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[–] 7 points 2 years ago (1 child)

"Magellan was murderous and awful but that isn’t the primary issue," David W. Hogg, a professor of physics and data science at New York University and Group Leader for astronomical data at the Flatiron Institute, told Space.com. "The primary issue is that the clouds aren’t his discovery."

Oops. How did his name even get attached to the clouds in the first place? The article doesn't give specifics.

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  • [–] 6 points 2 years ago

    Amerigo Vespucci didn't discover North or South America, either. Most asteroids that are named after people weren't discovered by those people. I really don't see how this is a big deal. Names are just labels.

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  • [+] 5 points 2 years ago (1 child)
  • [–] 4 points 2 years ago* (last edited 2 years ago) (2 children)

    Following the same "logic": Let's rename Washington DC and Washington State because George Washington was a slave owner.

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  • [+] -8 points 2 years ago (1 child)

    Oh here we go. More manufactured outrage. Let’s rename Columbus, OH while we’re at it. That place offends me.

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  • [+] -13 points 2 years ago (1 child)

    Another huge problem we need to solve. Because we need to change history. The world is going to shit.

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  • [–] 11 points 2 years ago* (1 child)

    No history is being changed. Stop manufacturing outrage. You can and will be able to continue learning about Magellan all the same.

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  • [+] -6 points 2 years ago (2 children)

    Yes it is. 1800s were damn racist time. Yet in new TV shows you see people other than white to be a regular part of high society. It is dumbing down history. Just an example.

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  • [–] 3 points 2 years ago

    These are not the same fucking things, at all. And what show are you seeing set in the 1800's where non-whites are in high society (in the U.S.)? Most shows go out of their way to show how difficult marginalized groups lives were.

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