How NYT Celebrates Apollo 11 50th Anniversary

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(07-22-2019, 09:19 PM)Sociopathicsteelerfan Wrote: I have zero issue with discussing the topic.  I have zero issue discussing history.  I think the fact that that the USSR put women or other ethnicities in space before the US did is something to discuss.  Bringing it up on the anniversary of the moon landing is tacky as hell.  Quite honestly, I'd bet huge money that if Obama, or honestly anyone but Trump, was POTUS right now they wouldn't have included it. 

I have no doubt that the current atmosphere regarding race and gender equality played a role in their belief that the story was relevant and worth telling.