Dave Rubin Reacts to Dr. Mae Jemison Correcting CBS Host on 'Humankind'

The Blue Origin Flight

• 🚀 The video discusses a recent Blue Origin flight that took six women, including Katy Perry and Gayle King, into space for an 11-minute journey with 4 minutes of actual flight time.
• 💡 Dave Rubin expresses that while the idea of space travel is cool, the event quickly became a "woke race" with a social justice element.

Dr. Mae Jemison's Correction

• 🎤 A clip features Dr. Mae Jemison, the first woman of color in space, on CBS Morning, correcting the host, Vlad Duthiers, for using the word "mankind."
• 🗣️ Jemison insists on using "humankind" and criticizes the human-centric perspective that forgets we are part of a larger universe.
• 🎯 The host, Duthiers, attempts to explain that the criticism was about the narrative that the trip was just a "joy ride" for six women, not about the word choice itself, but Jemison continues to focus on the language.

Rubin's Commentary on Political Correctness

• 🙄 Rubin finds Jemison's focus on correcting "mankind" to "humankind" to be ridiculous and a prime example of political correctness.
• 🤔 He questions whether the women spent more time preparing for space or on their hair and makeup, suggesting the focus on semantics distracts from the achievement.
• 💬 Rubin concludes that he doesn't care about the gender or identity of those going to space, emphasizing that the focus should be on the advancement of space exploration itself.