(Possibly) Renaming "John Wayne" Airport in Cali

Alright, they’re taking this wayne too far. This is sure to spur debate...

This stuff gets more embarrassing every day. 

Not just the renaming mania but the media's handling of wannabe iconoclasts - people toppling statues etc in the name of progress. Someone should explain how this is any different to, say, the early Christians' toppling of Greek and Roman monuments... they too were convinced they were purging a decadent or 'shameful' society of its sins by destroying its symbols. (This is always done by moralists gone insane). Their only achievement was destroying (mostly superior) culture they could no longer understand or accept... But 2020 is particularly embarrassing in that this righteous (patently manic, religious) fervor with its mass hysteria and stupidity gets passed off as rational and progressive thought by (mostly atheist  ) "intellectuals", and presented as outright heroic by part of the press (or at best in a neutral or uncritical tone). You know, the same elite that (rightfully) condemns early Christianity for cultural vandalism.

I'm not saying some of these (often fugly) monuments didn't deserve to go but not for the reasons given. 

I say the same-titled song from one of the Lady Gaga albums should be removed as well, with an apology from Ms. Gaga herself. Plus I'd like his name to be removed from his films. Which should now all come with disclaimers in front of them or, even better, with 4-minute explanations of why they're problematic.

There's an episode of the anime Kino's Journey that I feel is fitting here. In this story, Kino (a traveler) and her talking motorcycle Hermes visit a "country" (in KJ, these are usually the size of cities) and can't find anybody. Eventually, she discovers why: there is a cemetery with thousands upon thousands of graves. She then meets a man who tells her the glorious history of his nation:

Once, the country was a monarchy. The king was an evil, vicious man, and under his rule the people suffered until they could take it no longer, and launched a rebellion, killing the king. They established a democracy, in which the will of the people would always be followed, and no tyrant could rule them again. The question immediately arose of what to do with the king's family: should they be allowed to live as members of this new society, or should they be executed? A vote was held, and the majority voted for execution.

And then the question arose: What of those people who voted against the execution? Are they secretly royalists? Do they want democracy to succeed? A vote was held, and the majority voted for execution. And then the question arose: What of those people who voted against the execution? Are they secretly royalists? Do they want democracy to succeed? A vote was held, and the majority voted for execution. And then the question arose: What of those people who voted against the execution? Are they secretly royalists? Do they want democracy to succeed? A vote was held, and the majority voted for execution. And then the question arose: What of those people who voted against the execution? Are they secretly royalists? Do they want democracy to succeed? A vote was held, and the majority voted for execution...

At last, there were only three people left alive: a man and his wife, and a single man. The single man wished to leave the country. A vote was held: Two against one for execution. Shortly afterwards, the wife died, leaving her husband alone. Having told of his nation's history, he then wants Kino to stay with him, start anew. She declines, so he pulls a gun on her, and tells her that she has to stay.

So Kino proposes a vote: Anyone who pulls a firearm on another is eligible for the death penalty. With Hermes, she has two votes. She stares the man down, and he lets her go. As she exits the nation, a gunshot is heard in the distance, and Kino gives a farewell to the "king" she spoke with.

I actually grew up in OC. LMAO!!!

No one flies into that fucking airport

That's what makes it so amazing. Fuck LAX.

Been trying to figure that one out since I was a kid. I actually go to this airport all the time because it is close by parents house. It isn't international though so you gotta go to LAX. It is just easier to deal with. Very small. More expensive flights compared to LAX though. 

Remember the airport scene in Jerry Maguire? That's JW. 

OC is not in LA County. The vibe in OC is way different than LA. 

deadline.com/2020/07/john-wayne-racist-usc-exhibit-removal-black-lives-matter-1202982937/
The USC School of Cinematic Arts will remove an exhibit devoted to actor John Wayne, a USC student and football player in the 1920s, after months of insistence from students denouncing the Hollywood star’s on-the-record racism and the portrayal of Indigenous Americans in many of his films.

Last fall, a student unveiled a banner on campus reading “By keeping Wayne’s legacy alive, SCA is endorsing white supremacy.”

So we're cancelling John Wayne?? at a school for Cinematic Arts!! These kids should know the difference between some very outdated remarks and what their film school is really endorsing (maybe little things like oh idk movie history and alum success and dreams??). But, as Wayne says in Rio Bravo, "I'd hate to have to live on that difference."