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Galaxies Dedicated to ‘Colonist’ Explorer Must be Renamed, Demand Academics.
The National Pulse ^
| 11/13/2023
| PULSE WIRES
Posted on 11/16/2023 6:57:25 AM PST by Bon of Babble
Astronomers have advocated for a renaming of two galaxies, currently named the Large and Small Megellanic Clouds after Portuguese explorer Ferdinand Magellan, due to his record of “violent colonialism.”
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TOPICS: News/Current Events
KEYWORDS: ageofsail; astronomy; ferdinandmagellan; godsgravesglyphs; magellan; science
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"Astronomer Mia de los Reyes of Amherst College in Massachusetts expressed this viewpoint in the journal APS Physics, noting Magellan’s acts allegedly committed on 'indigenous populations' during his 1519 voyage.
The latest move is said to have been inspired significantly by the Marxist Black Lives Matter protests."
Why not name them the Large and Small George Floyd Clouds and be done with it.
To: Bon of Babble
"She argued such historical figures should not be honored in astronomical nomenclature, suggesting that continuing this practice could somehow harm people today."
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posted on
11/16/2023 6:58:37 AM PST
by
Bon of Babble
(You Say You Want a Revolution?)
To: Bon of Babble
Astronomers have advocated for a renaming of two galaxies, currently named the Large and Small Megellanic Clouds after Portuguese explorer Ferdinand Magellan, due to his record of “violent colonialism".No. Shut up and get the f*** outta my sight.
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posted on
11/16/2023 7:00:05 AM PST
by
Lazamataz
(The firearms I own today, are the firearms I will die with. How I die will be up to them.)
To: All
These professors can go back to their country of origin if they hate colonizers so much
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posted on
11/16/2023 7:02:55 AM PST
by
escapefromboston
(Peace, commerce and honest friendship with all nations, entangling alliances with none.)
To: Bon of Babble
"Opposition to the current naming system is also backed by Professor David Hogg (different David Hogg, we checked) of New York University, who said the clouds were not discovered by Magellan and were only named after him in the 19th century."
This keeps up, no one will want their kid named David Hogg....
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posted on
11/16/2023 7:05:41 AM PST
by
Tench_Coxe
(The woke were surprised by the reaction to the Bud Light fiasco. May there be many more surprises)
To: Bon of Babble
Tell these whiney clowns to sit down and shut up.
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posted on
11/16/2023 7:06:27 AM PST
by
G Larry
(It is RACIST to impose SLAVE WAGES on LEGAL Immigrants by importing Cheap ILLEGAL Labor!)
To: Lazamataz
You took the words right out of my mouth.
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posted on
11/16/2023 7:06:33 AM PST
by
daler
To: Bon of Babble
Maybe they can name them after the Philippine cannibals that killed Magellan.
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posted on
11/16/2023 7:06:52 AM PST
by
Vaquero
(Don't pick a fight with an old guy. If he is too old to fight, he'll just kill you. )
To: Bon of Babble
Mia de los Reyes
Isn’t that a colonialist name?
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posted on
11/16/2023 7:07:12 AM PST
by
hanamizu
( )
To: Bon of Babble
When this stupid unaccomplished little twat “Mia” does something on a par with Ferdinand Magellan’s circumnavigation of the world ...
She’ll still be a stupid little twat whom we should ignore.
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posted on
11/16/2023 7:10:11 AM PST
by
NorthMountain
(... the right of the peopIe to keep and bear arms shall not be infringed)
To: Bon of Babble
https://mdlreyes.github.io/
Gender Minorities and Women in PMA: I was a member of the organizing committee of Caltech Gender Minorities and Women in Physics, Math, and Astronomy, a group that aims to support folks of marginalized genders in the Caltech PMA division. I help plan and run regular events: social events, workshops, and journal clubs.
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posted on
11/16/2023 7:11:24 AM PST
by
libh8er
To: Bon of Babble
I’ll bet it wouldn’t take much research to find some historical figures named de los Reyes who did some things that wouldn’t be acceptable by 21st-century woke standards. When is Mia de los Reyes going to change her name?
To: Bon of Babble
Mia, STOP WITH THIS BS! Why don’t you do some research and contribute something useful on the topic of astronomy?
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posted on
11/16/2023 7:13:14 AM PST
by
Reno89519
(It's war. No one murders and takes Americans hostage. Time to act. Declare war on Islamic Hamas.)
To: libh8er
Degrees in Physics, Math, and Astronomy - or knowledge of - not required.
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posted on
11/16/2023 7:14:31 AM PST
by
Bon of Babble
(You Say You Want a Revolution?)
To: Bon of Babble
Well, the Milky Way is named after a candy bar and sets a very poor example.
We should rename it to something healthier like Bacon or Ribeye.
Unless it was named after lactating breasts and then maybe it’s okay.
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posted on
11/16/2023 7:15:10 AM PST
by
DannyTN
To: Bon of Babble
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posted on
11/16/2023 7:16:09 AM PST
by
Levy78
(Reject modernity, embrace tradition. )
To: Bon of Babble
This is getting beyond ridiculous!
To: libh8er
“ folks of marginalized genders”
I am curious to see the full list.
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posted on
11/16/2023 7:18:26 AM PST
by
libh8er
To: Bon of Babble
Old ideas.
Old culture.
Old customs.
Old habits.
Mao is smiling up from Hell.
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posted on
11/16/2023 7:19:05 AM PST
by
cld51860
("This business will get out of control...")
To: Bon of Babble
Amherst college should burned to the ground and then the ground salted.
Amerherst college is an enemy of America
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posted on
11/16/2023 7:19:56 AM PST
by
bert
( (KWE. NP. N.C. +12) Joe Biden is a kleptocrat)
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