dept of wtf

SpaceTrader.com is the official Web site of the gift shop at NASA's 
Johnson Space Center in Houston. One of the toys you can buy there is 
the "woman astronaut figure":

	This 11.5" doll comes outfitted in an astronaut jumpsuit 
	and includes functional space luggage. All packed in a 
	pink backpack. Official decals of NASA logo and STS-107 
	crew patch adorn the luggage case. Also available in 
	African-American.

That is, you can buy a doll that looks black. NASA is catering to the 
widespread belief that black dolls are good for black children's 
self-esteem, and by using the term "African-American," NASA is trying to 
be politically correct.

It needs to try harder. If the "black" doll is "African-American," what 
is the "white" doll? "American"! Seriously, that's what the drop-down 
menu on the Web site says. Do we really need to explain that 
African-Americans are American too? C'mon, guys, this isn't exactly 
rocket science.