This anti-Russia thing is going too far. It's beginning to sound like racism.

Yuri Gagarin, the first person in space, has had his name removed from a Space Foundation fundraiser, following Russia's invasion of Ukraine

Yuri Gagarin has had his name removed from the US-based Space Foundation's fundraising event.

The Soviet cosmonaut was the first person to fly to space on April 12, 1961.

The nonprofit organization decided to change the name of the fundraiser amid "current world events."

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bijouxbroussard · F

Except that Russian isn’t a [b]race[/b]. It’s an ethnicity, or a nationality. If you think the people are being unfairly discriminated against because of Putin’s actions, [b]there[/b] you’re probably not wrong. 🙁