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Do you support changing the names that can be considered racist?

Yes 7 21.88%
 
No 25 78.13%
 
Total:32
DonFerrari on 06 August 2020
shikamaru317 said:

Jeremy Clarkson says it best.



duduspace11 "Well, since we are estimating costs, Pokemon Red/Blue did cost Nintendo about $50m to make back in 1996"

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melbye on 06 August 2020

LOL, this is dumb



Immersiveunreality on 06 August 2020
RolStoppable said:
Immersiveunreality said:

Yeah indeed you make a very good point there,not only NASA has put work in this research.

NASA isn't changing any names, they will merely exclusively use the scientific designation (e.g. NGC 4567) instead of the nickname in their publications. That is all.

Unnecessary and wrong reaction by them imo but if they want to change their own nicknames they ofcourse have the right to do so.

It would be sad that those that found certain celestial bodies might be discredited by this.



DonFerrari on 06 August 2020
RolStoppable said:
Immersiveunreality said:

Yeah indeed you make a very good point there,not only NASA has put work in this research.

NASA isn't changing any names, they will merely exclusively use the scientific designation (e.g. NGC 4567) instead of the nickname in their publications. That is all.

They are also using inclusiviness and the like consultants to create new nicknames, it is on the second link.



duduspace11 "Well, since we are estimating costs, Pokemon Red/Blue did cost Nintendo about $50m to make back in 1996"

http://gamrconnect.vgchartz.com/post.php?id=8808363

Mr Puggsly: "Hehe, I said good profit. You said big profit. Frankly, not losing money is what I meant by good. Don't get hung up on semantics"

http://gamrconnect.vgchartz.com/post.php?id=9008994

Azzanation: "PS5 wouldn't sold out at launch without scalpers."

Moren on 06 August 2020

Sigh.

Stay classy VGC. Why did I come to this thread expecting it to be about astronomy or science for a change?



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JWeinCom on 06 August 2020

Are the snowflakes the ones that are offended that constellations have mildly offensive names, or the ones that are offended that NASA won't use mildly offensive names for the constellations anymore? It's so hard to tell these days...



DonFerrari on 06 August 2020
RolStoppable said:
DonFerrari said:

They are also using inclusiviness and the like consultants to create new nicknames, it is on the second link.

No big deal. Most of the matter in outer space is never talked about by the vast majority of the population, so it's completely inconsequential. As such, it's very easy to be indifferent about this topic.

Well I totally agree. And in the end anyone that is upset by any specific new name can keep using older name, but unlikely they will change any constelation or similar that are talked on more common conversation.



duduspace11 "Well, since we are estimating costs, Pokemon Red/Blue did cost Nintendo about $50m to make back in 1996"

http://gamrconnect.vgchartz.com/post.php?id=8808363

Mr Puggsly: "Hehe, I said good profit. You said big profit. Frankly, not losing money is what I meant by good. Don't get hung up on semantics"

http://gamrconnect.vgchartz.com/post.php?id=9008994

Azzanation: "PS5 wouldn't sold out at launch without scalpers."

vivster on 06 August 2020

Very misleading title. They're not changing names, they're just dropping some nicknames. As pointed out in the article these objects already have official names that aren't changing.



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DonFerrari on 06 August 2020
vivster said:
Very misleading title. They're not changing names, they're just dropping some nicknames. As pointed out in the article these objects already have official names that aren't changing.

Not really. read the second source. They are hiring advisors for new nicknames with specialists on inclusion and whatnot.



duduspace11 "Well, since we are estimating costs, Pokemon Red/Blue did cost Nintendo about $50m to make back in 1996"

http://gamrconnect.vgchartz.com/post.php?id=8808363

Mr Puggsly: "Hehe, I said good profit. You said big profit. Frankly, not losing money is what I meant by good. Don't get hung up on semantics"

http://gamrconnect.vgchartz.com/post.php?id=9008994

Azzanation: "PS5 wouldn't sold out at launch without scalpers."

S.Peelman on 06 August 2020

I’d also petition to rename the North America nebula. I don’t like being excluded as a European even though said nebula is only named as such because it’s shape has an uncanny resemblance to the continent of North America. It really keeps me up at night.