AW: [meteorite-list] John Hopkins Astronomers React toPluto'sPlanetary 'Demotion'

From: Darren Garrison <cynapse_at_meteoritecentral.com>
Date: Thu Aug 24 19:07:03 2006
Message-ID: <j4cse2da0u66fm8a1d5b7garkli53gf54v_at_4ax.com>

On Fri, 25 Aug 2006 00:15:36 +0200, you wrote:

>"dwarf planet" is incommensurate with the use of words in publication in
>countries, which obey "Political Correctness".

Dwarf IS the PC term now. "Midget" planet would have been a problem. Other
problem names would have included "Munchkin" planet and "Hey, Didn't You Play An
Ewok" planet.
Received on Thu 24 Aug 2006 07:08:10 PM PDT