I always wonder about people who come up with these decisions. What is going on in their mind? are they not embarrassed by their behavior ?
> I always wonder about people who come up with these decisions. What is going on in their mind? <
I suspect it might be something like this: There’s a meeting with maybe ten people in attendance. And one of them is nuts. The nut makes a crazy “woke” suggestion. No one objects because they don’t want to be labeled a fascist or a racist.
The next thing you know, that crazy woke suggestion is company policy.
“are they not embarrassed by their behavior ?”
not as long as the ‘right’ people applaud. I’m waiting for Kraft to yank “Russian Dressing.”
Virtue signaling and nothing more.
Ask them directly.
The explanation of the name change looks like typical corporate spokeswonk doublespeak. The design of the web page element seems deliberately intended to ensure you can’t directly link to it. Don’t see a press release.
For nearly a decade, Space Foundation has hosted a “Yuri’s Night” on the Sunday prior to its annual Space Symposium to raise funds for our education programs. Three weeks ago, when we first started posting notices on social media about our April 3rd event, then called, “Yuri’s Night,” we started to receive a number of negative posts about Russia.
Wanting to ensure the focus of the evening remained on our goals -- the kickoff of the 10th anniversary of Space Foundation Discovery Center and raising funds for our education programs -- we made the decision to change the name to “A Celebration of Space: Discover What’s Next.” This gathering will highlight Yuri’s flight, as well as the anniversary of the Space Shuttle, the new Sally Ride Quarter, the Webb Space Telescope, and other space milestones past, present and those to come.
Space Foundation respects the tradition of Yuri’s Night to celebrate one of history’s greatest achievements, but this year, we made the decision to continue our pre-Symposium gathering tradition by another name. Nothing can erase the facts and history of Yuri Gagarin’s accomplishment as the first of humanity to go to space which Space Foundation has long recognized and celebrated throughout our organization’s history. That includes a display of Yuri Gagarin in our Discovery Center, as well as 60th anniversary efforts of his flight which we publicly shared last year in international and national outlets.
As an organization, our information, education and collaboration efforts all contribute to a future where there is space for all.