Black holes given a politically correct name

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[chordmaster]

BRUSSELS, BELGIUM - The International Space Nomenclature Council today adopted the term 'emplacements de hauts gravité super' - or 'super high gravity locations' - as the official replacement name for black holes. Originally named in reference to the fact that light cannot escape their intense gravity, the term 'black hole' was increasingly criticized as being insensitive to African-Americans and African-Europeans...

[Just another Joe]

I am offended by the term, "white noise".

The correct term shuld be, "noncolorized audio interference"

[hosepipe]

Nappy headed Ho’s of Suction..

[BuffaloJack]

we haven’t even adopted the metric system. what make the eurowienies think we’ll stop using the term black hole. nobody is going to remember to use that eurogobledeegook.

[Dixie Yooper]

If my memory serves me, I seem to recall seeing a performance in a place called the Ratskeller in Fort Wayne, IN many years ago by an entertainer by the name of Cash Money, and from where I was sitting, it wasn’t black.

[Kirkwood]

Jack, I'm sorry, but your name is insensitive and you have to change it. I think Jack Brown is still OK....

[Daffynition]

Someone tell Prof Hawking ..I'm 'fraidy scared.

[hunter112]

Well then, I guess the term “black ice” would really get these people exercised!

Yes, which is why I refer to it as "luminescently challenged frozen water molecules".

[Sue Perkick]

I’m not so sure ;)

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[weegee]

"the term 'black hole' was increasingly criticized as being insensitive to African-Americans and African-Europeans"

It wasn't offensive to African-Africans? Or to dark skinned people with no ties to the African continent?

[SunkenCiv]

the term 'black hole' was increasingly criticized as being insensitive to African-Americans and African-Europeans

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[RexBeach]

LOL!!!

Look, it’s the post of the day!

[Weeedley]

You think thats convoluted? I once saw a reference to Canadian-African-Americans.

[SunkenCiv]

I’m careful not to take a drink of anything before reading topics like these, and it’s a very, very good thing. ;’D

[CarrotAndStick]

So, when’s the change on White Dwarves coming up?

Lol!

[SunkenCiv]

Couldn’t they just call ‘em “Snoop Dogs”?

[SunkenCiv]

I remember the good old days, when they were called "collapsars":

Google

[SunkenCiv]

How about “Al Sharptons”?

[Little Ray]

I thought the correct name was “Singularity”.

[SunkenCiv]

I've got it!

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[mikrofon]

They’d better make sure this term doesn’t offend Supergravimetric-Americans like Algore or Michael Moore...