tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6627256068921784962.post3456643385548746437..comments2024-03-25T14:17:52.660-04:00Comments on JA Grier - One Writer's Mind: Naming Revisited - Pluto and Charon Get TaggedJA Grier (ee/em/eir)http://www.blogger.com/profile/10733447921892286243noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6627256068921784962.post-85349860418139654482015-08-12T12:38:13.581-04:002015-08-12T12:38:13.581-04:00I think a lot of people feel as you do - a very cl...I think a lot of people feel as you do - a very close connection with the Pluto (dwarf planet) - and sense it has an "underdog" sort of status. And Uhura is definitely a great name.JA Grier (ee/em/eir)https://www.blogger.com/profile/10733447921892286243noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6627256068921784962.post-65098403757664810782015-08-11T09:58:27.207-04:002015-08-11T09:58:27.207-04:00Having laypeople involved in naming is a fantastic...Having laypeople involved in naming is a fantastic idea, and Pluto, in particular, holds a place dear in the heart of popular culture. I think part of that is a desire to support for the underdog--consider the outcry when Pluto was demoted from "planet-- and part is that it is our solar system's most distant.. whatever we call it now? We root for Pluto!<br /><br />Uhura is my favorite name. It better get approved. :-) Organa is great, too.Amyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02277269236568977299noreply@blogger.com