NASA ridiculed for dropping ‘Eskimo Nebula’ and ‘Siamese Twins Galaxy’ nicknames

NASA is being ridiculed for its ‘idiotic’ decision to stop using the nicknames for two celestial phenomena – the Eskimo Nebula and Siamese Twins Galaxy – because of their ‘colonial’ implications.   The American space agency announced the move on Wednesday, writing in a statement: ‘As the scientific community works to identify and address systemic discrimination … Read more

NASA ridiculed for dropping ‘Eskimo Nebula’ and ‘Siamese Twins Galaxy’ nicknames

NASA is being ridiculed for its ‘idiotic’ decision to stop using the nicknames for two celestial phenomena – the Eskimo Nebula and Siamese Twins Galaxy – because of their ‘colonial’ implications.   The American space agency announced the move on Wednesday, writing in a statement: ‘As the scientific community works to identify and address systemic discrimination … Read more

Danish ice cream maker drops ‘pejorative’ ‘Eskimo’ lolly name

Danish ice cream maker drops ‘Eskimo’ lolly name after Greenland politician said ‘pejorative’ term was offensive to Arctic people Hansens Is said on Wednesday it decided to choose a more suitable name  The term Eskimo is used to refer to indigenous people from all over the Arctic  It has been criticised as a ‘pejorative’ and offensive … Read more

Danish ice cream maker drops ‘pejorative’ ‘Eskimo’ lolly name

Danish ice cream maker drops ‘Eskimo’ lolly name after Greenland politician said ‘pejorative’ term was offensive to Arctic people Hansens Is said on Wednesday it decided to choose a more suitable name  The term Eskimo is used to refer to indigenous people from all over the Arctic  It has been criticised as a ‘pejorative’ and offensive … Read more