Mitchell Moffit and Gregory Brown of AsapSCIENCE apologized for their old Periodic Table Song video.
The video was posted a long time ago. Despite the channel having 4.5 million subscribers – nobody actually talked about the drawing until now.
![Are ASAPScience boyfriends?](https://superfame.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/10/asapscience-dating.jpg)
Someone Questions AsapSCIENCE’s Old Periodic Table Video
A fan watched the video, and was shocked that the element “silicon” was represented by the drawing below. “What the fuck?”
They used the #YesAllWomen hashtag, where users share stories of violence or misogyny against women.
![stem](https://superfame.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/10/stem.jpg)
Since AsapSCIENCE already took down the original video, here is a re-uploaded version that has been around since 2013.
Here is the contentious segment in GIF form. “Silicon” was illustrated with a pair of b******.
![Drawing boobs.](https://superfame.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/10/drawing-animation.gif)
Not everyone thought it was offensive. In fact, some fans even threatened to unsubscribe if AsapSCIENCE changed the video to appease the protesters.
![defend](https://superfame.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/10/defend.jpg)
![victim-complex](https://superfame.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/10/victim-complex.jpg)
Others thought it wasn’t scientifically accurate in the first place.
![incorrent](https://superfame.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/10/incorrent.jpg)
AsapSCIENCE Apologizes, Takes the Video Down
The pair apologized on Twitter and admitted they made a mistake. “We are always trying to become better feminists.”
![feminists](https://superfame.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/10/feminists.jpg)
![failing](https://superfame.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/10/failing.jpg)
They said they were “embarrassed”.
![ignorance](https://superfame.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/10/ignorance.jpg)
They said they “were blind” to the “damage” the depiction of b****** could do – due to their positions as “men in a patriarchal society”.
![patriarchal](https://superfame.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/10/patriarchal.jpg)
![periodic](https://superfame.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/10/periodic.jpg)
They took down the video, and pledged a commitment to #WomenInSTEM.
![women-in-stem](https://superfame.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/10/women-in-stem.jpg)
Others thought it was “super disappointing” that the video stayed up for such a long time in the first place.
![super-disappointing](https://superfame.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/10/super-disappointing.jpg)
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