I saw the post in c/technology and the title was incredibly misleading. It's a fitting example of a misleading title where it's not worth clicking into the article to find out more.
Speaking his name less doesn't change the fact that he is currently an influential person. We shouldn't hide from talking about bad leaders, we should remember the bad choices that have been made and learn from our mistakes in history in the hopes that we can learn from those past mistakes.
That doesn't sound like a naturally tenable position for a whale. The bowl of petunias, however...