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The Magellanic Clouds must be renamed, astronomers say (www.space.com)
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[โ€“] silencioso 4 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago) (2 children)

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

[โ€“] ElectroNeutrino 8 points 1 year ago

It 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.