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123. Bennett, Stuyvesant, Columbus: Who Gets "Canceled"?

Dec 02, 202035 min
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Episode description

This week, signs started popping up around Washington Heights, telling residents about a public meeting considering changing the name of Bennett Park, named after a famous (and racist) New Yorker. As we ponder this name change, we wonder: when is it appropriate to change a name, or take down a statue? Who should be deemed worthy of a statue, or naming of a park, or a school, or a street, or anything else, if anyone? And the most important question, can Tach-heads join the meeting en masse and push for naming the park Tachlis Park? Links: https://www.nycgovparks.org/parks/bennett-park/history https://www.nytimes.com/2020/09/08/nyregion/nyc-fire-department-bennett-medal.html https://www.tabletmag.com/sections/news/articles/leave-peter-stuyvesant-alone https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Washington_Redskins_name_opinion_polls
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