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

Darren Garrison cynapse at charter.net
Thu Aug 24 19:08:10 EDT 2006


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.



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