The Magellanic Clouds must be renamed, astronomers say
The Magellanic Clouds must be renamed, astronomers say
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Ferdinand Magellan, who murdered and enslaved indigenous people, was not an astronomer nor the clouds' discoverer.
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Following the same "logic": Let's rename Washington DC and Washington State because George Washington was a slave owner.
8 0 ReplyIt wouldn't be the first city that changed it's name, or even the first one to do so because of the racist history of the previous name.
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