> As opposed to all those other buildings, all of which were uniformly and fairly named after people with unimpeachible accomplishments in a purely meritocratic system, you mean?

As opposed to an ideal people strive for. Of course no one will ever be happy with every name. Every person has their own opinion. It doesn’t mean there is no place for public discourse around it.

> I mean, come on. People name junk after stupid things All. The. Time. And no one cares.

Evidently people care a lot about such stuff. Maybe you don’t like it, but many people like when the streets and buildings honor respectable people.

> Seriously, go to your local campus or government center or NASA facility or whatever and look up the names on the buildings and lecture halls and bathroom stalls. Tell me those people "really deserved" that recognition.

Do you have an example?

> Until you name something after a black woman. Then all of a sudden the white men get all meritocratic on your ass.

This looks like projection and envy.