Dwarf Planet Pluto Isn't PC Anymore
Just when you thought political-correctness couldn't get any worse, it turns out even planets can be cause for offense. Specifically, Pluto, which was, in fact, demoted from planet to dwarf planet last year. And, you guessed it, the term, "dwarf" is the problem.
According to a woman I overheard at the gym, a lesson plan involving Pluto ruffled some feathers in her son's Marin County elementary school. It seems his teacher is what's now known as a "little person" (but used to be known as "midgets" or, less frequently, "dwarves") and concern was raised that she might be offended by the use of the term, "dwarf."
But, in the end, the anxiety was for nought because the teacher (who obviously had more sense than her colleagues) assured her class that they could go ahead and call Pluto a "dwarf planet" after all.
Whew--crisis averted!
posted by Cinnamon @ 4:17 PM
8 Comments:
I like Pluto -size is unimportant ! :-)
Idiocy run amok, but then again, I expect this type of nonsense from the Bay Area.
BHG
Has no one even considered Pluto's feelings?
They could call it a Dennis Kucinich sized planet.
Wow, that's some story! I'm ceaselessly amazed.
In any case, have a Happy Thanksgiving!
you overheard this conversation? And this was somehow a story in your twisted mind? Great work - you are really smokin' out the liberal dwarf terrorist-loving health club freaks. Impressive.
The debate if Pluto is indeed a planet or just another body or comet candidate of the Oort cloud has not altogether died. May be it was and solar system captured it in some distant past and made it the ninth planet. I'd like to believe it is so. Like this, we may have many planets-to-be candidates. Most are welcome.
Some people give me gas!! It's a dwarf planet - fine by me.
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