In all the cancellations going on, it appears that two of the worst offenders have been overlooked, and we are outraged by these 0missions. First, when Neil Armstrong became the first Earth-based person (we don’t use the word “human” anymore since it has the word “man” in it) to set foot on the moon in 1969, he reportedly said “That’s one small step for man, one giant leap for mankind.” (some confusion over what he actually said, he claimed he said “That’s one small step for a man…” For our purposes, a distinction without a difference).
Second, Linus Van Pelt, a character in the comic strip Peanuts, written by Charles M. Schulz, said in a panel from November, 1959, “I love mankind…it’s people I can’t stand.”
If both Armstrong and Schulz were not already deceased, they should be taken out and shot. This type of misogyny, and racism against females and other assorted genders “of color”, simply should not be tolerated in a civilized society. It assumes not only that males are the only persons who matter, but wholly ignores not only the contributions of both white females and females “of color”, but also erases the entire LBGTQIA (Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, Transgender, Queer, Intersexual, Asexual) community from history. To speak of “mankind” is or should be offensive to anyone who is not a man, including transgender females (persons who are actually females but unfortunately began life trapped in a disgusting and filthy man’s body). And it should be offensive to any “man” who cares about right-thinking, not that there are many besides us.
Therefore, we demand that the cartoon strip Peanuts, and all Schulz books and memorabilia, and any copies of old newspapers (including any on microfiche and digitally) containing the strip at any time in the past, be destroyed immediately. Current media continuing to carry the strip must be boycotted until they cease this offensive transgression against all non-males in the universe. Mr. Schulz must be eradicated and cancelled from history altogether. No trace of him and his offensive attitudes should remain.
Similarly, Armstrong, and the entire Apollo space program, which was plainly complicit in his incorrect attitudes, must be erased from history. All videos, photographs, data recordings, reporting, etc. either at NASA or in the various forms of media must be destroyed and history books rewritten immediately to eradicate this man and the entire Apollo program. Any still-living witness must be put to death. Chinese Communist Party-style reeducation is not enough for this kind of wrong-thinking.
Not even the merest shred of memory of either shall remain in Earth-based persons’ consciousness anywhere. It is appalling that these misdeeds have been allowed to stand for over half a century, but we demand that this be put right. The systemic patriarchy and racism that allowed this to happen must be challenged and destroyed!