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2054 t1_jd2h9d7 wrote

Reply to comment by PercyDovetonsils in School board set to rename 4 Richmond schools by Charlesinrichmond

I don't think I agree with this mentality that all humans are so depraved that nobody should ever have anything named after them. The overwhelming majority of humans are pretty ok.

I also really don't care if people are offended by something little. That's on them. Owning slaves and the like isn't little.

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ZephyrInfernum t1_jd2te7t wrote

Naming things like buildings, towns, and bridges after people also enforces the idea of a ruling or superior class; that some people are worth naming things after and others not.

My favorite example I've seen is Bill Cosby. At the time everyone thought it would be great to name things after him. How did that turn out?

We should stop idolizing and worshipping other humans.

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PayneTrainSG t1_jd2x2i2 wrote

I do think CCPS has a policy where you can't name a school after anyone alive. Some kind of 30 years after death policy probably gives time to contextualize a person. I would not have a problem with Barack Obama having an elementary school named after him in 2100, but while he was a sitting president? Not my idea of a good idea.

That being said, there are plenty of neighborhood names you could slap on neighborhood schools, along with plenty of amorphous things that vaguely represent Richmond or Virginia you could use. Dogwood Elementary. Cardinal Middle. Forest Hill High.

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