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ALSO, the term 'Tiger' has lost its lustre as of late, as I'm sure you can ALL agree.

My intent was merely to have some fun to see if we could get the Board to change their decision

5) That said, I like the suggestion to use his real name, as opposed to his wrestling name.

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.

Thank you very much Kamato. I am so deeply offended by this (silly? prejudiced?) that it will be a long time before I participate in any discussions on Hawthorne Villager again. Just so you know, I live in a small house, with a small car & am living on mat leave benefits, but will be taking time today to make a donation of $ & supplies to a family in need here in Milton. That is the kind of person who you have just offended.

Suzanne

imagine if Tiger Woods were to have a school named after him...

I honestly think it would be a better tribute to Mr. Singh if Milton dedicated a wing of a sports complex to him, say if the sports center had a wrestling area, and there could be a display case outlining his life, his humanitarian efforts, etc.

A little off the wall but consider this; if there was an Adult Entertainment star who lived in Milton, built their career up in the industry and went around the world speaking up about AIDS awareness, safe sex, drug abuse and who also participated in the Toy Drive would it be appropriate to name a school after said person? You have to judge a person based on everything they do, not just one aspect of it.