"Rocket Scientists" not impressed with Shania Twain

18 January 1999 – Engineers from NASA, Boeing as well as professors from Stanford University, University of Maryland, University of Toronto, and other schools have boycotted the music of country pop singer, Shania Twain. With the release of her single, “That Don’t Impress Me Much,” off of her latest album, “Come on Over,” several students, professors, and engineers within the aerospace field have expressed great concern over the messages she conveys through her music.

“It’s hard work,” Bryan Font, a student at Stanford University, said. “I’m not saying everyone needs to be impressed, but at least give credit where credit’s due.” Font also went on to state that with all the student loans that he has taken to pay for his education, seeing the growing distaste for his field only adds insult to injury.  “We live in a day and age where pop singers are taken more seriously than the people behind aircrafts and space exploration,” said Dr. Felicia Cartwheel, a professor at University of Toronto. “Very unfortunate.”

While figures within the aerospace field have politely expressed their dissatisfaction with Shania’s message, others have taken to a more aggressive approach, including former US space explorer and engineer, Neil Armstrong. “First off, Shania,” said Armstrong. “It’s called aerospace engineering, not rocket science. Science is the study of nature, dum-dum!” He later stated that “exploring the moon and developing aircrafts were damn impressive,” and that “[engineers] were in fact, something special.”

Twain could not be reached for a full interview, however, she did comment on the matter. When asked how she felt about the aerospace community’s boycott, she replied, “Man! I feel like a woman.”