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Miami Dolphins Cheerleader Embraces Her Inner Science Geek

By Hank Campbell in Science 2.0
June 3, 2011
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Submitted by Hank on Fri, 06/03/2011 - 08:24
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Cranky militant females in science resent the heck out of attractive women who are also smart - they insist it is objectification but really it is plain old discrimination to demean the intellectual accomplishments of a woman just because she has great legs - no differently than it would be to understate the intellectual accomplishments of a woman, or anyone else, if they didn't have great legs.

To encourage tolerance and diversity in science, we present the latest in the Science Cheerleader pantheon of women who are in the science field and can kick a hole through a wall with their legs - Mariela:

But don't just stop there; the original Science Cheerleader, Darlene Cavalier, does too many projects and science outreach things to list here, so just bookmark her to stay up on the latest policy issues. 

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