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Like the Cleveland Indians (founded in 1894)? If your thesis is true, why are they changing their name?
by happy_path 5y ago
Like the Cleveland Indians (founded in 1894)? If your thesis is true, why are they changing their name?
- pwinnski 5y agoEffective communication is a negotiation between speaker and listener. You are welcome to refer to the 1918 flu epidemic by any name you wish. In doing so, you will be causing confusion in some number of your listeners who do not recognize that name in the way they would the more traditional "Spanish Flu." That might be worth it to you, and over a long enough period of time, perhaps your preferred name will be more widely known, but make no mistake: it's not what most people know today. And to your point, I already can't remember the new name of the Cleveland team. I think it started with a V?
- happy_path 5y agoYou have to start somewhere. If a name is not a good name, society should be pushing for a change of that name. It doesn't matter if it's because racism (Cleveland Indians case) or bad taste (Spanish Flu).