Such ahistorical political correctness is already working its way into serious debate. Beyond the local Groulx-Peterson brouhaha, there is already a movement to rename British Columbia's Strait of Georgia as the "Salish Sea," after the Coastal Salish population that lived there prior to the British arrival. Yesterday's Montreal Gazette rightly pointed out, "changing a name as historic as the Strait of Georgia is to be avoided," but such incessant and symbolic politically correct name changes are being proposed with startling regularity.
Besides the financial ramifications of renaming a metro stop (including the cost of re-labelling every metro map and STM brochure in the city), the movement's ideological dint is misinformed. Working to tritely celebrate the significance of Peterson is ultimately condescending. A scholarship, a jazz club or even a statues seem more palatable options for commemorating Peterson, considering his musical legacy-not a grimy, dingy Metro stop at the intersection of the orange and green Lines.
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Angely Pacis
posted 3/19/08 @ 7:02 AM EST
Dear Editor-In-Chief,
If there was ever a quintessential incident of self-validating, politically-correct masterbation, you would win the prize for committing it. (Continued…)
Andrew
posted 3/31/08 @ 12:13 PM EST
And it is angryphones like you Angely that give all anglo-Montrealers, whether they be McGill students or not, a bad reputation. If you move to Toronto ASAP, I will pay for the first class ticket. (Continued…)
I agree
posted 5/08/08 @ 7:10 PM EST
I have to agree with the above speaker... this idea is a stupid one, trying to replace the station's name with so many others, not to honour someone, but to remove someone else's honour instead. (Continued…)
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