MiltonNew2007 wrote:
Some thoughts:
1) I imagine that most of the furor is that the school in question is an elementary school, and the name is the wrestling name. I remember when I was in elementary a bunch of us had a "wrestling match" where we hit each other with chairs. Yeah, we were not smart, but the point is of course that wrestling is essentially a live-action violent cartoon, and not all parents will be thrilled with that.
2) I am generally not impressed when rich people donate their money. A better way of describing philanthropy might be by percentage:
Rick gave 0.82% of his net worth to save the bears
Zeeshan gave 1.22% of his net worth to save the whales
Tiger gave 0.05% of his net worth to save the traffic lights
Yeah, Tiger may have given the greatest amount of money, but I judge generosity by relative, rather than absolute amounts.
3) I do not like the idea of naming public buildings after individuals who are still alive, be it astronauts, principals, or wrestlers.
4) The statement by the trustee that the school needs to be named after a visible minority in order to engage the students who happen to be from that specific visible minority is, in my opinion, incredibly offensive. My particular racial/ethnic background was never represented during my schooling, and I find it insulting that somebody would think that I was a poor student because of this lack of representation. I have never, in my entire life, heard of a worse reason for naming a school.
5) That said, I like the suggestion to use his real name, as opposed to his wrestling name.
Excellent points brought up in your comments.
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