stigma that discourages girls from pursuing science. According to the US Department of Commerce, females remain vastly underrepresented in STEM (Science, Technology, Engineering, and Math) jobs as well as among STEM degree holders. In fact, despite holding nearly half of the jobs in the United States, women hold less than 25% of STEM jobs. Furthermore, despite the rising number of girls pursuing college degrees, females are still disproportionately underrepresented in STEM degrees.

This issue manifests from numerous fields, but studies have suggested that a large factor may result from the fact that at an early age, girls are rarely encouraged to pursue STEM subjects or to envision themselves with STEM careers.

How can we expect this problem to change when popular shows such as The X Factor are making statements, such as the one above, suggesting that if a girl has an interest in science, it makes her boring? How can we support women in their pursuit in STEM careers when the media and social outlets make inaccurate, biased comments, such as these?

There has always been the preconceived notion that science is not entertaining and therefore, does not belong in the entertainment industry. However, there is nothing to say that this statement is true. Just because science in the industry is rare doesn't mean it doesn't work. In fact, the success of shows like The Big Bang Theory suggest that there is a growing demographic for science in entertainment.

I am not saying that Simon is not entitled to his opinion -- however, I am saying that public statements such as these are dangerous. They bolster social biases that discourage girls with an interest in science and other STEM fields, supporting the inaccurate assumption that women who like science are boring.

Women in science aren't boring.

Marie Curie developed ways to separate radium from radiation leading to many current practices, including chemotherapy.

Ada Byron spent years working on the analytical engine and suggested a plan on how such an engine coul calculate Bernouilli numbers, leading to the first ever computer program.

Rosalind Franklin's research in x-ray and DNA led to some of the most groundbreaking discoveries in DNA research.

Lise Meitner's research in chemistry eventually led to the discovery of a new element, the Auger effect, and the process of nuclear fission.

Science and women aren't boring. Ignorant pricks are.