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Old 09-08-2020, 10:11 PM
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Originally Posted by Hans Tucker View Post
NASA announced this week that it is revaluating nicknames for cosmic objects.
'It has become clear that certain cosmic nicknames are not only insensitive, but can be actively harmful,' the agency said in a statement.
A planetary nebula discovered more than 300 years ago will no longer be called the 'Eskimo Nebula' because of the moniker's 'colonial' implications.
A pair of orbiting galaxies will no longer be referred to as the 'Siamese Twins Galaxy' because that name was also deemed offensive.
Many critics decried the decision to scrap the nicknames, accusing NASA of bowing to 'woke culture'
Daily Mail
So I assume this concerns mostly English names right? What's going to happen when words from other languages come into the mix but with a different meaning. What happens to people who actually have names that are "offending". What happens to some branding using words borrowed from another language because marketing thinks it sounds good (thinking of driving a Mitsubishi Pajero in any south American country for instance). Years ago they had the Holden Caprice. Always wondered why someone would want Tantrum as a car brand. It's going to be so convoluted and difficult trying to legislate all this so no snowflake is harmed in the process.
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