It seems like scholars use different names as a form of historicization.
I'll keep that in mind when I'm being historicized. This just seems so far out of the daily experience of normal people that I don't really find it relevant.
The name the man himself actually wanted to be known as is El-Hajj Malik El-Shabazz
It seems like this is the only justification that matters. Just because everyone currently refers to him by Malcom X doesn't mean it's valid or correct. It just means nobody is respecting his wishes which is pretty analogous to getting deadnamed.
Some people don't care to see SA and loli bait on every other page.