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Originally Posted by manaboutown
To the locals it will always be John Wayne. It is the only airport of which I am aware that has three names, Santa Ana, Orange County and John Wayne. I love the John Wayne statue there.
Actually California does not want to change the name. A radical faction wants to change the name and has wanted to do so for a while. They are trying to take advantage of the current craziness and appeasement climate. They want to stick it to decent society while they can.
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It’s like the small group of academics and activists who decided that Native Americans was better than American Indians. Then the Smithsonian Institute did a survey of actual American Indians on reservations and discovered that they preferred to be called American Indians. Or the small number of academics and activists who find Latinos and Latinas sexist, so want everyone to be caLed LatinX. Really? Well, actually, nearly all Latins can’t stand LatinX, but why should that matter to the politically correct? After all, they are CORRECT! So we should all do what they say, right?
Or those want to call all Mexican-Americans “Chicanos.” Only a small percentage like that. (Those who prefer it are usually highly political and anti-assimilationist.)
I don’t mind calling people what they like to be called, but I’m opposed to being shamed into doing it or forced into doing it. The NYTimes yesterday had an article yesterday on whether black should be capitalized while white is not. The idea is that Black stands for activism and rebellion and trying to get power and pride and fighting back, but black does not. But what if we all just want to get along with each other? I believe in assimilation and integration. The better cooked the stew, the better the flavor mix. I’m opposed to separatism.
A Debate Over Identity and Race Asks, Are African-Americans ‘Black’ or ‘black’? - The New York Times