NASA investigates renaming James Webb telescope after anti-LGBT+ claims

**PHDNM** · 07-24-2021, 05:18 AM

NASA investigates renaming James Webb telescope after anti-LGBT+ claims

Some astronomers argue the flagship observatory — successor to the Hubble Space Telescope — will memorialize discrimination. Others are waiting for more evidence.

July 24, 2021

NASA is considering whether to rename its flagship astronomical observatory, given reports alleging that James Webb, after whom it is named, was involved in persecuting gay and lesbian people during his career in government. Keeping his name on the US$8.8-billion James Webb Space Telescope (JWST) — set to launch later this year — would glorify bigotry and anti-LGBT+ sentiment, say some astronomers. But others say there is not yet enough evidence against Webb, who was head of NASA from 1961 to 1968, and they are withholding judgement until the agency has finished an internal investigation.

https://www.nature.com/articles/d41586-021-02010-x

**Creoda** · 07-24-2021, 05:29 AM

Just make Picard facepalming the new NASA logo.

**NSXD60** · 07-24-2021, 05:35 AM

Make them happy and rename it Dyke's Dick, in the tradition of the Grand Tetons.

**de Burgh II** · 07-24-2021, 05:37 AM

Welcome to the 21st century...

**Creoda** · 07-24-2021, 05:46 AM

Photo's of the creatures behind this petition. I don't think they will come as a shock.

Lucianne Walkowicz

Chanda Prescod-Weinstein

Brian Nord

Sarah Tuttle

**Anglo-Celtic** · 07-24-2021, 11:41 PM

Originally Posted by Creoda

Photo's of the creatures behind this petition. I don't think they will come as a shock.

Lucianne Walkowicz

Chanda Prescod-Weinstein

Brian Nord

Sarah Tuttle

Thanks for posting their photos. Gee, they don't look the type. ;-)

**A333** · 07-25-2021, 12:13 AM

thank you to my jewish brothers for seeing this big mistake

**Anglo-Celtic** · 07-25-2021, 03:53 AM

Originally Posted by NSXD60

Make them happy and rename it Dyke's Dick, in the tradition of the Grand Tetons.

Dyke's Dick? Isn't that an oxymoron like Fag's Vag'?

**NSXD60** · 07-25-2021, 04:14 AM

Originally Posted by Anglo-Celtic

Dyke's Dick? Isn't that an oxymoron like Fag's Vag'?

They already believe Trannys are girls, and oxymoron will probably be expunged from dictionaries as linguistic violence to oxen and morons, plus its synonyms obstruct their "fluid" agenda, so...

**Anglo-Celtic** · 07-25-2021, 05:55 AM

Originally Posted by NSXD60

They already believe Trannys are girls, and oxymoron will probably be expunged from dictionaries as linguistic violence to oxen and morons, plus its synonyms obstruct their "fluid" agenda, so...

Look on the bright side. High school boys' soccer teams can change their genders to beat the woke American women's soccer team.