Many of the attacks were sexist in tone. Carson was persecuted by the press and subject to personal attacks on her capability as a scientist, her marital status (she never married), and her looks. They blamed her of being radical, disloyal, unscientific, and hysterical. Also, one of the attacks about her heritage is that is no longer focused on science. Her professional competency is criticized with a new objective, political correctness. In addition, Silent Spring was panned as a controversial, a criticism because sides of the argument as a scientist were not presented. Criticizers claimed that she should have include the pros and cons of widespread pesticide usage. Unfortunately, she was wrong about DDT and subsequently the error costed millions
