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Balgair • yesterday at 10:44 PM • 0 replies • view on HN

Nah, what we need to do is to just extend our heads to be 2 categories and not think of one as lesser or demotion.

Like, in high fantasy, right, we have humans and elves and dwarves and orcs and all that. Are dwarves 'less' than elves? Are orcs 'less' than humans? No, they exist on a spectrum or line that is not less or more. Maybe less or more evil, maybe less or more aged or fancy. But in high fantasy you can't demote a elf to be a dwarf or a human into an orc. |

So, my proposal: Include all the dwarf planets in all the science exhibits, the kindergarten posters, the rhymes and meters. Just like with the upper and lower cases of the Latin alphabet. Sure you can forget that the dwarf ones exist, but if it's on everything, then that'll be hard.

Here's a quick one that I put like no thought into:

>Mercury, Venus, here comes Earth!

>Mars is next, let's shout with mirth!

>Jupiter's big, Saturn has rings,

>Uranus and Neptune make eight amazing things!

>Ceres, Pluto, Haumea too!

>Makemake and Eris join the crew!

>Sedna, Quaoar, Orcus, Gonggong,

>Dwarf planet dancing all day long!

So, again, sure, dwarves, fine. But just don't make being a dwarf planet a 'thing', celebrate them too!