National Geographic Did Not Call the Milky Way Racist

In late May and early June, a range of social media users began posting a screenshot of a post that appeared to come from National Geographic’s Twitter account. The title in the image asked, “Is the Milky Way Galaxy racist?” The text of the post elaborated: “Bright, white and associated to milk, a white substance. Is the way our own galaxy is named, racist?” 

Posts sharing this image have gained tens of thousands of reactions.