NASA names headquarters after first Black female engineer Mary W. Jackson

Re:NASA names headquarters after first Black female engineer... by Thorentis on Wednesday June 24, 2020 @11:21PM (#23636563)

Then solve the exclusion problem. Don't pretend it has already been solved by naming things after black people. It's like taking a painkiller and thinking your broken arm is fixed. Fix the problem, not the symptom.

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Re:NASA names headquarters after first Black female engineer... by philistine on Wednesday June 24, 2020 @11:27PM (#23636587)

That is one important way you fix the problem, by honouring again and again the few examples of minority success.

Stop trying to prevent black people from receiving praise.

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Re:NASA names headquarters after first Black female engineer... by Thorentis on Wednesday June 24, 2020 @11:29PM (#23636597)

I hope you're joking. There is nothing more dishonoring and patronizing than to change the goal posts for somebody, just because of their race.

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Re:NASA names headquarters after first Black female engineer... by starpilot on Thursday June 25, 2020 @12:06AM (#23636802)

Speaking from your vast experience as a POC, I'm sure. I guess you'd be ok if I spoke for white people?

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Re:NASA names headquarters after first Black female engineer... by Thorentis on Thursday June 25, 2020 @01:22AM (#23637189)

Yeah, I'm okay with other people having opinions. Please share yours rather than telling people who can and can't have one.

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Re:NASA names headquarters after first Black female engineer... by guerrilla on Thursday June 25, 2020 @12:13AM (#23636828)

One can do both, like we do with most diseases.

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