If the university had taken the stance of naming the two dorms after random black people with no historical ties to the university or the state itself, I could understand the snark. That's not what they did. And yes, the current environment does play a role, but how many buildings are named for white people versus buildings named for black people? There's nothing wrong with that realization leading to change. And as for timing, have people forgotten this is Black History Month? Of course universities, govt. agencies, or whoever else you want to point out is going to use the timing for publicity. That's called marketing. Take off the political focus for one moment. Like I said, not everything has to be seen through a political lens. The university is looking for good publicity. Most everything they do not related to education is about good publicity. That's true of any university/corporation/agency.
There's no reason to be angry or snarky over this. None. It makes no sense. And ftr, I've not accused anyone of being a racist. You brought that term to our conversation.
. Indifference isn’t automatically negative.
